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'''Peace Action''' is affiliated with the [[United for Peace and Justice]].<ref>[http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/UFPJGroups071607.htm Affiliates]</ref>
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'''Peace Action''' is an organization that advocates for peace and opposes war as a response to conflict.<ref>[http://www.peace-action.org/abt/abtpa.html Peace Action]</ref><ref>[http://www.peace-action.org/abt/issues.htm Issues]</ref>
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[[Peace Action]] is affiliated with the [[United for Peace and Justice]]. [[Peace Action]] was once known as the Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy ([[SANE]]).<ref>[http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/UFPJGroups071607.htm Affiliates]</ref>
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==Gensuiken affiliation==
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Every year, [[Peace Action]]’s Japanese sister organization, [[Gensuiken]], invites a [[Peace Action]] staff person to attend Japan’s annual World Conference on Nuclear Weapons, a commemoration of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a recommitment to making progress towards the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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In 2008, [[Peace Action]] sent [[Reva Patwardhan]], [[Peace Action West]]’s Communications Director, to the week-long conference held in three cities: Osaka, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.<ref>[https://www.peaceaction.org/2008/01/02/peace-action-west-attends-world-conference-on-nuclear-weapons/ Peace Action  PEACE ACTION WEST ATTENDS WORLD CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS By Jon Rainwater  Posted January 2, 2008]</ref>
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==Communist organizer==
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[[Judith LeBlanc]] is the national field organizer for [[Peace Action]], the country's largest grassroots peace organization with 100,000 members across the country. She is also formerly the national co-chair of [[United for Peace and Justice]].<ref name=pa>[http://politicalaffairs.net/peace-movement-and-the-2008-elections-interview-with-judith-leblanc/ Political Affairs: ''Peace Movement and the 2008 Elections: Interview with Judith LeBlanc'', April 11, 2008] (accessed on Dec. 23, 2010)</ref>
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==Supporting candidates==
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In 2006,  [[Peace Action]] PAC helped to elect several peace candidates like Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-VT) and Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] (D-OH).
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:''Peace Action endorses and contributes directly to worthy candidates, sometimes with cash contributions through Peace Action PAC, more often by hiring experienced organizers to work on candidates’ campaigns in order to mobilize the peace constituency. We are the only peace organization in the peace movement that utilizes both of these political strategies, especially at the grassroots level.''
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:''We can help change the direction of our country next year by electing more progressives who reflect Peace Action’s values. The first steps toward developing real change in this country begins by electing candidates who believe real security comes through international cooperation, the abolition of nuclear weapons and the transfer of Pentagon bloat to government programs for human needs. Once elected, they’ll have the political power to throw off the yoke of the radical right''<ref>[The Quarterly Newsletter of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund Winter 2007 Vol.46 No. 3]</ref>
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==Staff==
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The following are listed as staff members, as of March 17, 2010:<ref>[http://www.peace-action.org/abt/staff.html Staff]</ref>
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*[[Rosalie Brooks]], Director of Finance and Administration
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*[[Yeabu Conteh]], Development Associate
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*[[Peter Deccy]], Development Director
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*[[Seth Long]], Development Associate
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*[[Kevin Martin]], Executive Director
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*[[Paul Kawika Martin]], Political & Communications Director
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*[[Eric Swanson]], Database Manager
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*[[Cristina Ulis]], Membership Data Coordinator
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*[[Jonathan Williams]], SPAN Coordinator
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==Advisory Board==
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As of 2014;
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*[[Christine Ahn]], [[Korea Policy Institute]]
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*[[Medea Benjamin]], [[Code Pink]]
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*[[Phyllis Bennis]], [[Institute for Policy Studies]]
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*[[Julian Bond]], Chairman Emeritus of the [[NAACP]]
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*[[Blanche Weisen Cook]], Distinguished Professor of History, John Jay College
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*[[David Cortright]], [[Fourth Freedom Forum]]
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*[[Daniel Ellsberg]], Activist
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*Bishop [[Thomas Gumbleton]], Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
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*[[Bob King]], President, [[United Auto Workers]] International
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*The Rev. [[Michael A. Kinnamon]], School of Theology and Ministry Seattle University
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*[[Fred Mason]], Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO
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*[[Frances Fox Piven]], Educator
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*[[Pete Seeger]], Songwriter and Folk Singer
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*[[Cornel West]], Center for African American Studies Princeton University
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*[[Ann Wright]], Former U.S. Army Colonel<ref>[http://www.peace-action.org/node/193, Peace Action Advisory Board]</ref>
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==Board of Directors==
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*[[Carol Allen]],  New Jersey, Secretary
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*[[Susie Allison-Litton]], California
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*[[Jim Anderson]],  New York, Co-Chair & Treasurer
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*[[George Friday]], North Carolina
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*[[Lauri Kallio]], New Mexico
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*[[John Kuo]], California
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*[[Judith LeBlanc]], New York
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*[[Howard Lipoff]], New Jersey
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*[[Mike Lynn]], Illinois
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*[[Caroline Olvera]], New Mexico, Co-Chair
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*[[Alpesh Patel]], California
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*[[George Polisner]], Oregon
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*[[Sridharhan Raghavan]], Colorado
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*[[Helen Marie Weber]], Michigan
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*[[Ron Zucker]], California<ref>[https://www.peaceaction.org/who-we-are/our-team/board-of-directors/]</ref>
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As of 2014;
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'''Affiliate Directors:'''
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'''California''' ([[Peace Action West]])
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*[[Susie Allison-Litton]]
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*[[Virginia Classick]]
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*[[Axel Woolfolk]]
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*[[Deborah Wuliger]]
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'''Idaho'''
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*[[Dwight Scarbrough]]
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*Alternate: [[Sonia Galaviz]]
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'''Maryland'''
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*[[Jean Athey]] (Board Secretary)
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*Alternate: [[Pat Salomon]]
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'''Massachusetts'''
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*[[Steven Brion-Meisels]]
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*Alternate: [[Shelagh Foreman]]
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'''Michigan'''
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*[[Helen Marie Weber]] (Co-Chair)
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*Alternate: [[Gene Perrin]]
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'''Missouri'''
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*[[Dave Pack]] (Co-Chair)
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'''New Hampshire'''
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*[[John Lamperti]]
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'''New Jersey'''
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*[[Peggy Monges]]
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*[[Carol Allen]]
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'''New Mexico'''
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*[[Beryl Schwartz]]
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'''New York'''
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*[[Judy Lerner]]
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*[[Lawrence Wittner|Lawrence S. Wittner]]
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'''North Carolina'''
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*[[John Heuer]]
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'''Philadelphia'''
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*[[Phyllis Gilbert]]
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'''Washington'''
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*[[Fred Miller]]
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'''At-Large Directors:'''
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*[[Joshua Cooper]], Honolulu, Hawaii
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*[[Mario Galvan]], Sacramento, California
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*[[Lauri Kallio]] (Treasurer), Albuquerque, New Mexico
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*[[Mark Harrison]], Washington, D.C.
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*[[Zia Mian]], Princeton, New Jersey<ref>[http://www.peace-action.org/node/41, Peace Action BOD]</ref>
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===2010===
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The following are listed as members of the Board of Directors of the Peace Action Education Fund, as of March 17, 2010:<ref>[http://www.peace-action.org/abt/board.html Board of Directors]</ref>
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*[[Michael Keller]], Chair
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*[[George Paz Martin]]
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*[[Nina Patel]]
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*[[Nicole Penick]]
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*[[Amy Quinn]]
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*[[Mazin Qumsiyeh]], Ph.D.
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*[[Carlottia Scott]], Secretary
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*[[Glen Stassen]]
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*[[Barbara Wien]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  
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*[http://www.peace-action.org/ Peace Action website]
 
*[http://www.unitedforpeace.org United for Peace and Justice website]
 
*[http://www.unitedforpeace.org United for Peace and Justice website]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 25 May 2024

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Peace Action is an organization that advocates for peace and opposes war as a response to conflict.[1][2]

Peace Action is affiliated with the United for Peace and Justice. Peace Action was once known as the Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy (SANE).[3]

Gensuiken affiliation

Every year, Peace Action’s Japanese sister organization, Gensuiken, invites a Peace Action staff person to attend Japan’s annual World Conference on Nuclear Weapons, a commemoration of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a recommitment to making progress towards the abolition of nuclear weapons.

In 2008, Peace Action sent Reva Patwardhan, Peace Action West’s Communications Director, to the week-long conference held in three cities: Osaka, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.[4]

Communist organizer

Judith LeBlanc is the national field organizer for Peace Action, the country's largest grassroots peace organization with 100,000 members across the country. She is also formerly the national co-chair of United for Peace and Justice.[5]

Supporting candidates

In 2006, Peace Action PAC helped to elect several peace candidates like Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

Peace Action endorses and contributes directly to worthy candidates, sometimes with cash contributions through Peace Action PAC, more often by hiring experienced organizers to work on candidates’ campaigns in order to mobilize the peace constituency. We are the only peace organization in the peace movement that utilizes both of these political strategies, especially at the grassroots level.
We can help change the direction of our country next year by electing more progressives who reflect Peace Action’s values. The first steps toward developing real change in this country begins by electing candidates who believe real security comes through international cooperation, the abolition of nuclear weapons and the transfer of Pentagon bloat to government programs for human needs. Once elected, they’ll have the political power to throw off the yoke of the radical right[6]

Staff

The following are listed as staff members, as of March 17, 2010:[7]

Advisory Board

As of 2014;

Board of Directors

As of 2024;

As of 2014;

Affiliate Directors:

California (Peace Action West)

Idaho

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Philadelphia

Washington

At-Large Directors:

2010

The following are listed as members of the Board of Directors of the Peace Action Education Fund, as of March 17, 2010:[11]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Peace Action
  2. ↑ Issues
  3. ↑ Affiliates
  4. ↑ Peace Action PEACE ACTION WEST ATTENDS WORLD CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS By Jon Rainwater Posted January 2, 2008
  5. ↑ Political Affairs: Peace Movement and the 2008 Elections: Interview with Judith LeBlanc, April 11, 2008 (accessed on Dec. 23, 2010)
  6. ↑ [The Quarterly Newsletter of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund Winter 2007 Vol.46 No. 3]
  7. ↑ Staff
  8. ↑ Peace Action Advisory Board
  9. ↑ [1]
  10. ↑ Peace Action BOD
  11. ↑ Board of Directors
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