Campaign Overview

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Department of Peace and Nonviolence Colorado
Campaign Congressional District 6 Centennial

• Campaign Overview
• Presentation to Centennial City Council Study
  Session11/5/07

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Cabinet Level Department of Peace

• International Activities work with DoD DoS
  advise the President
• Peace Academy - on a par with U.S. Military
  academies train peacemakers
• Domestic Activities - Research, articulate and
  fund proven programs - national heft and
  coordination of peacemaking activities.

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Cost of Interpersonal Violence in the U.S.

• Exceeds 300 Billion dollars annually This is a
  non valued drain on the economy.
• Proposed budget for the DoPN is 10 Billion
  dollars.
• 3-4 reduction in violence (10 Billion) pays
  entire yearly cost of operating the Department.

We cant afford not to do something.
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Is this just another anti-war Campaign?

• It is NOT an anti war campaign.
• It is not about getting out of Iraq.
• It is not anti President Bush.

• This is a pro peace organization for all
  Americans.

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City Council Resolutions

• 26 Cities already support the Department of Peace
  and Nonviolence  
• City councils representing over 6.5 million
  people have passed measures endorsing the
  legislation.
• Some of the largest cities in the nation are
  endorsing this legislation.

Atlanta, GABerkeley, CA Cambridge,
MAChicago, IL Cleveland, OH Detroit, MI
Everett, MAGainesville, FLHamtramck, MIKauai
(County), HI Lincoln City, ORLansing,
MIMinneapolis, MNNewark, NJ Oakland, CA Palo
Alto, CASan Francisco, CASan Jose, CASanta
Cruz, CASebastopol, CASilver City, NM
Centennial
Centennial can be the first Colorado city to
indicate its support for the DoPN and a national
strategy that deals with interpersonal / domestic
violence.
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Comments from the Mayor and Council(Notes added
after the presentation to the Council)

• Mayor Pye had been briefed on the Department of
  Peace and Nonviolence legislation on several
  occasion prior to the City Council presentation
  so he was familiar with the idea. The Mayor
  turned out to an eloquent spokesperson for the
  DoPN. He indicated that had contacted a number
  of Mayors in cities that had already endorsed
  this legislation and found nothing but positive
  feedback.   He indicated that several Mayors had
  asked him, Whats the down side to endorsing
  the resolution. They had not found any.
• Rick Dindinger As a Federalist, I dont think
  this even belongs on the agenda.  This is a
  Federal matter that we shouldnt even be
  discussing.. Rick was concerned that we
  (Centennial) dont want to be the laughing
  stock of the nation like Boulder when they voted
  to (withdraw troops from Iraq?)  
• Sue Bosier As a taxpayer I dont want to pay
  for another layer of government.   (This is a
  commonly held perspective)
• Vorry Moon  In reference to the Peace academy,
  Will the graduates of the Academy be
  uniformed?  - a great question that we hadnt
  heard anyone bring up before this question
  should result in some interesting discussions.   
• Rebecca McClellan Please elaborate on the Model
  city mentioned in your handout.
• Todd Miller As a point of clarification, it is
  correct that any action/endorsement by the
  council will require a super majority (2/3 or ¾
  vote?)