Peace Action

“There are individual and affiliate members”

“Members may elect directors.”

“The finance director, executive director, president, and governing board all review the 990 before it is filed.”

“The policy is distributed to each board member upon acceptance on board. There is an expectation that board members will report any conflict. If any issue arises, the executive committee address situation. Board members agree to avoid conflicts of interest, agree to disclose to the board situations or areas in which they have any impediment to being impartial and loyal, such as if i have conflicting duties to other entities where my allegiance might be split between this organization and another, or if they have some other personal, professional, business or volunteer position, responsibility, or interest (such as serving as a vendor or contractor to the organization). Board members are reminded of the policy during board meetings and a copy of policy is sent with 990 review as a reminder.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 15a - there is a personal committee that reviews the president and executive director's work performance and sets pay level. There were no position changes during 2020. Comparability data is used from other similar non-profits for deliberation of salary for president and executive director. Form 990, part vi, line 15b - the executive director reviews. Comparability data is used from other similar non-profits for deliberation of salary levels.”

“Upon written request documents are provided through mail or email.”

“Communication, education and advocacy: peace action mails action alerts to its membership list and sends daily updates to its list of affiliates and online activists. Peace action provides supporters weekly email alerts on crucial peace issues. Peace action continues to support and grow its online activist list with over 85,000 members and groups, reaching another 100,000 activists via peace action national and affiliate listservs. Peace action maintains its website at www.peaceaction.org. War powers: peace action continued to mobilize grassroots support for an open debate in congress on the required authorization of military force fir the wars the u.s. Is still engaged in. Peace action continued to press for repeal and replacement of the authorization for the use of military force, the legislation the bush, obama trump administrations have used to justify military campaigns throughout the world. Peace action also pressed for a negotiated settlement to the syrian civil war and an end to the war in afghanistan. Peace action provided regular updates on fast moving events throughout the region. Iran: peace action played a significant role in winning the nuclear deal and peace accord that ended the crisis over iran's nuclear program. In 2020, peace action continued to track and oppose legislation to impose sanctions or take other measures that would undermine the accord. Much of peace action's work has centered on preventing those who favor threats and intimidation over diplomacy from winning a new round of punishing sanctions to force iran to knuckle under. Such measures poison negotiations and potentially lead to military action. In 2020, peace action focused grassroots pressure on congress and the administration through a series of mail, phone and email alerts to peace action members and chapters to block efforts to re-impose sanctions and take threatening actions against iran that could spark a war. The war on yemen: the war on yemen, where a u.s. Backed coalition, led by saudi arabia, executes a ruthless bombing campaign in which hospitals, schools and other civilian targets have been destroyed. Peace action worked to block arms sales and military aid to saudi arabia and its allies and to end u.s. Support for the saudi-led military action. Budget priorities: peace action continued its support of the people's budget, a budget alternative offered by the congressional progressive caucus. Each year, we seek more cosponsors and supporters for the people's budget than the previous year. Supporting the people's budget provides peace action the opportunity to educate policy makers, the media and the general public on the issues surrounding the growing runaway pentagon budget. Efforts to grow support for the people's budget involve organizing campaigns on the national and local levels. Much of this outreach and education was directed at the abuse of the overseas contingency operations account which the pentagon was using to get around budget caps imposed by the budget control act. Peace action organized several calling and email campaigns around key votes in congress on military budget issues and generated hundreds of news articles and letters to the editor in local press across the country around its people's budget campaign. In 2020, peace action chapters and members participated in tax day actions across the us as part of the global days of action on military spending. For several years now, peace action chapters led dozens of tax day actions, a staple of local organizing around the country. Peace action chapters conducted public education and outreach events and with the assistance from the national office, disseminated fact sheets and organized resources to help make these events effective. Disarmament: peace action participates in the nuclear weapons working group, the alliance for nuclear accountability and the fissile materials working group to coordinate advocacy and actions around a broad range of issues from budget cuts in”

“Affiliate and member services: peace action co-hosts an annual national organizer's meeting bringing together activists from across the country to set targets, objectives, strategies and tactics for national organizing campaigns. In june, 2020, working with our sister organization, peace action education fund, helped organize 50 zoom meetings with members of congress and their staff attended by 140 of their constituents from our grassroots network to press forward on foreign policy alternatives including scrapping plans for a 1.7 billion dollar remake of the entire nuclear weapons complex and the adoption of a no first use policy by the u.s. Also, a number of surveys were developed for individual members and chapters/affiliates to gather input on membership and other organizational issues. These surveys would provide a more structured avenue for gathering and sharing input and to help focus the work of the national organization. Peace action staff developed a series of resources including briefing papers and fact sheets in support of our campaigns; a line of flyers, placards, postcards to congress, sample press releases, and other key constituent-specific campaign materials.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year”