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Eirene (Greek word for "Peace"), the name of the service program for European [[Conscientious Objection|conscientious objectors]], similar to [[Pax|Pax]] for United States conscientious objectors, which was set up in 1957 by joint action of the [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] and the Brethren Service Committee. Its first project was a unit located at Oulmes, Morocco, to work for local agricultural improvement. The administrative office was handled by the MCC at [[Kaiserslautern (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Kaiserslautern]], Germany. The first unit consisted of five men—two French, two Dutch, and one American. | Eirene (Greek word for "Peace"), the name of the service program for European [[Conscientious Objection|conscientious objectors]], similar to [[Pax|Pax]] for United States conscientious objectors, which was set up in 1957 by joint action of the [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] and the Brethren Service Committee. Its first project was a unit located at Oulmes, Morocco, to work for local agricultural improvement. The administrative office was handled by the MCC at [[Kaiserslautern (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Kaiserslautern]], Germany. The first unit consisted of five men—two French, two Dutch, and one American. | ||
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Eirene (Greek word for "Peace"), the name of the service program for European conscientious objectors, similar to Pax for United States conscientious objectors, which was set up in 1957 by joint action of the Mennonite Central Committee and the Brethren Service Committee. Its first project was a unit located at Oulmes, Morocco, to work for local agricultural improvement. The administrative office was handled by the MCC at Kaiserslautern, Germany. The first unit consisted of five men—two French, two Dutch, and one American.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Eirene." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eirene&oldid=80404.
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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Eirene. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eirene&oldid=80404.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1078. All rights reserved.
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