Campaign Nonviolence To Launch at National Press Club 9/18; Featuring Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Ken Butigan, John Dear, Rev. Lennox Yearwood and Marie Dennis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Campaign Nonviolence, a newly formed movement to build a culture of peace through the practice of active nonviolence, will formally launch at the National Press Club on Thursday, September 18 from the Broadcast Operations Center on the 4th floor of the Press Building (Suite 480) at 10:00 AM. The launch event and press conference will feature former Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich, Ken Butigan (Pace e Bene), Nobel Peace Prize nominee John Dear (Pace e Bene), Rev. Lennox Yearwood (Hip Hop Caucus) and Marie Dennis (Pax Christi International), who represent just a handful of the 165 organizations that have signed on to the campaign.
Between September 21 and 27, over 165 endorsing NGO and peace organizations will coalesce to launch a week of nonviolent action in hundreds of cities in all 50 states, under the newly formed banner Campaign Nonviolence. These actions are presented in collaboration with the People's Climate March http://peoplesclimate.org, scheduled to take place in New York City on September 21.
Campaign Nonviolence's goals include an international treaty for swift action on climate change; ending the military drone program; establishing $15 minimum wage for all; and K-12 nonviolence education everywhere. More information about Campaign Nonviolence can be found here. http://paceebene.org/programs/campaign-nonviolence/
The 165 endorsing organizations that have signed on to join Campaign Nonviolence include Pax Christi USA, War Resisters League, Veterans for Peace, School of the Americas Watch, Code Pink, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Meta Peace Team, Baptist Peace Fellowship, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Lutheran Peace Fellowship, Muslim Peace Fellowship, Franciscan Action Network, National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Hip Hop Caucus and Nonviolence International.
WHAT: Official Launch of Campaign Nonviolence |
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WHEN: Thursday, September 18 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
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WHERE: National Press Club, Broadcast Operations Center on the 4th floor of the Press Building (Suite 480) 529 14th Street, NW |
SPEAKERS: |
Former OH Rep. Dennis Kucinich |
SOURCE Pace e Bene, Inc.
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