Endorsements
Most recently, Ben & Jerry's, the Vermont-based socially conscious ice-cream maker, announced that Aaron Voldman, Executive Director of the SPA and a member of the Board of Directors of The Peace Alliance, is one of two nationwide winners of its "Peace Pioneer" contest. The announcement was made on May 27, 2008 at its New York City Times Square Scoop Shop.
The bill (H.R. 2721) is co-sponsored by 235 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, advocated by 11 cities, counties or other local administrations including Los Angeles, Santa Fe County, Philadelphia, and Richmond, and endorsed by 250 organizations including World Vision International, Girls Inc. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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