Study nonviolence at Greenbelt Festival 2011

A team of young volunteers and staff members from Christian peace organisations will be running a Peace Zone at the 2011 Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival in Cheltenham between 26- 29 August.
 
Over the course of the weekend the Peace Zone will introduce people to the active nonviolence of Jesus' ministry through activities, drama and prayer - illustrating Jesus' 'Third Way' of responding to violence beyond traditional fight or flight models to one that affirms the dignity of all parties and uses the power of nonviolence to bring deep and lasting change for the good.

This nonviolent approach to violence and change will be brought to life by two presentations offered on the main programme by Catholic Christians.
 
Margaret and Barry Mizen, whose son Jimmy was murdered in South London in 2008 will speak on Sunday on the theme Out of the darkness - ending the cycle of violence. Peace activist Chris Cole who has taken part in many acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against the arms trade and militarism will speak on Saturday on the theme, How my faith took me to prison. Chris will also take part in a panel discussion on the theme War what is it good for.

The Network of Christian Peace Organisations which has maintained a Peace Zone presence at Greenbelt for a number of years is made up of 22 organisations including the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, Baptist Peace Fellowship, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Pax Christi and Quaker Peace & Social Witness.

Keep in touch with the Peace Zone on twitter at:  www.twitter.com/peacezone2011

Find out more about the Network of Christian Peace Organisations  http://ncpo.org.uk/

Source: Pax Christi www.paxchristi.org.uk