Tell President Obama, Enough - Let the Peace Begin. Contact Your Mayor to Support the War Dollars Home Resolution! Let's amplify our voices to end the wars and bring the money home for vital services like education, healthcare, and renewable, sustainable energy development. Join Us! Mother's Day is a day for us to be in action together. Help us stand firmly in solidarity with women across the world in declaring "Arise, all women who have hearts! ... The sword of murder is not the balance of justice." Read and share our modern interpretation of Julia Ward Howe's proclamation.
	Give the Gift of Sweet Peace Order a copy of Peace Never Tasted So Sweet, CODEPINK's updated cookbook for yourself. Consider giving gift copies to the mothers and other sister activists in your life who could use some nourishing encouragement in creating a culture of peace. More Gift Ideas Check out our great gift packages. Brunches and flowers are nice, but peace is the most powerful and lasting gift of all.
	Read Julia Ward Howe's original Mother's Day Proclamation and our modern interpretation. Connect all of your early May actions with the Mother's Day Proclamation and after your events, please provide a report back for our Locals' Spotlight section and include photos from your event.
	Some Ideas to Inspire Your Local Organizing Remember to post details about your event to our Action Calendar. Host a movie screening Have a peace picnic in the park You can spell out PEACE in the grass with your bodies. Have a Mother's Day Tea Make it positive, fun, and educational at the same time. Encourage friends to contact your mayor to co-sponsor the Bring Our War $$ Home Resolution. Have a Bake Sale to help fund local needs. Inspired by the statement "It will be a great day when schools have all the money they need and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber," have a bake sale. Use a pie to visualize the federal discretionary budget - let people know Obama wants 56% for war funding, yet claims to be searching for every last dime of wasteful spending. Encourage people to ditch the war pie for a more nourishing peace pie. Use recipes from our cookbook. Organize a Pink-In for Peace Plan an evening of spoken word, music, and dance performances that showcase the talents of women in your community. In between performances, have a place where people can sign letters to Congress in support of the Safe and responsible redeployment of combat forces from Afghanistan Bill # S.186. More information on this bill is available from our sister organization, Peace Action West. Also let people know about our campaign to gather mayors to co-sponsor a Bring Our War $$ Home Resolution at the Mayors' Conference in Baltimore. Co-sponsors must be confirmed by May 17! Mothers March or spirited Peace Stroll Or hold a rally. Protest outside a recruiting station or government building. Do a banner drop over a freeway or public area. Demonstrate and flyer outside a popular Mother's Day brunch or dinner restaurant. Remind people of the real origins of Mother's Day by dressing up as Julia Ward Howe and handing out her Proclamation and our modern interpetation.