Petitions Archives - The Peace Alliance https://peacealliance.org/category/petitions/ Educate, advocate, and mobilize for Peace! Wed, 14 Jun 2017 06:33:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://peacealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TPA-logo-favicon.ico Petitions Archives - The Peace Alliance https://peacealliance.org/category/petitions/ 32 32 Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie. Schedule a Pie Meeting with Your MOC. https://peacealliance.org/peace-wants-a-piece-of-the-pie-schedule-a-pie-meeting-with-your-moc/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 05:21:00 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5919 Make this Mother’s Day a call for our nation to prioritize peacebuilding by establishing a U.S. Department of Peacebuilding and by practicing peace in our personal lives, the community, schools, a more humane justice system and internationally.

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]]> Petition! Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017 https://peacealliance.org/petition-restricting-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons-act-of-2017/ Thu, 25 May 2017 20:36:24 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5914 Please call and write your Members of Congress and request they sign on to critical legislation ensuring that no president can unilaterally launch a nuclear war. HR 669/S200, the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017. As president of the United States, Donald Trump currently has supreme authority to preemptively launch a nuclear strike. NO president should have the exclusive power to end all life.

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]]> Juvenile Justice Reform Needs Our Support in Senate https://peacealliance.org/juvenile-justice-reform-needs-our-support-in-senate/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:15:19 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5690 ACT NOW before this Session of Congress Ends. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act (JJDPA) of 2015, S. 1169, is ready for a vote in the Senate. It is the core of nearly everything the federal government does in Juvenile Justice, but it's past due for re-authorization.

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]]> House Passes Bill with elements of Youth PROMISE Act and reauthorizing Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act! https://peacealliance.org/house-passes-bill-with-elements-of-youth-promise-act-and-reauthorizing-juvenile-justice-and-delinquency-prevention-act/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:57:26 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5657 Some fantastic news to share today. Key parts of the Youth PROMISE Act, along with Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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]]> Senate moves! Genocide prevention passage… https://peacealliance.org/senate-moves-genocide-prevention-passage/ Thu, 12 May 2016 20:22:57 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5560 Recently, the Senate unanimously passed S. 1635, the Department of State Authorization for 2016 containing a core part of the Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act (GAP Act), S. 2551, which is one of our top peacebuilding legislative priorities. The Senate is now back in session and we need you to call and write your Senators, urging them to go further by fully passing S. 2551, the GAP Act.

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]]> PETITION: Tell your Senator that Sentencing Reform is still important to you! https://peacealliance.org/petition-tell-your-senator-that-sentencing-reform-is-still-important-to-you/ Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:47:44 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5439 Despite starting out with major bipartisan momentum, the Sentencing Reform and CORRECTIONS Act, S. 2123, has still not been brought up for a vote. This is the closest we've come to major reform of mandatory minimums in decades, and we can't let this chance escape us.

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]]> 2017 Federal Budget: Support Intl. Peacebuilding Funding — Sign Congressional Petition Today https://peacealliance.org/2017-federal-budget-support-intl-peacebuilding-funding-sign-congressional-petition-today/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:16:08 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5403 Right now, Committees in the House and Senate are starting to draft the 2017 Budget. At this early stage of the process, few things are decided and we have a much greater opportunity to influence. But that means that we have to act right now to make sure important Peacebuilding programs will be fully funded in 2017. In the 2016 Budget, several peacebuilding programs were cut, so we need your voice now.

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]]> Tell Congress: Pass the Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act! https://peacealliance.org/tell-congress-pass-the-genocide-and-atrocities-prevention-act-2/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:03:00 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5278 The Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, S.2551, was finally introduced in the Senate just a few days ago. This is an important bill that we all need to get behind. The Act will coordinate an interagency approach to preventing mass atrocities, integrate early warning systems, oversee development and implementation of atrocities prevention strategies, and conduct atrocities specific planning.

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]]> PETITION: Tell your Senator to demand that Sen. Mitch McConnell bring the Sentencing Reform and CORRECTIONS Act to the floor! https://peacealliance.org/petition-tell-your-senator-to-demand-that-sen-mitch-mcconnell-bring-the-sentencing-reform-and-corrections-act-to-the-floor/ Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:25:41 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5095 The Sentencing Reform and CORRECTIONS Act, S. 2123, is a strongly bipartisan piece of legislation that passed out of the Judiciary Committee with an overwhelming 15-5 vote. But Mitch McConnell has not yet brought it to a vote on the Senate floor. The only way he will bring it to a vote is if he hears other Senators demanding it, and those Senators will only tell him to bring it to a vote if their constituents- that's you- express to them how important the Sentencing Reform and CORRECTIONS Act is to you.

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]]> Support Fair and Healing Justice for our Youth https://peacealliance.org/support-fair-and-healing-justice-for-our-youth/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:15:40 +0000 https://peacealliance.org/?p=5052 This week, Congress is in full negotiations regarding re-authorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Youth who are locked up are separated from their families, and many witness or experience violence. These youth struggle when they get out, trying to complete high school, get jobs, housing, or go to college. The Act requires states to keep youth separated from adults prior to trial as well as in prison, invests in alternatives to incarceration, and provides youth support necessary for successful rehabilitation and re-entry into their communities -- among many other important functions.

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