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Event: Kali Rubaii – Solidarity with Children of Palestine
Sponsored by: St. Andrew’s Social Justice Committee, Jewish Voice for Peace – Austin (JVP), the Austin Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin) and the Interfaith Community for Palestinian Rights (ICPR)
In Solidarity With The Children of Palestine
Kali Rubaii from Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA)
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Sunday, October 7, 2018 |
Kali Rubaii from Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) will be speaking at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. She will relate how Palestinian children are affected in conflict – drawing parallels with what is happening here at home- and how we can engage for positive change. Kali has lived and worked with children in Palestine, Iraq, Jordan, and California. Several of our Muslim and Jewish neighbors will be in attendance.
The event will also include a Middle Eastern light lunch prepared by Syrian refugees and a 12-panel informational poster exhibit. Palestinian handcrafts and olive oil will be available for purchase.
Reception at noon; presentation in the Sanctuary at 12:30.
Event: 2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Col. Ann Wright, retired US Army colonel, diplomat who resigned from the US government in 2003 in opposition to the war in Iraq, and author of DISSENT, VOICES OF CONSCIENCE. Co-founder in 2010 of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Her presentation will focus on the deteriorating conditions in Gaza caused by the illegal blockade and on the ongoing international efforts to challenge Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
Tuesday, May 1st 2018
7:00-9:00pm
Friends Meeting of Austin
Event: 2017 Palestine & the Aftermath of Britain’s 1917 Balfour Declaration
Join ICPR on Thursday November 16th for a photo exhibit and discussion about one of the most disastrous foreign policy decisions ever made; the Balfour Declaration
