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ICUJP Friday Forum
February 23rd, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific  

 Friends of Sabeel: A Christian and Secular Voice for Palestine

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Meeting ID: 812 7954 6707
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Only Justice rooted in compassion can save us from repeating the cycle of violence, from empowering one oppressed people only to make them oppressors of another people.

— Rosemary Radford Ruether, Forward to Justice and Only Justice: A Palestinian Theology of Liberation

Event Description:
 Rev. Darrel Meyers of Friends of Sabeel North America will be speaking on the history of the organization as well as the work that Sabeel is doing on the ground in Gaza and Palestine.

Join the conversation with our speaker:



Rev. Darrel Meyers 
is a graduate of Pepperdine College and Princeton Theological Seminary, and an active Presbyterian church pastor and a member of campus ministry at three southern California campuses.

He was founder, and chair of Middle East Fellowship of Southern California, and participated in the first Sabeel International Conference in East Jerusalem.

Rev. Meyers was among the founders and former Board member of Friends of Sabeel North America, and is now current Board Member and Vice Chairman of AMEU, Americans for Middle East Understanding. 

Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) is an interdenominational Christian organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through education, advocacy, and nonviolent action.

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Friends of Sabeel North America

7:30 - 7:35  Log in and socialize
7:35 - 7:45  Welcome and introductions 
7:45 - 7:50  Reflection (5 min. maximum)
7:50 - 9:15  Program and Q&A
9:15 - 9:20  Announcements
9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer

Start your morning with us! 

Facilitator: Steve Rohde
Reflector: Dr. Rubi Omar

** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. **
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ICUJP Friday Forum 02/23/24
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 812 7954 6707
PASSCODE: 394830

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Meeting ID: 812 7954 6707
PASSCODE: 394830

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ICUJP's Focus on the Israel/Palestine Conflict

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
-- Martin Luther King Jr.

I think it was smart that you’re wary of using the word “terrorism,” and if you talk about the cycle of violence, or “an eye for an eye,” you could be perpetuating the idea that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a balanced conflict, instead of a largely unarmed people against the fourth most powerful military in the world.
-- Rachel Corrie

A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by the occupation and oppression into a nightmare.
-- 
Mahmoud Darwish

Friend --

In the words of ICUJP Convener, the late Rev. George Regas, speaking about a conflict long ago but still resonant today:

The sin at the heart of this war against Iraq is your belief that an American life is of more value than an Iraqi life. That an American child is more precious than an Iraqi baby. God loathes war.

We HAVE to call out the massacre of innocent lives, no matter the ideology behind the crime, or else the Justice and Peace work we do is meaningless.

Long before the tragic events of October 7th of last year, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace has been shining a light on the Israel/Palestine conflict, and working towards dialogue and solutions that affirm the primary calling of our organization - stating loud and clear that Religious Communities MUST Stop Blessing War and Violence. 

Justice and Peace are WORK, and ICUJP has been doing that work with our partners for over 22 years, many of them focusing on conflicts in the Middle East and their ramifications for us in this country. 

Click on the links below to watch the recent Friday Forums we have devoted to the Israel/Palestine crisis:

Jewish Anti-Zionists Queering the Fight for a Free Palestine

IfNotNow - Reflections on Diverse Jewish Solidarity with Palestine

Ani Zonneveld - The Politics of Human Rights

Dov Baum - Apartheid-Free Communities in Israel, Palestine, and the U.S
Dr. Kamal Abu-Shamiseh - Reflections on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Marjorie Cohn - South Africa takes Israel to the World Court for Genocide in Gaza
John Parker - Detained Delivering Aid to Gaza
Steve Chase - Speaking Up for Peace with Justice
Israel and Palestine Yes, there IS a Path to Peace


Palestine Under Colonialism

George Lakey: How can we get creative in the Israel-Palestine conflict?
Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign, a Multifaith Apprach to Counter Anti-Muslim Discrimination
Jeff Cooper/Carolfrances Likins: Palestine Before And After
Apartheid-Free Communities: An Interfaith Effort to Resist Racism
 

When teaching the truth about Israel and Palestine is challenged

 

Please give generously to help us in our ongoing work to open doors with dialogue and compassion, and to make change with diligence, creativity, and open hearts and minds.

 



Premiering the new documentary, "Honor Bound: Close Guantanamo Now!"

Along with NRCAT (National Religious Campaign Against Torture) and director Robert Corsini, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace have put together a thirty-minute documentary outlining some of the many abuses of the prisoners at the facility, including interviews with past detainees. "Honor Bound: Close Guantanamo Now!" outlines our work in bringing to light a stain on this country that most people would like to forget, or in many cases don't even realize is still happening.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE DOCUMENTARY:
"Honor Bound: Close Guantanamo Now"



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