This memorial sailed through committee with positive public comment and positive reception from committee members. Unfortunately, it sat on the House Calendar for the remainder of the session and did not get a vote. With Governor Luján Grisham promising a special session to address violence, we hope to get another shot at getting a feasibility study on creating a state-wide office devoted to distributing curricula and training in non-violent conflict resolution, restorative justice, and peer counselling. We will also work in the interim to get the feasibility study done without passage of the memorial. Note the previous efforts were toward creating an office directly. The name of the office in future efforts could change again (has also been Peacebuilding) to emphasise non-violence and violence reduction as well as peacebuilding.
Green Party of Taos County