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Walking for Peacebuilding in the Inland Empire and in the Nation IEDOPNA hosts 5th Annual Walk for a U.S. Dept. of Peacebuilding

The Inland Empire Do Peace and Nonviolence Alliance’s (IEDOPNA.blogspot.org) Annual Walk for a Department of Peacebuilding began with a group of eight women — students, mothers, and a grandmother who walked along the sidewalk in front of Ontario Mills with posters promoting the establishment of a U.S. Department of Peace.  They were greeted with honks of support and raised money for the national campaign.  Since then, the group has grown and has twice hosted the walk on Hospitality Lane in San Bernardino, and last year, in Downtown Riverside. The 5th Annual Walk for a Department of Peacebuilding will once again...

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Peace, ice cream and civic engagement debuts in Fontana Bi-partisan Youth PROMISE Act highlight of event

Peace & ice cream will be the stars in a headline event to promote community civic engagement in Fontana Tuesday. The Inland Empire Do Peace & Nonviolence Alliance (IEDOPNA) is hosting “Peacebuilding with Ice Cream: The Solutions are Everywhere,” an event to highlight the Youth PROMISE (Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education) Act, a bi-partisan initiative before congress that promises solutions to juvenile delinquency, incarceration and recidivism. “The Center for Disease Control reports that homicide is the second leading cause of death for youth between the ages of 10 and 24 years-old,” said Bobbi Jo Chavarria,...

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