The Declaration of Peace is a grassroots nonviolent action campaign calling on the U.S. government to Defund the War and Establish A Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq — to end the U.S. war on and occupation of Iraq. The national campaign is working to stop U.S. military escalation in Iraq, to defund the war, to bring the troops home rapidly and safely, and to support a comprehensive peace process for Iraq.

During September 21-28, 2006 thousands of people participated in 375 Declaration of Peace events in cities and towns across the United States. These public actions for Peace were the culmination of a four month initiative to call on members of Congress to publicly commit to co-sign legislation to bring the U.S. troops home safely and to support a plan for a just and lasting peace in Iraq. One of the objectives of this campaign was to contribute to making the fall 2006 Congressional elections a referendum on the war.

Now we are building on these efforts to reinforce the growing sense of urgency in Congress about the war – and to take action for a comprehensive plan for a rapid end to the war and U.S. occupation of Iraq.

In Phase 3 of this national campaign (now through September 2007), we are calling on people across the United States to organize as many as 300 local nonviolent direct actions during a focused week of action (September 14 - 21, 2007) – and other forms of peaceful civil resistance – to boldly and publicly call on the nation and its leaders to respond to the growing crisis in Iraq.

We have voted. We have vigiled. We have marched. And we have lobbied.

Now, an increasing number of people across the U.S. are planning to participate in powerful, dramatic, and peaceful action to End the War.

We invite you to join this grassroots action campaign.

Together we can make history by ending this calamity and by clearly establishing momentum for a dramatic transformation of U.S. foreign policy.

Additional Resources:

Ending The U.S. War in Iraq: Where Do We Go From Here? [1] by Ken Butigan

Ten Reasons Why the US Must Leave Iraq [2]: a resource from the American Friends Service Committee