UUs for Justice in the Middle East: What Can We Do?

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

This is part of the UUJME Weekend Event:
Promoting Peace, Life and Justice in Palestine offered by USG and UUs of Mt. Airy
Friday, August 8 through Sunday, August 10 

What Can We Do?Saturday, August 9, 1-4 pm, at USG

Hear speaker, Sam Kuttab, a Philly resident, Palestinian Christian and co-founder of Prayers for Peace. Then, join UUs, community members and supporters of Palestine to explore these questions:

  • What is needed from to support Palestinian liberation?
  •  What else do we need to know?
  • How do we organize and coordinate across organizations for maximum impact?
  • What are we are already doing that we could be doing better? 
  • What more could we do? 
  • What is our willingness and capacity to work together?

Other events are:

Where the Olive Trees Weep – Friday, August 8, 7-9 pm at UUs Mt. Airy

View and discuss Where the Olive Trees Weep, a film that explores loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. It is a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. 

USG/UU Mt. Airy joint service Sunday, August 10, 10:30 am at USG

Join India Wood, Organizer, Unitarian Universalists Justice for the Middle East. Learn more about the complicated work she is doing to assist congregations in supporting Palestine.

Location
USG Sullivan Chapel

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