We need people to volunteer to help with the work of The Declaration of Peace Working Committees.
Working Committees:
Communications
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Local Organizing
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Nonviolence Training Initiative
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Outreach
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Finance
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Legislative
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Education
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Media
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National Coordinating Body
__The Declaration of Peace is a grassroots-driven, volunteer-run national campaign.__
__The Declaration of Peace__ has __eight Working Committees__ and a __National Coordinating Body__, which serve to meet the needs of the national campaign, as well as strengthen and expand the campaign.
Each committee has a convener and/ or representative(s) as well as other committee members to carry out the functions of that particular __Working Committee__.
Below are descriptions of the __Working Committees__ and the name of the functioning committee convener and/ or representative.
Most of the __Working Committees__ meet via conference call, every other week.
Each committee has a unique listserv by which committee members can discuss and carry out the work of the committee between conference calls.
If you can volunteer to put some time into the national campaign, please contact committee conveners to join a committee.
Questions about __Working Committees__ or other aspects of __The Declaration of Peace__ national campaign can be addressed to:
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Communications Committee
The responsibilities of the Communications Commitee are as follows:
- Develop the website and facilitate the timely posting of resources and sharing of information.
- Coordinate with the Coordinating Body to ensure a translation of overall campaign strategy into the website and organizing materials.
- Work with other committees to identify and create useful organizing resources to post to the website and distribute to the network.
- Management of the listserves and regular e-newsletters and e-blasts to the network.
- Develop mechanisms to facilitate transparent, secure and easy access to organizing information, for example Wikis and searchable databases of endorsers, organizers and pledge signers.
Convener: Andrew Sawtelle
Local Organizing Committee
The responsibilities of the Local Organizing Commitee are as follows:
- Communicate to the Coordinating Body input from local organizers and efforts that are under way in local communities across the country.
- Recruit potential local organizers, with attention to geographic distribution and outreach to under-represented groups.
- Orient new local organizers by clarifying responsibilities and resources available to them.
- Develop a strong sense of national unity through local organizer networking, for example national conference calls, searchable database by location and affiliation, and local organizer listserv.
- Develop local organizing tools and resources to be posted on the website to support the local organizing of the campaign.
- Update local organizer list and contact information on the website.
- Maintain communication with local organizers regarding strategic direction of the campaign, key ways for local groups to plug into the campaign, local organizing resources, etc.
- Work with Media Committee to develop sample media resources and media strategy for local organizers.
- Develop network of Speakers and Field Organizers that can travel and provide in-person support, encouragement and sharing of information.
Convener: Timothy Baer
Nonviolence Training Initiative Committee
The responsibilities of the Nonviolence Training Initiative Committee are as follows:
- Revive the nonviolence training network via renewed communication with trainers that signed on to the network and outreach to those that did not.
- Raise funds to ensure that trainers can travel and lead trainings everywhere trainings are being requested.
- Devise strategies to facilitate communication between local organizers, trainers, and people seeking nonviolence training.
- Broadcast the availability of the framework for training agenda building to nonviolence trainers around the country - http://www.declarationofpeace.org/resources-for-nonviolence-trainers
Convener: Paul Frazier
Outreach Committee
The responsibilities of the Outreach Commitee are as follows:
- Outreach to potential endorsing organizations, including Students, Labor, Communities of Color, Military Related Peace Groups, Iraqis, faith-based community, artists and musicians, socially responsible professional associations, etc.
- Communicate clear goals and objectives to endorsing organizations and maintain follow-up.
- Communicate to the Coordinating Body input from endorsing organizations.
- Updating endorsing organizations list and links on the campaign’s website.
- Maintain database of endorser contact info, activities and support needs.
- Connect endorsing organizations with Media Committee, when appropriate to feature efforts and activities.
- Connect endorsing organizations with Finance Committee if groups would like to raise funds for campaign efforts.
Convener: No convener right now. Email if you are interested in joining or convening this committee.
Finance Committee
The responsibilities of the Finance Committee are as follows:
- Create a budget for the campaign, in coordination with committee action planning.
- Develop and implement fundraising strategy.
- Consider a variety of fundraising strategies, including house-parties, online giving, in-kind contributions, major donors, foundation support, benefit events.
- Track financial status of campaign with transparent bookkeeping/reporting to the Coordinating Body.
- Provide fundraising training for local organizers and endorsing groups.
- Develop fundraising tools for posting on the website.
Convener: Timothy Baer
Legislative Committee
The responsibilities of the Legislative Committee are as follows:
- Update the Congressional Declaration of Peace, as needed.
- Keep abreast of ‘Out of Iraq’ legislation and other related legislative initiatives, and share this information with the DoP network.
- Work with others doing similar work in other networks and campaigns (i.e.: UFPJ Legislative Working Group and Voices for Creative Nonviolence) to share information, resources, and ideas related to legislative work.
- Support or establish national coordinated advocacy days (phone-ins, e-mail surges, postcard campaigns, etc.).
Representative: Ken Butigan
Education & Reframing Committee
The responsibilities of the Education & Reframing Committee are as follows:
- Flesh out and promote the Goal of The Declaration of Peace: the framework for the 9-point Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq.
- Reframe the messaging about the war. The United States of America is the initiator of hostilities in Iraq and is an active participant in the ongoing war there. The U.S. military is not stemming the violence of the civil war. It is, in fact, through its presence, exacerbating the animosity between warring parties/ sects within Iraq, and through its military operations, causing great harm to Iraqi civilians. The U.S. military and contractors must leave Iraq immediately to create an opportunity for a genuine Peace process to work. An Iraqi-led Peace process is key to resolving the conflict in Iraq.
- Help educate the anti-war/ Peace movement and the American public about this reframed messaging. The Declaration of Peace seeks to provide a deeper analysis of the situation in Iraq, and a greater understanding of U.S. policy on Iraq and the agendas that drive this policy.
Convener: Christine Glaser
Media Committee
The responsibilities of the Media Committee are as follows:
- Develop a national media strategy.
- Develop resources for local organizers to connect with local media outlets.
- Arrange for photo and video documentation of national actions.
- Coordinate national media training for local organizers.
- Track media coverage of campaign activities.
- Raise funds to hire professional media consulting services.
The National Coordinating Body
The National Coordinating Body is made up of conveners and representatives of the Working Committees. The responsibilities of the National Coordinating Body are as follows:
- Develop the strategic direction of the campaign, based on input from representatives from each committee as well as the current reality and scope of the campaign.
- Develop and implement an organizing plan to meet the objectives of the campaign.
- Communicate vision, objectives, and strategy to the Working Committees.
- Identify resources needed to be developed by committees, including web-based tools and information, media kits, training resources, and overall organizing needs.