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Why hasn't there been more progress
toward peace in our world??

Contact Your Legislators

Congress.orgis an excellent resource for contacting your legislators. Just type yourzip
code in the space in the left column and go from there. This is also an excellent resource for tracking legislation. Our professional letter writing service offers an option to organize everything for you if something is still unclear. At https://topwritingservice.com/letter-writing-service/ you can find a lot of examples of successful legislations.

War Legislation

TheAmerican Friends Service Committeetracks legislation specifically about the war
here. ?AFSC also has several convenient petitions to sign in opposition to the war and for
other social justice concerns.?The AFSC home page ishere.

Military Families Speak Out

MFSO has a great resource for talking points for asking congress to defund the war
here. ?This is also a great resource for those with loved ones in the military. ?Their home
page ishere.

Bill of Rights Defense Committee

A fantastic organization that takes on the Patriot Act and more. ?Read about themhere.

National Peace and Social Justice Resources

United for Peace and Justicehas been the principle organizer for the national
Marches on Washington.

Declaration of PeaceCampaign is a national initiative to defund the war.

Voicesfor Creative Non-Violenceadvocates and teaches non-violent protest and
civil disobedience. VCNV is also the sponsor of The Occupation Project.

Peace Majorityis another excellent national group.

A.N.S.W.E.R.(Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) is another national action
campaign and is the principle sponsor of the March on the Pentagon.

The Sunlight Foundationis another excellent resource that tracks exactly what your
representativesare doing and why they're doing it.

Middle East Awareness Projectis also known as the ?Congressional
Accompaniment Project (CAP) is a travel program by which Americans, concerned for a
just peace in Israel/Palestine, can assist their Congressional representatives and/or their
foreign policy Aides to be more informed regarding the ?facts on the ground? in
Israel/Palestine. ?Information about involvement can be found here.

State of Iowa Resources

Iowans for Sensible Prioritiesis the group founded by the Ben and Jerry's guy,
another great resource.

The Cost of the War in Iowa. ?This is report prepared by theNational Priorities
Projectof what Iowa is spending on the war.

Des Moines Catholic Worker Community?Home of legendary activist, Frank
Cordaro. ?Excellent essays on war arehere.

Progressive Coalition of Central Iowais a hearty bunch who are trying to organize
people on the state in a nonpartisan way about peace and social justice.

American Friends Service Committeehas its Central Region Office in Des Moines. ?
AFSCisa major hub of social justice and peace activism. ?The Des Moines page ishere.

Local Organizations

Clickherefor a list of local groups.

Community Activists Calendar

This is your best resource for up-to-date information about meetings and events in
JohnsonCounty and surrounding area. ?The calendar is updated frequently, so check
hereoften.

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