Upcoming Conferences & Trips

Sacramento, CA Conference, March 16-17, 2012

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Start: March 16, 2012

End: March 17, 2012

Friends of Sabeel--Sacramento Conference

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: TRI-FOLD BROCHURE (PDF FILE)

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION FORM (PDF FILE) MAIL-IN REGISTRATION FORM (WORD FILE)

CO-SPONSORSHIP_ENDORSEMENT FORM (PDF FILE)

ONLINE REGISTRATION

SPEAKERS

Rae Abileah, Young Jewish and Proud; Code Pink
Dr. Hisham Ahmed, Professor, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California
Huwaida Arraf, Co-founder of International Solidarity Movement; Attorney; Palestinian activist, Freedom Rider
Rev. Naim Ateek, founder of Sabeel, a Palestinian citizen of Israel. He served as the canon pastor of the Episcopal Cathedral of
                        Jerusalem and is the author of numerous books and articles, including Justice and Only Justice: A Palestinian
                        Theology of Liberation and A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation.
Dr. Riad Bahhur, Professor, Sacramento City College
Anna Baltzer, Author of Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories; National Organizer of U.S.
                        Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Dr. Dalit Baum, Jewish-Israeli Activist; Co-founder of Who Profits
Dr. Hatem Bazian, Founder of American Muslims for Palestine; Lecturer University of California, Berkeley
Rev. Walt Davis, Retired Presbyterian Minister
Laila El Haddad, Author of Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything in Between
Rev. David Good, Co-founder of Tree of Life; Minister, United Church of Christ
Susanne Hoder, United Methodist Kairos Response
Gerald Lenoir, Director, Black Alliance for Just Immigration
Dr. Sunaina Maira, Professor, Asian American Studies, University of California Davis
Josh Ruebner, National Advocacy Director, U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Kristin Szremski, Director of Media and Communications, American Muslims for Palestine
Cecilie Surasky, Deputy Director, Jewish Voice for Peace
Rev. Don Wagner, Professor, Eastern Mennonite University; Author of Anxious for Armageddon and Dying in the Land of Promise:
                         Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to 2000
Alison Weir, Founder of If Americans Knew; President, Council for the National Interest Foundation
Rabbi Alissa Wise, Director of Campaigns, Jewish Voice for Peace

WORKSHOP AND PLENARY TOPICS

• Palestine-Israel: History and current developments including Arab Spring.
• Children & Youth in Palestine & Israel: Living under occupation and apartheid.
• Christian Zionists to Mainstream Christians: Their role in maintaining support for Israel despite its human rights violations.
• Kairos Palestine: Reflecting on and applying this document written by Christian Palestinians about what is happening in Palestine.
• Islamophobia: What it is and what is behind it.
• Black Perspectives on Apartheid in Palestine: Connecting Palestine to other social justice & peace issues.
• Bias in the Corporate & Independent Media: How it works and how to overcome it.
• Congress/U.S. Administration: Understanding America’s Pro-Israel Lobby (AIPAC) and other influences on U.S. policies towards Israel
and strategies for changing those policies.
• Boycott & Divestment: Using this historic strategy on campuses, in the faith community, and in the community at large.
• Direct Action: How and when to do it (and have fun!).
• Public Advertising Campaigns: How, when, and where they can be effective.
• Communicating about Palestine: How to talk about the issue (including doing presentations).
• Organized Silencing: Understanding the structure, funding and strategies of those who attempt to silence any criticism of Israel’s
policies.
• The Palestine Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) Campaign: What is it and how to participate.
• Addressing False Charges of Anti-Semitism.

Please download the conference brochure (pdf file) above for more details and for mail-in registration information.

HOTELS within walking distance of FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (21st and J Streets)

CLARION
700 16th Street (corner of 16th and H streets)
Phone: (916) 444-8000
Some amenities: inside corridors, in-room refrigerator and microwave, complimentary continental breakfast, pool, exercise room (located in the Holiday Inn Express next door), parking.
Across form the old Governor’s Mansion, an older hotel that has been updated.
* Approximate price for two persons/one room: $80

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
728 16th Street (corner of 16th and G streets)
Phone: (916) 444-0066 or 444-4436
Some amenities: inside corridors, in-room refrigerator, complimentary hot breakfast, pool (located at the Clarion next door), exercise room (shared with the Clarion next door), parking. Comparatively new hotel.
* Approximate price for two persons/one room: $110

THE INN OFF CAPITOL PARK
1530 N Street (corner of 16th and N streets)
Phone: (916) 447-8100
Some amenities: inside corridors, in-room refrigerator and microwave, business center services, atrium courtyard, complimentary continental breakfast, parking (first-come, first-serve basis).
Although the building is older, it was completely redone a few years ago.
* Approximate price for two persons/one room: $110 - 125

RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT
1121 15th Street (between K and L streets)
Phone: (916) 267-6808
Some amenities: inside corridors, studio and 1 bedroom suites, full in-suite kitchen, complimentary full breakfast. Only a few years old.
* Approximate price for two persons/studio suite: $149

MOTEL 6 SACRAMENTO DOWNTOWN (#13)
1415 30th St (corner of 30th and N, approx 9 blocks from church)
Phone: (916) 457-0777 Outdoor corridors, ample parking, easy access to freeway. *Approximate price for two person: $45.99 plus tax single, if booked online. www.Motel6.com

* Rates shown are non-binding, verbal quotes given in mid-January 2012. Actual prices will be higher or lower depending upon guest need variables. Do check on-line booking as it may be less.
The Sacramento Sabeel Conference has NOT negotiated a group rate or a fixed price rate with any of hotel.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

For a reduced group registration fee of $40 per person (groups of 10 or more), please contact Sabeel Sacramento (916-451-1512 / SabeelSacramento@gmail.com)

Sunnyvale, CA Conference, March 23 & 24, 2012

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Start: March 23, 2012

End: March 24, 2012

A Regional "Friends of Sabeel" Conference
March 23-24, 2012

Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church (map)
728 West Fremont Avenue
Sunnyvale, California

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Plenary Speakers

Salem Ajluni Consultant, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Huwaida Arraf Palestinian Activist, Lawyer, Founder, International Solidarity Movement
Naim Stifan Ateek Director & Founder, Sabeel
Anna Baltzer Jewish-American Activist for Palestinian Human Rights
Khalil Barhoum Senior Lecturer in Arabic, Stanford University
Joseph Barkawi Palestinian-American Entrepreneur, Infinite Tiers Group, Inc.
Hatem Bazian Senior Lecturer, UC Berkeley, Depts. of Near Eastern & Ethnic Studies
Omar Dajani Associate Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Laila El Haddad Palestinian Freelance Journalist, Gaza Mom Blog
Marc H. Ellis Professor of Jewish Studies & History, Baylor University
Noura Erakat Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
Al-Hassan Hleileh MBA Candidate, Stanford GSB Rasha Hussein Palestinian Entrepreneur, Ramallah, West Bank
Rosemary R. Ruether Professor, Claremont School of Theology
Donald Wagner Research Professor for Interfaith and Peace Engagement, Eastern Mennonite University

Who is this event for?

Everyone
If you care about peace, if you are looking for an opportunity to get first-hand information about life in Palestine, if you want to hear experts discuss the latest proposals for Palestinian statehood, attend this conference! No matter how much or how little you already know, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to learn and get involved in peace initiatives.

Bay Area Christians
Come and learn about the reality on the ground in Israel/Palestine. Listen to first-hand stories. Meet interfaith peace activists. Grow in faith.

Human Rights Activists
Share your stories. Learn. Network. Become actively engaged in Middle East peace issues.

Palestinian-Americans
Share your story. Educate other Americans.

Jewish Americans
Work for a just peace in the Middle East.

Techies
Meet Palestinians working in IT and High Tech and explore how building bridges between Silicon Valley
and Palestine can impact peace.

This conference is open to anyone, from those just beginning to learn about the issues to committed Middle East peace activist, and anywhere in between. No matter what your background and expertise, you will find a place to learn, grow in awareness, increase your involvement in Middle East peace issues, and network with others.

Workshops
Conference participants will have the opportunity to attend up to four workshop sessions, each with a choice of at least five workshops, led by an expert in her or his field.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

12:30-1:30 Registration& Market Place Open
1:00-1:15 Opening Celebration
1:15-2:30 Plenary I: Existing Barriers (Naim Ateek; Huwaida Arraf, Anna Baltzer, Laila El Haddad)
2:30-3:00 Plenary II: Islamophobia (Hatem Bazian)
3:30-4:30 Workshops Session 1 Barriers & Consequences
4:45-5:45 Workshop Session #2 Barriers & Consequences
5:45-7:00 Dinner (with live music)
7:30-9:00 Plenary III: Current Developments (Omar Dajani, Noura Erakat, moderated by Khalil Barhoum)

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

8:30-9:00 Registration & Market Place Open
9:00-9:50 Plenary IV: Censoring the Prophetic within Christian and Jewish Communities (Marc H. Ellis; Responders: Rosemary R. Ruether, Don Wagner)
11:00-12:00 Workshop Session #3 Challenging the Barriers
12:00-1:00 Lunch, Caucuses, Market Place
1:30-3:00 Plenary V: Technological Development: a Route to Peace? (Rasha Hussein, Joseph Barkawi, Al-Hassan Hleileh)
3:15-4:15 Workshop Session #4: A Call to Action
4:30-5:00 Closing Celebration (Naim Ateek)

REGISTRATION

Registration deadline is March 16 (Add $10 to your payment after that date.)

$90 Full conference

$55 Friday only

$55 Saturday only

$25 Student rate (ID Required)

Mail-in registration. Send your check payable to Friends of Sabeel, PO Box 9186, Portland, OR 97207. Put "Sunnyvale" in check memo.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Sabeel Colorado Fact-Finding Trip, June 2-16, 2012

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Start: June 2, 2012

End: June 16, 2012

Seeking Understanding in Israel/Palestine

A Two-Week Fact Finding Trip

June 2-16, 2012
Organized by Friends of Sabeel-Colorado

Trip Highlights

• We will stay in the walled Old City of Jerusalem within easy walking distance of the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher,
and the Dom of the Rock.
• Explore the holy sites and bazaars of the Old City of Jerusalem.
• Tour the settlements of East Jerusalem and come to understand the political forces at play.
• Stand with the Women in Black on a Friday at noon.
• Visit the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem
• Tour the Old City of Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity.
• Visit a refugee camp and take a tour of the separation wall around Bethlehem, and witness checkpoints and roadblocks.
• Visit in the homes of Palestinian Christians in the Beit Jala area, with the option of staying overnight with a family.
• Meet with Breaking the Silence, Israeli soldiers now working for peace.
• Visit Christian ministries in Bethlehem to see an example of how local churches are empowering people living under occupation.
• Travel to The Galilee to visit Nazareth, the Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Tiberius, and spend two nights by the Sea of Galilee.
• Take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
• Meet with the women of Machsom Watch, Israeli Jewish women who stand at the checkpoints to monitor solider behavior and assist
Palestinians in crossing through.
• Swim in the Dead Sea and visit Masada and see the caves at Qumran.
• Have the option of visiting Tent of the Nations, a working Palestinian farm surrounded by settlements, now also a center for
peace activities.
• Meet with the Christian Peace-maker Team in Hebron and visit the Mosque of Ibrihim, honored by Jews and Muslims as the burial
place of Abraham.
• Visit Augusta Victoria Hospital and learn how institutions of mercy struggle under the occupation to fulfill their ministries.
• Visit Nablus in the heart of the West Bank, meet with city officials, and tour the holy sites.
• Visit an “unrecognized village” and learn the struggles of Arab Israeli citizens.
• Have the option of visiting Tent of the Nations, a working Palestinian farm surrounded by settlements, now also a center for peace activities.
• Meet with the Christian Peace-maker Team in Hebron and visit the Mosque of Ibrihim, honored by Jews and Muslims as the burial
place of Abraham.
• Visit Augusta Victoria Hospital and learn how institutions of mercy struggle under the occupation to fulfill their ministries.
• Visit Nablus in the heart of the West Bank, meet with city officials, and tour the holy sites.
• Visit an “unrecognized village” and learn the struggles of Arab Israeli citizens.

Tour Leaders

Joy Lapp teaches religion at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Joy spent three years in the Middle East working with the Mennonite Central Committee, and she is on the Steering Committee of Friends of Sabeel-North America.

Arnie Voigt is a Lutheran minister who has visited Israel/Palestine many times leading groups, servant events, study, and independent travel. He is co-administrator of Friends of Sabeel-Colorado. This the sixth trip Joy and Arnie have organized together.

Cost Summary

Tentative cost is $2,300.00 (to be finalized in January, 2012). This includes hotels, two meals per day, tour guide, entrance fees, ground transportation, and tips. This price does not include airfare, lunch, souvenirs, personal expenses, or travel insurance. Prices are based on double occupancy with $620 as a single room supplement. Prices are based on a minimum of 20 travelers, and subject to changes beyond our control. Travelers will arrange their own flights and must have a passport valid six months beyond the date of reentry into the US. Joy and Arnie will assist in coordinating flights to and from Israel/ Palestine. Confirmation and $100 payment is needed by March 1, 2012.

For more information please contact:

Joy – 319.219.9171 lappj@earthlink.net
Arnie – 303.798.7887 arnievoigt@msn.com
http://sabeelcolorado.org

Sabeel's 7th International Young Adult Conference, July 4-15, 2012

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Start: July 4, 2012

End: July 15, 2012

“Jesus often taught about God’s love and justice by doing something unexpected that challenged and convicted his audience. Christ continues
to invite disciples today to follow him in resistance to oppression, creatively witnessing to liberation for all, by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Challenging Oppression, on a Donkey: Christ, Resistance, and Creative Discipleship

Sabeel’s 7th International Young Adult Conference

July 4-15, 2012

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Our vision is to provide young adults with an alternative pilgrimage experience that challenges faith perceptions
and actively engages with the people living in these lands.

11 days in Palestine and Israel
Cost: $1,200, includes all land costs
Airfare and transportation to/from Amman or Tel Aviv airports (approx. $30) not included.

Apply now! www.sabeel.org, and read Luke 19:35-42

Visits to Palestinian and Israeli Communities
Cultural Activities
Contextual Tours of Holy Sites
Volunteering and Activism
Worship and Bible Study
Panel Discussions
Advocacy Workshops

Learn about Sabeel and Liberation Theology at www.sabeel.org

Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center

Email: youth@sabeel.org

Or call: 011-972-2-532-7136

Albuquerque, NM Conference, September 28-29, 2012

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Start: September 28, 2012

End: September 29, 2012

September 28 & 29, 2012

Friends of Sabeel--North America

Albuquerque Conference
Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver, SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Justice: The Path to Peace in Palestine/Israel

REGISTER ONLINE!

Albuquerque Contact: Guida Leicester. Email: chandlermuf@yahoo.com

SPEAKERS
Ali Abunimah (plenary speaker)
Mark Braverman (plenary speaker)
Jeff Halper (plenary speaker)
Nadia Hijab (plenary speaker)
Naim Ateek (keynote speaker)

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
Naim Ateek
Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb
Bekah Wolf
Elena Oritz
Gary Anderson (Water engineer)
Creativity for Peace
Miko Peled
Pamela Olson
Ziad Abbas, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
Barbara Lubin, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
Remi Kenazi, Poet
UNM Students for Justice in Palestine (UNM-SJP)

Albuquerque Hotels

Crowne Plaza (shuttle)
www.cpabq.com/
1901 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 884-2500
1-877-270-1393

Doubletree Hotel (within walking distance)
doubletree.hilton.com/Albuquerque
201 Marquette Avenue Northwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-2248
1-505-247-3344

Hyatt Hotel (within walking distance)
booking.com/HyattRegencyAlbuquerque
330 Tijeras Northwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102
1-800-992-2694

Hotel Blue (within walking distance)
hotelblue-albuquerque.hotelsone.com
717 Central Ave Nw, 87102 Albuquerque
1-866-430-2692

Information on hotel group discounts will be coming soon.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Friday, September 28

8:30 – 8:45 Invocation, Episcopal Bishop Jerry Lamb

8:45 – 9:30 Interfaith panel, Bishop Jerry Lamb moderator
Rev. Naim Ateek
Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb
Muslim imam (yet to be selected)

9:30 – 10:30 Rev. Naim Ateek address – plenary session

10:45 – 11:45 Workshops
Miko Peled, on Zionism, Israeli dissidence
Elena Ortiz, on Native American and Palestinian indigenous situations
Gary Anderson, on water in Gaza and U.S. Southwest
Pamela Olson and Iris Keltz, on telling personal narratives

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch, w/ entertainment (possibly Stephen Miller on guitar/singing)

1:00 – 2:00 Jeff Halper address – plenary session

2:15 – 3:15 Ali Abunimah address – plenary session

3:30 – 4:30 Workshops
Naim Ateek and Lynn Gottlieb, on anti-Zionism vs. anti-Semitism
Bekah Wolf, on nonviolent resistance & solidarity work in Palestine
Noura Erakat (tentative), on Palestinians and human rights law
Barbara Lubin (tentative), on activities of ME Children’s Alliance
4:45 – 5:30 Entertainment, Nave (Palestinian Debka dancers, or Abiquiu Mosque musical group, or Nahalat Shalom Rikud dancers/Klezmer band)
5:45 – 7:00 Dinner, w/ entertainment (one of above)
7:15 – 9:00 Cornel West keynote address (tentative) - or -
Film showing (not yet selected)

Saturday, September 29

8:45 – 9:00 Invocation, Catholic priest Fr. Olona

9:00 – 10:00 Mark Braverman address, plenary session

10:15 – 11:15 Workshops
Ziad Abbas, on Palestinian refugees and right of return
Muslim speaker on refuting myths re Islam, role of women in Islam
Remi Kanazi, poetry reading and on cultural boycott of Israel
Open (possibly a leader from the U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation)

11:30 – 12:30 Nadia Hijab address, plenary session

12:45 – 1:45 Lunch, w/ entertainment (possibly one of three above)

2:00 – 3:00 Workshops
Creativity for Peace, on bringing Palestinian and Israeli girls together
Open (possibly a plenary speaker of a repeat of another workshop)
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3:15 – 4:45 Closing panel on future Palestinian strategy, Kathy Christison moderator
Naim Ateek, Jeff Halper, Ali Abunimah, Mark Braverman, Nadia Hijab, possibly Noura Erakat

Bishop Vono will speak or give an invocation somewhere on this day—possibly before or after Nadia Hijab address, before or after lunch, or before the closing panel.

Albuquerque Contact: Guida Leicester. Email: chandlermuf@yahoo.com

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Sabeel Witness Trip, Oct. 30 - Nov. 8

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Start: October 30, 2012

End: November 8, 2012

2012 SABEEL WITNESS VISIT

October 30 – November 8

Click here to open registration form (pdf file)
Call or email if you would like the form mailed to you.

Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center invites you to join us for 9 nights
to experience the reality of life in today’s Holy Land:

• Worship with Palestinian Christians
• Meet and reflect with Palestinian Christians and Muslims as well as with Jewish Israelis and internationals who partner with Sabeel in non-violent resistance to the breaking of international and humanitarian law
• Experience the realities of the Palestinian community living under Israeli Occupation: the Wall, settlements, checkpoints, confiscated and demolished homes, refugee camps, and environmental degradation
• Learn about the loss of civil and property rights of Arab Israeli citizens
WHEN: Oct. 30- Nov. 8, 2012 inclusive (9 nights)

WHERE:
Nights in Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Nazareth with side visits to other sites within the West Bank and to the Sea of Galilee holy sites

COST: $1300 per person in a double room; $1600 per person in a single room

This cost includes a non-refundable registration fee of $300, all accommodations and meals for 9 nights, all transportation and honoraria during the visit. It does NOT include airfare, transportation to and from the airport, personal expenses and souvenirs, or travel insurance.
For more information please email Maurine Tobin at mmtobin38@gmail.com & world@sabeel.org or call: 972 2 5327136

An additional 100$ for registration after the 1st of September 2012

The registration form is available on the Sabeel website (www.sabeel.org)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS RIGOROUS TRIP THAT INCLUDES CLIMBING OF STAIRS AND MUCH WALKING, SOMETIME OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.