A voice of conscience for peace, justice, human rights, and intercultural encounter
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United Church of Christ Palestine-Israel Network Webinar Series
November 3, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
FREE
Implementing the UCC General Synod Resolution
"Declaration for a Just Peace Between Palestine and Israel"
First in the Series: Israel's Oppression of Palestinians: It is a Sin!
Wednesday, November 3, 12:00pm EST
PARTICIPANTS
Yousef Alkhoury - Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Bethlehem Bible College, member of Global Kairos for Justice and the Academic Alliance for Interfaith Dialogue in Palestine.
Rev. Katherine Cunningham - Member of Global Kairos for Justice, former moderator and current member of the Israel Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church USA
Rev. John Thomas - Retired General Minister and President, United Church of Christ, member of the Steering Committee of the UCC Palestine Israel Network
Dr. Michael Spath, Moderator - Executive Director of the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and a member of Global Kairos for Justice
Second in the Series: Why We Call Israel's Occupation "Apartheid"
Wednesday, November 10, 12:00pm EST
PARTICIPANTS
Rifat Kassis - Coordinator of Kairos Palestine, leads the Global Kairos for Justice Coalition, General Director, Defense for Children International-Palestine
Rabbi Brian Walt - Founder and Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Mishkan Shalom, an activist congregation in Philadelphia. South African anti-apartheid activist, founding Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights, and member of the Rabbinical Council of Jewish Voices for Peace
Hagai El-Ad - Executive Director of B'Tselem, leading Israeli human rights organization that in 2021 called Israel an "apartheid regime"
Dr. Michael Spath, Moderator - Executive Director of the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and a member of Global Kairos for Justice