CHAAT (Chapter At A Time) book club 11/29

The CHapter At A Time (CHAAT) book club will be meeting this Tuesday, 11/29, at the Alaska Peace Center (on Gaffney between Noble and Cushman) at 6pm. The chapter we are reading is the 2nd chapter--on the Dalai Lama--in Scott Hunt's The Future of Peace.

As always, everyone is welcome and encouraged.

See you there.

(Posted on behalf of Mark Billingsley.)

Rhythm Is The Mother Tongue: Drumming Circle

Tarika Lea presents:

Reflections on War & Peace - Veteran's Day at UAF

Though the Alaska Peace Center has no activities planned for Friday, November 11, some APC associates are sponsoring a peace presentation at UAF's Wood Center Ballroom. Posted on behalf of Tarika Lea and Jeanne Olson:

There's a bit of modification to the scheduling of events for Friday, November 11th. In recognition of this national holiday (it still feels right to call it Armistice Day), there will be a combined event, "Reflections on War & Peace" to be held at 7 p.m. in the UAF Wood Center Ballroom. There will be photos/video clips from the historic "March on Washington" held in September, & we will also honor the casualties of all war with song, prayer and drumming. (Please bring a drum, if you have one). We hope that by combining our presentations, there will be a greater sense of community and opportunity to wage peace.

To most Americans, this day is now known as Veteran's Day. However, a forgotten fact is that in 1938, the U.S. Congress declared "Each November 11th shall be dedicated to the cause of world peace and hereafter celebrated and known as Armistice Day."

hope to see you there.

Tarika Lea & Jeanne Olson

G.I. Rights Hotline

Alaska Peace Center is organizing local training for volunteers interested in supporting our military through G.I. Rights Hotline counseling.

The G.I. Rights Hotline is a national 800 number staffed by trained volunteer counselors from a coalition of nonprofit, non-governmental organizations who provide information to members of the military about discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, AWOL regulations, conscientious objector procedures, and other civil rights.

Counselors will staff the phone line at the Center, meet regularly to work more difficult cases as a team, and update their training.

Please contact Alison Carter at alisoncarter2(at)yahoo.com or 459-2027 (days) 455-8661 (evenings) if you are interested in becoming a volunteer counselor or supporting the program through a financial contribution.