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WINTER, 1999: Volume 4 Issue 1

Announcements

Urgent Need for Delegation Participants:
Participants are needed for Christian Peacemaker Teams Rebuilders�Against�Bulldozers (CPT-RAB) delegations April 13-25, May 26-June 7, and August�1-14,�1999.

In the wake of the Wye Agreement between Israel and the�Palestinian Authority, the demolition of the homes of Palestinian�families by�Israeli authorities continues. Over 2000 demolition orders are currently�outstanding, and the agreement�s provision for more bypass roads to�serve�Israeli settlements endangers the security of an increasing number of�Palestinian families.

CPT-RAB delegations are being formed in response to these demolitions.�Participants will assist in documenting the�condition of families facing the demolitions of their homes or�confiscation of�their lands, challenge the policy through public witness, and help raise�awareness of the issue in North�American communities.

Cost of the trip is $1700 US, which covers airfare from a designated�North�American city, simple accommodations, two meals a day, in-country travel�and�other delegation expenses. Participants should have interest or�experience in�international human rights work, a commitment to nonviolence, and a�willingness to engage in public witness and to participate in daily team�worship and reflection. They should be prepared to communicate their�experiences to local churches and media upon return.

Members of groups involved in CPT�s Campaign for Secure Dwellings, which�matches North American churches, families and other groups with�Palestinian�families facing home demolitions, are especially encouraged to apply.

For more information and applications, please contact:

Claire Evans
PO Box 6508
Chicago IL 60680
Tel: 312-455-1199 • Fax: 312-666-2677
e-mail: [email protected]

Kelly MacReady, North American Representative to the Columbia Project of�Peace Brigades International will lead a delegation there, Aug. 1-18.�The trip will concentrate on the displaced in Bogota, Turbo and�Barrancabermeja. Contact Kelly at [email protected].

The first Western Christian Peacemaking Conference is set for October 8-11 at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. Co-sponsored by New Call�to Peacemaking, On Earth Peace Assembly, FWCC-Section of the Americas�and�GFU�s Center for Peace Learning, the conference will feature leading�historic peace church peacemakers and cover themes ranging from�interpersonal conflict to civilian peace teams and reconciliation in�societies rent by ethnic violence. More information will be available�later in the spring. To inquire about attending, or to propose�conference�sessions or activities, please visit the website of the Center for Peace Learning at http://www.cis.georgefox.edu/cpl/ or contact:

Ron Mock
Center for Peace Learning
George Fox University
Newberg OR 97132
Office: 503-554-2680 • Home: 503-538-6863
e-mail: [email protected]

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