About Texans for Peace
Texans for Peace is place for
people like you: folks who are interested in
peace and justice. The organization was founded
in 1993 for "Texans who believe in peace
and Peace in Texas!" and since that time
has focused on the following four main areas:
1. To serve as a central
source for information about peace and justice
organizations and events across Texas.
2. To provide curriculum
and teacher training materials for school
nonviolence throughout the state
3. To represent Texas
throughout the U.S. and the world as "peace
ambassadors"
4. To develop resources
and capacity to grow peace and justice
organizations in Texas.
Today Texans for Peace has hundreds
of members who keep informed about the issues
and work towards meaningful solutions to violence
and injustice. Membership is open to all Texas
- whether they live in Texas or are Texans "at
heart". Afterall, doesn't every Texan want
peace?
2011 Programs and Committees
We have a great set of programs
and committee scheduled for 2011, but need your
involvement. To
learn more, go HERE
Our Organization
Texans for Peace membership is
open to any person who has an interest in peacemaking
and nonviolence, regardless of whether that
person lives in Texas or is a "Texan at
heart" anywhere in the world.. All of the
programs and issues of Texans for Peace are
the work of volunteers and those same volunteers
are the ones who contribute the finances of
the organization.
iTexans for peace is non-sectarian,
non-partisan organization open to any person
who would like to contribute to peace and justice
issues.
Texans for Peace is served by
a board of directors representing a variety
of peace organizations. Each board member is
selected for his/her commitment to peace and
justice related issues and provides advice for
Texans for Peace.
The organization is incorporated
in Texas as a non-profit organization with headquarters
in Austin, Texas shared with the Austin
Center for Peace and Justice.
Contacts
Texans for Peace
11900 Metric Blvd., Ste. J-163
Austin, TX 78758
512.736.8385
info@texansforpeace.org
Media Contact:
Alyssa Burgin aburgin4peace@gmail.com

About the founder
Texans for Peace
was originally founded by Charlie Jackson, a
technology entrepreneur, who saw a need for
sharing peace and justice activities throughout
Texas so that it could have a real impact within
the state and around the world while countering
negative stereotypes of Texas and promoting
the state motto of "friendship". His
travels around the world have taken him into
war zones and other conflict areas.
More About Texas
In
mythical stories, Texans are said to be proud
of living in a place where things are accomplished
through fighting and conquest. However, this
is legend only and Texans today are not deluded
that bullets and atomic bombs can settle complexities
that demand intelligence and concern for our
neighbors.
Our
folklore gives the origin of our state name
as from the Caddo Indian word Tejas meaning
"friends" (see Texas
Almanac). Friendship is the official motto
of the State of Texas and by our friendliness
you'll know real Texans anywhere
in Washington
or Iraq.
Since
we're friendly we have a hard time understanding
people who appear to be mean-spirited, unjust,
and hell-bent on war. Equally difficult is finding
out that sometimes people aren't as friendly
to their neighbors as they should be.
It's
not easy to be friends with others while terrorizing
them - whether they're in our immediate family
or anywhere in the world. We call upon all Texans
to "be friendly" and practice justice
and compassion wherever they are!
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