Join the New Hampshire Campaign to establish an U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence by planting a Peace Pole in your garden, school, church or community center!

Our Goal: To signify the current Bill (# 808) in the House of Representatives, we want to plant 808 small or large peace poles around the State of NH by the end of 2008.

We reap what we sow!
Let us sow peace together so our children can harvest peace later ...

If you make an additional donation, members of the NH Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence Campaign are available (schedule & weather permitting) to assist you in creating your own, original Peace Pole Planting Ceremony!

Feel free to contact us at www.nhdeptofpeace.com or 603-878-3076 for availability. Your pole will be tracked and we'll let you know when we have.reached our goal of 808 peace poles planted in NH.

The campaign to establish a Department of Peace and Non-Violence will remain active until the legislation is signed into law.

Become an active member of the campaign working to make non-violence an organizing principle of our society. No one person can do this important work alone. But together we can make a difference.

We are looking for inspired, committed people who have the time, energy and passion to support the campaign here in New Hampshire.

We are looking for volunteers to join our Steering Committee, Speakers Bureau, write to newspapers, and ask questions to presidential hopeful as they traverse the state. There are many other areas that need support as we launch this campaign into the future.

If you are one of these people please contact Barbara Thorngren at bthorngren@peaceworks.us

Thank you.

Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead

To make a contribution to the national campaign,
Click Here to go to Donate to the Peace Alliance Page.

Contributions to the New Hampshire campaign will be spent on purchasing promotional materials: postcards, flyers, bumper stickers, buttons, banners, yard signs and other activities that promote the visibility of the campaign throughout New Hampshire.

If you would like to send an anonymous donation you can mail it to the bank.

Thank you for your support!

We must devise a system in which peace is more rewarding than war.
Margaret Mead

Help us spread the good news about the Department of Peace across the state.
Here is how you can support the campaign:

1. Visit the main home page www.ThePeaceAlliance.org

2. Read the Bill - House bill H.R. 808

3. Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page at The Peace Alliance Website.

4. Contact your political representatives and urge them to support the bill -

• Congresswomen Elect Carol Shea-Porter - www.shea-porter.house.gov/
• Congressman Elect Paul Hodes - www.hodes.house.gov/
• U.S. Senator Judd Gregg - www.gregg.senate.gov/public
• U.S. Senator John Sununu - www.sununu.senate.gov

5. Support a town warrant article in your town (details to follow).

6. Support a city council resolution in your city - City Council Resolutions

7. Tell your friends about the DoP

• Send out an e-mail from your address book!
  
• Host an informational DoP House Party
  
• Have fun while learning about the department of peace legislation
  

8. Attend a regional meeting (dates/locations/times to be announced).

9. Join our Peace Vigil every Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. downtown Rochester.
For more information contact Pat at frisella@worldpath.net

10. Shop at the Department of Peace store for all your exciting campaign items! Buttons, bumper stickers, T- shirts.

  Peace efforts of an ordinary citizen - "Hair cutting for Peace"!

This work is about breaking down walls and building bridges. Building bridges between individuals, communities and nations. It is about creating a cultural of non-violence. We must start within our own small communities. Let New Hampshire lead the nation in public peacebuilding efforts!

• Teachers and Students: bring the DoP legislation into your classroom as you learn about how a bill becomes law. This is living history!
• Use September 21st International Day of Peace, to highlight the DoP in your community www.internationaldayofpeace.org
• Start a regular peaceful vigil in your community.
• Plant a Peace Pole in your community to highlight the DoP www.peacepoles.com
• Learn about The Center for Nonviolent Communication created by Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD www.cnvc.org
• Integrate Peacebuilding Workshops into your place of work by promoting respect, compassion and skill building exercises in a fun dynamic format www.peaceworks.us
• Encourage your place of worship to support the DoP
• Explore Spiritual Peacemaking Resources through such organization as Pace e Bene www.paceebene.org
• Make peace inspired ART! Organize a group of friends/students and create peace art that speaks to YOU! For more information contact Barbara Thorngren at bthorngren@peaceworks.us
• Volunteer in New Hampshire's prison system with the Alternatives to Violence Project www.avpnh.org
• Watch a demo on The Science of Peace, a documentary film in the making www.thescienceofpeace.com
• Research programs in your local community that currently work to reduce violence in your neighborhoods. Programs that deal with domestic violence, child abuse, poverty, food pantry's transitional housing, crisis centers etc. Let them know about the DoP and offer them your support.
• Support your local police, fire and emergency medical services. Let them know about the DoP and offer them your support.
• Support our men and women who are serving, or who have served in the U.S. Military. Send cards and letters to our injured soldiers at the largest U.S. Military Medical Center outside of our country: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Attn: MCEUL-CH Chaplains Office, CMR 402, APO AE 09180
• Create your own peaceful code of conduct or your own personal peace pledge. (information to follow)
• Purchase The Peace Book, 108 Simple Ways to Create a More Peaceful World, Louise Diamond www.ThePeaceCompany.com. This is an excellent book full of websites and resources.
• Learn about the World Peace Prayer Society who cordially invites you to join in the Universal Prayer, MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH www.worldpeace.org