Patrick Robbins of La Crosse, Wisconsin will be deploying to the Nepal Project in late March and his currently training in-country. His local newspaper did an interesting article about Patrick’s journey and upcoming work. Check it out on the La Crosse Tribune website!
PBI-USA will be having its Summer Volunteer Orientation Weekend in Washington, DC. This event is for all those interested in becoming a field volunteer with PBI. Former field volunteers and PBI staff will present in-depth information about Peace Brigades International, the volunteer experience and process, and contextual information on our five projects.
Article by Lisa Kunkel
Click here to download the tour flyer!
Defending Human Rights and Non-Violent Activism: Saving Lives and Promoting Peace
If you are interested in learning more about and/or thinking about becoming a PBI field volunteer in one of our field projects (Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico or Nepal), PBI-USA enourages you to attend one of our upcoming orientation weekends.
PBI has just been chosen to receive donations from The Combined Federal Campaign, the world’s largest workplace fundraising drive. Each year more than 1.3 million federal employees (military & civilian) donate $250 billion dollars to non-profits. A new category was set up called Peace and Reconciliation and PBI is among the first to be listed.
If you are a federal employee please designate Peace Brigades.
Our CFC number is 12453.
Article by PBI-International
Only those who are healthy can work with all their strength for human rights. If political and social violence is part of everyday life, the commitment to peace is risky and emotionally stressful. Women also often have to fight against traditional role models. Learn in an interview with Tanja Vultier why psychosocial and gender-sensitive support is so important for human rights defenders.
