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CANVAS training, Portland State University, Sept 9-10, 2008

Application to CANVAS training ~ DEADLINE: May 1, 2008

There will be a pre-conference strategic nonviolent civil resistance training offered at Portland State University, September 9-10, 2008. The training group, CANVAS (Centre for Applied NonViolent Action & Strategies, www.canvasopedia.org), operates around the world, helping indigenous civil society to shape their resistance nonviolently. The CANVAS trainers are all veterans of struggles that successfully ended a dictatorial regime (Serbia, Ukraine, apartheid in South Africa, etc.) This will be their first training ever in North America. This is some of the most effective and sought-after nonviolence training on Earth.

What we offer:

~ Two days of CANVAS training at PSU.
~ Housing (local home).
~ Complimentary basic admission to PJSA's Sept 11-14 conference at PSU.

What you provide:

~ Your transportation to Portland.
~ 12 hours of volunteer time during PJSA's "Building Cultures of Peace" conference on Sept 11-13. You choose the volunteer category and times from remaining slots. More info on volunteer needs here.

The CANVAS training is limited to 30 participants.