Peacekeeper Training Near Olympia

BASIC: SUNDAY May 28

ADVANCED: SUNDAY June 4 and SATURDAY June 10

(Note that the first two are Sundays and the third one is a Saturday. Also note that the Saturday time frame is different from the Sunday hours.)

Help Our Rallies, Marches, etc. Be More Effective: Learn Peacekeeper Skills

As we look ahead to future rallies, marches, and other nonviolent actions for peace, social justice and other issues, we want to prepare now so they will be more effective. Trained peacekeepers can help our events be satisfying and safe for participants and successful in achieving our goals.

• § Peacekeepers help an event’s organizers facilitate the event by guiding the flow of marches and other activities so they will be safe and effective for everyone.
• § Peacekeepers help maintain a climate of nonviolence by minimizing disruptions by people who disagree with us, by participants whose behavior becomes counter-productive, and by provocateurs planted by the government to discredit the peace movement.
• § Peacekeepers also perform other useful functions, such as referring news reporters to our spokespersons and summoning first aid.

The Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (www.olyfor.org) invites you to attend this training and become a peacekeeper:

BASIC Peacekeeper Training: This training provides the basic orientation and skills so you can serve as a peacekeeper. This is also a great refresher for persons who have been trained before.

SUNDAY MAY 28:

Arrive between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m. so we can start on time! Training starts promptly at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Bring a brown-bag lunch for a late afternoon lunch break. Trainers are Erica Kay and Michael Siptroth.

ADVANCED Peacekeeper Training:

This TWO-DAY training deepens your knowledge and skills. It strengthens your abilities to deal with complex and stressful situations. It helps you plan peacekeeping services for a variety of activities and situations. You must have already attended at least 6 hours of BASIC peacekeeper training either on May 28 or on some other occasion. Please attend BOTH DAYS of this TWO-DAY training session. In case you are available for only one of these days, please attend the day you can, but we strongly encourage attending BOTH DAYS.

SUNDAY JUNE 4:

Arrive between 12:30 and 12:45 a.m. so we can start on time! Training starts promptly at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Bring a brown-bag lunch for a late afternoon lunch break.

SATURDAY JUNE 10:

Arrive between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. so we can start on time! Training starts promptly at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. Bring a brown-bag lunch for an afternoon lunch break.

Trainers for this two-day session are Rosy Betz-Zall and Ellen Finkelstein.

The Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) offers this training so we can add to the pool of trained peacekeepers who can help in future rallies, marches, etc. Taking this training does not obligate you to serve as a peacekeeper. We invite trainees from out of town as well as from the Olympia area. Two highly skilled trainers from Seattle will conduct each of these training sessions.

LOCATION & DIRECTIONS:

All trainings will be in the basement of Lacey Community Church, 4501 19th Ave SE, slightly west of College Street SE in Lacey. There is plenty of free parking in front of the building.

BUS: Intercity Transit bus #66 goes north and south on College Street. Check the bus schedule at www.intercitytransit.com or phone (360) 786-1881 in Olympia.

FROM OLYMPIA: Drive east on Pacific Ave. Follow the roundabouts onto Lacey Blvd. At the roundabout on Golf Club Rd., turn south onto Golf Club Rd. Turn left onto 19th Ave SE. The church will soon appear on your right. (If you miss Golf Club Rd., flow all the way through the roundabout, continue on Lacey Blvd., turn right onto College Street, go south to 19th, and then turn right. The church will soon appear on your left.)

FROM I-5 FROM OLYMPIA OR THE SOUTH OR WEST: Take I-5 through Olympia. Take exit #108 and follow the exit a long way toward College Street. Turn right on College Street and proceed south to 19th Ave SE. Turn right (west) onto 19th and proceed a bit until you see the church on your left.

FROM I-5 FROM THE NORTH: Take I-5 to Lacey. Take exit #109. Turn right (west) onto Martin Way. Turn left (south) onto College Street. Proceed south much more than a mile to 19th Ave SE. Turn right (west) onto 19th and proceed awhile until you see the church on your left.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Please bring a brown-bag lunch. We’ll provide some light refreshments too.

We’ll provide some useful printed handouts.

To help cover the costs, a sliding-scale donation of $10-$40 will be requested when you arrive.

Everyone is welcome regardless of ability to pay.

Please pre-register soon with Glen Anderson (360) 491-9093 glen@olywa.net. (The trainers will want to know how many trainees to plan for.)

More specialized trainings in advanced peacekeeping skills, compassionate listening, legal observing, emergency first aid, and other topics are scheduled from time to time in Seattle and elsewhere. Those trainings are organized by several high quality peace organizations in the greater Seattle area. You can get information from the Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia, www.seanacc.org

SPONSOR: Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)

INFORMATION & PRE-REGISTRATION: Glen Anderson (360) 491-9093 glen@olywa.net