[IMC-Boston-Dispatch] Oct 26-27: The Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel: Highlighting Issues of Justice and Equality

[Sofia JarrinT]

I, Devin Atallah-Gutierrez, am part of a group called, Sabeel, which
 is a Palestinian Christian international grassroots peace movement
 based in Jerusalem which promotes nonviolence, human rights,
 international law, democratic principles, and Gospel teachings on
 justice and peace-building. I have participated in the planning of the
 upcoming conference this October with featured guest:  Archbishop
 Desmond Tutu.
 
 Desmond Tutu will address the theme "The Apartheid Paradigm in
 Palestine-Israel: Highlighting Issues of Justice and Equality" at the
 Sabeel Conference in Boston Oct. 26 - 27. The event will occur at Old
 South Church in downtown Boston and will feature lectures and panel
 discussions looking at ways the South African apartheid model of
 ethnic/racial segregation is applied in Palestine today.
 
 Please see the attached brochure if you are interested, or you can
 register online at:
 http://www.fosna. org/BostonConfer enceOct2007. htm
 
 Please circulate the news about this conference with your communities
 and encourage individuals to attend the conference who are
 particularly interested in engaging in discussions about peaceful and
 just solutions to the Palestinian- Israeli conflict, through the lens
 of other communities who have survived Apartheid and other
 devastatingly oppressive sociopolitical systems.
 
 I also think this is a unique opportunity for American Christian's to
 show their support and dedication to peace and justice worldwide,
 particularly in the land of the origin of the Christan faith, anchored
 within a tapestry and heritage of various other world religions
 including Judaism and Islam.  In this region, which is now labelled by
 the International community as the Israeli Occupied Territories of
 Palestine, our brothers and sisters (Christian and Muslim Palestinians
 alike) are currently being oppressed by the state of Israel through
 the support of our tax dollars and many of our weapons (made here in
 the USA). As Americans, regardless of our religious affiliations or
 political party memberships, our participation in the
 Israeli-Palestinian conflict is active and facilitates the occupation,
 whether we like it or not. Come partake in dialogues with Archbishop
 Desmond Tutu and other leading human rights advocates on these issues
 and paths toward the future that promote peace and justice rather than
 ongoing oppression and violence.
 
 Thank you for your time. Please contact me with any questions about
 the conference.
 
 Salaam,
 
 Devin
       
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