an advocacy strategy which moves beyond the often empty rhetoric of national debate, including:
-confronting the violence of abortion;
-curbing the easy availability of deadly weapons;
-supporting community approaches to crime prevention and law enforcement, including community policing, neighborhood partnerships with police and greater citizen involvement;
-pursuing swift and effective justice without vengeance;
-support for efforts to attack root causes of crime and violence – including poverty, substance abuse, lack of opportunity, racism, and family disintegration;
-promoting more personal responsibility and broader social responsibility in our policies and programs;
-building bridges and promoting solidarity across racial and economic lines;
-pursuing economic justice, especially employment;
-working for legislation that empowers parents to choose and afford schools that reflect their values;
-overcoming the tragedy of family violence and confronting all forms of violence against women;
-promoting education, research, and training in nonviolence;
-respond to victims of violence, hearing their anguish and defending their dignity;
-strengthening families by putting the needs of children and families first in our national priorities;
-continuing to work for global disarmament, including curbs on arms sales, and a ban on the export of land mines.