HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-02-21 Public Comment - J. Strout - BluePrint for PeaceFrom:Jan Strout
To:Mike Maas
Subject:Endorse the BluePrint for Peace
Date:Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:07:46 PM
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Dear Mr. Maas,
We face staggering levels of violence in America and around the globe. The personal, social
and economic costs to individuals, families, and our communities can be overwhelming, andyet we have far more effective root cause solutions available than we are currently employing.
We must implement policies and invest in programs, both domestically and internationally,that are proven to work, and bring them up to the scale needed to turn this devastation around.
As a constituent, I am urging you to endorse and sign-on to this broad framework of the ”
BluePrint for Peace” in support of positive solutions to all types of violence.
These proven effective solutions should be robustly implemented at local, state, federal andinternational levels, lowering the financial and emotional cost to our country and world while
building social resilience. They include:
Humanize Justice Systems: Move away from overly punitive policies toward healing-oriented,rehabilitative-focused criminal and juvenile justice approaches that address underlying root
causes.
Empower Community Interventions: Comprehensive activities and strategies working toaddress such challenges as non-violent crime, domestic violence, gang violence, etc. as well as
healing trauma and other broad prevention-focused supports, particularly for marginalizedcommunities.
Practicing Peace in Schools: Conflict resolution curricula in our schools, using neuro-
regulatory strategies and tools such as social-emotional learning, empathetic and nonviolentcommunication techniques, restorative processes, mindfulness, and other proven
peacebuilding skills/modalities to increase graduation rates and transform violence, bullying,truancy, and other challenges facing youth.
Enhance Personal and Interpersonal Supports: Robust resources addressing mental health,
trauma, PTSD, suicide prevention, domestic violence, workplace violence, life skills,parenting skills, and related areas.
Foster International Peace: Peacebuilding approaches to international conflict and atrocity
prevention in global hotspots through mediation, diplomacy, and effective on-the-groundprograms. Led on the ground by diverse and representative local stakeholders.
I'm requesting you sign on as an endorser at this url: www.peacealliance.org/blueprint-elected
Sincerely,
Jan Strout
2322 W. Beall St #3BOZEMAN, MT, BG-12 59718
206-251-0880