Where PJN Stands
An Update on Layan as of 6 September 2021
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Thanks to EPF PIN member Randy Heyn-Lamb for this update.
Last week we reported the release on bail of Layan Nasir, a Birzeit University student arrested in July for her alleged role in a student group banned by the Israeli Occupation Army. Layan's story was published in Mondoweiss by her priest, Fr.…
Seeking Truth and Justice in Palestine/Israel
Seeking Truth and Justice in Palestine/Israel
You are invited to a series of talks in-person and live-streamed hosted by St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church
1424 N. Dearborn Pkwy., Chicago 60610.
(Street and garage parking in vicinity)
Thursday evenings, September 30, October 14 and 28, and November…
Layan’s Story: Released on Bail!
Twenty-one year old Palestinian student Layan Nasir, who had been planning to continue her 4th year of Nutrition studies at Birzeit University in the fall, slept in her own bed last Thursday night for the first time since seven Israeli soldiers raided her family home in the early morning hours of 7 July.
Layan…
EPF PJN Member John Heermans reflects on Ben and Jerry’s Announcement
On July 19, the Board of Directors of Ben & Jerry’s issued a statement informing the world that it would no longer allow its “peace & love” ice cream to be sold and catered in illegal, Jewish-only settlements in occupied Palestine. To continue to do so, it asserted, would be “inconsistent”…
EPF PIN’s Concerns about ‘The Abraham Accords: Working Towards A New Middle East Writing A Positive Story Together
EPF PIN is distressed to learn that the Epsicopal Diocese of Atlanta is co-sponsoring, and that Bishop Robert Wright of Atlanta is planning to attend an Interfaith Prayer Breakfast scheduled for this Wednesday, August 4th at the Chapelhill (AOG) Church. The scheduled presentation is on the Abraham Accords,…
What is Solidarity? A Voices for Justice Reflection
Colleague Judith Norman, a member of Jewish Voice for Peace - San Antonio and a Professor of Philosophy at Trinity University, offers this reflection on solidarity with Gaza and a challenge as we in the Episcopal Church prepare for our General Convention in 2022.
I want to think a bit about what solidarity…
Endangered Jerusalem Through the Eyes of Muslims – Voices for Justice
Sheikh Jarrah. Jerusalem Day. Al Aqsa under attack. Rockets from Gaza into Israel. Air strikes on Gaza by Israel. Civilians killed and injured. Nakba Day is near. There are those who describe these events as examples of the ongoing Nakba. Today we offer a focus on Jerusalem and what it means to…
Standing with the Vulnerable: Demilitarize US to Palestine and HR2590
This pandemic has shone a harsh light on the glaring economic and public health inequities in U.S. society. Similarly, the trial of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, with its focus on the brutal technique that killed George Floyd, has revealed for an international public the links between oppression of black…
On Palestine Communication: Suppression and Appropriation
The month of March has been a difficult one for communicating the needs of Palestinian justice. It has seen the challenge of suppression and most recently appropriation.
On March 18, the California State Board of Education approved an Ethnic Studies curriculum whose Arab American studies module was…
Walking Through Lent for Peace: A Focus on Palestine/Israel
Walking Through Lent for Peace A Focus on Palestine/Israel February 21 - March 17, 2021
Times are Pacific time. Don't forget to adjust to your location.
Come walk the path to peace with justice for Palestine/Israel. The series begins with Palestinian Tarek Abuata preaching online at Ainsworth…
An American Voice for Justice in Palestine/Israel
Given the recent events in our nation’s capital, we might be forgiven to find ourselves a bit distracted. But we use this space on the 2nd Thursday to highlight Voices for Justice in Palestine/Israel. Since Joe Biden’s inauguration is next week, let’s spotlight some particularly important voices…
Keep Awake! Preaching Palestine for Advent 1
We share a homily prepared for Friends of Sabeel North America's Keep Awake! campaign to send us through Advent. Check this link for Boyd Evans's homily. Boyd is an EPF PIN member and part of its Education work group.
EPF PIN Commends the Church’s Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility on 50 Years of Service
EPF-PIN Commends CCSR on 50 Years of Service
The Episcopal Church’s Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility will celebrate 50 years of advocacy in 2021. The committee was created by Executive Council in 1971 and oversaw the filing of the first ever shareholder resolution by a faith based organization.…
Antisemitism in Real Time: A Reflection by Cliff Cutler
Antisemitism in Real Time
Introduction
Antisemitism is lived in real time. It unfolds in a matrix of Judaism, Zionism, Christian Zionism, Israel, white supremacy, the Palestinian narrative and its censorship. Because of this it is extremely important to know what antisemitism is, and what it is not.…
Invest in Justice: Our Theology Centers Palestinian Voices; Our Government Should Too
Last week, the Steering Committee for EPF PIN voted unanimously to endorse the Palestinian Letter to Congress issued by the Invest in Justice for All Coalition. The letter, signed by dozens of Palestinian leaders in the work for justice, is meant to send a message from the Palestinian American community…