[Peace] Speaker on Trip to West Bank

[Charlotte Green]

Char Smith will give a talk on Sunday, February 6,
2005 on her trip last summer with the Christian
Peacemaker Teams (CPT) to Israel/Palestine.  Char’s
talk, “My Damascus Road Experience as a Peacemaker”, 
will begin at 1 PM at the U-C Friends Meetinghouse,
1904 E. Main Street, Urbana following a potluck dinner
at 12:30 PM.  
   
Char Smith is a member of the East Bend Mennonite
Church in Fisher.  She spent one month In August and
September, 2004 in Hebron, a city in the West Bank. 
Hebron is a particularly volatile area due to several
Jewish settlements within the boundaries of the city. 
Some of the activities of the Christian Peacemaker
Teams in Hebron include escorting Palestinian children
to school, documenting human rights issues, giving
nonviolence trainings, and joining Palestinian and
Israeli peace groups in campaigns to expose the face
of the Occupation.  

Christian Peacemaker Teams are supported by the
Mennonite Church, Church of the Brethren, and Friends
United Meeting as well as other sponsoring groups. 
CPT’s mission is to offer an organized, nonviolent
alternative to war and other forms of lethal
inter-group conflict.   Donations on behalf of CPT
will be accepted following Char’s presentation. 

The public is invited to the presentation as well as
the potluck.  Childcare will be provided.  If
childcare is needed, please RSVP to Charlotte Green
(phone, 367-5720 or email chgreen48 at yahoo.com).