[Antiracism] Help Increase the Peace Youth Trainings

[American Friends Service Committee]

Greetings all,

The following is an announcement for the first training in the 2006 Help 
Increase the Peace Project (HIPP) cycle.

Between January and June, youth HIPP trainers from AFSC, Youth Leadership 
in the Arts (out of Casa Latina) and FCAC Youth Programs will hold five 
peer-led trainings for high school-age young people in our region.

We will hold 2 basic, 2 advanced and 1 training of trainers.  At the end of 
the cycle, youth participants become trainers and join the 40 young people 
already training in our region (from Athol to Colrain to Springfield).

More information follows about the first basic HIPP.  Please call Raul or 
Jackie at AFSC, 413.584.8975 x203 to sign up.


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Help Increase the Peace Project: Basic Training

Where?  FCAC Youth Programs in Greenfield, MA

When?   January 20-22, 2006

What time? Friday, 5pm-9pm (1/20)
Saturday, 10am-4pm (1/21)
Sunday, 11am-3pm (1/22)

HIPP is an excellent opportunity for youth, as well as adults, to learn
some great leadership, nonviolence, and conflict resolution skills. In the 
Basic Training, HIPP introduces and unpacks the root causes of violence 
such as racism and poverty, and other issues affecting youth today.

All trainings are free, open to all and transportation and food are provided.

For more information call Raul or Jackie at,
(413)-584-8975 ext. 203.


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Jo Comerford
American Friends Service Committee, Western Massachusetts
140 Pine Street, Room 10
Florence, Massachusetts 01062
413.584.8975 (W)
413.584.8987 (F)
413.695.6059 (C)
afsc at crocker.com
www.WesternMassAFSC.org

History says, don't hope on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed-for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme.

~ Seamus Heaney, The Cure at Troy
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