September 23 - 25, Washington DC
Stones Cry Out: Palestine Solidarity Actions
Monday, September 23: Washington City Church of the Brethren, 337 North Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003 - Day 1 Livestream here (1pm)
Tuesday, September 24: 11:00am Washington City Church of the Brethren, 337 North Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
2:00-3:00 – Museum of the Palestinian People open, 1900 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
6:00 – Busboys and Poets, 450 K Street NW, Washington DC, 20001
Wednesday, September 25
10:00 – Direct Action March
2:00pm – Dar Alhurriya, Palestine House of Freedom 650 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 50 (door is under the Palestinian flag)
7:00 – Interfaith Gathering (Livestream) - Washington City Church of the Brethren, 337 North Carolina Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
For more information and to register, email dthorpe@spu.edu
On-line conversations with a stunning line-up of Palestinian solidarity activists, offered as webinars through the summer months, have helped The Stones Cry Out build momentum for the upcoming three days of Palestinian solidarity actions, witness, and resistance in Washington, D.C., September 23-25. If you are able to participate in person, and haven’t yet registered, there is still time to sign up. Contact Doug Thorpe (dthorpe@spu.edu). The D.C. gathering will feature the prophetic words of several speakers including those listed in the flyer Stones Cry Out DC Sept 23 24 25 - Adobe cloud storage
Even if you cannot be there in person, you can participate through adding you name to a Declaration that will be delivered on the steps of the Capitol to some members of Congress and also to the executive branch of our government on Tuesday the 24th. The title of the declaration makes its message explicit: "There is Another Way for Israel and Palestine: A Declaration of Faith and Urgency from Christian Clergy to the Government of the United States." (note: for Christian Clergy to sign)
There is indeed another way. It is beyond time for the United States government to stop being complicit in funding Israel’s genocide. It is time instead to use our government’s considerable power, as the declaration states, “to pull Israel back from its descent into militarism and barbarism.” To read the full text of the Declaration and its demands and to add your name go here. The Declaration will be made available later in a booklet form for study in churches and communities.
The series of summer webinars provides a treasure trove of educational materials for individuals and congregations to us, including speakers such as Palestinian-American businessman and political analyst Sam Bahour; the Rev. David Wildman, Methodist representative to the UN; and Ali Abunimah, journalist, political analyst, and director of the Electronic Intifada, and many more. The full series of The Stones Cry Out webinars is archived on the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace's YouTube channel that you can access here.