[SDCPJ] Nonviolent Peace Monitor Training May 11

Learn nonviolent skills for assisting at demonstrations and other events!

What is a Peace Monitor?  At numerous demonstrations of the past it has been found that the effectiveness and nonviolence of the action has been greatly enhanced by the participation of people with special skills in nonviolence. These specialized participants, or peace monitors/peacekeepers, perform specific facilitating roles for the action. Even if you have not decided to specialize in the role of peace monitor, you may find yourself in a conflict situation in which peacekeeper skills will be useful. In a nonviolent action everyone is, to some extent, a peacekeeper.

Peace monitors help set the tone for the action;  help act as a communication network; help provide emergency medical and legal aid; help maintain the internal self-discipline of the action;they may also sometimes act as mediators between authorities and demonstrators.

This training is for everyone and useful in many settings.  We do have an upcoming demonstration on May 19 at General Atomics where peace monitors will be needed, so if you would like to volunteer to help at that action, this training will be essential!

In order to have enough materials we'd like people to please RSVP; please RSVP to Hal Brody,  hbrody@sbcglobal.net

Peace Monitor Training
Tuesday, May 11 6:30-9:30 p.m.
First Church of the Brethren
3850 Westgate Place, San Diego, CA 92105
info@prcsd.org

Sponored by The Peace Resource Center of San Diego