Building Christian Solidarity with Palestine
Tuesday, July 16th, from 6-7:30pm
Washington City Church of the Brethren (In person with Virtual Option)
337 North Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Registration Required bit.ly/ChristianSolidaritywithPalestine
Join this event focused on building Christian solidarity with Palestine. This teach-in will focus on how Christians can embody solidarity through delegations, protests, nonviolent direct action, advocacy, and other means. Speakers include three delegates of the recent Stones Cry Out Delegation to Palestine, a Christian solidarity delegation (Feb/Mar 2024).
Event Sponsors include Washington City Church of the Brethren, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP), and Pax Christi USA.
Description
As Christians, we grieve lament the ongoing catastrophe and genocide in Gaza. We want to work for a just future for Palestinians, so that all people might live in justice, safety, and peace in the Holy Land. We hear the words of Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, that “Christ is in the rubble.” If Christ is in the rubble, where too should Christians be? Living and acting in solidarity with those under the rubble and those facing violence and ongoing oppression. “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.”
What concrete steps can followers of Jesus do to build solidarity with Palestinians?
This educational event (a teach-in) will feature Christian leaders active in the movement for Palestinian solidarity and liberation, seeking a permanent bilateral ceasefire, an end to U.S. funding for Israeli weapons, and for the liberation of Palestinians from Israel’s military occupation and apartheid.
This event will highlight how Christians can embody solidarity with Palestine–including Palestinian Christians facing displacement and erasure–through delegations, protests, nonviolent direct action, advocacy, and other means. Speakers include three delegates of the recent Stones Cry Out Delegation to Palestine, a Christian solidarity delegation (Feb/Mar 2024), and other Christian faith leaders and activists involved in seeking justice, freedom, and holistic peace in Palestine.