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Guide to Peace-Building Resources Groups in Austin and Beyond

1) Peace-Building Organizations:

A) American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

(512) 474-2394

email: jcastillo@afsc.org Josefina Castillo

http://www.afsc.org/austin

B) Community Race/Cultural Relations Group http://www.egroups.com/group/ racerelationsaustintexas

Is a  Community-based, participant-driven group whose members share their experiences and views on race/cultural relations and related issues, plans action projects in the local community, and offers support to those who may have complaints or grievances relating to race/cultural issues.

Group meets on the 1st Tuesdays of the month at the Windsor Park Branch Library - meeting room, 5833 Westminster Drive, in northeast Austin. Meetings begin at 7:00 PM.   Contact:   edwardtheseventh2@yahoo.com  

C) Alternatives to Violence

1-877-926-8287, avp@avpusa.org, Contact:  Paula  avpworkshop@austinpeacecenter.org, www.austinpeacecenter.org

D) The Austin Center for Attitudinal Healing  www.tacah.org :

provides support and tools to promote inner peace for those dealing with life’s challenges, and for people who seek opportunities for healing relationships in all areas of our lives. It is founded on the premise that by recognizing and letting go of fearful, limiting attitudes, greater peace of mind may be achieved, regardless of life’s circumstances. It conducts emotional and spiritual support groups for families, children, and adults. It also conducts education and training programs, and has volunteer and donor opportunities. The Austin Attitudinal Healing Center is funded solely through individual and corporate contributions, grants, members’ monthly pledges and fund- raising events. If you are interested in helping the center please visit us at 512-327-1961 or for more information.

E) Decade for Building a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence www.DecadeofNonviolence-Houston.org

713-303-3403, Brenda Hardt

F) The Fellowship of Reconciliation Peacemaker Training Institute
 http://www.forusa.org/Programs/NVTraining/Programs.html

 contact: Maryrose Dolezal, email: pti@forusa.org

To view FOR’s  National Directory of Nonviolence Trainers, see
http://www.forusa.org/Programs/NVTraining/NVTrainers.html )

G) National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) www.ncbi.org  is a nonprofit leadership training organization which works to eliminate prejudice and intergroup conflict in communities throughout the world. To obtain the direct telephone number of a Chapter or Affiliate director, please e-mail us at ncbiinc@aol.com or call (202) 785-9400.

*For more info on The Austin Chapter of the National Coalition Building Institute,  585-0474. jillmm@austin.rr.com

H) University of Texas Peace Studies Program, Sociology Department

www.la.utexas.edu/socdept

Lester Kurtz , lkurtz@soc.utexas.edu

2)  Anti-War Calendars:

A)    Progressive Austin:  www.progressiveaustin.org/events.htm, organizations

send submissions to webmaster@progressiveaustin.org

with the words “calendar submission “ in the topic line

B)     Austin IndyMedia Calendar: http://austin.indymedia.org

3) Anti-War Email Listserves:

A) Directory updated listing of  Austin’s progressive e-listserves, see http://www.progressiveaustin.org/listserv.htm

B) Austin Center for Peace and Justice
Listserve
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://zopyra.com/mailman/listinfo/acpj
webpage: www.austinpeacecenter.org
send email, to acpj@zopyra.com

C) The Austin Community Calendar lists progressive
activities focused on political and social activism.
The Calendar is issued by email once per week on Monday

Submit postings to Tom, austin_pjc@yahoo.com in the following format:

   To SUBSCRIBE write an email to: lists@tao.ca

    In the message write: subscribe apjc <your email address>

D)    NOWAR list: to subscribe, send an email to rahul@tao.ca  

It is a low volume, (1-3 times weekly), announcement only listserve.

E)  Austin Against War Listserve  

send submissions to heymiss@swbell.net

Join by sending a blank email to: AAW-Announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. See www.austinagainstwar.org for information on their other listserves (discussion, etc) as well.

4) National Peace-Building Actions

A) Teach Children About Peace: http://www.celebratingpeace.com/book.html, ,

B) Support relief agencies to war-torn countries:

World Food Organization http://www.wfp.org/

UNICEF (children) http://www.supportunicef.org/

UNHCR (refugees) http://www.unhcr.ch/donate/index.html

C) Lobby for a U.S. Department of Peace: http://www.dopcampaign.org/

The Department of Peace would focus on nonmilitary peaceful conflict resolutions, prevent violence and promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights. Domestically, the Department would be responsible for developing policies which address issues such as domestic violence, child abuse, mistreatment of the elderly, and other issues of cultural violence. Internationally, the Department would gather research, analyze foreign policy and make recommendations to the President on how to address the root causes of war and intervene before violence begins, while improving national security, including the protection of human rights and the prevention and de-escalation of unarmed and armed international conflict.

 D) Non-Violence Resources: http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/ 

E) Pray for Peace. 
Prayers for peace from every religion at www.peaceprayer.org/iraq.html
Childrens’ peace prayers:  http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/mhudson/prayers.html
Peacemaking Skills for Children and their families: http://www.celebratingpeace.com/book.html  

F)  Peace-Building Guide

i)        PEACE FOR DUMMIES (AND A RESOURCE FOR THE REST OF US)          http://www.peace.ca/peacefordummies.htm

G) Meditate for Peace.
http://www.peacechime.org/peacebreath/index.html
http://www.spiritwalk.org/meditationpractice.htm#kornfield

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