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Key Events 2015

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January 1, 2015

PEACEMAKER DELEGATIONS
• Aboriginal Justice: 1-11 May; 14-24 August; 25 September – 5 October
• Colombia: 11-22 May; 4-18 July; 8-22 August
• Detroit (Michigan, USA): 8-15 July
• Iraqi Kurdistan: 30 May – 12 June; 28 August – 10 September
• Palestine/Israel: 3-17 May; 2-16 August (full); 17-31 October

STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
• 15-18 April 2015; Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
• 17-20 October 2015; Conference Call

EUROPEAN CONVERGENCE 2015
• 12-17 May 2015; London, England

PEACEMAKER CONGRESS 2015
• 17-19 July 2015; Detroit, Michigan USA

PEACEMAKER TRAINING 2015
• 2 October – 2 November 2015; Chicago, Illinois, USA; FULL

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