╨╧рб▒с>■  =?■   <                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴M Ё┐кbjbjт=т= АWАWк      lааааааа┤ьььь ° ┤щ╢hjjjjjj$Я ┐иОаОTаагTTT"ааhThTThааh аЎъ`Дя┼┤8ь2"hh╣0щhg Tg hT┤┤аааа┘Eric Banner:4) Global - the Peacemaker Training InstituteWow, I donТt even know where to start with PTI. One of the things we did at PTI was set out a blanket with four corners. On each corner the facilitators placed an object representing a part of nonviolent action. One corner was a band-aid, to symbolize the work we do to clean up after violence has happened. Another corner was a plant, to symbolize the growing of new institutions that promote nonviolent solutions to problems and seek to prevent problems arising. Another corner was crystals, to symbolize consciousness-raising work. The final corner was a stop sign, to symbolize the work we do to stop violence when it is happening. This, I think, is really about recognizing the whole of the movement that nonviolence is. All these kinds of work are incredibly important, and at different times in our lives different parts of these works call to us. If we all did one kind of work the solution wouldnТt be whole, but only partial. We must address the violence that has happened to people, to speak its name and hear how it has affected them, and when we have been the cause we must listen especially hard instead of being defensive. We must envision a new way, because a movement that focuses solely on how things are wrong will never win the opportunity to prove itself the better alternative. We must stop violence when it is happening, by the protective use of force if necessary; so that we do not spend our whole lives fighting a rear guard battle against the fallout of violence. We must build new institutions that enshrine the guiding principles of respectful nonviolence as the center of their existence, because only when people see that it works will they believe that it is an option. It cannot be done in isolation, these new institutions must live in the place that can be seen and observed by those who are not yet believers, lest we become monasteries of nonviolence that sit by while the world burns around us. The whole is made of the parts, and those parts need not be one or aspire to be one and the same, but by tending to the connections between the whole we can make sure there is room for all to grow in a healthy place. The world will never be free of pain, or sorrow, but when we build a global community, local communities, relationships with others, and ourselves, that catch us when we fall, that help us pick up after the tsunamis and random acts of nature, we can live through the pain and begin to create anew. Creation, connection, engagement. These are the reasons we practice nonviolence, because the lilacs matter, and sometimes itТs good to just be.Meiyappan Thandayuthapani:PTI was a life changing experience for me. I went to the PTI when I was pretty new to the USA. I came here in July 2004. PTI was held in January 2005. All the things that happened were pretty new to me. First and foremost difference for me was to stay with Americans. Pretty much all my life I have lived with Indians. I have always been interested in peace and believe that every human being is equal. ФEverybody bleedsФ is what I believe. Right from the time I left Manhattan for the PTI, I was really excited. I should say I was not disappointed with what I got from the training. Each and every day was a new learning experience for me. After all each day in life is a learning experience. The first day was kind of icebreaker sessions where we met each other and knew more about our backgrounds. To my surprise I met a guy who was bought up in my hometown in India till he was 8. So here in some part of the world, I met a guy with whom I can converse in my mother tongue. I wondered how big the world is and yet so small. Each one in the group was different in their own way. I enjoyed learning about their lives. We had many activities, discussions about so many issues plaguing the society. I felt that most of these difference was because of man hating man which made me wonder why god created a place where all can live together. Everyone had stories to share with us, real stories that had affected them to an extent that is unimaginable. We had some activities that really touched me and made me think, like the hunger banquet, comparison of the US to the other countries in the world. We lost electricity for 2 days in the midst of the cold cold January in PA. I thought, after all it happens in the УUSAФ too. By the end of the week, people had come closer to each other and were ready to embark on a new journey in life. A journey, which can be meaningful to them which in turn, would make life meaningful for so many other people who are suffering in so many parts of the world. I should really thank Dr.Susan Allen for giving me this wonderful opportunity to explore life.к<╣╦ ^_z{╗╝;<ꤤ¤ўўў¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤Д╨`Д╨к■░╨/ ░р=!░"░#Ра$Ра%░ i0@ё 0 NormalCJmH sH tH <A@Є б< Default Paragraph Fontк     <╣╦^ _ z { ╗ ╝ ;<мШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААк ккЇ°aiм (╬ я м33  Student7C:\DOCUME~1\STUDENT\LOCALS~1\TEMP\EricBannerRE--PTI.docStudentlC:\Documents and Settings\Student\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of EricBannerRE--PTI.asdStudentlC:\Documents and Settings\Student\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of EricBannerRE--PTI.asdStudentTC:\Documents and Settings\Student\My Documents\Mei\All Web Pages\PTIBangorReport.doc @АWWдвt╒╒WWк└@  Unknown            GРЗ:  Times New Roman5РАSymbol3&Р З:  Arial qИЁ╨hп▓ЫFп▓ЫF│c !Ёе└┤┤А20х3ГQЁ  -4) Global - the Peacemaker Training Institute Susan AllenStudent■ рЕЯЄ∙OhлС+'│┘0╘5РШ╨▄Ё№ , H T`lt|ДМф.4) Global - the Peacemaker Training Institute.0) G Susan Allenusa Normal.dotStudent2udMicrosoft Word 9.0c@F├#@ЪГ[Дя┼@ЪГ[Дя┼│cG@4    VT$m Х&    WordMicrosoft Word  ╚ь√╝"System     0-√Ь Р@Times New Roman╕мЇw┴мЇw0- 2 Xю ь╚Eric Banner:=!,C,22,!2 Xщь╚ └.2 ╦юь╚ └-2 >ю ь╚4) Global 2!H22,2 >Гь╚-└!>2 >д"ь╚ the Peacemaker Training Institute2,8,-,,N,3,!=!,231 2'2,2 > ь╚ └.Г2 ▒Pь╚Wow, I donТt even know where to start with PTI. 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It cannot be done in isolatiot2,,2,2,',22222-,2222,222,2(2,2A2 н Ж $ь╚n, these new institutions must live 22,',2,H2'222'N2'2,О2 юWь╚in the place that can be seen and observed by those who are not yet believers, lest we 22,2,,,2,-,22,(,,2,2222'-!2,24022(,H22,",220,2,,2-!','H,В2 УюOь╚become monasteries of nonviolence that sit by while the world burns around us. 2,,2N,N22,'-!,'2!32222,2,,2,'30H3,2,H2!222!2',!22322'2 УГь╚ └-[2 5ь╚The whole is made of the parts, and those parts need a=2,H22,'N,2,2!3-2,!',2222',2-!'2-,242 d ь╚not be one or aspire to be 222,22,2!,'2!,32,О2 yюWь╚one and the same, but by tending to the connections between the whole we can make sure 22,,222,',N,2240,222122,,223,,23'2,H,,22,H22,H,,,2N,2,'3!,Ф2 ью[ь╚there is room for all to grow in a healthy place. 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I went to the PTI when I was pretty new to 8>I,',!,,2,3131-32,!,2,,!2!N, H,222,8>H3,2 I,'2",02-H2R2 jю/ь╚the USA. I came here in July 2004. PTI was held2,H8H ,,O,2,",2(2/22228> H,'3,2D2 jЦ &ь╚ in January 2005. All the things that 2(,22,"02222H2,221'2,М2 ▌юVь╚happened were pretty new to me. First and foremost difference for me was to stay with 2,22,2,2I,!,3!,02-H2N,7!',22!3!,O2'2!!,!,3,,!3!N,H,(2'-0H2h2 Pю>ь╚Americans. Pretty much all my life I have lived with Indians. HN,!,,2'8",0N2,2,O0!, 3,2,2,2I222,2'2 PЧ ь╚ └.2 ├юь╚ └-q2 6юDь╚I have always been interested in peace and believe that every human 3,2,,I.0'2-,22,!-',222,,,,,222,,3-2,,2,#022N,2#2 6╡ь╚being is equal. 3,21',22,Т2 йюZь╚ФEverybody bleedsФ is what I believe. Right from the time I left Manhattan for the PTI, I ,=2,#022402-,2','I2,3,,2,C12!!2N2,N,-!Y,22,,2!2!2,8>  Ф2 ю[ь╚was really excited. I should say I was not disappointed with what I got from the training. 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