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Date: March 30, 2005
Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
V: 847/742-5100 F: 847/742-6103
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NEWSLINE
March 30, 2005

ON EARTH PEACE SPONSORS COUNTER-RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE CALL

March 30, 2005 (Elgin, IL) -- In response to increased numbers of requests
for information about how to counter military recruitment in high schools, On

Earth Peace has scheduled a conference call for April 5, from 6-7:30 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time, to discuss the issue. On Earth Peace is a peace
education
organization in the Church of the Brethren. Part of its mission is to
"empower people to discern the things that make for peace."

The purpose of the conference call is to bring people together who are
concerned and working on the issue of counter-recruitment so that they can
share
experiences and ideas, reported Kim Stuckey Hissong, On Earth Peace program
coordinator of Peacemaker Formation. Oskar Castro, program associate for the

National Youth and Militarism Program of the American Friends Service
Committee,
will serve as a specially invited resource person to answer questions,
provide guidance, and give up-to-date information. Phil Jones, of the
General
Board's Brethren Witness/Washington Office, also will participate. The
conference
call will be moderated by On Earth Peace staff.

"There is a growing movement in the country by persons concerned about the
prevalence of military recruiting and the increase in JROTC programs in local

high schools," said Hissong. "Counter-recruitment offers students different
opportunities for post-graduation plans and helps students to see that
information provided by military recruiters may not always be reliable and
factual."

For the agenda and information about how to join the conference call,
contact Matt Guynn at 765-962-6234 or e-mail _mattguynn@earthlink.net_
(mailto:mattguynn@earthlink.net) .

In other news from On Earth Peace, the Church of the Brethren can now stay
up to date on peace news with a new monthly column, "Living Peace Church News

and Notes." The column sent by e-mail in PDF format will have information
about topics of concern for Brethren peacemakers, announcements of upcoming
events, and practical guides for reconciliation and peace work, and is
intended
for congregations and districts to include in newsletters and publications.
To
receive it, send your e-mail address to _bsayler_oepa@brethren.org_
(mailto:bsayler_oepa@brethren.org) . Specify if the column should be sent to
an
address other than your own.

On Earth Peace's Peace Witness Action List, another e-mail service, provides

positive news about creative nonviolence in the US and around the world. The

list's 380 members receive 3-10 e-mails per week. To join, send your e-mail
address to _mattguynn@earthlink.net_ (mailto:mattguynn@earthlink.net) .

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to
continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its
faith in
community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith
traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates its
300th
anniversary in 2008. It counts about 130,000 members across the United
States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil, the
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nigeria.

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For more information contact:

Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
Director of News Services
Church of the Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
847-742-5100 ext. 260

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The Church of the Brethren Newsline is produced by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford,

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