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Peace Action West
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Name of Organization:
Peace Action West
Website:
http://www.peaceactionwest.org
Field/Industry:
Peace and justice advocacy
Date Founded:
1957
Founder: Norman Cousins
Location: Regional
Contact Person:
Rebecca Griffin, Political Director 510-849-2272 x113
rgriffin@peaceactionwest.org
Executive Director:
Jon Rainwater
Message from the Executive Director
N/A
How Many Members?
50,000
supporters
The Mission
Peace Action West advocates for a foreign policy that
embodies the best values of the American people. As a membership
organization, it fosters broad-based civic activism to create a strong voice
for peaceful and pragmatic solutions to global problems. Peace Action West’s
activities serve as a bridge between the public and the officials who make
decisions that affect the lives of millions of people. By mobilizing
diverse constituencies though grassroots action, Peace Action West works to
achieve a world free of nuclear weapons in the future while stopping the
development, testing, spread and use of those weapons today; protect human
rights around the world by controlling the global trade in lethal weapons;
advance national spending priorities that meet the nation’s real security
and domestic needs, and promote resolution of international conflicts
through cooperation and diplomacy. Why was your organization launched?
The Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy is founded and
launches its first ad in the New York Times. SANE's founders, inspired by
Dr. Albert Schweitzer's "Call to Conscience," which stirred public action
about the dangers of nuclear radiation, included Saturday Review editor
Norman Cousins, American Friends Service Committee member Clarence Pickett,
and poet Lenore Marshall, among others. The committee's mission was to
"develop public support for a boldly conceived and executed policy which
will lead mankind away from war and toward peace and justice."
What are the organization’s goals for this
year?
1. Lay the groundwork for global elimination of nuclear
weapons, enacting concrete steps to move in that direction.
2.
Promote direct, unconditional negotiations between the US and Iran.
3. End the occupation of Iraq and replace it with diplomacy, economic
and humanitarian aid.
Programs/Initiatives
1. Build
coalitions with community and faith leaders as part of the Campaign for a
Nuclear Weapons Free World.
2. Citizen Diplomat campaign to engage
US citizens and educate them about Iran.
3. Local and Washington
DC lobby meetings throughout the year.
Major Events
N/A
Additional Events
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Additional Information
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