[Peace] co-sponsor Palestinian Speaker

[Carol Inskeep]

i agree.  endorse.



On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Ricky Baldwin wrote:

> I say we endorse it unless someone raises a serious objection (and I can't 
> imagine what it might be).
> 
> Ricky
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Meridith Kruse" <bmmk at soltec.net>
> To: <peace at lists.groogroo.com>
> Subject: [Peace] request for AWARE to co-sponsor Palestinian Speaker
> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:13:23 -0500
> 
> Hi all-
> I sent this request out last week, we were going to discuss it at the
> AWARE meeting last Sunday but we were a bit frazzeled after the teach-in
> and forgot to decide on this.  So, I would like to invite AWARE again to
> co-sponsor the event below, no money required, just help in getting the
> word out.  AWARE will be put on the flyer, and mentioned at the talk.
> I need to know by tomorrow at 5pm.  If there seems to be a consensus
> on email by then I'll take that as endorsement.
> 
> This event is very much in line with AWARE's stated principles and goals.
> 
> 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 bmmk at soltec.net
> no later than Tuesday September 10th.
> 
> In Peace and Solidarity,
> 
> Meridith Kruse
> 
> Director, Illinois Disciples Foundation
> 
> 
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