Featured Peacemaker News / Events:

  
           

                   World Law Day -  May 1 Annually

            

     Minnesota Peace Team Joins National Network

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              Why Let the Rich Hoard All Our Toys?
                       Kristof--the New York Times
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                Wealth and Income Disparity in US)
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         See MAP Calendar for details on peacemaker events.

Check the HOME PAGE of our ONLINE ACTION TOOL for Member EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWS from other states in the Peace, Justice & Environment Project (PJEP) Network!

Many member organizations have Calendars and Newsletters on their websites.  To view these, click on individual member website addresses in our Organization Directory.

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Holdover News Items

In 1970 Minnesota experienced the largest draft raid in American history, where over 54 draft boards - centralized in St.Paul and Minneapolis post offices - were raided and ten-thousand-plus “1A” files destroyed….. more

Season for Nonviolence
2007 was MAP's first observance of the 64-day Season for Nonviolence, January 30 through April 4. Remembering, respectively, the deaths of Mahatma Gandhi (Jan. 30, 1948) and Martin Luther King Jr (Apr. 4, 1968). We continue to observe each year ..details here

The US Peace Memorial Foundation has joined the nationwide
Peace is Patriotic Initiative. Celebrate Independence - Add your peace biography to the US Peace Registry
The US Peace Registry recognizes role models for a broad range of peace and antiwar activities.  Individuals who have written an antiwar letter to their representatives in Congress or to a newspaper are included, along with Americans who have devoted their lives to peace and opposing war.

MAP member Minneapolis Better Ballot Campaign:
"Instant Runoff Voting PASSED! "
click for more on their website

Twin Cities Produce Twin Proclamations
Declaring September 21, 2005 Peace Day (proclamations and other details here)

MAP endorses the Apollo Alliance Project
See  www.apolloalliance.org for more information about the project. View copies of the letters MAP has sent to all state and national leaders about this project here.

Department of Peace: MAP has been on record since June, 2002, in support of establishing "a cabinet level Department of Peace to develop a change in the definition of and approach to national security.” More on the proposed department, and what you can do to support its establishment at www.dopcampaign.org.

MAP Issues Resolution Denouncing Torture in Iraq

The ForeSight20/20 video is still available for sale. DVDs and VHS versions of this thought-provoking video are available to the public at a very low price in order to encourage wide circulation and education. More info on actionelection.org website.

Find a speaker or build a coalition using the Activism Profile and Resource People Project page.

MAP Calendar of Events is a great resource!

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Link to Peace in the Precincts - a Minnesota-based coalition of citizens from established peace organizations and neighborhoods. A project of MAP member, Friends for a Nonviolent World.

Link to SE Minnesota Peacemakers - Southeast Minnesota peace organization modeled on MAP principles.

Link to Minnesota Neighbors For Peace - Working for Peace, Justice and Tolerance in our own Neighborhoods. Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace is a part of this effort.

Link to New Orleans Katrina Relief page - Resource created by MAP in 2005, ongoing efforts and links to other organizations that continue to track needs.

Community Partners

Link to PEACE Foundation - DBA Northside Achievement Zone, whose mission is creating a movement to end local violence starting on the north side of Minneapolis.

Link to Northland Bioneers - DBA Northland Sustainable Solutions - founded to inspire people to follow Nature's lead in developing positive solutions and innovative strategies to the most pressing environ-mental and social issues of our day.

Link to Alliance for Sustainability - here to help you learn about, and live a more sustainable lifestyle.

Link to Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition - dedicated to establishing comprehensive single-payer health care for all Minnesotans.

Mindfulness Classes for Changing Times

Link to Flyer for Classes with Kaia Svien relating to recent MAP Think Tank Presentation.

Awakening the Dreamer Symposium Nov. 7