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October 2020
Concert & Conversation with Ronnie Malley
A Chicago native, Palestinian Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist whose principle instrument is the Oud. A close friend of ICMEP, he has collaborated with musicians and artists from Senegal, Sudan, North Africa, India, Kashmir, Macedonia, Iran, Greece, and Turkey; he composes, records, and performs for film projects and theatrical productions. He teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music and The Band's Visit, and is a member of the band Lamajamal. We are delighted to say he also plans…
Find out more »15th Anniversary Gala 2020
Join us via Zoom as we celebrate 15 years as the Indiana voice for peace, justice, human rights, and intercultural encounter! This year marks the 15th anniversary of ICMEP's first program. Click here to register and pay online now The online auction is open for bidding NOW! Click Here to visit the Auction and place your bid. At our Gala this year, held via Zoom on Saturday, October 24, 7:00 pm, we'll be celebrating our 15th birthday, with a great…
Find out more »December 2020
Concert & Conversation – Garth Hewitt
Join us for a special event to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace will host balladeer, human rights activist, and Anglican priest, Garth Hewitt, for a Zoom Concert & Conversation. For details about Garth and this event, visit our blog post, here. Please email Michael Spath at lmichaelspath@gmail.com to get Zoom information.
Find out more »Becoming Political Actors
Strategies for Liberating Palestine As We Enter the Biden Administration Join us Sunday, December 13, at 3:00pm Eastern Time for a crucial conversation as the US government transitions to the Biden administration. After decades of campaigning, lobbying, and protest, how should we evaluate the struggle for Palestinian national rights, particularly as we enter into the Biden Administration? After the death of the two-state solution and the willingness of Arab regimes to normalize with Israel, what strategy is necessary to continue…
Find out more »February 2021
Conversation with Don Wagner
Join us for a conversation with mentor and friend to many, activist and leading authority on Christian Zionism, Don Wagner. Don is wrapping up a political and theological memoir of his journey from Republican politics and Christian Zionism to civil rights anti-war activism and Palestinian advocacy and liberation theology. Books include: Dying in the Land of Promise: Palestinians and Palestinian Christianity from Pentacost to 2000 and Anxious for Armageddon: A Call to Partnership for Middle Eastern and Western Christians. He…
Find out more »Conversation with Daphna Levit
Join us for a fantastic discussion with subversive peacenik Daphna Levit, who lives and teaches in Nova Scotia. We will be discussing her latest book, Wrestling with Zionism: Jewish Voices of Dissent, in which she discusses not only contemporaries like Gideon Levy and Ilan Pappe, but also Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, and Hannah Arendt. Daphna is the co-author of Israeli Rejectionism: A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process. She has also been active in several peace organizations, including…
Find out more »March 2021
One Democratic State Between the River and Sea: It’s Time
A webinar with Dr. Leila Farsakh (Chair, Political Science Dept., UMass Boston) and Dr. Jeff Halper (ICAHD, One Democratic State Campaign), facilitated by Dr. Michael Spath. Join us for this wonderful opportunity! We'll be meeting on Tuesday, March 2, at 2:00pm ET. Click Here to Register in Advance
Find out more »There Is A Field
The story of Asel Asleh, a 17-year old Palestinian peace activist, murdered by Israeli police, performed by Black Lives Matter activists reflecting on the parallels between Asel's story and the experiences of people of color in the US. To allow for viewing the film on your own schedule, we will have an "Open Screening" beginning on Saturday, March 13th. We will post a link and password on our Facebook page. The Community Screening, followed by an interview with filmmaker Jen…
Find out more »Interview with Robert Cohen
Wednesday, March 31: An interview with Robert Cohen, one of the UK's leading Jewish dissidents. Since 2011, Cohen has been “writing from the edge," about Israel/Palestine and interfaith relations in his blog, Micah’s Paradigm Shift (from Micah 6.8: “What does the Lord require of you?"). His writings have been published in Mondoweiss, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, and others. His latest Patheos column is, "We need to decolonise our understanding of antisemitism." Click here to pre-register for the event.
Find out more »April 2021
Conversation with Daoud Nassar
Join us at 1:00pm EST on April 7 for a conversation with our good friend Daoud Nassar, of Tent of Nations. The Nassar family has lived on a 100 acre farm, named Tent of Nations, outside Bethlehem since 1916, with a legal deed and over 100 years of taxes paid. However, it is now being threatened by the Israeli government, five surrounding settlements, a newly-built yeshiva, and local Palestinian villagers. Nevertheless, the motto of Tent of Nations remains strong: "We Refuse to Be…
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