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Friends Peace Teams in Asia West Pacific PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 15 March 2012 16:01

We have grown! Indonesia Initiative is excited to announce that we are continuing our work in Indonesia and, now, beyond! We hope you will be follow along with us as we form our new relationships, develop our new partnerships, and work harder to help spread love in the world. Better yet, join us in our efforts! We welcome volunteers to join us in our work. Please see our website or e-mail us for more information about how to do this.

The Friends Peace Teams in Asia West Pacific, formerly Indonesia Initiative, seeks to connect communities of conscience between the U.S. and communities in the Asia West Pacific to provide opportunities for conscientious service. Building mutual friendships requires entering other worlds - worlds very different from our own and finding our common humanity. We are building friendships among people in Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and the US. Currently, we work with human rights defenders, conflict "refugees," and teachers of young children in East Aceh, Tamiang & North Sumatra who do not support violence & war and do not take sides. And we are expanding our efforts as we grow to include other countries. We share a faith... across religion, class & culture ...in the power of a Living Spirit to give life, joy, peace, and prosperity through love, integrity and compassionate justice among people who live in simplicity and equality. We call this our real work - seeking to live with clear consciences and to connect communities of conscience.

 

Programs and Locations

Currently doing work in Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand. And exploring outreach to a number of other countries.

 

Alternatives to Violence, trauma healing, developmental play, peace  
team delegations and people-to-people friendships

 

 

Website

http://consciencestudio.com/indonesia
Last Updated on Saturday, 24 March 2012 15:45
 
Peacebuilding en las Américas - Report on work in 2010 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Val Liveoak   
Tuesday, 14 December 2010 15:05

Colombian inmates begin working on the Creating a New Community exerciseThis year saw growth of Peacebuilding en las Américas (PLA) programs in Latin America in both the number of Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops given and in the number of partner groups with whom we worked.

 

The biggest growth was in Honduras, where in this, our first year, we partnered with three groups.

Last Updated on Monday, 20 December 2010 10:17
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PeaceWays Fall 2010 edition is here PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 22 October 2010 05:46

The Fall 2010 edition of PeaceWays Magazine is out and is available for download here on FriendsPeaceTeams.org.

 

In this edition David Zarembka, AGLI coordinator, describes AGLI participation in observations of Burundi elections and the 2010 referendum on the Kenyan Constitution which went suprisingly well, without the widespread hate speech and violence that accompanied the 2007 Kenyan election

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Nadine Hoover, coordinator of the Indonesia Initiative reflects on the Acehnese concept of "Real Work" in contrast to the day-to-day work we do together.

 

In "Sowing Miracles", Val Liveoak, coordinator of Peacebuilding en Las Américas recounts the transformative effect of the numerous Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops she has facilitated this year in Central and South America.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 December 2010 00:05
 
Conscientious Objection in Colombia PDF Print E-mail
Written by Val Liveoak   
Thursday, 07 October 2010 02:19

I had lunch recently with Alejo, I can say his name without worrying that he'll be moved up higher on a target list because he, and the group he works with, the Conscientious Objectors' Collective, are already sooooo out there, I doubt anything could add to their profile. (One public act a few years ago was to follow a military parade with brooms, and "sweep up the trash the Army left" while handing out antiwar pamphlets. In Bogota! Remember, there's a war on in Colombia.)

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 02:28
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