The Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015 (HR1111)

We have received the following request from Nancy Merritt, CA Democrat and Northern CA State Coordinator. We will be voting on the resolution on our July meeting (Sat, July 11.)

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Request for a Motion to Endorse Legislation Request in Support of The Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015 (HR1111)

To Nanci and Democratic Club of Vista,

As you know, the California Democratic Party Executive Board is meeting August 14 – 16, 2015 in Burlingame and we are approaching the deadline for legislation requests at that upcoming meeting.  We are writing to ask you to place the following motion on the agenda for your next meeting:

“A motion to be added as an additional endorser to the request that the Legislation Committee consider and approve CA Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s HR 1111, ‘The U.S. Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015,’ for a vote by the CDP Executive Board at the August 2015 meeting.”

Making peacebuilding a national priority, by instituting and supporting proven violence prevention policies and programs, will save lives and money – money which can be spent on jobs, education, medical care, and rebuilding the infrastructure of this country.  Please let us know when you meet next and where the meeting will be.

By voting for this motion, your group’s name will be added to a list of supporters asking the CDP to endorse HR 1111, the U.S. Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015. The CDP as a whole and the Legislation Committee unanimously endorsed the 2013 version of this legislation.  Chair John Burton supported an earlier version of this legislative request.

Hundreds of CDP delegates, including State Senator Mark Leno and labor leader Delores Huerta, have signed petitions in support of this.  Many CDP groups have supported Department of Peacebuilding legislation in the past, including:  Regions (3, 5, 6, 8, 18), DCCs (Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Lake, Madera, Marin, Nevada, Plumas, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma), clubs (Lake County Stonewall Democratic Club, Nevada County Democratic Women’s Club, Turlock Democratic Club) and caucuses (Veterans).  For the 2013 CDP endorsement, African American Caucus Chair Darren Parker testified at the Legislation committee in support of this legislation.

We are attaching :

• 1) A copy of the “Legislation Request to Support the U.S. Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015” for your reference and to pass out at your meeting.  This can be printed as a one-page, two-sided document.
• 2) “Verification of Endorsement of Legislative Request to Support U.S. Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015“ Please acknowledge your group’s passage of the motion by e-mailing (Lily Marie, lilymarie@infostations.com ) as soon as possible.  You can either copy and paste the completed verification form (or similar language) into an email or email a .pdf version of the verification.

Please let us know if you need additional information. Thank you for your consideration and for any past support.  Please become a current supporter. We look forward to hearing from you soon and to adding your group’s endorsement to this important peacebuilding legislation.

Nancy Merritt
CA Democrat and Northern CA State Coordinator
The Peace Alliance/ Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peacebuilding
sunmntain@aol.com
C:  510-809-6348

On Behalf of CA Democrats and Peace Alliance Volunteers, including
Brian Gibbs
CA Democrat and
The Peace Alliance, San Diego

Maggi Koren
CA Democrat, RN and
The Peace Alliance, Northwest CA Regional Co-coordinator

Lily Marie-Mora
CA Democrat and Nevada County DCC Member
The Peace Alliance, Northeast CA Regional Coordinator

Lorrie Norby
CA Democrat and
The Peace Alliance, Marin County Lead

Josh Roebuck
CA Democrat and
The Peace Alliance, Alameda County

Jerilyn Stapleton
CA Democrat and ADEM 46

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