Interfaith Peace Initiative
"Five for Palestine" Presentation
Who: Zachary Wales, Executive Director of the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights Foundation (AAPER Foundation), community members and you
What: Presentation on the "Five for Palestine" Campaign
When: Thursday, May 29th, 7:00pm
Where: Parish Room of Beneficent Church, 300 Weybosset Street, Providence RI
Why: AAPER Foundation believes the Five for Palestine Campaign’s educational, technological and organizational resources are highly beneficial assets to advocates of Palestinian rights and a just U.S. policy toward Palestine. We wish to spread the word about the campaign and offer those assets. We would also like to introduce the AAPER Foundation to those who are not familiar with its work.
The Five for Palestine Campaign asks individuals to do five simple things:
1) Take 5 minutes to learn about the Campaign by visiting www.fiveforpalestine.org;
2) Take 5 minutes to sign up for the Campaign by signing up at www.fiveforpalestine.org;
3) Contact your Congressperson or Senators 5 times per year to inform them about the situation in Palestine;
4) Contribute $5 a month to the Campaign so that it can inform more Americans about the situation in Palestine; and
5) Recruit 5 family members, friends or colleagues to join the Campaign and give you 5 for Palestine by doing the exact same things, thereby expanding the number of Americans who support a just U.S. policy toward Palestine.
Israel/Palestine: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace
Dr. NORMAN G. FINKELSTEIN, internationally acclaimed scholar, author of Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History; Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict; and The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 p.m.
List Art Building, room 120
64 College Street, Brown University, Providence
Norman G. Finkelstein is one of the world's foremost authorities on the Israel-Palestine conflict and the politics of anti-Semitism. His work has been enthusiastically praised by many of the leading scholars in the fields he works in, including Raul Hilberg, Avi Shlaim, Sara Roy, Edward Said and Noam Chomsky. He was fired from DePaul University after a high-profile dispute about academic freedom with Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz. His website is www.normanfinkelstein.com
Sponsored by the Arab Club. For more information, contact JakeRHess(a)Gmail.com
Dotan Greenvald -- Breaking the Silence
Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM
for International Studies, Brown University
111 Thayer Street, Providence, RI
Lecture
Dotan Greenvald, a 25-year-old former Israeli soldier and member of an Israeli veteran’s organization called Breaking the Silence, will show photos and talk about his experience serving in the Occupied Territories, on Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 7:00 pm. The program, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Rhode Island Chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom (the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace), and by the Development Studies Program and Middle East Studies Program at Brown University.
Formed in 2004, Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers working to shed light on the moral, human and social price paid by both Palestinians and Israelis for the IDF’s actions in the occupied territories.
The full Breaking the Silence Exhibit is on display from March 1-16 at Harvard Hillel, Beren Hall, Second Floor, 52 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, with an Opening Night Reception on Saturday, March 1 at 7 pm. Exhibit hours are: Mon – Thurs: 2 pm – 8 pm; Fri: 10 am – 4 pm; Sat: Closed; Sun: 12 pm – 8 pm. Up-to-date information about the exhibit can be found at: http://breakingthesilenceexhibit.org.
For more information: http://www.watsoninstitute.org/events_detail.cfm?id=1095
TERRORISM, THE United
States, AND THE CENTRALITY OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST ISRAELI APARTHEID:
A forum with Mazin Qumsiyeh
Tuesday, February 12
7pm
Macmillan 115
For more information, contact:
Margaree_Little@
Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh was born to a Palestinian Christian family in the
Shepherds' Field and splits his time between the USA and Palestine. He
served on the faculty of both Duke and Yale Universities (six and five
years respectively)
number of groups including Peace Action, the US Camaign to End the
Occupation, the Palestinian American Congress, Association for One
Democratic State in Israel/Palestine, AcademicsForJustice
BoycottIsraeliGoods
Land of Canaan: human rights and the Israeli/Palestinian Struggle" and is
currently working on a book on history of the Palestinian non-violent
resistance. He also published over 200 letters to the editor and 100
op-ed pieces and interviewed in TV and radio extensively (local, national
and international)
CAN WE TALK?
Getting Past Stereotypes of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Traditions A dialogue among religious leaders and audience members at URI
When: Tuesday, February 5 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Where: The Multicultural Center
74 Lower College Road
Hardge Forum Room
Free and open to the public
Sponsored by St. Augustine’s Church & Episcopal Center as part of the Hot Topics-Hot Speakers Series
Co-sponsored by the Multicultural Center and the Chaplain’s
Association
Index of Events (click to view information on each event)
Sabeel Boston Conference with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, October 26 - 27
Friends of Sabeel-New England presents . . .
“The Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel:
Issues of Justice and Equality”
October 26 – 27, 2007
Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston
Friday—2:30 PM—10:00 PM
Saturday—8:00 AM—4:30 PM
Keynote Address: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
October 27, 1:30 – 2:30pm
Panelists:
Naim Ateek * Anat Biletzki * Diana Buttu *
Noam Chomsky
John Dugard * Farid Esack * Noura Erekat * Jeff
Halper
Donald Wagner * David Wildman
Other Participants:
Phyllis Bennis * Joan M. Martin
Nancy Murray * Bishop Thomas Shaw
REGISTRATION
By phone: 503-653-6625. Online:
http://www.fosna.org/BostonConferenceOct2007.htm
Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement among Palestinian Christians. Inspired by the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, this liberation theology seeks to deepen the faith of Palestinian Christians, to promote unity among them toward social action. Sabeel strives to develop a spirituality based on love, justice, peace, nonviolence, liberation and reconciliation for the different national and faith communities.
Also join us for
Tearing Down the
Walls-Building Bridges
Peace Rally begins at 12 noon at Boston Common
With speeches, March to Copley Square by 3pm
Storyteller Carol Grosman to
speak at Temple Emanu-El
Monday, October 29 7:30 p.m
Since November 2002, Carol Grosman, a writer, storyteller and conflict resolution practitioner, and photographer Lloyd Wolf, have interviewed and photographed a wide range of Jerusalemites focusing on their experiences living in Jerusalem during the recent years of conflict and the connection they feel for this extraordinary city. This summer, Jerusalem Stories launched performances of these stories in East and West Jeruslaem, in Arabic and Hebrew. Carol will be at Temple Emanu-El on Monday night, October 29, to talk about this exciting and transformative project.
An Innovative New Tool for Conflict Transformation In recent years in both the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the broader conflict between parts of the Arab and Western worlds, fear and mistrust have gained more ground than hope and understanding. Aiming to turn this tide, Jerusalem Stories harnesses the power of personal stories and portrait photographs to promote empathy between people, a critical component of sustainable peace. Jerusalem Stories enables people to develop a human perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It does this by presenting the deeply moving experiences of a broad variety of Jerusalem residents whose rich lives have been profoundly affected by years of violent conflict. In these stories and photographs it is possible to see oneself and the “other.”
Third Annual
ON ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
Saturday and Sunday,
November 3rd and 4th, 2007
Old Lyme, CT
This third interfaith Tree of Life
Conference will focus on people who exemplify what
it means to be “leaves” on the sacred Tree of Life:
Muslims, Jews, and Christians as well as other
citizens of the world who have been tireless in
their efforts toward a just and peaceful resolution
to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Come hear how
they've managed -- some even as victims of violence
-- through the courage of their convictions, to
project their visions of a more caring universe.
Witness the unflagging optimism of people who, in
the dark realities of occupation, are working, even
dancing and singing, toward the healing of nations.
http://www.besobold.net/~fccol/calendar/NT%20Events/TOL%20Conf%202007/TofL%20bro-publ-lgl8-30-sing%20pages.pdf
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Life in Occupied Palestine
Anna Baltzer, successful author, Fulbright Scholar, and three-time volunteer with the International Women's Peace Service in the West Bank, will speak about “Life in Occupied Palestine” on the following dates:
November 5: 7 pm - Brown University, Saloman 001, Providence
November 6: 7 pm - Amicable Congregational Church, 3736 Main Road, Tiverton
November 7: 7 pm - Newport Public Library, 300 Spring Street, Newport
November 8: 7 pm - Providence Presbyterian Church, 500 Hope Street, Providence
November 9: 8 pm - St. Michael's Parish Hall, 399 Hope Street, Bristol
Ms. Baltzer, who is also a Columbia University graduate and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, is on a nation-wide speaking tour to promote the new edition of her book, Witness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories. Copies of the book will be available at each presentation..
Through eyewitness stories and photos, Ms. Baltzer will discuss what is happening to Christians, Muslims and Jews in the Holy Land. She will talk about the active non-violent resistance to occupation which is taking place in the occupied territories, and involves Israelis as well as Palestinians. She will also examine the relationship between developments on the ground and the prospects for a lasting peace.
Book signings
and an opportunity to meet Anna Baltzer are also scheduled for:
November 9: 3 - 6 pm, Barnes & Noble Book Store, 1311 W. Main Road, Middletown
November 10: 11 am – 1 pm, A Novel Idea, 450 Hope Street, Bristol
November 10: 2 - 4 pm, Barrington Books, 184 County Road, Barrington
For further information, contact the Interfaith Peace Initiative at 401-595-9887.
From the Amazon web site:
Book Description
Anna Baltzer, a young Jewish American, went to the West Bank to discover the realities of daily life for Palestinians under the occupation. What she found would change her outlook on the conflict forever. She wrote this book to give voice to the stories of the people who welcomed her with open arms as their lives crumbled around them.
For five months, Baltzer lived and worked with farmers, Palestinian and Israeli activists, and the families of political prisoners, traveling with them across endless checkpoints and roadblocks to reach hospitals, universities, and olive groves. Baltzer witnessed firsthand the environmental devastation brought on by expanding settlements and outposts and the destruction wrought by Israel’s “Security Fence,” which separates many families from each other, their communities, their land, and basic human services. What emerges from Baltzer’s journal is not a sensationalist tale of suicide bombers and conspiracies, but a compelling and inspiring description of the trials of daily life under the occupation.
Tree of Life Conference on Israel and Palestine
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10-11, 2007
South Congregational Church
http://www.macucc.org/emj/TreeofLifeconference.htm
