I am a CPT Reservist (part-time worker) in my early 40s, a member of the Toronto Catholic Worker community, and a queer activist.

 

Where have you worked with CPT?

Chiapas (Mexico), Burnt Church (Esgenoopetitj, Canada), Colombia, Palestine, Anishnabe territory (Canada)

 

How did you get involved?

Scott Kerr is a graduate of Anderson University with a major in Political Science.  After graduating in the Summer of 1999 Kerr began work with Christian Peacemaker Teams.  Beginning in Chiapas Mexico with the Abejas, a mayan indigenous Catholic community, Kerr accompanied some members as they returned to their villages of origin after fleeing in terror after the 1997 massacre of 45 of their friends and family.  After working in Chiapas for over a year, Kerr began working in Colombia implementing a plan to accompany a threatened community.  There in Colombia the team accompanied over 70 fa

Matthew has been a part-time CPTer since 1998. In addition to participating in CPT teams and delegations in Iraq, Chiapas, Esgenoopetitj, and Ontario, Matthew has been actively involved in a variety of local peace and justice activities in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. In recent years, he worked as an associate pastor of a Mennonite church, completed a Master's degree in Peace Studies, and taught an undergraduate course on the history of peace movements.

Scott is a Reserve member of the Peacemaker Corps. His first involvement with CPT was participating on a delegation to Chiapas, Mexico, in July 2001. He completed training in May 2002, beginning as a Reservist. He has served five terms in Colombia, totalling 12 months, and two months in Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows, ON). He also completed a three-year term providing support to the CPT Toronto office. Prior to joining CPT, Scott completed a pastoral internship at First Mennonite Church and House of Friendship, a Christian social-service