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. occupation of Iraq. This national campaign is working to bring U.S. troops home rapidly and safely, and to support an Iraqi-led peace process.

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.

In Phase 3 of this national campaign, during a focused week of action (“Days of Decision” September 14 - 21, 2007), we called on people across the United States to organize local nonviolent direct actions – 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.

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

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

Now, an increasing number of people across the U.S. have also participated in and will continue to engage 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