40 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS: 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION

Contact: Sabeel-Jerusalem                                           
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youth@sabeel.org
P.O.B. 49084
Jerusalem 91491
www.sabeel.org

40 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS: 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
Sabeel’s 2nd International Young Adult Conference
to be held this summer

Sabeel is proud to announce its second International Young Adult Conference to be held July 19-29, 2007 under the theme 40 Years in the Wilderness: 40 Years of Occupation.  Sabeel’s vision for this conference is to gather, network, and further educate young leaders from Palestine and around the world during this 40th year of the Occupation, so that they may be trained, commissioned, and equipped with the tools to act in advocacy to end the Occupation. 

During this conference, young adults (ages 18-35) will travel together through Jerusalem and the West Bank to learn more about current realities in Palestine, visit biblical sites, and become trained in international advocacy for Peace with Justice in the Holy Land.  The conference will include visits to Palestinian towns and villages, events celebrating Palestinian culture, worship, biblical reflections and volunteer experience.  There will also be an emphasis on advocacy workshops and opportunities to share experiences and ideas with Palestinian and International young adults from around the world.

The registration and program fee for the conference is $700.  This includes all of participants’ land costs—food, accommodations, ground transportation, speakers and activities—but it does not include airfare.  For those interested in traveling in the Galilee there will be an option for a two-night tour for an additional $150 after the conference.

Application forms, scholarship application forms, and additional information are available at www.sabeel.org.  The registration deadline is June 15th.   Please feel free to contact the young adult conference coordinators at youth@sabeel.org.

ABOUT SABEEL:  Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement among Palestinian Christians.  Inspired by the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, this liberation theology seeks to deepen the faith of Palestinian Christians, promote unity, justice and love.  Sabeel also works to promote a more accurate international awareness regarding the identity, presence, and witness of Palestinian Christians as well as their contemporary concerns.  It encourages individuals and groups worldwide to work for a just, comprehensive, and enduring peace informed by truth and empowered by prayer and action.