• Peace Activist Trainees

    Peace Activist Trainee (PAT) Program The 2014 Peace Activist Trainee (PAT) program ran Monday July 7 through Thursday July 31. This year we touched on many justice and peace issues and concerns. Because of inclement weather, the soapbox speeches at Victor Steinbrueck Park occurred during fleet day – so more “regular people” than ever before got to listen to these passionate, articulate youth. Their guerrilla theater piece (part of their overall project on the King County new juvenile detention center) surprised people in downtown Seattle, challenging assumptions and educating as they went. Their evening rally with excellent speakers (including a number of the PATs), chants, and group “privilege walk” were well-received. We ran out of the leaflet used for both parts of…