Sign Petition Below:
Tell your elected officials you want them to Endorse the
BluePrint for Peace!
We face staggering levels of violence in America and around the globe. The personal, social and economic costs to individuals, families, and our communities are overwhelming, and yet we have far more effective root cause solutions available than we are currently employing.
The BluePrint outlines five key areas of effective Peacebuilding priorities: (You can read the full BluePrint language by clicking here.)
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Humanizing Justice Systems: Move away from overly punitive policies toward healing-oriented, rehabilitative-focused criminal and juvenile justice approaches that address underlying root causes.
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Community Interventions: Comprehensive activities and strategies working to address such challenges as crime, domestic violence, intra-community violence, etc. as well as other broad prevention-focused supports, particularly for marginalized communities.
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Teaching & Practicing Peace in Schools: Whole-child education, conflict resolution and self-regulation practices and curricula in our schools, using neuro-regulatory strategies and tools.
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Enhancing Personal and Interpersonal Supports: Robust resources addressing mental health, trauma, PTSD, toxic stress, suicide prevention, domestic violence, workplace conflict & violence and more.
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Fostering international Peace: Peacebuilding approaches to international conflict and atrocity prevention in global hotspots through mediation, diplomacy, and effective on-the-ground programs.
Proven effective solutions within this BluePrint should be robustly implemented at local, state, federal and international levels, lowering the financial and emotional cost to our country and world, while building social resilience. Signing this petition will generate a letter to all your Members of Congress, the President, your Governor, and state and local elected officials urging their support and endorsement.