SUMMER, 1998: Volume 3 Issue 2

Volunteer Opportunities

Friends Peace Teams Project will help support volunteers to Christian�Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and Peace Brigades International (PBI). Volunteers�should apply to CPT or PBI and contact FPTP as soon as possible, and�should follow FPTP�s guidelines for sponsorship.

FTPT�s Guidelines for Sponsorship

• obtain a written report from a clearness committee within an�applicant�s Friends Meeting or Church,
  
• forward of a copy of the�applicant�s CPT or PBI application to FPTP,
  
• make a plan for fund�raising, oversight and spiritual support by the applicant and his or her�supporting Meeting or Church.

Currently, CPT has year-round projects in Hebron, West Bank and in�Richmond,Virginia, and is exploring setting up one in Chiapas, Mexico.�Volunteers may also participate in short-term teams (delegations) to�these and other sites. Contact CPT at PO Box 6508, Chicago IL,�60680-6508, tel: 312-455-1199, e-mail: [email protected], website: http://www.prairienet.org/cpt/.

On Sep. 11-18, PBI will hold a training for volunteers for Nonviolent Support and Protective Accompaniment Projects in Colombia, Guatemala, Chiapas, Haiti, the Balkans, and North America.�For more information contact PBI at 2642 College Ave, Berkeley CA 94704, tel:�510-540-0749, fax: 510-849-1247, e-mail: [email protected].

Quaker sources of information on volunteer work: The Quaker Information Center, 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19102, tel: 215-241-7024, web site: http://www.afsc.org/qic/htm, or e-mail: [email protected]; and Quaker Volunteer Service, Training and Witness, Directory of Quaker Service, Training, Witness and Interships, Jan., 1997, edition, available from Kenneth Ives, 401 E 32nd St #1002, Chicago IL 60616 or on the web at: http://www.uic.edu/~conant/qvstc.

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