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Peacemaker Corps Training

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:35:11 -0600

Start: 07/15/2008 - 00:00

End: 08/15/2008 - 00:00

Application Deadline: May 1, 2008

Colombia Delegation to Mining Zone (Southern Bolívar)

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:14:59 -0500

Start: 07/16/2008 - 00:00

End: 07/29/2008 - 00:00

July 16-29, 2008: The San Lucas Mountains in southern Bolívar house the most valuable and largely unexploited gold reserve in the Americas. More than 30,000 people depend on small-scale mining for a living. Long-recognized as a centre for guerrilla activity, paramilitaries began to move into the area in the last decade.

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Palestine / Israel Delegation

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:15:31 -0500

Start: 07/22/2008 - 12:00

End: 08/04/2008 - 12:00

July 22 -August 4, October 14-27, November 19 -December 2

As government officials debate official proposals, construction continues on the “security wall” separating Israel from the West Bank and Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians both suffer losses from violent incidents. Expanding Israeli settlements threaten Palestinian land and homes, and West Bank families face road closures, curfews and land confiscation. CPT delegation members will gain a perspective on how daily life is affected by these issues.

Iraq delegation - Kurdish North

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:16:32 -0500

Start: 07/31/2008 - 17:25

End: 08/14/2008 - 17:25

Join CPT's first ever delegation to the Kurdish north of Iraq. Hear first-hand stories of a people subjected to decades of violence and oppression by the Western-backed regime of Saddam Hussein, international economic sanctions, and the US-led invasion, occupation and betrayal. While governments of the West continue to debate the future of lands and peoples not their own, this delegation is an opportunity for you to engage in bridge-building between people here and at home, to experience the hospitality and hope of the Kurdish region and its people, and to come to