50 Ways to Promote Peace

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Attend a peace rally.


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Invite a peace speaker to an event in your communityor at your workplace.


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Create community;get to know your neighbors.


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Visit an ethnic culturalcenter in your city.


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Travelthe

world.


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Exercise patience while driving.


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Listenmore;talkless.


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Learn to apologize – and mean it.10

Be helpful.


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Spend time with a child.


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Practice patience.


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Start peace conversations.


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Take parenting workshopsand get involved in family groups.


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Understand that peace begins at home.


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Acknowledge and exploreyour prejudices.


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Write a


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Write lettersto the editor

in supportof peace.


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Broadcast your peace message with a flag, poster,

badge, Tshirt, or bumper sticker.

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If you owna gun, practicegun safety.


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Set asidea few minutes

every day for peace

and quiet.


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Join a peace study circle.


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Stay tuned in to what’s happening in the world.


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Educate yourself about the violence threatening kids in your

community – and get

involved in ending it.


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Learn another language.


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Reduceyourcarbonfootprint.


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Fight fairly, with a goal of resolving your differences, not

winning.


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Get involved – registerpeople to vote.


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Volunteer for a peace project, like Peace Brigades Int’l, Seeds of Peace, or the Peace Corps.


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Volunteer at a domestic violence shelter.


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Write your government and a foreign government. Let them know you care what they do and hold them to the same standards for peaceful conflict resolution.


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Develop the art of nonviolent conflict resolution.


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Teach young people skills fornonviolent conflict resolution.


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Use music, art,stories, and drama to explore

themes of peace and nonviolence.


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Voice youropinion on a radio talk show.


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Sign a peace pledge.


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Write a monthly letter to your representative, senator, or the President on peace-related issues.


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Take social action to support specific

legislative peace

initiatives.


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AmnestyInternational

Social justice promotes peace. Support organizations and/or campaigns that demand basic human rights for all people.


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Sign an appealto end

the nuclear threat.

WagingPeace.org


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Take part in online advocacyfor peace.


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Take an interest in your community; attend your city

council meetings.


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Encourage peace projects for school classrooms.


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Teach the childrenin your

life aboutpeace.

Model thebehavior and

values youwant them

to adopt.


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Supportjob-training

programsfor youth.


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JOIN: Women Leaders for Peacebuilding.


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50 Ways to Promote Peace