SIERRA FRIENDS CENTER is a residential educational institution focusing on peace, social justice and sustainable living, under the care of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Family work camp is a time to work alongside others who believe in the possibility of a peaceful, creative world. http://www.woolman.org/sfc/index.htmlPlay music, clear brush, learn folk dances, pick blackberries, put on new roofs, swim in the Yuba River, dig in the garden, create delicious meals, paint buildings and look at the spectacular night sky.
Accomodation:
Shared cabins, central bathhouse, and excellent organic vegetarian meals in our dining hall.
Location:
Nevada City, California, 1 1/2-hour East of Sacramento.
Terminal:
Sacramento, CA
Special requirements:
No alcohol or tobacco use on campus. Families and parents with children welcome! A parent/legal guardian must accompany children under age 18.
5TH ANNUAL CONCORD WORKCAMP. Volunteers will work with American vols from local schools, churches and organizations on numerous community projects over the course of the two weeks. These projects will include working side by side with counselors at the Audubon Society's Childrens Summer Day Camp. Activities involve assisting with outdoor adventures, games, crafts, stories and environmental education in a beautiful forest setting. In addition, the International Volunteers will work with American volunteers conducting landscape and maintenance work at the Unitarian Universalist Church where the international volunteers will be housed.
Study part:
Peace in the tradition of Gandhi and Martin Luther King and also by living, working and enjoying cultural and outdoor activities as one cohesive group.
Max age:
30Accomodation: In the community rooms of the Unitarian Universalist church.
Location:
Concord, New Hampshire, the state capital but has the feel of a small New England town. Local artists will conduct evening workshops on peace poetry, drumming and songs in an attempt to open dialogue around peace related issues. A full cultural itinerary includes hiking, yoga and swimming.
Terminal:
Boston, MA or Manchester NH then bus to Concord, New Hampshire
Special requirements:
VFP MOTIVATION FORM and Child Protection REQUIRED form and supplied by VFP
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