Steps for persons before 16 years of age
· Develop one's religious faith and related moral values.
· Strengthen one's courage; find inner calmness.
· Practice patience; live with serenity.
· Find creative peace experiences with your parents.

• Participate in group peace, experiences in your Friends Meeting.

Steps for persons 18 years of age
· Continue the above steps.
· Read, learn and ask questions of Friends.
· Participate in Young Friends groups.
· Visit with older C.O.s and Friend leaders.
· Participate in Friends service projects ("work camps").
· Learn to practice the "second mile".
· Write out your answers for a C.O. questionnaire -- as an exercise for clarity of beliefs and your expression to others.
· Understand possible alternatives for a C.O. in future Selective Service.
· Prepare spiritually for possible stress and suffering.
· Enroll in peace related courses or seminars.
· Document in writing your peace-related beliefs and activities - develop a "track record" for a later C.O. application.

Characteristics of Peace Education
Can be: 
· Investigated and reported.
· Planned and organized.
· Shared and taught for others.
· Coupled with service education.
Also needs to: 
· Reach motivations, emotions and heart.
· Have a personal component.
· Reach the inner spirit and values.
· Is for a lifetime of experiences.

The Quaker Testimony on Peace has a long history from George Fox and others in the 1650s-60s. William Penn wrote. "Force may subdue, but love gains. And he that forgives first, wins the laurel. Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity, but for that reason it should be most our care to learn it..."  With this heritage and the September 11, 2001 tragedy in the background, it is not surprising that the Friends Association for Higher Education (FAHE) selected the theme "Education for Peace and Social Justice". 

We met on the beautiful wooded campus of Wilmington College, Ohio, June 20-23. 2002. 

The Conference Proceedings will soon be available from the FAHE office. Most of these workshops related to educational programs at Quaker and non-Quaker Colleges. My talk was "Personal Reflections by a WWII C.O. on Peace Education".

Following Friends' Peace Testimony is a continuing exploration and practice of faith, witness/action and commitment/spiritual renewal. My presentation focused on my W.W. II experiences as a conscientious objector, the related prior events and subsequent trends that are pertinent to peace education. Relevant motivation and experiences of other C.O.s were included in order to identify some significant steps and messages for today's youth, whether young men or young women in the teen and college years. 

The specific steps/messages are outlined in the side panel. Parents, Friends Meetings, Quaker organizations, and Friends Colleges have substantial roles to encourage, to teach and to be supportive of Quaker youth with our shared Peace Testimony.