OUR MISSION

We stand beside and support all the brave people around the world who actively promote peace.

OUR PURPOSE

Peace Hat is an effort to help re-focus the national dialogue with regard to the most important issues of our time. To help chill out overheated political rhetoric that attempts to create the impression that those who advocate for peace are somehow less than patriotic, whose morals and judgment are questionable. We believe this politically manufactured conflict is toxic to America and to the world. We believe the democratic process offers the possibility of a purge. It is an indisputable fact that democracy only works when the entire citizenry is truthfully informed. Our current form of democracy is not working. It needs all of us to fix it. Peace is for the Brave.

Marla Benoist is a graduate of Southern Oregon University with a BS in Political Science and a graduate of UCLA Paralegal studies department. For over 25 years she has worked as a human rights activist in a variety of capacities with a strong interest in working on projects that aid children in need of housing or medical attention. In 2000 she founded Info-Mission to provide alternative information on global human rights issues and the immediate need of supporting humanitarian efforts focusing on medical attention in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since September 11, 2001, Marla has conducted outreach seminars and educational events that point to the disastrous effects of bombing campaigns and war on the civilian populations of both those countries. She continues to promote projects that provide medical support for children with cancer in Iraq. She is also a volunteer for Amnesty International in addition to supporting other non-profit projects.

Barry Gremillion is an accomplished, multi-talented professional living in Los Angeles. He has enjoyed a long and successful career in film and television production as well as writing and producing music for film and television, and writing, producing and co-hosting a series of radio plays for the Pacifica Radio Network. He is the author of three books and occasionally dabbles in the graphic arts. He founded PeaceHat.net in 2006 to help raise awareness and funds for the peace movement.