Serious about Peace?
Afternoon of Dialogue on Conscientious Objection and ceremony to become a Conscientious Objector

Friday, October 30, 2009 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Fishbowl Room, 2nd floor Dana Commons, Maywood St.
Clark University, Worcester, MA

If you believe peaceful alternatives to war exist, consider becoming a Conscientious Objector and sign Worcester and Clark's own National Registry for Conscientious Objection.

Join in an afternoon of Dialogue on War Resistance, learn about the history of Conscientious Objection in the US and globally, and hear local CO's (Conscientious Objectors) stories about resisting the Vietnam war.
After Dialogue will be a short break with REFRESHMENTS, followed by the signing ceremony, in which YOU can take your stand for peace.

The National Registry is a national campaign, begun by the Peace Abbey, to promote peacemaking as a practical ideal: a way of living in the present that represents our best hope for the future. It seeks to inspire peace and justice in society by inviting peacemakers everywhere to register their conscientious objection to violence, and in so doing, to share with others their commitment to a peaceful world. The intent of The National Registry for Conscientious Objection is to emphasize one’s absolute dedication to peaceful living and to peaceful resolution of conflict. It is only by committing ourselves to peaceful living that peace will in fact prevail, in our lives and on the planet.

For more information or if interested in becoming one of first 25 people to sign the Registry contact Emily Luhrs eluhrs@clarku.edu

Sponsored by Clark Difficult Dialogues, Clark Newman, Clark Peaceworks, Worcester Catholic Worker House, Members of Worcester Center for Nonviolent Solutions, and The Peace Abbey
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