Nebraskans for Peace is the oldest statewide peace & justice organization in the country.
The History of Nebraskans for Peace
NFP is a statewide grassroots advocacy organization working nonviolently for peace with justice through community-building, education, and political action.
Four themes have defined Nebraskans for Peace virtually from its inception: the search for peace through negotiation and especially through the reduction of nuclear armaments; the pursuit of nonviolence; an opposition to globalization that gives untrammeled power to multinational corporations; and an assertion that we will not stand by while the rights of persons of color and other marginalized populations in our society are trampled.
Our Priorities
01.
Anti-War & International Law
Nebraskans for Peace is committed to the creative, nonviolent resolution of conflict and views war as a practical failure at peacemaking. Confronting violence with violence, we believe...
02.
Civil Rights & Economic Justice
As our organizational motto states, “There is no peace without justice.” Unless we are laying the foundation for a society based on equality before the law...
03.
Environment & Conflict Prevention
With the onset of global warming from the burning of fossil fuels, protection of the environment has become a pillar of the
Peace & Justice movement in its own right.
Nothing changes unless someone is made to feel uncomfortable.
Nothing changes unless we make ourselves uncomfortable.
-- Frank LaMere, Native American Activist
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