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Past efforts to secure a stable global community free from international war have failed. It’s time to try something new.
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The goal that is the object of Project Enduring Peace (PEP) is to secure an innovative, sustainable, global peace treaty that will end international wars, and which can serve as the foundation on which to build an Earth peace system (defined, explained, and illustrated PEP's video calling card: "Ending War is Possible. Here's Why and How." www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhvUVTg2Pns.
Countering the belief of most people that ending war is impossible is PEP's primary educational task. |
PEP is further unique in three main ways. First, it’s generated and led by women—mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and aunts. Women of Earth rising up, and in partnership with likeminded men, determined to put an end to what is arguably the greatest evil we engage in.
Second, its approach to ending international wars is anticipatory, not reactionary: Pressure is applied by the united global community to prevent an attack rather than applying punishments such as sanctions after the fact. (see “How the Treaty Might Work”).
Third, it focuses on wellbeing of children, now and into the future, not on political, cultural, religious, or balance-of-power perspectives, but on the wellbeing of all children of all nations. PEP's rally call is:
For all Children.
For all time.
No more war!
Love for and concern for children is a great unifier. People of all races, religions, nationalities, and political or philosophical differences all love their children. And war is a great killer of children. When it is becomes widely known that there is an escape path from war, reasonable people in great numbers can swiftly come to agreement that we should stop making war on each other. That making peace is far better.
The task for the global community will then be to take action, to fashion a treaty or other agreement that outlines how nations will resolve differences nonviolently and thereby establish enduring international peace. PEP's primary activist tasks are to use as many resources as possible to spread the good news that ending wars between nations is possible, and to urge all nations to come to a peace table and reason together.
Time has changed many things since the writing of previous treaties and pacts to halt international wars (see PEP Rationale). These changes explain why we can do now what was not possible in the last century. One of these is the extent to which the global community is intertwined; something that affects one nation may now affect virtually all. As a consequence, this true entanglement of nations, along with technological advances in global communication, intelligence gathering, and communication, provides the means to enforce a global peace treaty, a critical formerly lacking ability (see “How the Treaty Might Work”).
This is a crucial, pivotal moment in human history. Once understood, the goal to secure a treaty to rid us of international wars can swiftly unite a critical mass of people within all nations to a great common cause.
Together, we can do this! And it starts with deciding to do it for the sake of children now and into the future and then formalizing our agreement.
Second, its approach to ending international wars is anticipatory, not reactionary: Pressure is applied by the united global community to prevent an attack rather than applying punishments such as sanctions after the fact. (see “How the Treaty Might Work”).
Third, it focuses on wellbeing of children, now and into the future, not on political, cultural, religious, or balance-of-power perspectives, but on the wellbeing of all children of all nations. PEP's rally call is:
For all Children.
For all time.
No more war!
Love for and concern for children is a great unifier. People of all races, religions, nationalities, and political or philosophical differences all love their children. And war is a great killer of children. When it is becomes widely known that there is an escape path from war, reasonable people in great numbers can swiftly come to agreement that we should stop making war on each other. That making peace is far better.
The task for the global community will then be to take action, to fashion a treaty or other agreement that outlines how nations will resolve differences nonviolently and thereby establish enduring international peace. PEP's primary activist tasks are to use as many resources as possible to spread the good news that ending wars between nations is possible, and to urge all nations to come to a peace table and reason together.
Time has changed many things since the writing of previous treaties and pacts to halt international wars (see PEP Rationale). These changes explain why we can do now what was not possible in the last century. One of these is the extent to which the global community is intertwined; something that affects one nation may now affect virtually all. As a consequence, this true entanglement of nations, along with technological advances in global communication, intelligence gathering, and communication, provides the means to enforce a global peace treaty, a critical formerly lacking ability (see “How the Treaty Might Work”).
This is a crucial, pivotal moment in human history. Once understood, the goal to secure a treaty to rid us of international wars can swiftly unite a critical mass of people within all nations to a great common cause.
Together, we can do this! And it starts with deciding to do it for the sake of children now and into the future and then formalizing our agreement.
Who Are We?
Founders
Judith Hand
Ph.D. Evolutionary Biology Decades of study on origins and causes of war and peace have shown that war is not a genetic inevitability, it’s a learned, culturally reinforced behavior. It’s time to put in place an Earth peace system that will foster enduring international peace, with all its benefits, a gift to all who will follow us. |
Anne Hoiberg
M.A. Psychology |
PEP TEAM- 2024-2025
Sue Zeifman
I’m part of Project Enduring Peace because I deeply believe that lasting peace is possible when we focus on shared values, cooperation, and mutual respect. For me, this work is about creating a world where future generations can live without the constant threat of war, inspired by the success of societies that have already achieved lasting harmony.
Linda Wexler
Project Enduring Peace is a brilliant blueprint to save humanity from needless war. I am proud to be a supporter.
Barbara Villasenor
My grandchildren, all born since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, our longest war (2003 - 2020), believe that our country was always at war, no big deal. PEP is working towards both changing mindsets and ending war, and that is why I support this organization so that all children can grow up in a world with enduring peace.
Dianne Blais
A world without war is SO needed.
PEP educates people so they believe that this is possible and then presents a plan to obtain this peace.
Cynthia Blais
I want to be a part of Project Enduring Peace because I am deeply committed to fostering harmony, sustainability, and understanding in a world that urgently needs collaboration and unity. The mission of this project resonates with my values of promoting peace and creating lasting, positive change.
Ame Stanko
From space flight to disease eradication, history is filled with achievements born of daring ideas. Project Enduring Peace is the means for achieving the daring idea of a world without war. War is not inevitable, it's a human construction. We are one tiny species on a mote of dust floating haplessly in the cosmic ocean. The time has come for humanity to grow up and leave war behind.
Pat Chenet
I have a new grandchild, and I care about what future he will have, if he would ever be drafted to go to war, so I devote time to PEP’s effort to end international wars.
Join Us!
PEP Advisor/s
Andre Sheldon - Founder and Director, Global Strategy of Nonviolence, For the Children.
Cherrill Spencer, Ph.D. - Co-Chair, Disarm Committee - WILPF US
PEP Advisor/s
Andre Sheldon - Founder and Director, Global Strategy of Nonviolence, For the Children.
Cherrill Spencer, Ph.D. - Co-Chair, Disarm Committee - WILPF US
Allied Groups to Date
WILPF – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom US – Disarm Committee
FMM – Founding Mothers Movement
WILPF – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom US – Disarm Committee
FMM – Founding Mothers Movement
The Project Enduring Peace (PEP) Endorsement Policy
Time and energy (of thought and action) are vital resources to be thoughtfully used.
PEP’s singular and urgent focus is to secure a global treaty to end international wars. This in turn will free up human and financial resources desperately needed for dealing with climate change, other existential threats, the causes of civil wars, and pursuing the fashioning of a "peace system" that embraces all of planet Earth.
PEP could devote time, energy, and funding to any organizations or groups that are embraced by The Nine Cornerstones of Enduring Peace, and may receive endorsement requests from such projects. Our policy is to refrain from making endorsements because
1) this requires research time to decide if the endeavor is worthy, a distraction from work needed to reach our own goal, and
2) these other efforts may have issues that if PEP endorsed, might cause division among PEPs very diverse supporters.
Exception to that policy. If the PEP Team members unanimously agree that the goal and actions of their efforts are primarily in harmony with and are ACTIVELY focused on the goal of ending war, we will lend our name to publicly promoting their endeavors, with the understanding that we have not necessarily endorsed all of their approaches or endeavors.
PEP’s singular and urgent focus is to secure a global treaty to end international wars. This in turn will free up human and financial resources desperately needed for dealing with climate change, other existential threats, the causes of civil wars, and pursuing the fashioning of a "peace system" that embraces all of planet Earth.
PEP could devote time, energy, and funding to any organizations or groups that are embraced by The Nine Cornerstones of Enduring Peace, and may receive endorsement requests from such projects. Our policy is to refrain from making endorsements because
1) this requires research time to decide if the endeavor is worthy, a distraction from work needed to reach our own goal, and
2) these other efforts may have issues that if PEP endorsed, might cause division among PEPs very diverse supporters.
Exception to that policy. If the PEP Team members unanimously agree that the goal and actions of their efforts are primarily in harmony with and are ACTIVELY focused on the goal of ending war, we will lend our name to publicly promoting their endeavors, with the understanding that we have not necessarily endorsed all of their approaches or endeavors.