CPTnet
26 July 2005

CHICAGO/TORONTO: CPT announces workshops and worships for "Seeking Peace"
Peacemaker Congress

Hundreds are expected to attend the "Seeking Peace" conference of Christian
peace organizations in Indianapolis, 8-11 September 2005. The gathering
will also serve as the CPT Peacemaker Congress VIII: "Seeking peace: The
Courage to Be Nonviolent."

WORSHIP
What spiritual resources are needed to cultivate the courage to be
nonviolent? The conference's four part sequence explores this question.

Thursday (9/8) Theme"Be Not Afraid"
Worship leaders: CPTer Matthew Bailey:Dick and Bob Hunter
Speaker: Deanna Brown

Friday (9/9) Theme: "Be Still"
Worship leaders: Mary Garman and CPTer Matt Guynn
Speaker: Regina Shands Stoltzfus

Saturday (9/10) Theme: "Be Open"
Worship leaders: Carrie Fry:Miller
Speaker: Max Carter

Sunday (9/11) Theme: "Be Bold"
Worship leaders/speakers: will include CPTer Gene Stoltzfus, former CPT
Director

 CPT WORKSHOPS All conference co-sponsors will offer diverse and exciting
workshops. CPT brings leadership to the following:

The Nuts and Bolts of CPT--What is it and how to get involved: Jessica
Phillips

The Bible--Training Model for Nonviolent Action: Carol Rose

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Hebron: Rick Polhamus

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Iraq:: Peggy Gish

CPT in Colombia--Drug War? Oil War?: Joel Klassen, Kimberly Prince, Noah
Dudley Dillard

Music as a Tool of Peacemaking and Violence Reduction: leader TBA

Undoing Racism in CPT: Maia Williams and Lisa Martens

 REGISTER SOON! Conference hotel spaces are set aside through AUGUST 9.
After AUGUST 9 rooms will be released for general reservations and may not
be available. (A city-wide conference taking place the same weekend means
rooms will be in high demand.)

Conference Registration can be found at
<http://www.plowsharesproject.org/php/hpcc.registration.php>

Housing Registration can be found at
<http://www.plowsharesproject.org/php/hpcc.housing.php>

Limited space is available on site at the Marriott Indianapolis Center East
for a heavily reduced and subsidized room rate of

Marriott $79 per night per room (not Individual) plus 6% city tax and 6%
state tax:: Please call 317.322.3716 and use the code of HPCC.

LaQuinta $55 per night per room (not Individual) plus 6% city tax and 6%

state tax: 317.359.1021and use the code of HPCC.

CPT has arranged alternate housing/floor space at area churches. Be sure to
indicate that you desire this option when you register.

CO-SPONSORS
"Seeking Peace" is a gathering hosted by the historic peace churches, held
in partnership with the Plowshares Peace Studies Collaborative, Christian
Peacemaker Teams, Every Church a Peace Church, Mennonite Central Committee
Great Lakes, Mennonite Church USA Peace Advocate and Peace and Justice
Support Network, On Earth Peace Assembly and Quaker House-Fayetteville/Ft.
Bragg NC