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Anita Nuss
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Are you a young peace activist who is looking for something more to help you in your life and work? Are you interested in Buddhism and Buddhist approaches to peace building? Would you like to learn how to develop your own inner peace so that you can more effectively engage in your peace work? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Peace Revolution Project is now accepting applications for the 2010 Fellowship in Thailand. The Fellowship is open to all young peace activists who believe that INNER PEACE + OUTER PEACE = SUSTAINABLE WORLD PEACE <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold; ">Aims of the Program <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Participants will: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Study and practice inner peace techniques with youth working on peace from around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Learn about Buddhism and Thai Buddhist culture. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Participate or volunteer in the biggest Mass Ordination Ceremony of 100,000 Thai monks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attend the Peace Revolution workshop to develop their peace activist abilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; ">Target Group <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Youth aged between 18-30 years old. Up to twenty peace activists will be selected to attend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; ">Timeline <o:p></o:p></span></p><table style="mso-cellspacing: 7.5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Deadline for online application (need a visa to enter Thailand) <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">22 April 2010 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Deadline for online application (no need for visa to enter Thailand) <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1 May 2010 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; ">Qualifications <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Applicants must: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Be 18-30 years old at the time of submitting the application; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Have completed at least 1 month of the Peace Revolution online <a href="http://www.peacerevolution2010.org/modules/stages/s4_question_list" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: blue">self-development program;</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Have good proficiency in written and spoken English language; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Be optimistic, open-minded, show leadership potential, and have a genuine interest in peace. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; ">Fellowship Program <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">Week 1-3:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Peace Revolution Retreat (focus on Meditation and Buddhist Studies) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt 56.3pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; ">Week 4:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attend the biggest Mass Ordination Ceremony of 100,000 monks in Thailand and Peace Revolution workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Peace Revolution will provide food and accommodation for all participants in the fellowship program. There is also a limited grant scheme to cover participants′ flights to Thailand. Please ask us if you would like to apply for funding for your airfares. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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