VOICES OF CONSCIENCE AND HOPE

Special Focus
Education: How Can We Embrace
Our Common Humanity

This year, while we’ll again take a look at the “facts on the ground” and update our awareness of the complexity of the conflict, we will focus on education and the critical role it plays in encouraging children to cherish their unique identities while embracing their common humanity. We will hear educators and other voices of conscience from both Israel and Palestine, who will share with us their work, the challenges they face and their inspiring visions of a more peaceful world.

Friday, November 2nd

Time: 6 – 8 p.m.

Speakers:
Daoud Nassar
Oren Yiftachel
George Saadeh
Maya Wind
Eran Efrati

Bridges of Hope Performers:
Tamer Al-Sahouri, oud
Cristina Awad, singer
Naseem Atrash, cellist
Moez Dawad, percussionist

Saturday, November 3rd

Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Workshops presented by:
Mark Braverman
Daoud Nassar
Donald Wagner
Nazareth Academic Institute representatives:
     Abed A. Ali
     Suher Reihani-Besharat
     Iman Said Nijim

This event is free of charge.

Location:

 First Church in Cambridge
Margaret Jewett Hall

11 Garden Street (1/4 mile from Harvard Square)
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sponsorship:

Palestine Israel Task Team of First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, UCC
Sabeel
Jewish Voice for Peace
Americans for Middle East Understanding
Council on American Islamic Relations
We Refuse To Be Enemies
Canaan Fair Trade
Middle East Children’s Alliance
Israeli Committee Against House Demolition
The Palestine Israel Network of the United Church of Christ
The Connecticut Conference of The United Church of Christ
If Americans Knew
Council for  the National Interest
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation