tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56711690828612749382024-02-20T05:57:31.289-05:00Michigan Peace Team Newsletters to 2012Enjoy the most recent Michigan Peace Team (MPT) Newsletters published four times a year. MPT is dedicated to pursuing peace through active nonviolence. Newsletters are thematic and explore a wide range of nonviolent action topics. Writers are scholar-activists, sharing analysis of conflict situations, nonviolent theory, and hands on experience in the practice of nonviolent action.Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-29434610882442432242012-11-05T13:13:00.001-05:002012-11-05T13:13:24.227-05:00MPT FALL 2012 NEWSLETTER<br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For Fall 2012 Newsletter
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">THEME: Doing the Good Work and Ways to Overcome
Obstacles<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Knowing that active nonviolence is
always our MPT focus, how do we keep on doing the good work with informed
action in community, and with commitment in the face of obstacles? And
secondly: What are effective ways of overcoming our own, our community’s,
our world’s sense of hopelessness, paralysis, atomization, apathy and cynicism?</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-8687321260321077132012-11-05T13:09:00.003-05:002012-11-05T13:09:54.642-05:00MPT SUMMER 2012 NEWSLETTER<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">THEME: Mexico
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A light shines on Mexico where there is both
hope AND suffering. The purpose of this newsletter is to celebrate the birthing
of peace that is happening because of nonviolent grassroots efforts there AND
to promote Michigan Peace Team’s new <b>accompaniment campaign </b>that
advocates action in the United States in support of nonviolent grassroots
efforts in Mexico. <b>Over the years MPT
sent fourteen peace teams and delegations to Mexico.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-63713080038826118962012-03-31T19:26:00.001-04:002012-03-31T19:33:01.107-04:00MPT SPRING 2012 NEWSLETTER<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> For Spring 2012 Newsletter click</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/16MPT_2012%20_Spring_%20Newsletter.pdf"><b>here</b></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In this newsletter readers meet some great women including the Michigan Peace Team 2012 Signature Event guest speakers and awardees. Featured are:</span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">women who embrace the power of nonviolence in social change work;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">women who work to abolish war and activate peace;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">women who communicate their love, hope, wisdom through teaching, preaching, organizing, meditating, and protesting;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">women who are mothers, grandmothers, sisters, friends, and wonderful companions on the journey to peace on earth; and,</span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">women who touch the heart and inspire us to action. </span></li>
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We hope that you enjoy the newsletter and <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">plan to join us at MPT’s 2012 Signature Event on April 29th! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-47107001440271006382012-02-13T13:36:00.000-05:002012-02-13T13:36:06.829-05:00MPT WINTER 2012 NEWSLETTER<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">For Winter 2012 Newsletter click</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt;"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/15MPT_2012_Winter_Newsletter.pdf">here</a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">THEME - Active Nonviolence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This newsletter focuses on active nonviolence in the West Bank and Gaza. It also looks into some of the core issues facing Palestinians and Israelis in the quest for a just, lasting, and peaceful solution. It is a timely, informative, and accurate newsletter based on eyewitness accounts and on-the-ground reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Special Note: While Michigan Peace Team’s work extends across the nation and in key hot spots around the planet, MPT continues to maintain a near permanent peace team presence in the West Bank and strong ties with peace loving people in Gaza. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Authors in this edition are Martha Larsen, Annette Thomas, Fred Elmore, Rich Forer, Jimmy Johnson, Kim Redigan, Egidia Beretta Arrigoni, Gretchen Smith, Nicole Rohrkemper, Jewish Voice for Peace<o:p></o:p></span></div>Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-67141332309566414072011-12-05T13:47:00.003-05:002011-12-09T09:10:42.576-05:00MPT FALL 2011 NEWSLETTER<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Fall 2011 Newsletter click <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.michiganpeaceteam.org/14MPT_Fall_2011_Newsletter2.pdf">here</a></span></span> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>THEME - Peacemaking is a healing journey, with special focus on the power of nonviolent action to heal and transform.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The theme of this newsletter reflects MPT’s belief in the healing power of peacemaking and especially nonviolent action. Rarely has there been a time so in need of healing as the present time. At the societal level hatred, contempt, and attachment to divisions are all social illnesses that lead to conflict and bloodshed. At the personal and interpersonal levels, </span>countless people live in state of fear and insecurity; many also suffer from wounded<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> memories. These illnesses also lead to conflicts. This newsletter explores the work of peace healing at the personal, interpersonal and societal levels. It's must read!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Authors in this edition are Annette Thomas, Liz Walters, Paula Marie Deubel, Barbara Nolin, Joseph Comperchio, Sheri Wander, and Ellen Barfield.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span>Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-8238270580814739372011-09-12T13:20:00.001-04:002011-12-05T07:05:39.667-05:00MPT Summer 2011 Newsletter<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">For Summer 2011 Newsletter click </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.michiganpeaceteam.org/13_MPT_Summer_2011_Newsletter.pdf">here</a></span><br />
<b>THEME – Nonviolence at Work</b><br />
This newsletter’s theme is <b>Nonviolence at Work</b>. It features three recent MPT Domestic Peace Teams working at the 2011 American Catholic Conference, 2011 Michigan Pride, and 2011 Dearborn Arab Festival. This newsletter also features the Y-12 Nonviolent Resisters and Jackie Hudson, OP. One of the articles on the Y-12 Resisters explores the negative impact of the privatized prison industry. <br />
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The authors in this edition are Sheri Wander, Peter Dougherty, Abbey Schlaff, Liz Walters and Sharon O’Hara Bruce.Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-2092164747287400782011-06-30T21:53:00.012-04:002011-07-18T14:38:34.054-04:00MPT Spring 2011 Newsletter<div><div><div><strong>For Spring 2011 Newsletter click <span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 180%;"><a href="http://www.michiganpeaceteam.org/12_MPT_Spring_2011_Newsletter.pdf">here</a></span></strong></div><div></div><div><strong>THEME: The Power of Nonviolence</strong></div><div></div><div>In this newsletter we lift up the power of nonviolence and celebrate the growing number of nonviolent movements around the planet that are seeking social change. At the same time we acknowledge that Earth Community is facing some of the most serious economic, social, and political problems imaginable. As people increasingly experience their lives being stressed by violence, unemployment, eviction, debt, and malnutrition, our responsibility to help them understand the power of nonviolence and the possibilities of nonviolent action becomes ever more important. </div><div></div><div>Writers include Emily Barone, Kellie Brandt, John Dear, Paula Marie Deubel, Peter Dougherty, Peter Kalleward, Tom Lumpkin, Jasiu Milanowski, Barbara Nolin, Kim Redigan, Julie Slowik, Annette Thomas, and Liz Walters.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div>Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-31048865572278630962011-02-02T11:51:00.007-05:002011-07-02T05:51:40.719-04:00MPT Winter 2011 Newsletter<b>For Winter 2011 Newsletter click</b><span class="Apple-style-span"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/11MPT_Winter_2011_Newsletter_4_blog.pdf">here</a></span>.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>THEME -- Staying grounded</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Here is a wonderful Michigan Peace Team newsletter. It focuses on the theme of STAYING GROUNDED, and offers a great opportunity to be deeply connected with the writers AND with people around the planet who ...</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span">Find peace of mind, and open themselves to new consciousness and creativity;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span">Practice grounding before moving to the work of nonviolence and peace with justice;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span">Strive to stay remarkably centered, focused, hope-filled, AND peacefully persistent in the midst of challenging and uncertain times.</span></li>
</ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">The writers are Amy Gilmore Cairns, Paula Marie Deubel, Peter Dougherty, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Barbara Nolin, Nicole Rohrkemper, Kim Redigan, Leona Sullivan, Annette Thomas, Liz Walters, and Sheri Wander. Their writings shed light on the importance of grounding and suggest ways to stay grounded; their messages are hope-filled. We do hope you will be able to find time to enjoy this truly inspiring newsletter.<a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/11MPT_Winter_2011_Newsletter_4_blog.pdf">http://michiganpeaceteam.org/11MPT_Winter_2011_Newsletter_4_blog.pdf</a></span></div>Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-66608497608242804572011-01-17T19:17:00.000-05:002011-01-28T13:14:29.747-05:00MPT Fall 2010 NewsletterFor Fall 2010 Newsletter click<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 29px;"> <a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/MPT_Fall_2010_Newsletter.pdf">here</a>.</span><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6Xq80ty2LxSOTMyMTcxYjItYTQ1Zi00YjczLWEzMmMtZjU3YjMzYmVjNTI5&hl=en"></a></span><strong>THEME: Children and Peace</strong><br />Our families, extended families, neighborhoods, and the wider community, give us the blessing of children in our lives, and as members of the human family we are related to every child on Earth. We love our children and want the very best for them. In this issue we explore together one of the greatest gifts we can give our children - to raise them in a culture of peace.</div>Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-16621099042124376682011-01-17T19:12:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:17:56.885-05:00MPT Spring 2010 NewsletterFor Spring 2010 Newsletter click <span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/MPT_Spring_2010_Newsletter.pdf">here.</a></span><br /><br /><strong>THEME: My Greatest Peace Teacher</strong><br />Here our newsletter invites MPT writers to respond to the question, who or what informs you, inspires you, and encourages you to work for peace?Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-42583803190354441752011-01-17T19:02:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:19:10.808-05:00MPT Winter 2010 NewsletterFor Winter 2010 Newsletter click <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/MPT_Winter_2010_Newsletter.pdf">here.</a></strong></span><br /><br /><strong>THEME: Peace Team Work</strong><br />In this newsletter we share both challenges and positive experiences in peace team work. When we work together using simple nonviolent tools, we are finding that nonviolence works event in the most violent places on Earth.Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-78309182578485541632011-01-17T18:51:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:20:30.531-05:00MPT Fall 2009 NewsletterFor MPT Fall 2009 Newsletter click <span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/Fall%202009%20Newsletter.pdf">here.</a></span><br /><br /><strong>THEME: Art and Activism</strong><br />In this issue, we invite friends of MPT to imagine what is possible when art is partnered with activism. It's no secret that a poem, a painting, a story, a song can move hearts and minds in profound ways. During tense situations, the playful possibilities of art often afford people the opportunity to seek creative rather than violent responses to unjust situations.These can also disorient and disarm those who perpetuate injustice.Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-34444846933640701622011-01-17T18:35:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:21:29.028-05:00MPT Summer 2009 Newsletter<strong></strong>For Summer 2009 Newsletter click <span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/Summer2009%20%20Newsletter.pdf">here.</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6Xq80ty2LxSYmIyMDZhMmMtZDRmNS00YjUzLTg1ZTAtOTNmODQ4OTQzZTE0&hl=en"><br /><strong></strong></a></span><br /><strong>THEME: The Nonviolent Tools of Peace Teams</strong><br />When invited by local communities, MPT Peace Teams bring the tools of Third Party Nonviolent Intervention (TPNI) to situations of armed conflict and to situations of potential violence. The immediate TPNI goal is to reduce violence and keep people out of harm's way. Another is to create the safe space that local or societal nonviolent social change movements need for creative problem solving, and for taking nonviolent action in the direction of their hopes and dreams. This edition explains Third Party Nonviolent Intervention, and describes concrete TPNI experiences.Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-4413309642104291392011-01-14T18:14:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:22:24.098-05:00MPT Spring 2009 NewsletterFor MPT Spring 2009 Newsletter, click <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/Spring%202009%20Newsletter.pdf">here</a></strong></span><strong>.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>THEME -- Peace Teams and Empowerment</strong><br />This newsletter edition focuses on peace teams and nonviolent intervention. Writers encourage us to grow in the belief that nonviolence is power and they urge us to exercise this power. MPT invites everyone to participate in a nonviolence training, and to join the MPT peacemaking mission. Be the change you hope for!Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-23369636622005263082011-01-14T17:38:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:24:00.713-05:00MPT Winter 2009 Newsletter<span style="font-size:100%;">For MPT Winter 2009 Newsletter, click</span> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/Winter%202009%20Newsletter%20for%20Publication%20final%20edition%20to%20printer.pdf">here</a>.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">THEME: Creating the new in the shell of the old</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Inspired by hope and positive possibilities, writers invite us to free our imaginations, build creative coalitions, and join brothers and sisters around the planet in creating a new nonviolent global community. In this spirit our newsletter begins by announcing and inspiring event. Then it unfolds the theme in successive articles.</span>Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-71725343143113361942011-01-14T16:58:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:25:21.005-05:00MPT Fall 2008 Newsletter<strong>For MPT Fall 2008 Newsletter, click <span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/Fall%202008%20Newsletter%20for%20Publication.pdf">here.</a></span></strong><br /><br /><strong>THEME: Nonviolent Intervention</strong><br />This newsletter lifts up nonviolent intervention. Michigan Peace Team and other nonviolent groups around the planet take this vision and other leading edge ideas to places of serious conflict and war. Our peace team members are well trained, disciplined, committed and filled with nonviolent love. The goals are to reduce violence and bring hope. We build relationships, make new friends, and the movement continues to grow.Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671169082861274938.post-35793160886371291552011-01-14T16:45:00.000-05:002011-02-02T12:26:52.396-05:00MPT Summer 2008 Newsletter<strong>For MPT Summer 2008 Newsletter click</strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/Summer_2008_Newsletter.PDF">here</a></strong></span><strong><a href="http://michiganpeaceteam.org/Summer_2008_Newsletter.PDF">.</a> </strong><br /><br /><strong>Theme: Peace Teams in the Field</strong><br />Sometimes dancing, sometimes crying, the work of peace unfolds.Meta Peace Team Newsletter Working Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679872949446178999noreply@blogger.com