The One Thing Americans Agree on
Khody Akhavi and Steve McMaster / The Quincy Institute

(May 2, 2024) — America’s disastrous foreign policies have roiled our nation’s politics more than any time in recent memory. The Quincy Institute aims to channel this upset into a movement that unites Americans from all sides against Washington’s war machine.

If We Had a Department of Peace….

This pitch for creating a Department of Peace shows up at the end of PeaceNow’s short, ‘s short, award-winning war-versus-forgiveness film, “Admissions“:

“In 1793, Benjamin Rush, a founding father of the United States, called for the creation of a Department of Peace that would be on equal footing with the Department of War. The department’s purpose was to cultivate peace with all humankind, subdue passion for warm and inspire veneration for human life.

“In 1935, the first bill was introduced in Congress calling for the creation of a United States Department of Peace. Since the, over 100 similar bills have been introduced in 31 other Congressional sessions.

“No bill has ever passed.”

To help remedy this, PeaceNow.com has partnered with the UN Culture of Peace andns The Global Alliance for Ministries & Infrastructures for Peace to gather one billion signatures calling for a UN Global Resolution that would create “Ministries, Departments and Infrastructures for Peace in governments worldwide.” To sign the resolution, please visit: PeaceNow.com.