Friends of Sabeel -- North America,   voice of the Palestinian Christians

Friends of Sabeel North America
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
The International Center at the University of San Diego
present:

An Educational, PeaceBuilding Conference presented by:
Friends of Sabeel—San Diego

Telling the Truth: 
Prospects for a Just Peace in Palestine and Israel

Conference Schedule

Friday: June 27, 2008

3:30 – 5:00       Registration                                                                               Rotunda

5:00 – 5:20       Welcome – Introductions                                                Auditorium

5:20 – 6:15       The Plight of the Palestinian Christians - Naim Ateek                               Auditorium

6:15 – 7:00       Light-Heavy hors d’oeuvres                                   Gandhi Pool & Garden

7:00 – 8:30       Movie – Encounter Point, Intro by Miko Peled (Auditorium)
                                   

8:30 – 9:00       Reflections – Miko Peled & Nader Elbanna             (Auditorim)

9:00                 Candlelight Vigil                                                     Gandhi Pool or Rotunda

Saturday: June 28, 2008

8:00 –8:45        Registration                                                                                  Rotunda

8:45 – 9:00       Welcome and Introduction of Anna Baltzer                                         Auditorium

9:00 –  10:00    Life Under Occupation – Anna Baltzer     Auditorium                                                      

10:00 – 10:10   Break

10:10 – 11:10   Nonviolent Resistance – Mubarak Awad, Auditorium           

11:10 – 11:20   Break                    

11:20 – 12:20   Workshops (see below) - Round 1    Auditorium & Rooms E, F, G, H, I

12:20 – 1:05     Lunch                                            B/C or outside – Stand-up box lunch

12:20 – 1:05     Book Signing by Various Speaker-Authors           Rotunda

1:05 –  2:05      Roots of the Conflict: Life Since 1948 – Saree Makdisi                                  Auditorium

2:05 – 2:15       Break

2:15 – 3:15       Workshops (see below) - Round 2      Auditorium & Rooms E, F, G. H, I

3:15 – 3:25       Break

3:25 – 4:25       The ONLY Road – A Shared Vision – Landrum Bolling                                Auditorium

4:25 – 4:35       Break                            

4:35 – 5:35       House Demolitions & Land Confiscation – Jeff Halper                                   Auditorium

5:35 – 6:15       Closing Challenge – What’s Next!             Auditorium

                        Naim Ateek, Laila Al-Marayati & Marcy Winograd

Workshops:

Challenging Christian Zionism – Don Wagner

The Churches’ Roll in Divestment – Naim Ateek

Practical Activism – Al-Marayati and Marcy Winograd

U.S. Policy Toward Islam: Its Impact on Palestine – Hussam Ayloush

Christian Peacemaker Teams – Jerry Levin

Is a Two State Solution Still Viable? – Miko Peled and Nader Elbanna

 

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