In Cambridge On Armistice Day Nov 11th -BALFOUR’S LEGACY: Confronting the Consequences
BALFOUR’S LEGACY: Confronting the Consequences
When: Saturday, November 11, 2017, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Where: The First Parish Church in Cambridge • 3 Church St. • (Harvard Square) • Cambridge
Saturday, November 11
8:00AM to 6:00PM
The First Parish in Cambridge
3 Church Street in Harvard Square
Free and open to the public.
Suggested donation $10. Lunch $5.
3 Church Street in Harvard Square
Free and open to the public.
Suggested donation $10. Lunch $5.
This conference marks the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which committed Britain to the establishment of a ‘national home for the Jewish people’ in Palestine without consulting the indigenous population. It will explore the consequences of this British commitment, and how we in the US can push for a just resolution of a century-old conflict with equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Keynote: Yousef Munayyer, Executive Director, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Keynote: Yousef Munayyer, Executive Director, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
| Thomas Abowd Tufts University | Yamila Hussein Boston Teacher Residency |
| Susan Akram Boston University Law School | Rami Khouri Journalist American University of Beirut |
| Nadia Ben-Youssef USA Rep., Adalah | Mahtowin Munro United American Indians of New England |
| Amahl Bishara Tufts University | Nancy Murray Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine (AWJP) |
| Anat Biletzki Quinnipiac University | Hilary Rantisi Harvard Kennedy School |
| Gabriel Camacho Project Voice, AFSC | Thomas Suárez Author |
| Lawrence Davidson West Chester University | Carl Williams Attorney, National Lawyers Guild |
| Leila Farsakh UMass Boston |
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS INCLUDE:
Nidal al-Azraq, 1for3.org, Leila Aruri, UMass Amherst SJP, Elsa Auerbach, JVP-Boston, Sara Driscoll, AWJP, Jude Glaubman, AWJP, Jeff Klein, MAPA,Eleanor Roffman, Prof. Emerita, Lesley University, Eve Spangler,Boston College.
Nidal al-Azraq, 1for3.org, Leila Aruri, UMass Amherst SJP, Elsa Auerbach, JVP-Boston, Sara Driscoll, AWJP, Jude Glaubman, AWJP, Jeff Klein, MAPA,Eleanor Roffman, Prof. Emerita, Lesley University, Eve Spangler,Boston College.
Sponsored by: The Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine and The Trans Arab Research Institute (TARI)
Co-sponsors (in formation): 1for3.org, Church Social Action Committee, Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Boston University SJP, Cambridge Bethlehem People to People Project, Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine, First Baptist Church of JP, Friends of Mada al-Carmel, Friends of Sabeel - NE, Grassroots International, Jewish Voice for Peace - Boston, Jewish Women for Justice in Israel/Palestine, Massachusetts Peace Action, Middle East Education Group at First Parish in Cambridge, Palestinian House of New England, Tree of Life Educational Fund, UMass Amherst SJP, Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East - MA chapter, Unitarian Universalist MA Action Network, United for Justice with Peace, Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice & the Environment, Western Mass CodePink, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom. 1for3.org, 1f Alliance for a Secular & Democratic South Asia, Arabic Hour, Andala, Arlington Street
Upcoming Events:
| Film screening: "Korea, memory of a forgotten war" - background to the crisis | Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 7:00pm | Friends Meeting in Cambridge | Cambridge | |
| Film screening: "National Bird" about secret US drone assassination program | Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 7:00pm | Robbins Library | Arlington |  |
| Solidarity and Peace Movement Struggles in Asia and Europe | Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 7:00pm | Cambridge Friends Meeting | Cambridge | |
| Sing Out! for Peace and Justice with Chris Nauman and Friends | Saturday, November 4, 2017 - 7:30pm | First Parish UU Arlington | Arlington |  |
| Conference on 100th Anniversary of Balfour Declaration | Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 10:00am | To be determined | Cambridge |
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