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Join People Across the World in a One-Day Fast in Solidarity with
Palestinian Prisoners' in their Hunger Strike
August 30
Call for Palestine solidarity activists at Unity Rally scheduled for
Chicago Federal Plaza on
August 29
Atlanta Forum on Religion in the
2004 Elections on September 8th
Atlanta Forum on Religion in the 2004 Elections
Religion has already played a larger role earlier in
the 2004
presidential elections than anyone, including us, might
have foreseen.
Yet none of us are surprised that religion is a major
subject for
discussion in an election year.
Join The Interfaith Alliance Foundation,
Interfaith Alliance of Georgia
and The Greater Atlanta Interfaith Alliance on
September 8th for an
exciting forum where major national thought leaders
will explore the
dynamics involved in the early and impassioned interest
in religion in
the presidential primary season. We will also discuss
"what does all
this mean" for the 2004 general election.
Panelists have an exceptional understanding of the
importance of faith
in personal life and how faith can be used during the
political season.
More details to come soon.
Wednesday, September
8th
10am - 11:30am
(breakfast "meet-and-greet" begins at
9:15)
Georgia World Congress Center -
Building B
Meeting Room B403 -- Level 4
Enter through the Andrew Young
International Blvd. Entrance
Event is FREE, Open to
public
To Reserve A Seat:
Please contact Jenny Davis at
The Interfaith Alliance, (800) 510-0969
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The Interfaith Alliance and The Interfaith
Alliance Foundation are
national organizations with 150,000 members drawn from
70 different
religious traditions and 47 local Alliances across the
country. Our
mission focuses on the intersection of religion and
politics. Working
to see that religion plays a positive and healing role
in the life of
the nation, we challenge those who would manipulate
religion for
partisan political gain or manipulate politics for
sectarian gain.
The Interfaith Alliance and The Interfaith Alliance
Foundation's
election year program, One Nation, Many Faiths. Vote
2004 helps
candidates, voters, faith leaders, Houses of worship
and the media
navigate the sometimes treacherous waters at the
intersection of
religion and politics. The program also activates our
150,000 members
drawn from 70 faith traditions and 47 local Alliances
to lead public
debates on religious liberty and to cast informed votes
on Election Day.
Kamal Abu-Shamsieh
Organizer, Congregational Partnership Program
The Interfaith Alliance/The Interfaith Alliance
Foundation
1331 H Street, NW 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Office: (202) 639-6370
FAX (202) 639-6375
Alternative Telephone: (626) 354-3367
Religion is part of ordinary life: the workplace, the
worlds of friendly
interaction, the mall, the academy, the media, the
gallery. But it takes
“Update from Palestine” Community-Wide Event
Palestinian Visitors
Joining Hands Against Hunger/Palestine
(a Project of
Presbyterian Answer to Hunger)
Please Join Us
Tuesday, August 10, 7:00 pm
North Decatur Presbyterian Church, Atlanta,
Georgia
(corner of Medlock and North Decatur Rds.)
FEATURING:
* Dr. Bishara Awad, Founder and President of the Bethlehem Bible College
* Hanan Bannoura, Co-founder and President, Palestinian Working Women’s
Society for Development, Ramallah
* Imad Nasser, Project Manager of the Wi’am Conflict Resolution Mediation
Center, Bethlehem
* Hekmat El Sarraj, Educator, Society for Saving the Future of Our Youth,
Beach Camp, Gaza
Presentation will be followed by questions and answers.
Please forward widely.
For more information email Rev. Kirby Lawrence-Hill:
KlawHill@aol.com
Council for the National Interest
At 9:05 PM (August 4, 2004) Eastern time, C-SPAN (1) will re-air its
coverage of today's press conference held by the
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
(WRMEA). In the conference CNI president Eugene Bird spoke about his
recent trip with fellow diplomats to the West Bank, including a visit with
Yasser Arafat. For those who saw the conference live but missed the
ending, the re-air of the conference will be shown in its entirety. C-SPAN
will also host the
entire
video on their website for several weeks, after which point you can
order a tape from them for $45 (Program ID: 182972).
Along with Mr. Bird, the panel included former ambassadors Andrew Killgore,
Carleton Coon, Executive Editor of WRMEA Richard Curtiss, and a statement
from former ambassador Edward Peck. The panel discussed the realities of
life in the West Bank and how the Israeli separation barrier impedes
everyday life for thousands of Palestinians.
To make a tax-deductible contribution to the Council for the National
Interest Foundation click here:
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