Peacemaking Training- Get Involved

Sponsored By:
The Michigan Peace Team (MPT)
&
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Inclusive Justice Program

Learn peacemaking and violence reduction skills that can be applied
domestically (locally) and internationally. Opportunities to implement and
practice these skills in teams will be discussed by The Michigan Peace Team &
The American Friends Service Committee. Opportunities for people of faith and
spirit to foster inclusion, justice and peace as part of their communities will be
discussed.

This training is being offered FREE to the registered participants in support of
the 2008 Huron Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. All
participants receive the MPT Non-Violence Training Manual and the booklet,
"Steps Toward Inner Peace." Lunch will be provided.

This training is experiential and participatory in nature. Participants learn about
nonviolence and empowered peacemaking through exercises and role-plays
facilitated by experienced and highly qualified trainers. Space is limited to 30
participants and donations are encouraged to cover costs of books, materials,
lunch and trainers. All participants must make the whole training, to build
continuity and community.

Major Components of Training:

  • Stories of empowerment, from one-on-one conflict situations to small   
    and large peace teams, domestic (such as dealing with hate groups) and
    international
  • Theoretical and spiritual basis of nonviolence
  • Communication skills
  • Experience of working as teams
  • Theory and practice of Consensus decision making
  • Theory of Public Witnessing and Direct Action
  • Mechanisms for social change
  • Practice through role plays, quick decision exercises, hassle lines;
  • Forming a local peace team