JOIN THE MIDDLE EAST PEACEMAKING DELEGATION

January 8 - 21, 2008

On Earth Peace extends a special invitation to Church of the Brethren peacemakers to join the delegation to the Middle East (Israel/Palestine) led by On Earth Peace executive director Bob Gross.

The group will travel to the cities of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron. There they will have the unique opportunity to meet with Israeli and Palestinian peace and human rights workers. In addition to meeting with peacemakers and leaders from both communities, delegation members will join Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Hebron and At-Tuwani in a limited amount of accompaniment and documentation, and in a public witness that non-violently confronts the injustice and violence there.

This trip is being led in conjunction with CPT, a violence-reduction project of the Church of the Brethren and Mennonite congregations and Friends meetings. Since June 1995, CPT has maintained a team of trained peacemakers in Hebron.

On Earth Peace will assist Church of the Brethren members in raising funds for the cost of the trip by offering ideas, networking and limited scholarships. Applications are available through the On Earth Peace website and due in November 2007

For more information:
On Earth Peace: www.onearthpeace.org
Bob Gross:260-982-7751/ bgross@igc.org
Christian Peacemaker Teams: www.cpt.org
Claire Evans:773-277-253/ delegations@cpt.org