Global Peace Service USA

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What is Global Peace Services?

Global Peace Services-USA (GPS-USA) is a movement to create a professional peace service by promoting education and skills-training for men and women based on a philosophy of active nonviolence.

Together with others in a growing national and international network we want to hasten the day when many women and men will earn their living in peace services. Some may serve for several years; others may have a full career of professional service.

They will be equipped to:

• manage, resolve and transform conflicts,
• provide preventive measures against eruption of violence,
• help rebuild and sustain communities suffering from violence,
• protect the environment and help reclaim damaged ecosystems.

Global peace Services-USA is now developing pilot projects and a broad-based membership to advance its goals.

Why do we need Global Peace Services?

Many people, especially the young, are seeking to serve others and protect values dear to them. They want security; they want to serve genuine human needs; they want to help build community locally and internationally; they want to work in ways that are ecologically responsible. They want professional training for such service.

We aim to find ways to educate and train people for practical peace service at home and abroad.

We believe that many others want to support those willing to train for an extended period of peace service. GPS-USA can link all those who share these goals.

We applaud the many initiatives at the local level in the United States and internationally which embody the spirit of Global Peace Services. Building on links in the United States, Burundi, Croatia and Sweden, we seek to forge other links with persons and groups of like vision. We want to learn from each other, developing better methods for training those willing to serve, regardless of their age, race, educational status or economic situation.

Global Peace Services is an idea whose time has come.

How does Global Peace Services work?

Members are invited to meetings, receive the newsletter, and support Global Peace Serices financially. Their ideas for the development of the movement are encouraged and welcomed.

What does the Global Peace Services need?

Global Peace Services needs your involvement now.

For several years, we have worked as an informal association of like-minded individuals. Now, as a newly incorporated organization, we are poised to do much more. With the involvement of many more people we can:

• further develop our work with university faculty who want to integrate a service component into peace studies programs,
• publish a regular newsletter for our contacts throughout the United States and in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
• carry out short-term programs testing a curriculum we helped develop,
• develop a databank of sites for those training for peace services,
• open a national office with a salaried coordinator.

There are many ways to share in this work. Won't you help us build a strong Global Peace Services movement?

How can I help Global Peace Services grow?

• Help fund the first office and staff of GPS-USA.
• Become a member of Global Peace Services.
• Request copies of a brochure to distribute to potential members.

Won't you help us build a strong Global Peace Services movement?

Please send web-related comments, questions and updates to John Stewart. Please send friendly comments and letters to Clara Doyle.

Global Peace Services USA P.O. Box 27922 Washington, D.C. 20038-7922 USA 202-216-9886 (phone) 301-681-7390 (fax)

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Last modified: Mon 10 Mar 2003