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  Friday, May 03, 2024 at 07:30 PM · 2 rsvps

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  2024-05-03-Affinity-Group-meetup

  

  Join us as we celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Affinity Group program! Thank you for being a part of the journey so far, we are looking forward to re-connecting with you and stepping into the next phase together. This will be a time of sharing, learning, and planning ahead. We want to hear about the work you have done, regardless of where you are in your journey. Some have used the 90 day plan, and others have implemented other models, all with varying successes; we are excited to reconnect, our main goal is to hear from you how the program has gone and what you have learned thus far. 

  Event Details:

  Date: May 3rd, 2024

  Time: 4:30pm Eastern Time

  See the start time in your time zone: https://dateful.com/eventlink/1280397387 

  Location: Zoom

  What to Expect:

  • Hear from each group about their work so far - victories & obstacles
  • KNV content - Discipline of nonviolence
  • Evaluation of Affinity Group process so far as we step into the next phase

  With this program, On Earth Peace's aim is to empower affinity groups to build on their successes in community organizing. We are actively using Kingian Nonviolence principles, steps, and tools to positively impact our communities. By creating an affinity group in their own areas, people galvanizing like-minded individuals with shared goals towards stronger and more inclusive communities, towards justice and positive peace. They grow internally by creating shared experiences, and a common language to vocalize it together. By joining the affinity group program as a whole, there is also an external development that occurs. The individual groups get a chance to learn from other affinity groups in other states around the country. With each Affinity Group, we are determined to provide the resources and training at our disposal to ensure a pathway for people who are interested in organizing to continue working in a structured and supported environment.

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  Saturday, May 04, 2024 at 07:30 PM · 9 rsvps

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  2024-05-04-COB-GVP-meetup

  

  The Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team works to galvanize the Church of the Brethren to be faithful as an effective force for reducing gun violence in our neighborhoods and wherever it occurs.

  Are you concerned about the escalating issue of gun violence in our country? Do you long to make a meaningful difference but want to connect with other Brethren in addressing this challenge from a Jesus-centered perspective? Do you want your congregation to speak up and take action on this issue but don’t know how to get started? 

  Join us on Saturday May 4 at 7:30pm Eastern (4:30pm Pacific), for our quarterly Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Organizing Meeting.  See the start time in your time zone (click here).

  Main Topic: We will prepare for launching 2024 Wear Orange (June 7-9) in our congregations.  Learn more here. 

  The meeting will be led by members of the CoB Gun Violence Prevention Action Team along with staff and interns of On Earth Peace. 

  It can be easy to feel despair as we watch the news. Let us build hope together and move forward into ongoing efforts to heal our communities. We need YOU to expand this work.  Whether you or your congregation have already taken steps or are looking to get involved, OEP’s Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team invites you to our third quarterly organizing meeting specifically for gun violence prevention advocates connected to the Church of the Brethren.

  Previous attendance at our quarterly meetings is not required, but we will build on work done in the previous meeting. Slides and resources from our previous meetings can be found here:

  December 2023: [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1LTc6HVDGMSBB_2bpn36BXF4BnCnHHsje] 

  March 2024: [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1p2EFTHus1rH8nxB85t8O9-8slX6kKOgD] 

  Event Details:

  Date: May 4th, 2024

  Time: 7:30pm Eastern Time

  See the start time in your time zone: https://dateful.com/eventlink/1062684560

  Location: Zoom

  What to Expect:

  • Prepare for the launching of the Wear Orange campaign this year in June in our congregations
  • Hear updates on the work of the Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team
  • Learn what other Church of the Brethren congregations are doing on this issue 
  • Reflect on your potential role in the movement and how you can contribute
  • Connect with like-minded individuals from within the Church of the Brethren who share your concerns
  • Get energized and empowered for the work ahead through practical skill-sharing and spiritual formation
  • Collaboratively identify immediate next steps in you and your congregation’s own action against gun violence

  With this program, On Earth Peace's aim is to build capacity, commitment, courage, and a collective way forward in the fight against gun violence. The Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team has formed with the support of OEP to galvanize the Church of the Brethren to be faithful as an effective force for reducing gun violence in our neighborhoods and wherever it occurs.

  Come be part of the change. Let's work together to create a safer future for our communities.

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