{"id":1969,"date":"2014-01-07T11:35:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T16:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2014-02-28T16:05:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T21:05:16","slug":"national-call-with-congressman-dennis-kucinich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/national-call-with-congressman-dennis-kucinich\/","title":{"rendered":"National Peace Call with Congressman Dennis Kucinich &#8211; Listen Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><!--\n#content h1 { margin-bottom:0px; } .flush-top { margin-top:0px; }\n--><\/style>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/PlayAudioMessage.com\/play.asp?m=654293&amp;f=RYBXGY&amp;ps=14&amp;c=33CCFF&amp;pm=2&amp;h=29\" height=\"29\" width=\"124\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"www.youthpromiseaction.org\/documents\/audio\/Kucinich_call_jan2014.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download .mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1998\" alt=\"kucinich\" src=\"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich.jpg 250w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kucinich-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>We were excited to have a very special guest for our recent Peace Alliance Orientation call &#8211; <b>former Congressman Dennis Kucinich! <\/b><\/p>\n<p>As you may know, Congressman Kucinich was the primary author and main champion of the Bill to Create a<b> U.S. Department of Peace<\/b> \u2013 in 2001 and every Congressional session since then &#8211; until he retired and passed the torch to Congresswoman Barbara Lee in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>He continues to be a force for positive cultural change through his new organization Kucinich Action, which supports candidates for public office at various levels \u2013 from federal to local \u2013 with the aim of having positive effects in areas such as peace, economics, healthcare, and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly Orientation Call is primarily a chance to learn about The Peace Alliance \u2013 our history and our approach \u2013 and to prepare for the possibility of joining or forming a Peace Alliance Action Team in your community \u2013 or a Student Peace Alliance Action Team on your campus!!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/start-a-peace-alliance-action-team-in-your-community\/\">Learn more about starting a Peace Alliance Action Team here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a very special guest for our recent Peace Alliance Orientation call &#8211; former Congressman Dennis Kucinich!  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