CPN was formed in 2004 after two years of wide consultations. It is a network of academics and practitioners who seek to enhance the study and practice of Catholic peacebuilding at a time when religion is widely seen as a source of conflict and division, not a resource for peace and reconciliation. CPN was established to address four needs: (1) deepening engagement among scholars and practitioners, (2) improving understanding of best practices in peacebuilding, (3) developing a theology and ethics of peace, and (4) enhancing the peacebuilding capacity of the Church in conflict areas.

CPN is located on the campus of Notre Dame. For more information, click here: cpn.nd.edu.



Catholic Peace Fellowship
Supports Catholic conscientious objectors through education, counseling, and advocacy. Guided by a personalist philosophy, the CPF seeks to resist war by helping those who choose not to participate in it, one person at a time. For more information, click here: www.catholicpeacefellowship.org/index.asp



Chicago Peace Museum
Did you know that there is a museum dedicated to peace in the Chicago area?

The Peace Museum promotes peace through the visual and performing arts and is the first and only museum in the U.S. devoted entirely to the peace movement. Among the more than 10,000 artifacts in the collection is an acoustic guitar owned by John Lennon and an original manuscript by Bono, the lead singer of U2. Artist Mark Rogovin and Marjorie Craig Benton, the former ambassador to UNICEF, founded it in 1981. Begun as a way to inform the public about the horrors of global war, the museum now devotes an equal amount of time to promoting peace at home. It's located at: 100 North Central Park Avenue

Chicago, IL 60624 and the phone number is: (773) 638-6450. The hours are: Thurs and Friday, 1:00 – 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 – 4:00pm. The admission fee is $5.00 for adults. For more information, click here: http://www.peacemuseum.org



Christian Peacemaking Teams
Offers an organized, nonviolent alternative to war and other forms of lethal inter-group conflict. CPT provides organizational support to persons committed to faith-based nonviolent alternatives in situations where lethal conflict is an immediate reality or is supported by public policy. CPT seeks to enlist the response of the whole church in conscientious objection to war, and in the development of nonviolent institutions, skills and training for intervention in conflict situations. CPT projects connect intimately with the spiritual lives of constituent congregations. For more information visit: http://www.cpt.org/



The Conventional Arms Trade Transfer Project
A project of the Council for a Livable World Education Fund
www.clw.org/



Demilitarization for Democracy
A research and advocacy center that works to change U.S. policy towards the developing world towards one of demilitarization
www.clw.org/pub/clw/cat/catmain.html



Education for Peace in Iraq Center
Promoting a free and secure Iraq since 1998, EPIC requests U.S. policy address the root causes and humanitarian consequences of conflict in Iraq. They help connect and support organizations and individuals taking humanitarian action for peace in Iraq. For information click here: http://www.epic-usa.org/



The Illinois Coalition of Peace, Justice and the Environment (ICPJE)
The St. Francis Xavier Peace & Justice Ministry has joined the Illinois Coalition of Peace, Justice and the Environment (ICPJE). Check out the link at http://icjpe.org/. The site features many other organizations & activities in the area.



Nevada Desert Experience
Celebrates the power of God's creation, analyzes the tragedy of the nuclear weapons industry, and calls for ending the destruction and repairing the damage.
www.NevadaDesertExperience.org/



The NonViolence Web
A guide to the contemporary peace movement
www.nonviolence.org/



The North Shore Coalition for Peace & Justice
The North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice (NSCPJ) is an alliance of organizations and individuals from Chicago and near north suburbs, united in support of an end to war and in the use of nonviolent methods of social change. Meetings are held every 2nd & 4th Monday of the month at 6:30pm at 1213 Maple St. in Evanston. For more information click here: www.nscpj.org/



North Suburban Peace Initiative
535 Custer Suite A1
Evanston, Il. 60202
847-475-3692
http://nspipeace.org/



Pace e Bene
Ken Butigan
Peace Builders Initiative
Catholic Theological Union
Bernadin Center
5401 South Cornell Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60615-5698
773.324.8000
www.peacebuildersinitiative.org



Pax Christi USA
Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence.
www.paxchristiusa.org




School of the Americas (SOA) Watch
Aims to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas which trains Latin American military, many of whom are involved in human rights abuses
www.soaw.org/



SIPAZ: International Service for Peace
International solidarity with indigenous people in Chiapas, Mexico (in Spanish & English)
www.nonviolence.org/sipaz/



Theology of Peace Project
A component of the Foundation for Self-Sufficiency's work in partnership and solidarity with low income communities in Central America to achieve environmental sustainability, economic self sufficiency, social justice, and peace.
fssca.net/peace/index.html



Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Voices for Creative Nonviolence has deep, long-standing roots in active nonviolent resistance to U.S. war-making. Begun in the summer of 2005, Voices draws upon the experiences of those who challenged the brutal economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and U.N. against the Iraqi people between 1990 and 2003.
http://vcnv.org/



War Resisters League
Advocates Gandhian nonviolence to create a democratic society free of war, racism, sexism and human exploitation. Programs in disarmament and youth action against militarism.
www.nonviolence.org/wrl



Witness for Peace
A faith-based organization dedicated to nonviolence, focusing on U.S. involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean
www.witnessforpeace.org



World Conference of Religions for Peace
Religions for Peace is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world's great religions dedicated to promoting peace. For more information, click here:
www.wcrp.org