PEACE MOVEMENTS

After Downing Street
"Is a coalition of veterans' groups, peace groups, and political activist groups, which launched on May 26, 2005, a campaign to urge the U.S. Congress to begin a formal investigation into whether President Bush has committed impeachable offenses in connection with the Iraq war."  »more

Bring Them Home Now
"Our mission is to mobilize military families, veterans, and GIs themselves to demand: an end to the occupation of Iraq and other misguided military adventures; and an immediate return of all US troops to their home duty stations."  »more

Butterflies for Peace
Promoting world peace and a more peaceful, productive society by uniting people all over the world using butterflies as a catalyst for love, peace, teamwork and global understanding.

Code Pink
Code Pink is a women initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement that seeks positive social change through proactive, creative...  »more

Iraq Veterans Against the War
(IVAW) is a group of veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. We are committed to saving lives and ending the violence in Iraq by an immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces. We also believe that the governments that sponsored these wars are indebted to the men and women that were forced to fight them and must give their Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen the benefits that are owed to them upon their return home.  »more

Labor Against War
Unions against the war.  »more

Military Families Speak Out
Military Families Speak Out is an organization of people who are opposed to war in Iraq and who have relatives or loved ones in the military. We were formed in November of 2002 and have contacts with military families throughout the United States, and in other countries around the world. Our membership currently includes over 2,000 military families, with new families joining daily.  »more

Operation Truth
Protest and non-violent direct action.  »more

Pax Christi USA
Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. Pax Christi USA rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination.  »more

Peace Action
As the nation's largest grassroots peace group we get results: from the 1963 treaty to ban above ground nuclear testing, to the 1996 signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, from ending the war in Vietnam, to blocking weapons sales to human rights abusing countries.  »more

Peace Merchants Association
The Peace Merchants Association is a collective of merchants (established on Thanksgiving Day, 2005) who wish to work together for one common goal -- peace throughout out the world. By joining forces and adding voices, we wish to strengthen our message.  »more

Peace Positive
We think the best way to support our troops is to bring them home as soon and as safely as possible. That's why we created the Peace Dove car magnet.  »more

Peace Ribbons
Car magnets supporting the message to bring our troops home.  »more

Planetary Promotions
"Let your mind go free."  »more

Student Peace Action Network
The Youth Caucus was formed in December 2004 at Peace Action's national organizer's meeting to create a youth-driven task force focused on engaging the leadership and involvement of young adult and student activists in the larger peace movement.  »more

TroopsRibbon.com
Car magnets supporting Bring Them Home.  »more

United for Peace and Justice
United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 800 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.  »more

Veterans Against Iraq War
Veterans Against Iraq War is a coalition of American veterans who support our troops but oppose war with Iraq or any other nation that does not pose a clear and present danger to our people and nation.  »more

Wading Thru Weasels
Because we believe in our Constitution. Because we believe in democracy and honest elections. Because we refuse to ride roughshod over our global brothers & sisters. Because Dubya and his smirky cronies are self-righteous weasels. We had to start WadingThruWeasels.com.  »more

SOLDIER MEMORIALS

Faces of the Fallen
Portraits of soldiers who died in Iraq.  »more

TROOP SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS/EFFORTS

Adopt a Platoon
The AdoptaPlatoon Soldier Support Effort founded in 1998 is a nonprofit 501C-3 organization managed nationwide by volunteer mothers to ensure that deployed United States Service members in all branches of the military are not forgotten by providing needed mail support and to promote patriotism in our schools and communities. To provide a better deployment quality of life, lift morale, and assist military families, the AAP created projects that meet the need of military requests, established special projects for holidays, and assigns individual morale lifting mail support to service members of all branches of the U.S. military serving their Nation around the world...  »more

The American Legion
It is important that everyone gives them all the support possible. Veterans of past wars know how much it meant to receive a letter or care package from folks back home. While today's war on terrorism has altered some of the ways to say "thank you" because of security requirements, there are many ways that Americans of all ages can show support for our troops.  »more

Donate Frequent Flyer Miles to Troops
Operation Hero Miles was created by the US Airlines and Congressman Ruppersberger to meet the needs of our soldiers deployed overseas. It relies on the generosity of thousands of fliers who have donated over 540 million miles to help our soldiers.  »more

Iraq War Veterans
Iraq War Veterans purposes:
To promote the social welfare of the community (that is, to promote in some way, the common good and general welfare of the people of the community); To assist disabled and needy war veterans and members of the U. S. Armed Forces and their dependents and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans; To provide entertainment, care, and assistance to hospitalized veterans or members of the U.S. Armed Forces; To carry on programs to perpetuate the memory of deceased veterans and members of the Armed Forces and to comfort their survivors.  »more

Magnetic Peace
I wanted to do something for our troops and our country. This is why we created the "Bring our Troops Home" (B.O.T.H.) magnetic peace sign. As a former U.S. Navy, Vietnam-era, Submarine Veteran, and current U.S. Navy civil servant, I feel very deeply the personal sacrifice that our men and women in the military give everyday to our country; I see it in their faces, their uniforms and in our flag.  »more

The National Guard
Thank you for thinking of our troops! Thousands of Americans are asking what they can do to show their support for servicemembers, especially those serving overseas in this time of war. Below are Web sites for several organizations that are sponsoring programs for members of the Armed Forces overseas. While it would be inappropriate for the Department to endorse any specifically, servicemembers do value and appreciate such expressions of support.  »more