Read our annual report of our activities in 2011. http://peaceactionmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ann_rpt_2011.pdf
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The Montgomery County Council Resolution on Defense Spending
You can read the full text of the Montgomery County Council resolution calling on Congress to cut defense spending here. (http://peaceactionmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/final-council-res.doc). This was the resolution that was shot down after a lobbying campaign by Lockheed Martin. Here is some of … more
See What We Did in October, 2011
Through our coalition, Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home, we held Town Halls in Silver Spring and Baltimore, focused on cutting military spending and funding our communities–over 500 people attended these, showing the strong support in our community … more
Are you celebrating with champagne or with tears?
We are, of course, talking about the supposed end of the Iraq war. Because Iraq refused to provide blanket immunity for any crimes that might be committed by U.S. military personnel, Pres. Obama decided to bring the troops home. However, … more
Maryland Responds to the Debt Deal: No Deal, No Way!
“I haven’t given up on the American people, but I have given up on the Democrats,” my friend told me last week. A life-long Democrat and an active participant in several legislative campaigns in Maryland, she has dropped her membership … more
Strategies needed to fund our communities, not unpopular wars.
Send Fund Our Communities your ideas for redirecting our tax dollars from military spending to where we need it! more
Join the Fund Our Communities Coalition
Join the Network of Spiritual Progressives; CASA de Maryland; Progressive Democrats of America/MD; Chesapeake Climate Action; Peace Action Montgomery and more in the effort to cut military spending and fund community needs! more
BDS Campaign
Take Action Palestine
Our new Take Action Palestine page features information on how to organize your own boycott, visit Palestine to learn about the occupation yourself, lobby for Palestinian rights, and connect with other organizations. Check it out! more
A WIN FOR PEACE! Lockheed Martin Tax Break Fails
“Three council members stated publicly that they would not support the legislation. The bill was [...] pulled from the agenda of the committee [...]—effectively killing it.” more