I have just returned from the United Kingdom where I was one of several speakers at the Annual Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham (27-30 August). Greenbelt (www.greenbelt.org.uk) describes itself as an “independent Christian festival working to express love, creativity and justice in the arts and contemporary culture in the light of the Christian gospel.” It wasContinue reading “Just Peace Campaign”
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Palestine Summer Encounter 2009
Palestine Summer Encounter is a one to three month service learning and cultural immersion program in Bethlehem, Palestine. Participants study Arabic in and outside of the classroom setting, live with a Palestinian host family, volunteer and meet with both Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers. http://www.palestinesummer.org The April 23rd registration deadline for the Palestine Summer Encounter programContinue reading “Palestine Summer Encounter 2009”
From the Broken Heart of Gaza …
Father Manuel Musallam, the Parish Priest of Gaza has written to the wider Church of God. His letter was made public in January 2009. It has inspired Garth to write this song, and others to help him put together these images to the go with the words and music. …
Personal Reflection on Gaza… A letter I Wrote to Friends….
In this period I did not take on an opportunity to travel to the peace research village in Tamera Portugal and be with a group of close friends that are engaging in a deep process to build what will be a Peace Research Village (PRV) in the Middle East…. For many reasons I was notContinue reading “Personal Reflection on Gaza… A letter I Wrote to Friends….”
Never Go Down… Never Give Up
So be Good for Goodness Sake…
This past Friday Santa Clause stood in solidarity with and attempted to go where fewer and fewer Palestinians are able to go, their own farm lands in the southern hills of the Beautiful little town called Bethlehem. For the second year in a row, taking time away from his main work in this very busyContinue reading “So be Good for Goodness Sake…”
First Reflection: From Palestine to the Jungles of Colombia, the Solution is One
I just returned from an incredible experience. From the 25th of September to the 10th of October and for the first time in my life I traveled to Latin America, more specifically to an incredible area in the north of Colombia, where the absolute beauty and tranquility of God’s creation and the majesty of MotherContinue reading “First Reflection: From Palestine to the Jungles of Colombia, the Solution is One”
When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All
On Thursday the 16th of October, hundreds of Israeli settlers / squatters gathered in a Palestinian hill known as Oush Gurab located in Beit Sahour (Shepherd’s Filed). This location was used for many years as an Israeli military outpost. Palestinians who live in its vicinity recall daily the violence and terror they experienced from IsraeliContinue reading “When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All”
Empowered by Nonviolence
Text of interview published in http://www.globalonenessproject.org/ Sami Awad When I talk about nonviolence, and when I discuss nonviolence with people, the first word that comes to mind related to nonviolence is the word empowerment. And this is, for me, what nonviolence is all about. It is to empower individuals, empower families, empower communities, empowerContinue reading “Empowered by Nonviolence”
Global Oneness Interview…
The challenge is to create a common thread of values where Jews, Christians, and Moslems begin to see that what is common between them outweighs, tremendously, what makes them different from each other. Sami Awad in The Core Essence iiiii 1 2 3 Sami Awad is the Executive Director of Holy Land Trust (HLT), aContinue reading “Global Oneness Interview…”
Sami Awad 