MICHIGAN
PEACE
TEAM (MPT) empowers people to engage in active
nonviolent peacemaking.
MPT was started in 1993, in response to the
growing need for civilian peace-makers both in the U.S. and abroad.
We offer nonviolence training workshops and
provide opportunities to join peace teams.
We seek a just world grounded in nonviolence
and respect for the sacred interconnectedness of all life.
Our New Office!
MPT is pleased to announce that, as our work
both locally and
internationally is expanding, we have been offered
an opportunity
to lease a building of our own.
This will allow us to -
for the first
time - offer both presentations and nonviolence training
on site. We will also be
opening the
"Bill Petry Memorial Peace
Library". Please stay
tuned for forthcoming information on our
Open House.
We'd love to see you all there!
HOW TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF HAITI
Give to
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres :
Doctors Without Borders
operates one of the only free trauma centers in Port-au-Prince as well as an
emergency hospital in the capital for pregnant women, new mothers, and newborn
children. All three of its primary medical centers have collapsed, but DWB/MSF
has already set up temporary shelters and is offering emergency care on the
ground. For more info on their work in Haiticlick
here.
To make a donationclick
here
Important information for understanding what is
happening in Haiti (please watch):
Our Vision
Pursuing peace through active nonviolence in places of conflict.
Our Mission
Michigan
Peace
Team...
Provides trainings
in active nonviolence, designed for the specific needs
of the participants,
Deploys peace teams
into places of conflict, both domestically and
internationally,
Convenes, supports,
and participates with local peace action groups and
gatherings, and
Educates the public
to the vision and practice of active nonviolence.
To see Michigan Peace Team's perspective on the
Palestinian/Israeli Crisis, please
click here.
"Strike against war, for without you no
battles can be fought! Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and
all other tools of murder! Strike against preparedness that means death and
misery to millions of human beings! Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of
destruction! Be heroes in an army of construction."-- Helen Keller, 1940
Who needs another sweater when the thought of a world living
in peace and harmony is one of the most comforting feelings you can
have? Buy an NP Peace Bond for that special someone.
Peace Bonds support unarmed peacekeepers working to reduce violence
around the globe. You can choose from denominations of $10 to $500.
You can even frame the bonds because they make for a great piece of
art at home or the office.
Visit
www.buypeacebonds.org or call 612.871.0005 to purchase
one of the best gifts you can give.
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