What's In Your Peace Toolbox?
Whether you're trying to talk to your neighbor or plan a presentation for your Quaker meeting or church, we have resources you can use to let people know that War Is Not the Answer and that the peaceful prevention of deadly conflict is.
Publications
Learn more about how investing in the tools of peaceful prevention is more cost effective than investing in those of war.
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Find out some of the ways that climate change is already causing deadly conflict, and three things that Congress can do about it.
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Congress can act now to invest in diplomacy, development, and international cooperation.
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What do General Anthony Zinni, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and President Obama all agree on? They all think that the United States should focus more on preventing war.
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These real life stories from Kenya, Peru and Ecuador, Macedonia, and Burundi.show how how preventing and reducing violent conflict is possible with the right tools.
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Compiled by a working group which FCNL chairs, this briefing booklet on civilian capacities to prevent war can be used in its entirety or as individual flyers on specific capacities including diplomacy, development, early warning, international action and security assistance.
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For each dollar of federal income tax we pay in 2011, the government spends about 39 cents on current and past wars and only 2 cents on diplomacy, development, and war prevention.
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The concept that the U.S. should shape its foreign policy and invest resources in preventing, not fighting, wars is now increasingly accepted in Washington and beyond. But this welcome political discourse has not yet been matched by substantive policy change. And the 112th Congress has brought new challenges. Peace is Possible
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This book by Dylan Matthews includes 50 short accounts from around the world of what ordinary people are doing to stop war.
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The United States and many of its global partners are developing other tools to respond to, and even prevent, deadly conflict. We call on the U.S. government to make good on its endorsement of an emerging global norm to protect civilians from genocide and other mass atrocities, a norm known as the “responsibility to protect.” The United States should fulfill this commitment by investing more resources in keeping conflicts from turning deadly in the first place.
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Films and Audio Recordings
Joe Volk, former FCNL Executive Secretary, talked about the Responsibility to Protect on the GD2010 Episode: Justified Force? Preventing Genocide in the 21st Century. Armed intervention or peaceful negotiation? This episode explores the international toolbox for preventing genocide, offering commentary on emerging doctrines like the Responsibility to Protect.
Watch the episode on the Foreign Policy Association website
Bridget Moix talks with FCNL's Jim Cason and David Culp about FCNL change strategies at our 2009 Annual Meeting.
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More Resources
Write letters to your elected officials about the peaceful prevention of deadly conflict. See suggestions on possible topics and tips on encouraging people in your community to write letters.
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Feel free to use FCNL's PowerPoint presentation when talking with your community about peaceful prevention.
