{"id":7072,"date":"2018-05-14T17:07:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/?p=7072"},"modified":"2018-05-14T18:15:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T22:15:07","slug":"this-mothers-day-we-declare-that-its-time-for-our-nation-to-make-violence-prevention-a-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/this-mothers-day-we-declare-that-its-time-for-our-nation-to-make-violence-prevention-a-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"This Mother\u2019s Day We Declare That It\u2019s Time for Our Nation To Make Violence Prevention a Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mother\u2019s Day was originally a call for a day of peace\u00a0<\/b>after she experienced the horrors of war while tending the wounded during the American civil war.\u00a0<\/h4>\n

Make this Mother\u2019s Day a call for our nation to prioritize peacebuilding by establishing a U.S. Department of Peacebuilding, by seeking solutions to prevent gun violence and by practicing peace in our personal lives, the community, schools, a more humane justice system and internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can do this by completing one or both of these actions and sharing this email:<\/p>\n

1) Scheduling a \u201cMother\u2019s Day Pie\u201d meeting with your member of Congress and your Senators<\/b> (and\/or their staff members) to tell them peace wants a piece of our federal budget pie and urging them to cosponsor Congresswoman Barbara Lee\u2019s Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2017 (HR 1111) (Congressperson\u2019s office can contact emma.mehrabi@mail.house.gov<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to sign on).<\/p>\n