by Bob Reeg, Chief Executive Officer, Peace Through Action USA How does an organization focused on peace go about observing Veterans Day? As the title of Tolstoy’s work of literature suggests, war is the antithesis of peace. And if it is militaries that conduct wars, service members their agents, and veterans their alums, then by […]

Do you like to read books? Do you enjoy discussing important social and civic topics with others, in a civil manner? If so, Peaceful Readers is the book club for you! Peace Through Action is starting a virtual book club for adults of all ages. Our projected pace is one book each two months. Our […]

Peace Through Action USA is pleased to announce that earlier this year we received a major cash award to enable us to initiate the Calvert Peace Project, our first community peace project. Community peace projects are our signature intensive mission delivery strategy. Through these projects we seek to build capacity of communities to develop and […]

Job Opportunity in Calvert County, Maryland! Peace Through Action USA is pleased to announce a new job in Calvert County, Maryland. We seek a motivated, engaging, and dependable employee who will contribute to the development and delivery of civic and social engagement projects for youth and adults in the county. Peace Through Action USA activates […]

Bob Reeg, on the subject of undoing racism My social media continues to fill with news stories, quotes from history, and outrage posts about the most recent series of high-profile state and citizen violence against people of African American race—say their names: Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Armery, Christopher Cooper—and the demonstrations that have ensued […]

David T. Deal, on the subject of racial healing As a trained, certified, and practicing mediator and restorative justice facilitator, I see myriad opportunities for promoting racial healing on a case-by-case basis. Both mediation and restorative justice processes subordinate any impulse for a person, group, or institution to fully decide for a subject what needs […]

“Pete’s” Reflection* on intimate partner violence I have been a huge Billie Holiday fan for years now. There is one song she covered that has always left me feeling uncomfortable when listening to it. That’s her version of the song, “My Man.” The reason I shift around uncomfortably when listening to the song is that […]

Peace Through Action USA joins the annual observance of the International Day of Peace. The United Nations and many others across the globe have set aside this day to devote attention to “strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.” How worthy a goal. Indeed, it is a happy cause […]

Day 6 of Peace Through Action’s Week of Peace through Action, brings us one day closer to the annual observance of Peace Day this September 21. Today our focus is “Volunteer for Peace.” Peace Through Action has been built by volunteers. Our founder relied upon volunteers to help him shape Peace Through Action’s first organization […]