The emotional brilliance of the Palestine Writes Festival

Read delegate Alice R.’s article in Mondoweiss about the Palestine Writes festival!

Delegates in Action, In the News, Arts, Conference, BDSEyewitness PalestineDecember 15, 2020palestine, arts

NATIVE LIBERATION CONFERENCE 2019

Gallup, NM I The Red Nation

Eyewitness Palestine delegate Lara K. and others will speak at this year's Native Liberation conference, hosted by The Red Nation.

Delegates in Action, ConferenceLara K.September 2, 2019Delegates, Delegation 59, san francisco, california, 2016 Indigenous and People of Color, no ban no wall, native liberation, the red nation

COUNTER CUFI PANEL

Washington, DC I FOSNA

Eyewitness Palestine delegate was part of this outstanding panel, along with Linda Sarsour and Lesley Williams, hosted by Friends of Sabeel North America FOSNA during the #CounterCUFI weekend of actions.

Delegates in Action, In the News, Church, Conference, FaithLara K.July 10, 2019Delegates, Delegation 59, san francisco, california, 2016 Indigenous and People of Color, Washington DC, counter cufi, cufi, cufi action, Israel lobby

COUNTER CUFI ACTION

Washington, DC I FOSNA

Eyewitness Palestine delegates from many walks of life joined together in Washington, D.C this past weekend in protest towards the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) convention and challenged Christian Zionism.

Delegates in Action, In the News, Church, Conference, FaithLara K.July 7, 2019Delegates, Delegation 59, 2016 Indigenous and People of Color, Washington DC, counter cufi, cufi, cufi action, Israel lobby, washington dc

STOLEN HOMES AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Chicago, IL I Amnesty Intl.

Eyewitness Palestine delegate Edie G. sat on a panel at the Amnesty Intl. Conference in Chicago this past weekend.

Delegates in Action, Law, ConferenceEdie G.March 5, 2019Chicago, IL, Delegation 57, conference, stolen homes, Amnesty Intl.

BUILDING FROM THE LEFT: A RECORDING OF THE BARNARD PANEL

New York, NY I Barnard Center for Research on Women

Eyewitness Palestine Justice Delegation member Tarso Ramos spoke on a panel in November at Barnard College addressing the question of how the left can disrupt the powerful ascendance of the U.S .Right. while building a transformative intersectional social justice agenda.

Delegates in Action, ConferenceTarso R.January 3, 2019Delegation 64, 2018 Justice Delegation, Barnard College, NYC, New York

FOSNA PROPHETIC ACTION

Twin Cities, MN I Prophetic Action

Eyewitness Palestine delegate delegates Lara Kiswani and Sandra Tamari and many others will be part of the Friends of Sabeel North America FOSNA PropheticAction in the Twin Cities, ahead of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Conference.

Register here: https://www.fosna.org/event/prophetic-action-christians-convening-palestine

Delegates in Action, Church, ConferenceLara K. & Sandra T.September 4, 2018activism, 2016 Indigenous and People of Color, Delegation 59, Delegates, conference, leadership, minneapolis, twin cities, st paul, Minnesota, prophetic action, Delegation 40

What is Resolution B016?

Austin, TX I General Convention of the Episcopal Church

Eyewitness Palestine delegation leader Anna Baltzer reports from the General Convention of the Episcopal Church: The Episcopal Peace Fellowship EPF Palestine Israel Network (EPF PIN) put in amazing work over many years to make the Episcopal Church the 10th Christian denomination in the US to take economic action for justice in Palestine. Thanks in large part to their mobilization, the church also passed ground-breaking resolutions:

Asserting the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination

Condemning Israel’s violence against protesters in Gaza

Calling on the US government to reinstate funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)

Supporting the rights of Palestinian children

Demanding equal access to Jerusalem and opposing Trump’s move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Delegates in Action, BDS, Church, ConferenceAnna B.July 17, 2018Austin, Texas, Delegation Leaders, Delegation 33, Delegation 36, Delegation 40, Delegation 51, May 2010, May 2011, May 2012, 2016 November, Episcopal Church, General Assembly

Episcopal Church Votes to Divest From Israeli Human Rights Abuses

Austin, TX I General Convention of the Episcopal Church

Eyewitness Palestine delegation leader Anna Baltzer reports from the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. With more than 3 million members has voted to divest from companies involved in Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights.

Delegates in Action, BDS, Church, ConferenceAnna B.July 13, 2018Austin, Texas, Delegation Leaders, Delegation 33, Delegation 36, Delegation 40, Delegation 51, May 2010, May 2011, May 2012, 2016 November, Episcopal Church, General Assembly

Palestine Teach-In

Philadelphia, PA I Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books Palestine Teach-In

Eyewitness Palestine delegation leaders Ahmad Abuznaid and Noura Erakat spoke on panels at Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books in Philadelphia. The coffee shop is hosting a teach-in on Palestine and the pop-up exhibit “Movements of Oppression, Solidarity and Hope” curated by delegate Tracey Rogers.

Delegates in Action, ConferenceAhmad A.June 30, 2018activism, Delegates, conference, philadelphia, pennsylvania, teach-in, Delegation 59, 2016 Indigenous and People of Color, Delegation 46, 2013 May, Delegation Leaders

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