Int’l Cities of Peace

Santa Barbara … International City of Peace #323

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OUR VISION in adopting City of Peace as a designation: We believe in the fundamental right to peace for all of our citizens.

For the work of the United Nations

Association of Santa Barbara as well as the

legacy of fostering a culture of peace in the City, County, and beyond, Santa Barbara is, hereby, established as an International City

of Peace.

1. The United Nations Association of Santa

Barbara and Tri-Counties

has persistently and consistently waged the cause of peace in our community.

2. The organization created the Santa Barbara

UNA Peace Prize, now in its 5th year of being awarded to people in our community who are waging the cause of peace and advancing human rights in the world. Past awardees include Nuclear Peace

Foundation, World Business Academy, Pace International, and many other worthy organizations.

3. The organization hosts speakers monthly at our UN Association meetings for the cause of peace. In the pandemic, we quickly vaulted our capabilities to host international speakers on the subject of peace over Zoom and lower the barriers for our community to participate.

4. Barbara Muller hosts the Peace Podcast to spread the cause of peace in our community.

5. The organization is a foremost advocate against human trafficking in our county, hosting education forums and penning articles for our media that awaken others as

to how they can end human suffering to become a more peaceful community.

6. The UN Association

hosted Youth In Peril to

bring awareness and promote collaborative efforts to end youth violence in our

community.

7. The organization sent delegates to the UN’s Global Organizing Summit, to meet with Congressional leaders to advance the cause of the United Nations, and to the United Nations 65th Annual

Conference on the Status of Women and the

International Generational Forum for Equality in Mexico City and Paris to promote peace and equality for all.

Total Worldwide Cities of Peace to date: 346

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Your favorite peace podcasts now available on the app:

Peacebuilding Now How we create a community culture of peace is evolving. Peace building is more effective at the community level where needs are known and solutions come from collaboration and cooperation between all sectors of society: the arts, education, environment, business, safety and security, recreation, faith-based, service, wellness, and government. *** Goals in becoming a City of Peace:

We support the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1947.

What does it mean to our community to have Peace Officers, rather than policemen?

We believe it leads to healthier, more cohesive communities.

What does it mean when we resort to

diplomacy and peace-building to solve our problems?

We believe it creates a city with greater respect for one another, a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, that benefits all of our citizens.

When peace is the desired outcome of negotiations and community discussion on issues that arise,

We believe the community will obtain far better results that will be reflected in

increased wellbeing and welfare of its citizens. Barbara Gaughen-Muller is an internationally known peace maker. She is President of the United Nations Association, Santa Barbara, CA Chapter, (www.unasb.org) and a popular peace podcaster (PeacePodcast.org)

Sharon Byrne is VP Communications, United Nations Association of Santa Barbara and

Tri-Counties since 2015. She is a community organizer, specializing in efforts to create community voice, and reduce crime and homelessness via humanitarian initiatives.

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