On Earth Peace issues invitation to counter-recruitment calls.

On Earth Peace has issued an invitation to participate in a networking call for those working to counter military recruitment 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 recruiters, and offering meaningful alternatives for youth," said Matt Guynn, coordinator 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 are involved in counter-recruitment and to share lessons learned during this school year's organizing, and are for people of a variety of levels of experience 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 like to still learn how to do better? How can I get started?

On Earth Peace hopes participants will "return to your organizing feeling more connected to the broader movement and to your own motivations for the work."

Contact Guynn at mattguynn@earthlink.net to register for one of the calls. Visit www.brethren.org/oepa/CounterRecruitment.html for more information about On Earth Peace's work on truth-in-recruiting and counter-recruiting.

Source: 6/7/2006 Newsline
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