Traverse for Peace is a peace and justice collective formed in December of 2002 in the Traverse area to prepare individuals and groups for domestic and international peace team direct actions. All travellers with Traverse for Peace have undergone non-violence training under the auspices of the Michigan Peace Team.

Our first group trip to Palestine/Israel occurred in October and November 2003. Some of us had been to Palestine/Israel several times for nonviolent interventions. For others, this was our first. However, we all agree that grassroots peace efforts work. Several of the team will be speaking in Traverse City, December 1, 2003, details here.

Photo of the delegation here.
Updates of this trip are here.
Photos from the trip here
Press Release about the trip is here

Would you like to know if there is hope for peace in the Middle East? Is the “Road Map” leading to peace for ordinary Palestinian and Israeli people? Our main goal in this fall 2003 trip was to video and record interviews of ordinary Palestinians and Israelis and share them when we return. We feel the corporate media fails to provide a view beyond the violence and the posturing of politicians. We hope to capture the voice and vision of ordinary people. Some of the questions we plan to ask are: “Has there been any change?”; “How do you feel about the fence or wall?”; “Is it a security fence or an apartheid wall?” and “What do you want to say to the people of the United States?”

Contact or to be put on Traverse for Peace email list here