Monday, November 6, 6:00 PM EDT
Join Jewish organizers and scholars for an urgent conversation about the political importance, and long history, of Jewish organizing against Israeli violence, dispossession, and occupation, co-sponsored by Jewish Currents, Jewish Voice for Peace, and IfNotNow. Speakers will discuss the political analysis and strategic orientation guiding IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace as they organize for a ceasefire and an end to Israel's latest brutal attacks on Gaza, as well as the historic and contemporary role of Jewish organizing in relation to the Palestinian struggle for freedom, equality, and justice.
Join Jewish organizers and scholars for an urgent conversation about the political importance, and long history, of Jewish organizing against Israeli violence, dispossession and occupation.
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Speakers
Eva Borgwardt is the national spokesperson for IfNotNow, a movement of American Jews working to organize their community to end U.S. support for Israel's system of apartheid and demand equality, justice and a thriving future for Palestinians and Israelis.
Beth Miller is the Political Director with Jewish Voice for Peace and JVP Action. She has been an activist in the movement for Palestinian rights for over a decade, focusing specifically on Congressional advocacy, including her time as US Advocacy Officer for Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP) where she co-lead the nationwide No Way to Treat a Child campaign.
Atalia Omer is a Professor of Religion, Conflict, and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame in the United States. She is also a senior fellow and Dermot TJ Dunphy Visiting Professor at the Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative at Harvard University’s Religion and Public Life program. She earned her PhD in Religion, Ethics, and Politics (2008) from the
moderated by Mari Cohen, associate editor of Jewish Currents
This event is sponsored by JewishCurrents, IfNotNow, Jewish Voice for Peace, and Haymarket Books and is part of Until Liberation: A Series for Palestine by Haymarket Books cosponsored by Palestinian American Organizations Network, Mondoweiss, Spectre, Dissenters, Tempest, Palestine Deep Dive, The New Arab, and more. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our important publishing and programming work.
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