Title: On Earth Peace holds counter-recruitment phone calls June 12, 2006 Church of the Brethren News Service Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director 800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org
NETWORKING CALLS ARE OFFERED FOR THOSE WORKING AGAINST MILITARY RECRUITMENT
June 12, 2006 (Elgin, IL) -- On Earth Peace has issued an invitation to part icipate in a networking call for those working to counter military recruitme nt in high schools and communities.
Two calls are tentatively planned for the week of June 19: on Tuesday, June 20, at 3 p.m. eastern; and on Thursday, June 22, at 7 p.m. eastern.
The networking calls are "for all who are currently involved or who wish to get involved in creatively countering the prevalent presence of military rec ruiters, and offering meaningful alternatives for youth," said Matt Guynn, c oordinator of Peace Witness for On Earth Peace. "Does this describe you? If so, can you join us for a networking call on June 20 or 22?"
The calls offer an opportunity to meet others from around the country who ar e involved in counter-recruitment and to share lessons learned during this s chool year's organizing, and are for people of a variety of levels of experi ence in counter recruitment.
Participants discuss questions such as: What has worked well? What are your "best practices"? What will you do differently next year? What would you lik e to still learn how to do better? How can I get started? On Earth Peace hopes participants will "return to your organizing feeling mo re connected to the broader movement and to your own motivations for the wor k."
Contact Guynn at mattguynn@earthlink.net to register for one of the calls. V isit www.brethren.org/oepa/CounterRecruitment.html for more information abou t On Earth Peaceâs work on truth-in-recruiting and counter-recruitin g.
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continui ng the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith in c ommunity. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith trad itions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates its 30 0th anniversary in 2008. It counts about 130,000 members across the United S tates and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil, the D ominican 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 800-323-8039 ext. 260 cobnews@brethren.org
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