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The Massachusetts Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace in association with The Peace Alliance is lobbying for the establishment of a Department of Peace in the federal government.

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Registration is now open for the 2008 Northeast Regional Department of Peace Conference, which will take place March 28th through 30th. This year's theme is "Being The Change: Creating Peace at Home and in the World".
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The Massachusetts delegation to the 2005 Department of Peace conference in Washington D.C.
Left to right: Andrea Loretz-Frey, Pat Simon, Jason White, Barbara Walker and Nancy Wiesner
Read more about our experiences in DC in the October 2005 Newsletter.

 

The Massachusetts campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace is in full swing!

State coordinator, Pat Simon (psimon@gis.net) helps to organize the efforts of the district coordinators.

The Massachusetts senators, both Democrats, are Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator John Kerry. We are lobbying the senators to co-sponsor S.1756, the bill to establish a U.S. Department of Peace.

There are 10 congressional districts in Massachusetts (see congressional district map showing all towns). We are lobbying the congressmen to support HR-808, the House Resolution to establish a U.S. Department of Peace. Congressional district representatives in the U.S. Congress (all Democrats) and campaign coordinators are as follows:

1. Congressman John W. Olver (co-sponsor of the bill!)
Western and Northern Massachusetts, the Berkshires
coordinator: Tamarack Garlow (Ashley Falls)
 
2. Congressman Richard E. Neal
Southern central Massachusetts, Springfield, Northampton, Franklin
coordinator: Susan Lantz (Northampton)
 
3. Congressman James McGovern (co-sponsor of the bill!)
Metro West and Southwest, Worcester, Marlborough, Attleboro
Coordinator needed
 
4. Congressman Barney Frank
Brookline, Newton, Taunton, most of Fall River
Coordinator needed
 
5. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas
Metro Northwest, Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen
coordinators: Rochelle Chambless (Chelmsford)
Lin Fields (Carlisle)
 
6. Congressman John F. Tierney
North Shore, Newburyport, Gloucester, Peabody, Lynn
coordinators: Sandra Winter (Marblehead)
Clare Ritchie (Salem)
 
7. Congressman Edward J. Markey (co-sponsor of the bill!)
Metro North, Waltham, Woburn, Malden, Everett
coordinator: Andrea Loretz-Frey (Everett)
Michelle Ronayne
 
8. Congressman Michael Capuano
Cambridge, Somerville and parts of Boston
Coordinator needed
Anne Shumway (Cambridge)
 
9. Congressman Stephen F. Lynch
Metro South, Needham, Dedham, Brockton, parts of Boston including Beacon Hill
coordinators: Linda Davis (Needham)
 
10. Congressman William Delahunt
South Shore and Cape Cod
Coordinator needed

 

Use The Peace Alliance contact form to contact any coordinator or sign up to be the co-coordinator in any district.

Main contact info for Massachusetts:

Pat Simon (psimon at gis dot net, 781-373-1410)

Register on this website to stay informed about the Massachusetts campaign for a U.S. Department of peace. Registering also allows you to post your own department of peace campaign events, and to blog your campaign activities. When you register, please enter the correct state and congressional district if known. This will ensure that you receive information for the correct state or region.

Thanks for your support!