2011 Spring District Youth Global Justice Retreat

March 18th – March 20th, 2011
Camp Emmaus, Mt. Morris, Illinois 61054

When: Registration will begin at 7 pm on Friday Night at Camp Emmaus. Retreat participants will be dismissed from Camp Sunday at 11:30 AM.

Who: Everyone currently in 9th through 12th grades during the 2010-2011 school year. Friends and advisors are welcome.

Where: Camp Emmaus 1-815-734-4268

Speaker: Rick Polhamus is a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and has worked in the Middle East over the past 10 years. He has training and experience in violence reduction, conflict resolution and transformation, negotiation, and mediation.

Polhamus has lived and worked in many places with CPT including extended stays in South Dakota, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Palestine/Israel, and Iraq. He has served on CPT's steering committee and has been the CPT Representative to the World Council of Churches. He coordinated CPT-Iraq's “Adopt-A-Detainee' campaign dealing with abuses of Iraqi detainees. He has also worked with CPT's “Violence Is Not Child's Play” campaign and participated in many other CPT activities. In addition to being part of CPT in Palestine/Israel, he has led many international delegations that were exploring the issues of the conflict there.

Cost: $30 for youth – no charge for advisors. Make checks payable to “Illinois/Wisconsin District Youth”

Registration Deadline: March 11th, 2010

Registration forms can be downloaded from www.cobyouth.org Or contact Ralph Miner at rminer151@earthlink.net with questions.