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
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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.
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Boston, MA I Brookline Booksmith
Eyewitness Palestine delegate & writer Shuchi Saraswat has put together an incredible reading which will be held at the bookstore Brookline Booksmith, Friday October 6th at 7pm. Please spread the word and bring your community with you!