H.R.808 - Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act

To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act as introduced.
  • Official: To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. as introduced.

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09/10/07
Peace by Paces

HR 808 before Congress calls for the establishment of a Department of Peace. The Peace Alliance website describes the DOP as working alongside the ...

Source: Flathead Beacon, MT
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09/09/07
Walk for Peace is Saturday in Hollidaysburg

HOLLIDAYSBURG — This month, people across the country will participate in a nationwide Walk for Peace to raise awareness of legislation (HR 808) currently ...

Source: Altoona Mirror, PA
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09/09/07
Get behind push for Peace Dept.

There's a bill in the House of Representatives, HR 808, for the establishment of the Department of Peace and Nonviolence. To find out more, ...

Source: BlueRidgeNow.com, NC
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09/07/07
Nationwide "Walk for Peace" to be held Sept. 15th

... to educate people on HR 808, current legislation in the House of Representatives to create a cabinet-level US Department of Peace and Nonviolence. ...

Source: NewsBlaze (press release), CA
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09/01/07
The peace racket

Dennis J. Kucinich (along with more than 60 co-sponsors), HR 808 would authorize a secretary of Peace to "establish a Peace Academy," to "develop a peace ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
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08/28/07
Pentagon Critics Still Want a Share of Defense Earmarks

And since 2005, Kucinich has pushed legislation ( HR 808 ) that would establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. Kucinich voted against the Defense ...

Source: Congressional Quarterly, DC
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08/26/07
Democratic Candidates Answer to Native American Questions

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (OH) modeled his cabinet level Dept of Peace House Resolution, HR 808, on the Peacemaker system of Native American dispute ...

Source: American Chronicle, CA
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08/19/07
Do We Really Need a Peace Department?

Even if you look for it at the Library of Congress via THOMAS you can't find it under the reported resolution number, HR 808. I just found out about it when ...

Source: AOL News Newsbloggers, VA
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08/07/07
The Department of Peaceful Illusions

HR 808, Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act attempts to not only prevent all wars, but also attempts to prevent domestic violence everywhere in the ...

Source: renewamerica.us, DC
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05/02/07
Feels board member over-reacted

But, there are other means of interpreting HR 808 than were voiced by their letter. The Milheims found the bill, "ƒtotally unrealistic and irresponsible in ...

Source: Polson Lake County Leader, MT
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04/27/07
A case of misplaced priorities

It’sa bill (HR 808) in front of Congress, and one of the elements is an infrastructure for identifying potential violence. It would provide immediate access ...

Source: Buffalo News, NY
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04/26/07
Letter: Peace poetry event attracts dozens

We can ask Congressman Tierney to co-sponsor the legislation (HR 808) to create a Cabinet-level Department of Peace and Non Violence. We can ask Sen. ...

Source: Marblehead Reporter, MA
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04/22/07
Feedback: Letters from our readers

This bill (HR 808) is not only a current necessity, but also a potential gift to our future as Americans and world citizens alike. ...

Source: UNLV The Rebel Yell, NV
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04/18/07
Season of Grief

... director of The Peace Alliance, one of the organizations working tirelessly to get Department of Peace legislation (HR 808) passed in Congress. ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
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04/17/07
The Uninvited Ombudsman/May 2007

... indoctrinations for school children called "educational programs," enforcement powers and more, in its 5000-word enabling statute, HR 808. ...

Source: Read It Here, AZ
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04/15/07
The Left’s “Department Of Peace”: Call It A “Department Of ...

... which itself refers to [2] a post by Charlottesvillain over at Tigerhawk which contains a link to [3] the actual text of the bill (officially HR 808). ...

Source: Stop the ACLU, PA
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04/01/07
Misrepresentations of Iraq war during Schmidt meeting troubling ...

It was evident when someone asked her a question about HR 808, the Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence Act. She said she was not aware of this resolution. ...

Source: Chillicothe Gazette, OH
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03/15/07
A call for peace: Burying US weapons of war

Its legislation, the Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act (HR 808), was introduced in February and is co-sponsored by some 50 members of Congress with ...

Source: Indian Country Today, NY
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03/04/07
US Department of Peace urged

Kucinich is co-sponsor of legislation (HR 808), recently re-introduced in Congress, that would establish a US Department of Peace. ...

Source: BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT
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02/28/07
Legislation Watch

Six years later, HR 808 has 59 cosponsors – including Rep. Jim McDermott – who writes that the bill "embodies the dreams and aspirations of Americans to ...

Source: The Nation., NY
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02/25/07
Give Department of Peace a chance

Our legislation, HR 808, embodies the dreams and aspirations of Americans to live in a nation that uses its great strength to support the cooperative ...

Source: Seattle Times, WA
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02/25/07
How about Department of Peace?

When passed, HR 808 will establish a new Cabinet-level office in the Executive branch of the federal government - the US Department of Peace and ...

Source: The Coloradoan, CO
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02/15/07
A US peace czar?

Call your representative and ask him or her to sign on as a co-sponsor of bill HR 808 to establish a US Department of Peace. Writer Kristi Meisenbach Boylan ...

Source: Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX
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02/15/07
Peace activists promote anti-war House Bill 808

The bill, also known as HR 808, calls for a new department in the President’s Cabinet dedicated to peace and non-violence. ...

Source: Pioneer Online, OK
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02/06/07
A World That Works for Everybody

It's also HR 808 - radical common sense crafted into a bill and introduced this week into the new Congress by Dennis Kucinich. Let me describe for you, ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
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02/06/07
A World That Works for Everybody

It's also HR 808 -- radical common sense crafted into a bill and introduced this week into the new Congress by Dennis Kucinich. Let me describe for you, ...

Source: Huffington Post, NY
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02/06/07
A world that works for everybody

It's also HR 808 - radical common sense crafted into a bill and introduced this week into the new Congress by Dennis Kucinich. Let me describe for you, ...

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02/05/07
Kucinich Reintroduces Department of Peace and Nonviolence Bill ...

HR 808 creates a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. It is now supported by 52 Members of the House of Representatives. “And it is supported by groups who ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
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