February 24, 2003 Kootenay FOR Meeting Notes

Last night's meeting of the Kootenay chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Peace was well attended and much ground was covered. Notably, several projects were undertaken by various individuals which will be acted upon immediately:

• A bank account will be opened at the Nelson District Credit union for any funds raised by our efforts in support of Peace.
• A "Packets of Rice" letter writing campaign will be organized for the local area, with the intention of eventually spreading the project across Canada.
• By invitation, we will be submitting an article for inclusion in the international publication of the F.O.R. magazine on the first Canadian Chapter of FOR...... us!
  Schools and other organizations will be contacted to implement "Circle of Peace" demonstrations
• There will be research done on how to tap into public service announcements on radio and TV with the intent of developing 30 sec. messages in support of peace.
• Further research will be done on Canadian businesses which produce materials used by the military. Some consideration of organizing a boycott of these business will be discussed at the next meeting.

These are just some of the highlights of the meeting. Complete minutes will be available at the next meeting.