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Episcopal Church Adopts Human Rights Investment Screen to Avoid Profiting from Human Rights Abuses in Palestine/Israel
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship/Palestine-Israel Network (EPF PJN) is pleased to announce that today at its General Convention in Austin, Texas, the Episcopal Church adopted a human…
Offering Testimony on Palestine – A Young Adult Delegate Reflects
One of the main issues I’ve been tracking at General Convention is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I testified at the hearing on Israel-Palestine issues and have attended both informal talks and the formal debates on the floor. However, I didn’t expect to find myself as emotional as I was during…
Call from the Board of Directors of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace
Call from the Board of Directors of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace
July 8th, 2018
We call on the Episcopal Church to speak truth to power.
We are an organization of Palestinian-American Christians with members across the U.S. Three of our leaders are Palestinian Christian pastors. Some…
A Statement of Support and Appreciation from Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth
Jerusalem, July 7, 2018
Dear sisters and brothers,
Kairos Palestne has been following the recent work of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship and its Palestne Justice Network with great interest and abiding appreciaton. While the Episcopal Church has partnered with the Palestnian Christan community since…
Three More Resolutions on Palestine Added at General Convention as of 3:30PM 5 July 2018
These will be considered along with the others listed in two earlier postings in the Community section of the website.
The committees to whom all the resolutions have been assigned will hold a joint hearing on Friday 6 July from 7:30AM-10:00AM.
B018 A Resolution For Reconciliation and Engagement in…
Statement to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church from the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council
Statement for the Deputies & Bishops of the 79th General Convention
of the Episcopal Church July, 2018
We are a group of more than 50 rabbis, cantors, and rabbinical students, and we speak on behalf of a large and growing movement of Jews that numbers in the hundreds of thousands that…
A Letter from Palestinian Christians to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
الائتلاف الوطني للمؤسسات المسيحية في فلسطين
NCCOP
National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine
June 21, 2018
Dear Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and the esteemed bishops and deputies of the Episcopal Church,
We, the member organizations of…
A Message to The Episcopal Church 79th General Convention from Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Bonnie Anderson and Patti Browning on Justice in the Holy Land
Thanks to Episcopal Cafe for circulating this powerful statement.
July 3, 2018
We join together and reach out in love to all who are gathered in Austin for the 79th General Convention. It is the first Convention since our beloved Edmond Browning, 24th Presiding Bishop, departed this life to join…
Resolutions Update as of Tuesday Evening 3 July 2018
Adding B018 A Resolution for Reconciliation and Engagement in the Holy Land
D038 Civil Rights and Equality for All in Israel
D039 Regarding Occupation and Apartheid
B016 Adopt ELCA Action on Israel/Palestine
D041 Protectng Jerusalem
D044 Tools for Effective Shareholder Engagement for Human Rights…
Palestine Resolutions filed with #GC79 through Tuesday 26 June 2018
As resolutions are filed between this posting and the next regularly-scheduled PINontheGo (5 July) we will post the number, title and links on this page. These links are included on the 28 June PINontheGo.
Resolutions filed with General Convention since our last update:
D018 Negotiating the Israeli…
Why Palestinians Matter: And How Your Church Can Help Them Get Their Rights Through Faith-Based Advocacy
Colleague Philip Farah is a Palestinian Christian born and raised in East Jerusalem. He is a founding member of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace and a co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP). We present this under the rubric of Voices for Justice…
A Wall of Sound: Cliff Cutler writes about the campaign opposing the Philadelphia Orchestra’s tour in Israel
The wall of sound describes the music produced by Phil Spector in the 1960s and the Grateful Dead in the 1970s. It has been given new meaning in the 21st century by the Philadelphia Orchestra’s performing in the State of Israel.
Sandy Tolan in his book, Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in…
“We have heard the cries”: EPF PJN at General Convention
EPF PJN member Linda Gaither sets the context for EPF PJN's work at General Convention 2018.
Our presiding bishop, +++Michael Curry, heard the cries of the people during his Holy Week visit to the Diocese of Jerusalem:
“We have heard the cries of Palestinian Christians throughout the land, who strive…
Voices for Justice: EPF PJN Member Newland Smith reports on his time in Palestine/Israel
UK and USA Palestine Mental Health Network Study Tour
The ten-day tour (March 25-April 4) with seven nights in Bethlehem and two in Nazareth was led by a woman who has been facilitating tours for internationals for nearly twenty years and this was the third study tour done in conjunction with the UK…
Why Endangered Jerusalem Matters to Us: A Review by EPF PJN Member Steve France
So, why does Jerusalem particularly matter? What is President Trump exactly threatening in declaring that “Jerusalem is off the table,” moving the U.S. embassy and recognizing Israel’s complete sovereignty over the disputed city?
In a word, Trump’s peremptory gesture threatens to crush the “living…