Potlucks for Peace

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Holding a potluck supper is a good way to

Generate publicity
Reach out to new people
Educate those who attend
Recruit new leaders
Gain organizing experience
Build solidarity
Oppose war and violence
Have fun and eat a good meal

all at the same time, sharing food for the body and the soul.

Potlucks for Peace is a new way to build support for peaceful conflict resolution at all levels. PFP began as a grass-roots movement in Seattle during the run-up to the US-led war in Iraq in 2003. Thousands of persons opposed to the war - and many who supported it - gathered in homes, churches and other venues to discuss the war and its implications for the US and the world.

Now we want you to consider building a PFP movement in your community.

Interested? Read about our history and procedures; then sign up to host your own potluck (See Host a Potluck). You can have your own web site to promote your potluck(s) and your group inexpensively.

We want to help you by providing some of the Internet tools you'll need to communicate with your constituents and peace-minded people around the world. You can build your own PFP site, complete with calendar, newsletter, picture gallery, inquiry form, directory...

If everyone works hard, you will broaden the base of support for non-violent progress, publicize the growth of opposition to war, and eat some great food.

We need you to make a commitment now to become a potluck host. See the Host a Potluck page for more information. Watch our News and Calendar sections for information about potlucks in your area.

Big marches and direct action are important and useful, but it takes commitment over the long haul to affect government policy. This project is aimed more at a lot of people doing organizing in their own community to educate ever expanding numbers of people. Turns out it's possible to discuss and agree or disagree while holding a plate of food, but it's hard to fight.

This CD is a great mood setter for a serious conversation about issues.