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, the Trump-era plan to normalize relations between the […]
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 means and […]
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 members of the […]
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 and brown communities here and Israeli […]
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 revised to exclude any mention of the Boycott, […]
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 UCC followed by four evenings. Each of the […]
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 calling for justice: our own. If we choose […]
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 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. The resolution asked General Motors to withdraw […]
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. We are seeing how difficult it is to […]
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 to the members of Congress […]
On Wednesday, September 23rd, the internet meeting platform company Zoom refused to allow San Francisco State University professors Rabab Abdulhadi and Tomomi Kinukawa from airing their scheduled classroom presentation entitled Whose Narratives?: Gender, Justice, and Resistance. Zionist and pro-Israel critics had objected to the planned participation of Leila Khaled, a leader in the Popular Front […]
