[Peace] RE: Invitation for AWARE to co-sponsor IDF talk, "The Occupation is Killing Us All"

[Alfred Kagan]

Let's do this at next Sunday's meeting.

At 8:59 AM -0500 9/3/02, Meridith Kruse wrote:
>Hello members of AWARE,
>
>I am writing to see if AWARE would like to co-sponsor an upcoming talk at the
>Illinois Disciples Foundation by Palestinian Activist Osama Saba.  Osama's
>biography is attached to this email, and a formal letter of 
>invitation can be found below.
>
>Co-sponsors are not being asked to give a donation, but simply agree 
>to have their
>name listed on publicty and help with outreach for this program.
>
>Talk time to consider the information and we can make the decision 
>at our meeting next
>Sunday.
>
>See you soon, if you have any questions let me know,
>Meridith
>
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>                     September 3rd, 2002    
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>The Illinois Disciples Foundation would like to invite your 
>organization to co-sponsor a upcoming talk by Palestinian Activist 
>Osama Saba entitled, "The Occupation is Killing Us All".  This 
>event will occur on Monday September 23rd from 7-9pm in Wisegarver 
>Lounge at the Illinois Disciples Foundation. 
>
>Osama Saba was born in Jerusalem to Palestinian parents and lived in 
>Ramallah on the West Bank where his family still lives. He left to 
>Egypt in 1987 for college and after obtaining his bachelor's degree 
>from the University of Cairo he worked there for two years. 
>After college he returned to Palestine where he worked for two years 
>with the Palestinian ministry of health. In 1996 he came to 
>University of Iowa as a Fulbright scholar and is currently at this 
>University completing his Ph.D. He participated in the Iowa 
>International Fellow program and is a member and the president of 
>the Palestinian student organization on campus. Osama has spoke at a 
>number of events on and off campus including the "Christian Witness 
>For Middle East Peace and Justice" event sponsored by Middle East 
>Forum and Friends of Sabeel-NA (Iowa chapters) held in both Des 
>Moines and Iowa City. 
>
>On September 23rd Osama will discuss the history of the 
>Israeli-Palestinian conflict, share personal accounts of daily 
>life for Palestinans living in the West Bank, and discuss the 
>challenges that must be met for there to be lasting peace in the 
>Middle East.  The final hour of his presentation will be devoted to 
>a question and answer discusssion with audience members.
>
>Additionally at this September 23rd event a statement of 
>support will be read from Not in My Name on behalf of Champaign 
>resident David Green.  Not in My Name is a Jewish peace group that 
>was formed in November 2000 to work for a just and lasting peace 
>between Israelis and Palestinians.  As an organization Not in My 
>Name has declared, "We believe that the first step toward attaining 
>peace must be for Israel to end its occupation of the West Bank, 
>Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. We call ourselves "Not In My Name" 
>because we feel that the State of Israel often claims to act in the 
>name and interests of world Jewry, but that these actions do not 
>reflect our Jewish values and beliefs We do not believe that the 
>conflict is a religious one, so we do not believe that the fact that 
>we are Jews should in any way prevent or discourage us from working 
>with Palestinians, whether they are Muslim or Christian, religious 
>or secular."
>
>Organizations that co-sponsor this event will have their names 
>listed on publicity and be asked to help spread the word 
>to their membership and allies (fliers and email announcement about 
>the event will be made available to co-sponsoring organizations) . 
>Further, representatives of all co-sponsoring 
>organizations are invited to come at  6:30pm on Monday Sept. 23rd to 
>display literature on tables that will be available in 
>Wisegarver Lounge throughout the duration of Osama's talk.   
>
>The Illinois Disciples Foundation hopes you will co-sponsor this 
>event.  To do so please call Meridith at  217- 352-8721 or email her 
>at <mailto:bmmk at soltec.net>bmmk at soltec.net no later than Tuesday 
>September 10th.
>
>In Peace and Solidarity,
>
>Meridith Kruse
>
>Director, Illinois Disciples Foundation 
>
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>Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:Osama Saba Bio3.doc (WDBN/MSWD) (00046B58)


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Al Kagan
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