Directory of State and Local Peace Organizations

 Name of Organization

Description/purpose

Website

Address and phone
Center for Active Nonviolence and Peacemaking
The Center for Active Nonviolence and Peacemaking was created as means for integrating Franciscan spirituality with the mission of promoting active nonviolence and peacemaking, as well as advocating for social justice issues and care for the earth. Most recently, the Center has focused on nuclear disarmament, immigration reform, the death penalty, poverty, environmental concerns, and active nonviolence.
 
  www.clintonfranciscans.com/our-mission.html  843 Thirteenth Avenue North
Clinton, Iowa 52732-5115
563-242-7611
Des Moines Catholic Worker
Committed to a simple, nonviolent lifestyle living and working among poor people. Direct service and engage in activities which foster social justice
 
 www.desmoinescatholicworker.org P.O. Box 4551,
Des Moines, IA 50306
515-282-4781
Friends' House, Des Moines
Friends House in Des Moines is home to AFSC’s Central Regional Office and two programs serving Iowa: Iowa Peacebuilding Program and Iowa Immigrant Voice Program
 
www.afsc.org/office/des-moines-ia 4211 Grand Avenue
Des Moines , Iowa 50312
(515)-274-4851, ext. 22
515.274.2003 - fax
afscdesm@afsc.org
Iowa Peace Network
Providing resources to Iowa's peace and justice community from a faith perspective
 
 www.iowapeacenetwork.org 4211 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312
(515)255-7114
iowapeacenetwork@gmail.com
Iowans for Peace
 A coalition of 24 eastern Iowa political, religious, professional, community, and student organizations. Currently run under the auspices of PEACE Iowa.
 
 www.iowansforpeace.org  Iowa City, IA
Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence
To reduce the number of deaths and injuries from firearms in Iowa, and to make Iowa a role model for other states in the area of gun violence prevention.
 
 www.ipgv.org  4403 First Ave. SE.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-3221
319-743-7823
Iowans Against the Death Penalty (IADP)
IADP is an independent, non-partisan, non-sectarian, grass-roots organization committed to preventing reinstatement of the death penalty in Iowa through public education and political activism.
 
www.iadp.org PO Box 65397
West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515)-598-4528
info@iadp.org
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
The mission of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is to empower and unite grassroots people of all ethnic backgrounds to take control of their communities; involve them in identifying problems and needs and in taking action to address them; and be a vehicle for social, economic, and environmental justice.
 
 www.iowacci.org 2001 Forest Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
(515)-282-0484
Fax: 515/283-0031
iowacci@iowacci.org
Just Peace Outreach Group (JPOG)     c/o Roger Farmer
2830 Coppock Road
Washington, Iowa
319-653-2547
 PEACE Iowa
Promoting international peace through education, intercultural communication, public witness, citizen involvement, and personal choices.
 
 www.PEACEIowa.org Old Brick
26 East Market Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52245
(319) 354-1925  
 People for Justice in Palestine
People for Justice in Palestine (PJP) is a nonpartisan group of people from the Iowa City community concerned about the crisis in Israel and the occupied territories. Our mission is to unite Jews, Muslims, Christians, and others in the pursuit of the following goals:
  • Ending the Israeli occupation of all Arab land taken in 1967, reversing the Israeli settlement of that land, and providing a just solution for Palestinian refugees
  • Ending U.S. military aid and investment that fuels Israeli human rights abuses
  • Compelling Israel to comply with human rights conventions, United Nations resolutions, and other relevant international law
 www.iowapjp.org  
 Workers for Peace Iowa
Workers for Peace Iowa strives to promote peace in ourselves, our families, our community and our world by supporting structures for peaceful resolution of conflicts.
 
 www.workersforpeaceiowa.org Charlotte Martin
chmartin[at]mtmercy.edu
Cedar Rapids, IA  


Last updated: January 25, 2012