Get Involved

The Declaration of Peace is an opportunity for us to publicly and creatively Declare Peace in support of a comprehensive plan for peace in Iraq. Below are ways you can take action to declare peace and participate in this campaign:

Connect with The Declaration of Peace in Your Area

Find a Declaration of Peace organizer or group near you.

Attend or Organize Declaration of Peace Signing Events

Plan or attend a public Declaration signing event at the offices of your members of Congress or at a rally or community gathering.

Ask Congress to Sign the Congressional Declaration of Peace Pledge

Join our National Call for Congressional Visits

Call for an International Peace Process

Promote a Peace Dividend

Prepare for Action – Take Nonviolent Action Training

Learn about the power and practicalities of nonviolent action.

Take Action!

What Your Group Can Do

Contact Your Representative: Organize lobbying days to inform congressional representatives about the Declaration and urge their support, hold public Declaration signings with local and regional leaders, plan peaceful rallies, demonstrations and other creative actions and nonviolence trainings to prepare for the September 21, 2006.

Looking for a Local Group?

Find local Declaration of Peace Groups

Find Local Declaration Of Peace Groups

Below is a list of Declaration Signers who volunteered to serve as local organizers for Declaration of Peace campaigns in their communities. If you would like to be a local organizer for Declaration of Peace activities in your community, please read the Local Organizer Checklist. Contact Danny Malec at dm@globalcalliraq.org to sign up or for more info. Contact endorsing organizations directly to find out what actions they are taking for the Declaration of Peace.

Alabama

Decatur

Ashley Reynolds
Phone: 256-350-0288
Email: equalaccessalabama@hotmail.com
Organizational Affilitation: Angelicaland Catholic Worker

Arizona

Flagstaff

“Uncle” Don B. Fanning
Phone: 928-213-8652
Email: uncledon@well.com
Organizational Affiliation: Flagstaff New Day Peace Center

Arkansas

Fayetteville

Marianne
Phone: 479-521-1890
Email: mariannebeasley@yahoo.com

California

Berkeley

Robert Mills
Email: rmills764@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Berkeley Homeless Union

Valerie Ralston
Email: varalston@comcast.net

Carolyn Scarr
Phone: 510-527-8370
Email: epicalc@earthlink.net
Organizational Affiliation: Ecumenical Peace Institute

Carmel Valley

Patricia Wolff
Phone: 831-659-3042
Email: patrishw@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Monterey Bay Zen Center

Davis

David Dionisi
Email: freedomfromwar@sbcglobal.net
Organizational Affiliation: Freedom From War

Gualala

Ellen Buechner
Phone: 707-884-3607
Email: ellenbuechner@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: United Methodist Church

Hayward

Mariano Jauco
Phone: 510-882-0950
Email: mjauco05-05@yahoo.com

Healdsburg

Martin Edwards Phone: 707-431-2713
Email: EagleEyeLite@Yahoo.Com
Affiliation: Muslim

La Jolla

Jerry Malamud
Email: aabs@aol.com

Long Beach

Edric Guise
Phone: 562-434-1446
Email: ergent@aol.com
Organizational Affiliation: First Congregational Church of Long Beach

Los Angeles

Steven Gibson
Phone: 213-489-1900
Email: sgibson@afsc.org
Organizational Affiliation: American Friends Service Committee

Markleeville

Marie Bravo
Phone: 530-694-2305
Email: Mtnactivist@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Code Pink

Oakland

Rev. Robert Forsberg
Phone: 510-535-2470
Email: bobforsberg@juno.com
Organizational Affiliations: Presbyterian Church, American Friends Service Committee, Fellowship Of Reconciliation

Ronny Joe Grooms
Phone: 831-419-4615
Email: ronnyjoe@sbcglobal.net

Judy Russoniello
Phone: 510-286-0181
Email: judyrussoniello@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Saint Elizabeth Fraternity

Pasadena

Callie Wight
Email: quite_free@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Foothills Peace Coalition

Ramona

Mark Emerson
Phone: 760-788-5634
Email: triemerson@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: HFA

Redwood City

Susah Hasse
Phone: 650-369-5740
Email: seh3943@earthlin.net
Organizational Affiliation: College Heights Church United Church of Christ, San Mateo

San Diego Area

Elise Casby
Email: elisecasby@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice

Gary Stewart
Phone: 760-436-2400
Email: gcstewart@neteze.com
Organizational Affiliations: San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice, San Diego Civil Disobedients

San Francisco Bay Area

Elizabeth Boardman
Phone: 415-452-1526
Email: eboardman@sbcglobal.net
Organizational Affiliation: Bay Area Declaration of Peace organizing group

Fred Cook
Email: doingdemocracy@igc.org

Lacy MacAuley
Email: Butterfly@Lacy.com
Organizational Affiliations: Students Against War SFSU, Campus Antiwar Network

San Jose

Vida Shahamat
Phone: 408-998-8504
Email: sbm@southbaymobilization.org
Organizational Affiliation: South Bay Mobilization

San Mateo County

Anne Carey
Phone: 415-238-0704
Email: nspsmc@hotmail.com
Organization: Network of Spiritual Progressives-San Mateo County

Santa Cruz

Liz Chamberlin
Megan Kennedy
Email: decofpeace.scc@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: Redwood Nonviolence Community

Santa Rosa

Warren Linney
Phone: 707-322-3886
Email: wlinney@broadlink.com
Organizational Affiliation: World Stewardship Institute

Sunnyvale

Stephen Lorenzen
Phone: 408-773-9592
Email: slorenzen@yahoo.com
Organizational Affilition: Democrat

Colorado

Denver

Khadija Qadri
Phone: 720-434-4004
Email: kaqadri@yahoo.com
Organizational Affilition: Democrat

Connecticut

Portland

Meg Scata
Phone: 860-833-2938
Email: megscata@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Connecticut United for Peace

Ridgefield

Walter Hrozenchik
Phone: 203-438-2529
Email: ourearthmatters@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: Veterans for Peace/Chpt.18

Delaware

Wilmington

Sally Milbury-Steen
Phone: 302-656-2721
Email: pinterris@aol.com
Organizational Affiliation: Delaware Pacem in Terris

District of Columbia

Malachy Kilbride
Phone: 202-841-2230
Email: malachykilbride@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: DC Anti-War Network (DAWN)

Pete Perry
Phone: 571-271-1313
Email: pete4peace@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: DC Anti-War Network (DAWN)

Florida

Boca Raton

Hillary Keyes
Email: spiderhill@usa.net
Organizational Affiliation: CODEPINK South Florida

Destin

Candace Paris
Email: Candacerp5@cox.net

Jensen Beach

Chris Potter
Phone: 772-971-9105
Email: djpotta@hotmail.com

Georgia

Roswell

Udayabhaskar Kotte
Phone: 770-643-8387
Email: baskar@enhancequality.com
Organizational Affiliation: Quality Systems Enhancement

Waleska

Jonathan Post
Phone: 404-226-3503
Email: nietzsche754@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Socialist Party USA

Illinois

Canton

Gordon James
Phone: 309-647-1779
Email: gordonrjames@sbcglobal.net
Organizational Affiliation: United Church of Christ

Chicago

Nick Chavasse
Phone: 773-442-8806
Email: nickchavasse@mac.com
Organizational Affiliation: Episcopal Peace Fellowship

Rashid El Amin
Phone: 773-784-6960
Email: rashid_elamin@yahoo.com

Elce Redmond
Phone: 773-728-6311
Email: elce@sbcglobal.net
Organizational Affiliation: South Austin Coalition

Evanston

Dickelle Fonda
Phone: 847-491-9748
Email: Sugrcreek@aol.com
Organizational Affiliation: North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice

Villa Park

JohnRobert Clark
Email: lostinlodos@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: American Green

Indiana

Bloomington

Timothy Baer
Phone: 812-988-1917
Email: BPACpeace@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: Bloomington Peace Action Coalition

Gary

Jim Spicer
Email: exitiraq@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: Northwest Indiana Coalition Against the Iraq War

Indianapolis

Deb Pendleton
Phone: 317-509-6475
Email: lielubelle@yahoo.com

Munster

Nick Egnatz
Phone: 219-838-0807
Email: nickatlakehills@sbcglobal.net
Organizational Affiliations: VVAW, Northwest Indiana Coalition Against Iraq War

Iowa

Iowa City

Mona Shaw
Phone: 319-621-4646
Email: monashaw@aol.com
Organizational Affiliation: School for Moral Courage

Lawrence

Anne Haehl
Phone: 785-842-7708
Email: peacepledge@ahaehl.mailshell.com
Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice

Kansas

Lenexa

Nancy Tally
Email: ntally@sbcglobal.net

Salina

Janie Stein
Phone: 785-4930-0170
Email: hopenow@carrollsweb.com
Organizational Affiliation: Salina People for Peace

Topeka

George Matz
Phone: 785-354-4291
Email: georgeamatz@sbcglobal.net
Organizational Affiliation: Roman Catholic

Kentucky

Lexington

Beth Rosdatter
Phone: 859-268-6243
Email: rosdatter@insightbb.com

Maine

Freeport

Erik Wikstrom
Phone: 207-846-4148
Email: ewikstrom@uuma.org
Organizational Affiliation: Unitarian Universalist Association

Maryland

Bethesda

Pat Elder
Phone: 301-229-8317
Email: agentforchange@comcast.net
Organizational Affiliation: Voters For Peace

College Park

Peter Kelley
Phone: 202-536-5798
Email: peter@kelleycampaigns.com
Organizational Affiliation: Unitarian Universalist

Takoma Park

Mary Pat Brennan
Email: marypatbrennan@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: Takoma Park Presbyterian Church

Massachusetts

Brookline

Michael Cohen
Phone: 617-734-8828
Email: mike@cns.bu.edu
Organizational Affiliations: UJP-UFPJ

Florence

Tim Carpenter
Phone: 413-320-2015
Email: tim@pdamerica.org
Organizational Affiliation: Progressive Democrats of America

Lawrence

James Todd
Phone: 978-687-7864
Email: jimtodd75@comcast.net
Organizational Affiliation: United Methodist

Vineyard Haven

Charis Fried
Phone: 508-693-7741
Email: chrisfried@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council

Michigan

Ann Arbor

Jackie Wagner
Phone: Email: jackie@protestispatriotism.org
Organizational Affiliation: Protest is Patriotism

Bloomfield Hills

Shirin Qadir
Email: fiegerfan@hotmail.com

Garden City

Ron Conrad
Email: evil_darkness2003@yahoo.com

Grand Blanc

Cynthia Currie
Phone: 810-695-0550
Email: cynrae@earthtones.com
Organizational Affiliation: United Church of Christ

Pontiac

Michael Studnicka
Phone: 248-276-1261
Email: redwings1982@yahoo.com

Sterling Heights

Sarah Westerman
Email: sarah78@wayne.edu
Organizational Affiliation: Wayne State University College Democrats
Focus: Campus Organizing

Missouri

Kansas City

Kip Cooke
Phone: 816-522-4555
Email: kcooke@kc.rr.com

Parkville

Richard Phalen
Phone: 816-216-6405
Email: rphalen@kc.rr.com
Organizational Affiliation: Episcopal

Warrensburg

Barbara Lacy
Phone: 660-747-5627
Email: blacy45@yahoo.com

Nevada

Las Vegas

Richard Franklin
Phone: 702-431-6390
Email: RGFranklin2000@aol.com

Joseph Kosuda
Email: kujo_1969@yahoo.com

New Hampshire

Reverend Gordon Crouch
Email: revgordon@mcttelecom.com
Organizational Affiliation: New Hampshire Peace and Faith Communities for the Declaration of Peace

New Jersey

Lake Hiawatha

Mark Honickel
Phone: 973-886-1633
Email: PAQUAONE@AOL.COM

Pitman

Anthony Graciani
Phone: 609-254-6441
Email: anthony.graciani@gmail.com

Southern New Jersey Region

Norm Cohen
Phone: 609-601-8583
Email: ncohen12@comcast.net
Organizational Affiliation: Coalition for Peace and Justice

Summit

Kathy O’Leary
Phone: 908-273-0751
Email: kathy-wargo@comcast.net
Organizational Affiliation: Pax Christi Summit (a local Chapter of Pax Christi USA)

Toms River

Theresa Willox
Phone: 732-736-0111
Email: Twillox@mondonhs.com
Organizational Affiliation: Monsignor Donovan High School

New Mexico

Albuquerque

Michael Hillard
Phone: 505-246-8620
Email: mhillard@cnm.edu

Santa Fe

Bud Ryan
Phone: 505-264-2838
Email: bud@siochainworld.org
Organizational Affiliation: Pax Christi New Mexico

New York

Buffalo

Colin Eager
Phone: 716-894-2013
Email: colin@wnypeace.org
Organizational Affiliation: Executive Director, WNY Peace Center

Saratoga Springs

James Fulmer
Phone: 518-583-7501
Email: jfulmer1@nycap.rr.com
Organizational Affiliation: Saratoga Peace Alliance

Shokan

Tom Siblo
Phone: 845-657-6938
Email: tsiblo2002@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Ulster County Committee Against the War in Iraq

Stony Brook

Charlene Obernauer
Phone: 631-252-4221
Email: Humanrightssbu@aol.com
Organizational Affiliation: Social Justice Alliance, Stony Brook University

North Carolina

Carolina Beach

Chris Smith
Phone: 910-228-3048
Email: cydsmithsmith@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Episcopal Peace Fellowship of the Diocese of East Carolina

North Dakota

Fargo

Mark Bourdon
Phone: 701-235-6497
Email: mbou101965@aol.com

Ohio

Cincinnati

Kristen Barker
Phone: 513-579-8547
Email: kristen@ijpc-cincinnati.org
Organizational Affiliation: Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center

Circleville

Brad Cotton
Email: roundtownquaker@hotmail.com

Medina

Scott Wilber
Phone: 330-239-4964
Email: stwilber@adelphia.com

Oklahoma

Fort Gibson

Jean Mmahon
Phone: 918-348-1950
Email: jean_mac222@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliations: Green Party, Unitarian Universalist

Oklahoma City

Jeff Green
Phone: 405-946-2665
Email: JWG4701@msn.com
Organizational Affiliation: Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Porum

C. Huti Reynolds
Phone: 918-348-1950
Email: hutiugug@crosstel.net

Oregon

Ashland

Kayla Starr
Phone: 541-482-4082
Email: kayla@riseup.net

Corvallis

Leah Bolger
Phone: 541-207-7761
Email: troopshome@comcast.net
Organizational Affiliation: Veterans for Peace, Chapter 132

Portland

Tom Hastings
Phone: 503-327-8250
Email: pcwtom@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance

Scappoose

Marcy Westerling
Phone: 503-543-8417
Email: marcy@rop.org
Organizational Affiliation: Rural Organizing Project

Pennsylvania

Bethlehem

Robert Daniels II
Phone: 610-691-8730
Email: rhubarbdoom@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: LEPOCO (Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern)

Greensburg (Westmoreland County)

Bernard (Bernie) Survil
Phone: 724-850-1616
Email: Fr.Survil@EmbraceAllOfLife.us
Organizational Affiliation: Pax Christi Greensburg

Levittown

Eileen Grussenmeyer
Phone: 215-666-2363
Email: aebball723@comcast.net

Philadelphia

Bob Smith
Phone: 610-544-1818
Email: brandywine@juno.com
Organizational Affiliation: Brandywine Peace Community

New Hope

Roseann Cherasaro
Phone: 215-794-7705
Email: RCHERASARO@COMCAST.NET

Rhode Island

Southeastern New England Area

Noah Merrill
Phone: 401-521-3584
Email: NMerrill@afsc.org
Organizational Affiliation: American Friends Service Committee

Tennessee

Hendersonville

Jennifer Miller
Phone: 615-338-4439
Email: catsbudha@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliations: Quaker/Buddhist

Texas

Austin

Stacy Guidry
Email: stacy@texasenvironment.org

Charlie Jackson
Phone: 512-736-8385
Email: charliej@texansforpeace.org
Organizational Affiliation: Texans for Peace

Elizabeth Yeats
Phone: 512-799-5117
Email: liz@austinpeacecenter.org
Organizational Affiliation: Austin Center for Peace and Justice

Burleson

Pam Humphrey
Phone: 817-447-1403
Email: pahred@yahoo.com

Dallas

Stephanie Frizzell
Email: ferrell11@sbcglobal.net

Vermont

Rutland

Carol Tashie
Email: cztashie@yahoo.com

Virginia

Charlottesville

David Swanson
Phone: 202-329-7847
Email: david@davidswanson.org
Organizational Affiliation: AfterDowningStreet

Danville

Ashley Weatherford
Phone: 773-376-2464
Email: beanweatherford@hotmail.com
Organizational Affiliations: Church of Mad Love, Br. David Darst Center, Amate House

Virginia Beach

Vanessa Lasko
Phone: 757-301-2111
Email: la_mariposa2262@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: SGI

Washington

Bellingham

Ellen Murphy
Email: ellenkavanagh@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Whatcom Peace & Justice Center

Seth Snapp
Phone: 360-714-1644
Email: Seth@AnotherWorldPossible.net

Gig Harbor

Jerald Abbott
Phone: 253-265-6206
Email: jabbot72@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: WildProphet.com

Kitsap Peninsula

Jo Walter
Phone: 360-479-3117
Email: littlesproutsps@comcast.net
Organizational Affiliation: Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Social Justice Committee

North Bend

Linda Massie
Phone: 509-594-9772
Email: techy_lady@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Democrat

Port Townsend

Liz Riveria Goldstein
Email: liz@teenpeace.org
Organizational Affiliations: Teen Peace Project, UFPJ national steering committee member, National Network Opposing Militarization of Youth, chairperson

Seattle

Carrie Hathorn
Phone: 206-963-4873
Email: calni04@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliation: Youth Against War and Racism

Vancouver

Michael Ellison
Phone: 360-696-4840
Email: mkellison@comcast.net
Organizational Affiliations: Vancouver for Peace, West Hills Friends

Cynthia Fisher
Phone: 360-254-8703
Email: pachacindi@yahoo.com

Wisconsin

Fitchburg

Katarzyna Beilin
Phone: 608-277-1565
Email: kobeilin@wisc.edu

Germantown

Virgine Lawinger
Phone: 414-418-4116
Email: svirgine@earthlink.net
Organizational Affiliation: Peace Action WI

Hartland

Debra Schneider
Phone: 262-538-1883
Email: djschneider@wi.rr.com
Organizational Affiliation: Catholics for Peace and Justice

Madison

Stephen Burns
Phone: 608-250-9240
Email: outreach@wnpj.org
Organizational Affiliation: Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

Joy First
Phone: 608-222-7581
Email: jsfirst@charter.net
Organizational affiliation: National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance/Iraq Pledge of Resistance

Janet Parker
Phone: 608-257-2748
Email: janetparker8@yahoo.com
Organizational Affiliations: Quaker, WNPJ

Neshkoro

Bob “koshin” Hanson
Phone: 920-293-8856
Email: koshin@centurytel.net
Organizational Affiliations: Zen student/Lutheran Pastor

Plover

Kathleen St.Onge
Phone: 715-234-2764
Email: kathystonge@charter.net
Organizational Affiliation: Magdalena

International

Belize

Jhon E. Florez O.
Email: jhonnyef@hotmail.com
Conscientious Objector

Guam

Merizo

Debbie Quinata
Phone: 671-828-2957
Email: debbieq@rocketmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: Chamorro Nation (I Nasion Chamoru)

Virgin Islands

St.Thomas

Rik Van Rensselaer
Phone: 1-340-779-2603
Email: viyachts@islands.vi
Organizational Affiliation: Episcopal Church

Updated: July 23, 2006