Peace Activist Trainee (PAT) Program 2008
Each year, the Abe Keller Peace Education Fund and
WWFOR offer Peace Activist Traineeships for high school sophomores and juniors interested in
spending time in pursuit of peace and justice.
They look for youth interested in gaining the skills to be an effective organizer for a better
world and also interested in justice and peace issues such as:
- Military Recruitment
- Promoting a Peaceful Alternative to the War on Terrorism
- Nuclear Disarmament
- Economic and Social Justice
- Ending the Occupation of Iraq
- Racial Justice
- Immigrant Rights
This paid traineeship spans most of July and includes doing social
action projects that may focus on some of the areas listed above. The youth receive training
in organizing skills such as media
relations, lobbying, planning a campaign for change, designing a flyer, public speaking, listening
and talking to a wide variety of people, being a peace keeper. They work with experienced
organizers and learn how a social change organization operates.
Dates and applications for the 2009 program will be posted in the spring.