All actions of U.S. institutions and supporting organizations must reflect integrity, respect, and ethical behavior in accordance with human rights and international norms and laws. We believe that our security, prosperity, and well-being are best served by increased and prioritized resources and funding for diplomacy, alliances, and peacebuilding interventions of governmental and non-governmental organizations to foster friendly and cooperative relations with all countries, especially border countries.  

We Affirm

1. The U.S. has a major role in promoting international peace and justice through diplomacy, actively seeking to prevent and end wars and violent conflicts, and combating poverty, suffering, and health disparities; and

2. The U.S. must be a leader and model among nations to avert climate catastrophe by eliminating fossil fuels and achieving a just transition to a 100% renewable energy economy; and

3. U.S. foreign policy must prioritize support and increase funding for nonviolent action and social justice movements around the world whenever possible, and eliminate U.S. militaristic, imperialist actions by all means. Based on recent research, nonviolent movements have succeeded twice as often as armed struggles; and

4. That Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as defined and implemented by the United Nations and member nations, focused on broad international goals of poverty reduction, women’s rights and gender justice, peacebuilding, maternal and child health, sustainable economic development, environmental justice, and health equity should be prioritized and actively supported by the U.S. government; and

5. Religious tolerance and respect for freedom of speech and other cultures are cornerstones of American values and should be strongly reinforced and upheld in all foreign policy and international transactions; and

6. The goal is short-term reduction and long-term elimination of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons worldwide; and

7. Violent extremism has many root causes. U.S. policies to prevent and counter violent extremism must include funding for humanitarian causes, drought reduction, education, diplomacy, and military operations other than war to address the root causes of extremism. Efforts should include funding as well for conventional military operations only when absolutely necessary to ensure our national security; and

8. Where U.S. troops are engaged abroad, they should prioritize the protection of civilians and assurance of human security in accordance with human rights and international law, and provide for withdrawal plans that ensure the health and safety of the local populace; and

9. The power to declare war rests with Congress in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11. It is the responsibility of all members of the government to abide by the Constitution to provide for appropriate checks and balances; and

10. Governments worldwide must collaborate to ensure broad availability of health care, health products, and health services, including prevention, containment, and eradication of contagious disease; and

11. That adequate investment in programs to prevent, contain, and eradicate contagious disease, ensure adequate supplies during public health emergencies, and to provide means for all people to practice good hygiene is necessary for the common welfare and defense; and

12. Transnational regulation and leadership during public health emergencies prevents harm; and

13. That tools to prevent, contain, and eradicate contagious disease should be free to all people without question and without requiring identification.

    We Will

1. Support a strong U.S. State Department to promote U.S. interests abroad through diplomatic means; and

2. Oppose any unilateral, unprovoked war against any nation; and

3. Ensure the U.S. does not support by military, economic, or diplomatic means any new or ongoing wars abroad that do not directly target the U.S.; and

4. Support a new nuclear treaty between the U.S. and European allies and Iran; and

5. Refuse to supply military or economic support to any ally or country that is refusing to adhere to human rights and international law; and

6. Support open and transparent trade policies and agreements that are negotiated with input from labor, environmentalists, economists, and public opinion, are freely accessible to the public, conform to standard legislative procedures, are consistent with our democratic values, incentivize competitive wages abroad, prevent offshoring U.S. jobs, cause decreased fossil fuel usage and carbon output, and protect land and water from expropriation; and

7. Oppose investor-state dispute provisions that circumvent U.S. sovereign law and undermine the right of investors in the U.S. and elsewhere to adjudicate disputes with foreign corporations; andDemand that the United States adhere to international law, treaties, rules, and guidelines for refugee and political asylum seekers; and

8. Urge the U.S. Government to provide the increased human resources and infrastructure necessary to provide safe-haven and refuge to those fleeing the consequences of ongoing violent conflict, including at our southern border and also our Afghan allies who remain at grave risk within Afghanistan or who were transferred to other countries while awaiting resettlement in the United States; and

9. Demand that the U.S. Government end the illegal practices of Texas at the U.S. border with Mexico (e.g., erecting inhumane and illegal barriers at the Rio Grande, deploying the Texas National Guard at the border, and denying access to the U.S. Border Patrol at our southern border) and disallow any other state from similarly violating the U.S. Constitution; and

10. Condemn the use of torture; and

11. Urge our government officials to (a) continue to reduce nuclear warheads and end funding for and production of a new and dangerous generation of nuclear weapons and first-use, tactical warheads; (b) resume negotiations for nuclear reduction treaties such as the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (“New START”); and (c) end funding for the U.S. Space Force; and

12. Support foreign-aid models that ensure transparency and accountability and maximize local participation, especially women-led engagement, and prioritize funding in disaster relief and humanitarian assistance operations to build capacity and minimize dependence on external actors; and 

13. Support foreign aid and economic-development models that open market access and attract investment to local small businesses in the target area while providing training in entrepreneurial skills that facilitate sustainable economic development in target nations; and

14. Call on the U.S. government to reduce reliance on military arms sales to countries around the world and to seek to reduce expenditures on the military in line with humanitarian campaigns here and abroad to end U.S. empire-building; and

15. Call on legislators, officials in the executive branch, and civil society to hold the U.S. government accountable for ending and remediating the damage caused by U.S. foreign and military policies; and

16. Work for meaningful oversight and reform of the military-industrial complex by eliminating the use of mercenaries; creating transparent processes, including competitive bids for defense contracts, oversight of bidding and implementation, and general accountability; and specifically call on our New Mexico delegation to order a Government Accountability Office report on spending for nongovernment military and intelligence operations; and

17. Demand that the U.S. government support self-determination and independence for the people of non-self-governing territories around the world for example a plebiscite on self-determination and independence for the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara (Africa's last colony), in keeping with international law and multiple U.N. Resolutions; and 

18. Support self-governance and self-determination that empowers Tribes as sovereign nations to prioritize their needs and plan for the future consistent with their distinct traditions, economies, and institutions. Work to make this principled approach effective within the Bureau of Indian Affairs by encouraging the BIA and other federal agencies to negotiate such agreements with Tribes; and

19. Prioritize the participation of women in the leadership of State Department programs and ensure the balance of women in funded programs around the world. Prioritize the role of women in the global peace processes to increase the likelihood of success and sustainability; and

20. Develop renewable energy technologies and share them without intellectual property restrictions with the rest of the world. The U.S. has a major role in turning back the climate emergency and averting a climate catastrophe by joining nations across the globe in immediately eliminating the use of fossil fuels and providing financial and other resources to nations who need support in achieving the transition to a sustainable environment due to historical exploitation by the U.S. and other nations; and

21. Work with the World Health Organization and other international agencies to create equitable vaccine availability and distribution in the Global South and elsewhere and minimize health disparities in lower-income nations; and

22. Challenge the unilateral authority of the President to use nuclear weapons; and

23. Participate in programs that are geared toward the global prevention, containment, and eradication of contagious disease; and

24. Support worldwide programs that retrain workers displaced by public health emergencies, acute national security threats, and the transition from a fossil-fuel economy to a clean-energy economy.