Lowering the Violent Footprint of Montgomery County, Maryland
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Postponed: The Science of Peace Webinar
Peace Action Montgomery is rescheduling its presentation on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Study and Trauma Informed Care.
Stay tuned for a virtual training on this evidence-based practice that has been used by schools, municipalities, law enforcement and correctional facilities. This is a great tool for the peace community to learn more about how to apply this framework to our advocacy efforts.
Dollars and Sense
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Learn more about how much of your taxes go for the military budget and what we could have bought instead.
What’s New
- Declaration of InterdependenceOn July 4, 1976, the World Council issued the Declaration of Interdependence. Signed by 128 members of Congress, the document highlights the interconnectedness of humanity and affirms a collective responsibility to create conditions of peace; address poverty; and act asContinue reading “Declaration of Interdependence”
- Virtual Ribbon ProjectAugust will be the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (6th) and Nagasaki (9th). Peace Action chapters throughout Maryland are developing local vigils and programs to commemorate these horrific events—and to say never again. As a part ofContinue reading “Virtual Ribbon Project”
