Peace Action Education Fund

“The finance director, executive director, president and governing board all review the 990 before it is filed. Document is sent to board members to review and ask questions.”

“The policy is distributed to each board member upon acceptance on board. There is an expectation that board members will report any conflice. If any issue arises, the executive committee address the situation. Board members agree to avoid conflicts of interest, agree to disclose to the board sitatuions or areas in which they hae any impediment to being impartial and loyal, sich as if havuing conflicting duites to other entities where allegiance might be split between this organization and anohter, or if they have some other personal, professional, businessor 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 is sent with the 990 review as a reminder.”

“The president and executive director work performance is reviewed by the personnel or executive committee. Comparability data from other similar non-profits and deliberation by the board is use to set pay level. The executive director reviews comparability data from other similar non-profits for deliberation of salary levels for key employees of the organization.”

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

“Peace education paef leaders play a leadership role in several important coalitions including the pentagon budget campaign, budget priorities working group, iran working group, syria-iraq working group, nuclear weapons working group, win without war, korea peace network and other groups. We bring together washington, dc-based disarmament organizations as well as our own grassroots network to help coordinate public and congressional education. Paef mobilized its online and grassroots network on all paef's nationally coordinated campaigns, via letter, calling and online actions in support of our goals. These communications and others like it, educate our readers and supporters on the latest developments and upcoming actions.”

“Organizational development paef staff convenes a conference call with local activists every other week providing updates on issues they are tracking and facilitate information sharing between local groups in paef activist network. In june, 2021, working with our sister organization, peace action, paef helped organize zoom meetings with members of congress and their staff attended by 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.”

“National campaigns budget priorities as part of its move the money campaign, paef has continued to build its grassroots movement and alliances with social and economic justice groups at the local and national level to move various stakeholders, influence public opinion and impact the debate in washington. Working with our coalition partners and allies in congress, the peace movement has strengthened its call for sharp cuts in military spending. Since the onset of the cold war, consideration of military budget requests has resembled a rubber stamp process, channeling trillions of dollars to the pentagon and nuclear weapons programs. The challenges of providing the population with top quality education and health care took a back seat. Paef's move the money demands are gaining greater traction as the debate of federal budget priorities continues without resolution. Nuclear disarmament peace action education fund 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 advocacy for a middle east nuclear free zone treaty to efforts to cut funding for nuclear weapons. In the first year of biden's term in office, peace action education fund counts some success on major goals like the extension of new start and reopening negotiations with iran. Paef continues to mobilize its network in opposition to the exorbitant and hypocritical proposal to increase spending for the approximately $1.7 trillion over the next 30 years on these and other plans for 'modernization'. Peace action education fund president kevin martin chairs the korea peace network (kpn), a national grassroots network of korean-american, faith, peace, human rights and labor groups promoting diplomacy between the us and north korea. Kpn held its 6th annual dc advocacy days by zoom in june. Over 100 activists from approximately 30 states met with staff in about 100 house and senate offices by zoom to educate staff and members on effective approaches to peace and diplomacy. Justice not war iran: throughout 2021, peace action education fund focused grassroots support for the administration's efforts to rejoin the nuclear deal with iran. Through a series of mail, phone and email alerts to members of its grassroots network paef worked to prevent opponents of the deal from poisoning negotiations with iran. The war on yemen: the war on yemen, where a u.s. Backed coalition, led by saudi arabia, executes a ruthless bombing campaign. Hospitals, schools and other civilian targets have been destroyed. Paef continued its work to block arms sales and military aid to saudi arabia and its allies and end u.s. Support for the saudi-led military action.. Paef continued to press for a policy alternative to the authorization for the use of military force, the fig leaf bush, obama and trump administrations used to justify military campaigns throughout the world.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”