Olive Branch Interfaith Peace Partnership

Location: Friends Meeting House of Washington, 2111 Florida Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Description: We’ll discuss what faith communities can do to help their children grapple with the difficult question of conscientious objection.

Speakers: J. E. McNeil, Executive Director of the Center on Conscience & War, attorney and Quaker; Bill Galvin, Counseling Coordinator of the Center on Conscience & War and Vietnam era CO Vietnam era CO and Presbyterian; Titus Peachey, Mennonite Central Committee GI Rights Hotline counselor and Mennonite; Andrew Gorby, Lobbyist of the Center on Conscience & War and CO discharge from U.S. Army and unaffiliated Christian.

Directions: Friends Meeting House of Washington - located at 2111 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. (from Dupont Circle metro walk north (uphill) on Connecticut Ave 2.5 blocks; turn left onto Florida, walk about 1 block to Meetinghouse on the right)