Twin Cities/Minneapolis, St. Paul MN Event: Advocacy and Action for Palestinian Justice
“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8
Rev. Graylan Hagler - Pastor at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C, activist in the black solidarity movement, and Executive Director of Faith Strategies, a faith based movement aimed at ending racism and improving conditions for the poor. Rev. Hagler was a leader in the Free South Africa movement in the 80's and is a vocal advocate of BDS today.
Cecilie Surasky – Deputy Director and Founding staff member of Jewish Voice for Peace, JVP
Ali Abunimah - Co-founder of the Electronic Intifada and author of "One Country: A Bold-Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse."
Anna Baltzer - National Organizer, U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Don Wagner – FOSNA National Program Director, author of "Anxious for Armageddon", which tackles the world of Christian Zionism
1) Educate and empower attendees to energetically engage in non-violent activism, Palestinian liberation theology, and justice advocacy for Palestinians.
2) Highlight FOSNA’s support for faith-based advocacy and the BDS Movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions).
3) Link our commitment to justice for Palestinians with the struggles of other victimized and marginalized communities.
4) Partner with other local peace and justice groups to achieve these goals.
Anti-War Committee Bio
The Minnesota Anti-War Committee organizes vigils, rallies, marches, educational forums, street theater, and civil disobedience actions to challenge the injustices of U.S. foreign policy around the world, but especially in the Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Colombia. As the number one recipient of US military aid, Israel subjects the Palestinian people to military occupation, apartheid, and settler colonialism. Ending US aid to Israel, supporting the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement, and resisting political repression of the movement are at the top of our agenda. We believe in peace through justice, and we stand in solidarity with oppressed people here and abroad.
Anti-War Committee Workshop
The Anti-War Committee’s workshop “Advocacy and Action with Youth” will discuss the crucial role played by arts and culture for communicating political messages, the role of social media in outreach and consciousness-building campaigns, and the ways street protest energize supporters and raise the stakes in challenging power structures. We will share successes from our work, including our use of guerrilla theater and spoken word in street protests, multimedia arts fundraisers Dear Gaza and Rock for Rasmea, our #51DaysinGaza social media campaign, our die-in/civil disobedience action at Senator Franken’s campaign headquarters during the height of the 2014 Gaza massacre, and much more.
Location of Conference: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 8400 France Avenue South, Bloomington, MN (Link on Google Maps)
Lodging: Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Bloomington West, 5120 American Blvd W, Bloomington, MN 55437
Call (952) 831-9595 for reservations (Mention FOSNA for special rate of $99/night)
Prices for Conference:
$100 full event with meals
$50 Friday event and dinner
$50 Saturday event and lunch
$50 student fee
$30 One day student fee
Free Young Adult Gathering, Dinner and speaker, Thursday PM
For event questions contact: fosnamn@gmail.com
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) supports Sabeel, an ecumenical liberation theology movement founded by Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land. We work with people of all faiths and convictions to secure a just peace in Palestine-Israel.