Regional Leaders
Regional Leaders work within their communities to garner support for Department of Peace legislation by building a local network of activists to work with congressional offices, interact with local media, and perform outreach and education in their areas.

Congressional District Team Leader (CDTL) Responsibilities
Being in Communication
a. Each CDTL agrees to be in communication with the national team by attending two national calls
     i. Monthly all volunteer call first Tuesday of the month
     ii. Monthly conference call with state coordinator and other CDTL in Maine
b. Promptly answer all emails you receive through our online organizer system rom community members interested in being involved with the local effort.
c. Help organize events in your district
d. Assist regional leaders in your district
e. Review national website weekly for any important updates and read all emails we send to you.
f. Help in whatever ways are needed to track the statistics of grassroots activities
g. If you have difficulty fulfilling these responsibilities, ask your state coordinator for assistance/coaching.

Being the change
a. Being a learning-based environment, where we are all learning together, growing and evaluating what we do. Our group wisdom and open communication will guide us. We seek to learn and become the leaders needed to realize the full intent of the Department of Peace.
b. We assume no enemies, and working for connection and understanding between people, ahead of promoting our point of view and convincing others.
c. When a conflict emerges among our teams (Department of Peace volunteers, staff or people from other organizations) we will seek mediation and support. We will communicate and find solutions so everyone's needs can get met.
d. Bold Taking Action Culture - Once each month have one conversation with someone who has never heard of the Department of Peace or our campaign. Once a month write a letter to someone in a position to really make a difference and request something bold of them. Planning is what will make our actions more effective and high leverage. For this reason, we promote planning and creativity at every turn.
e. Integrity
f. Fun!

Plan, Create, Have Fun and Be in Integrity in All Your Actions and Communications.

Be A Stand for Causing Positive, Creative, Events and Buzz

Be A Connector for All the Congressional District Team Leads in Your State and Help Fill Those Positions

Help the Campaign Reach our Goal of 1776 Peace Partners (Monthly Donors) and share about the Guarantee/Visionary Fund

Support the National Campaign Actions

Participate in an historic citizen lobbying effort to create a U.S. Department of Peace. There is currently a bill before the U.S. House of Representatives (HR808). This landmark measure will augment our current problem-solving options, providing practical, nonviolent solutions to the problems of domestic and international conflict.

On February 5, 2007, legislation calling for a cabinet-level Department of Peace & Nonviolence was re-introduced into the House of Representatives by Congressman Dennis Kucinich. HR808, currently has 60 co-sponsors.

You can read the bill here. The primary focus is to introduce organizing principles of peace in our government and will research, facilitate, and articulate nonviolent solutions to conflict, both domestically and internationally.

As a growing group of Maine citizens who believe that this Bill is a timely response to governmental leadership in the 21st century, it is our intent to continue to organize the voice of the people favorable to this Bill so that it is the Maine people themselves who influence our Congressmen and Senators to co-sponsor this legislation.

If you are compelled to work for the realization of a cabinet level Department of Peace and Nonviolence in our federal government, and a culture of peace in our country and in our world, then join us as we organize and make it good politics for our Congressmen and Senators to support this legislation.

Internationally ~ the Department of Peace will provide the President with specific, proven options for non-violent resolution of conflict and highly sophisticated peacemaking strategies for diminishing violence in our world.

Domestically ~ the Department of Peace will develop policies and allocate resources to effectively reduce the levels of domestic and gang violence, child abuse, and various other forms of societal discord.

The Department of Peace would establish a Peace Academy, patterned after the military academies, where students would learn peaceful conflict resolution skills and, after graduation, would serve in peace-related postings here at home and abroad.

Regional Leaders work within their communities to garner support for Department of Peace legislation by building a local network of activists to work with congressional offices, interact with local media, and perform outreach and education in their areas.

Congressional Representatives have thousands of bills put before them for consideration during any Congressional session; it is only to be expected that it takes considerable effort to get their serious attention, much less their support for a particular bill. Yet surely the effort is worth it.

The Department of Peace legislation does reflect what Jefferson referred to as “progress of the human mind,” presenting a new model for the amelioration of violence and the waging of peace. As such, it represents both a philosophical as well as political advance for American society. The Department of Peace legislation addresses the political dimension of peace-creation in a crucial way, institutionalizing the interests of peace within the workings of the United States Government. With the creation of a Department of Peace, an established voice for peace will be at the table of American power. This will be our generation’s gift, should we choose to give it: to our nation, to our children, and to the progress of the human mind.

Call or write your representatives: Urge them to support the Department of Peace legislation. The bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Dennis Kucinich on February 5 under the number HR808 with 60 co-sponsors.

District 1:
U.S. Representative Tom Allen
1127 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515
202-225-6116 - fax: 202-225-5590
Local Office: 207-774-5019

District 2:
U.S. Representative Michael Michaud
1724 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. 20515
202-225-6306 - fax: 202-225-2943
Local Office: 207-942-6935

Please call or write Senators Collins and Snowe and ask that they support the Department of Peace legislation.

Senator Olympia J. Snowe
154 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-5344

Senator Susan M. Collins
461 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-2523

Community outreach and action: There are currently 285 active groups in over 440 congressional districts in 50 states.