| Description |
1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Why Go? -- Taking a stand -- Chickening out -- Galvanizing forces -- Individual examples -- Go where and do what? -- Reasons -- Delegations -- Peace teams -- Accompaniment projects -- Real-life examples -- What will people say? -- "Coming out" as a peace activist -- Challenges and reactions -- Talking to people from different groups -- More hard questions -- Isn't it dangerous? -- Fear and grace -- Limelight and stage fright -- Traveling in a strange land -- Dangers -- When should we leave? -- Who will know or care? -- Variations -- Specific roles for supporters -- Moral support -- Logistical support -- Publicity management -- So many are involved -- Others who care -- Learning about soldiers -- Reading about soldiers -- Real soldiers and real guns -- Soldiers for peace -- Christian Peacemaker Teams -- Organization Training -- The application process -- What CPT provides -- Language -- Room, board and guidance -- Short-term delegations -- Expenses and spending money -- Civil disobedience -- Danger -- Sharing the news -- Headquarters -- Demographics -- Destinations -- Voices in the Wilderness -- Training -- Peace Brigades International -- Organization -- Training, What PBI provides -- Other travelers, other work -- International Solidarity Movement -- Friends Peace Teams -- American Friends Service Committee -- Fellowship of Reconciliation -- Services International para la Paz -- Reality tours and delegations -- Humanitarian aid -- Radical fringe -- Other work -- The way of the future |
| Summary |
"Putting your body in the way of violence is a dramatic way of standing up for peace. Taking a Stand describes how to go about doing just that. It outlines the work done by delegations, peace teams and accompaniment projects - who runs them, what is involved in joining, and the social and emotional challenges and rewards from such experience. Accessible and conversational, the book describes the programs available, how to get information on them, the variety of people currently participating, and what to expect in terms of fear and exhilaration, resistance and support if you volunteer"--Dust jacket, print format |
| Analysis |
Peace movements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Peace movements.
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Pacifism.
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Nonviolence.
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Nonviolence
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Pacifism
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Peace movements
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005472724 |
| ISBN |
1550923277 |
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9781550923278 |
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