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Who We Are ½ Mission ½ Vision ½ Pledge ½ Membership ½ News ½ Links ½ Contact
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Who We Are
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Grand Rapids Peace Team, an affiliate of Michigan Peace Team in Lansing, Michigan, is associated with the
Institute for Global Education in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Our Mission
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To promote nonviolent solutions to
conflict
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Our Vision
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Grand Rapids Peace Team exists to present
nonviolence as a real alternative. We aspire to be a constructive, positive
force, not simply a critical and reactionary one. We accomplish this through:
- our visible presence in public actions and
vigils
- helping to plan and participate in local
events
- speaking engagements
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Our Pledge
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- My attitude will be one of openness and respect
toward all people I encounter -- even those with whom I disagree.
- I will use no violence, verbal or physical,
toward any person.
- I will refuse to retaliate with violence if
threatened, but will seek nonviolent ways to deal with conflict.
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Membership
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Required:
- Membership in the Institute for Global
Education
- Commitment to our three-point pledge
Recommended:
- Michigan Peace Team training in nonviolence
- Regular attendance at meetings
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News
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The following documents are available in
PDF format and can be viewed only with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not
already have this software, you may download it for free here.
- Cover letter for the pilot issue of our newsletter
- GRPT News, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring & Summer 2002)
- GRPT News, Vol. 1, No. 2
(Fall & Winter 2002)
- GRPT News, Vol. 2, No. 1
(Spring & Summer 2003)
- GRPT News, Vol. 2, No. 2
(Fall & Winter 2003)
- GRPT
News, Vol. 3,
No. 1 (Spring & Summer 2004)
- GRPT
News, Vol. 3,
No. 2 (Fall & Winter 2004)
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Related Links
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Grand Rapids Peace Presence
Readings in Nonviolence
West Michigan
Justice and Peace Coalition
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Contact Us
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