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Exploring and Responding to Kairos Palestine, A Moment of Truth: An Urgent Call to Action from Christians in Palestine Israel/Palestine: Beyond the Headlines Digging Deeper for Justice & Peace Saturday, October 15, 2016 9 am – 4:30 pm Registration: 8:30 at South Broadway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 23 Lincoln Street, Denver In 2009 Palestinian Christians issued a call to the world—Kairos Palestine—their word of faith, hope and love to Christians around the world. They ask us to “preserve the word of God as good news for all,” to support them in their suffering, and to stand with them in nonDviolent resistance to Israel’s occupation of their land. How can we respond to their cry? This oneDday Kairos workshop offers liberating insights, grounded in theology. Join with others who are passionate about justice, freedom and equality in the Holy Land. Learn the latest about the current situation in Israel and Palestine; hear from Palestinian Christians and others who are working for a just peace; make connections with issues of race and global social justice movements. Learn more: Palestine 101—What’s going on between Palestine and Israel, and why? Christian Zionism 101—How to speak to a theology that unconditionally supports the State of Israel Kairos Theology—Its Biblical and historical roots and why does it matter? Hear from Palestinian Christians and others who are working for a just peace. Interfaith Relations—Is Kairos Palestine antiD Semitic? Relating to our Jewish neighbors How does pastoral ministry intersect with racism and the global justice movement? Registration $25.00/ Students $15.00 Early registration (by Oct 10): $20.00 ! Childcare available! ! Palestinian lunch included! Register online: http://isDpalDbeyondDheadlines.eventbrite.com By check: to “Coloradans for Justice in Palestine” Send check with name and email to: CJP, PO Box 102504, Denver CO 80250 Read more about the event: Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/glmjr6s http://sabeelcolorado.org/?q=node/112 Contact: [email protected] Workshops: Acting locally—networking with allied groups, being proDactive on antiDBDS efforts in the Colorado legislature The Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Movement—honoring the BDS call from Palestinian Christians “No Way to Treat a Child” Campaign— challenging Israeli military detention of Palestinian children Responsible Tourism—an Accompaniment model for Holy Land pilgrimage Jewish Allies—the work of Jewish Voice for Peace and other Jewish and Israeli peace groups Intersectionality—partnering with other global justice struggles Sponsors: Coloradans for Justice in Palestine, Episcopal Peace FellowshipDColorado Chapter, Friends of SabeelDColorado, Peace Not WallsDRocky Mountain Synod (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) CoTSponsors: Disciples Peace Fellowship and Disciples Justice Action Network (Christian Church/Disciples of Christ), Front Range Jewish Voice for Peace, Strength Through Peace Fort Collins Speakers: Diane Dulin, United Church of Christ pastor, serving on the Board of Friends of Sabeel North America and active with UCC Palestine Israel Network; Taurean Webb, ScholarDinDResidence at Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, writing and researching on issues of race and modernDday global oppression; Jeff Wright, pastor in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), volunteer missionary working with both Kairos USA and Kairos Palestine.

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Page 1: C0Tsponsors:* Israel/Palestine · Exploring*and*Responding*to* Kairos'Palestine,'A'Moment'of'Truth:'' An*Urgent*Call*to*Action** from*Christians*in*Palestine! Israel/Palestine:* Beyond*the*Headlines*

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Exploring*and*Responding*to*Kairos'Palestine,'A'Moment'of'Truth:''

An*Urgent*Call*to*Action**from*Christians*in*Palestine!

Israel/Palestine:*Beyond*the*Headlines*

Digging*Deeper*for*Justice*&*Peace*

Saturday,*October*15,*2016*9*am*–*4:30*pm*

Registration:*8:30!

at!South!Broadway!Christian!Church!(Disciples!of!Christ)!

23!Lincoln!Street,!Denver!

In!2009!Palestinian!Christians!issued!a!call!to!the!world—Kairos'Palestine—their!word!of!faith,!hope!and!love!to!Christians!around!the!world.!They!ask!us!to!“preserve!the!word!of!God!as!good!news!for!all,”!to!support!them!in!their!suffering,!and!to!stand!with!them!in!nonDviolent!resistance!to!Israel’s!occupation!of!their!land.!How!can!we!respond!to!their!cry?!!

This!oneDday!Kairos!workshop!offers!liberating!insights,!grounded!in!theology.!Join!with!others!who!are!passionate!about!justice,!freedom!and!equality!in!the!Holy!Land.!Learn!the!latest!about!the!current!situation!in!Israel!and!Palestine;!hear!from!Palestinian!Christians!and!others!who!are!working!for!a!just!peace;!make!connections!with!issues!of!race!and!global!social!justice!movements.!

Learn*more:*• Palestine!101—What’s!going!on!between!Palestine!

and!Israel,!and!why?!• Christian!Zionism!101—How!to!speak!to!a!theology!

that!unconditionally!supports!the!State!of!Israel!• Kairos!Theology—Its!Biblical!and!historical!roots!

and!why!does!it!matter?!• Hear!from!Palestinian!Christians!and!others!who!

are!working!for!a!just!peace.!• Interfaith!Relations—Is!Kairos'Palestine'antiD

Semitic?!Relating!to!our!Jewish!neighbors!• How!does!pastoral!ministry!intersect!with!racism!

and!the!global!justice!movement?!

Registration*$25.00/'Students'$15.00'

Early'registration'(by'Oct'10):'$20.00'!Childcare'available!

!Palestinian'lunch'included! '

Register'online:!!http://isDpalDbeyondDheadlines.eventbrite.com!!By'check:!to!“Coloradans!for!Justice!in!Palestine”!!

Send!check!with!name'and'email!to:!!CJP,!PO!Box!102504,!Denver!CO!80250!

Read'more'about'the'event:'Facebook:!http://tinyurl.com/glmjr6s!!!http://sabeelcolorado.org/?q=node/112!!Contact:[email protected]!

Workshops:*• Acting!locally—networking!with!allied!groups,!being!proDactive!

on!antiDBDS!efforts!in!the!Colorado!legislature!• The!Boycott,!Divestment!&!Sanctions!Movement—honoring!the!

BDS!call!from!Palestinian!Christians!• “No!Way!to!Treat!a!Child”!Campaign— challenging!Israeli!

military!detention!of!Palestinian!children!• Responsible!Tourism—an!Accompaniment!model!for!Holy!Land!

pilgrimage!• Jewish!Allies—the!work!of!Jewish!Voice!for!Peace!and!other!

Jewish!and!Israeli!peace!groups!• Intersectionality—partnering!with!other!global!justice!struggles!

C0T

sponsors:*Friends!of!SabeelDColorado!

Front!Range!Jewish!Voice!for!Peace!!Coloradans!for!Justice!in!Palestine!Peace!Not!Walls,!Rocky!Mtn.!Synod!!(Evangelical!Lutheran!Church!of!America)!

Episcopal!Peace!Fellowship,!Colorado!Chapter!Disciples!Peace!Fellowship!and!

C0Tsponsors:*Friends!of!SabeelDColorado!

Front!Range!Jewish!Voice!for!Peace!!Coloradans!for!Justice!in!Palestine!Peace!Not!Walls,!Rocky!Mtn.!Synod!!(Evangelical!Lutheran!Church!of!America)!

Episcopal!Peace!Fellowship,!Colorado!Chapter!Disciples!Peace!Fellowship!and!Disciples!Justice!Action!Network!(Christian!Church/Disciples!of!Christ)!

United!Methodist!Kairos!Response!Strength!Through!Peace!Fort!Collins!

Sponsors:*Coloradans!for!Justice!in!Palestine,!Episcopal!Peace!FellowshipDColorado!Chapter,!Friends!of!SabeelDColorado,!Peace!Not!WallsDRocky!Mountain!Synod!(Evangelical!Lutheran!Church!of!America)!

CoTSponsors:!Disciples!Peace!Fellowship!and!Disciples!Justice!Action!Network!(Christian!Church/Disciples!of!Christ),!Front!Range!Jewish!Voice!for!Peace,!Strength!Through!Peace!Fort!Collins!

Speakers:*Diane'Dulin,!United!Church!of!Christ!pastor,!serving!on!the!Board!of!Friends!of!Sabeel!North!America!and!active!with!UCC!Palestine!Israel!Network;!Taurean'Webb,!ScholarDinDResidence!at!Samuel!DeWitt!Proctor!Conference,!writing!and!researching!on!issues!of!race!and!modernDday!global!oppression;!Jeff'Wright,!pastor!in!the!Christian!Church!(Disciples!of!Christ),!volunteer!missionary!working!with!both!Kairos!USA!and!Kairos!Palestine.*