SAVE THE DATE!
“IT’S TIME FOR PALESTINE. IT’S TIME FOR PEACE”
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 | 6:00 – 8:30 P.M.
HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
26275 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY NEAR LAHSER RD.
SOUTHFIELD, MI
GUEST SPEAKER:
SISTER MARTHA LARSEN
MICHIGAN PEACE TEAM
WILL SHARE HER EXPERIENCES IN THE WEST BANK
BREAK OUT SESSIONS
PEACE ACTIVISTS WITH DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES
IT’S TIME FOR PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS TO SHARE A JUST PEACE
Participants
Friends of Sabeel, Jewish Voice for Peace, Michigan Peace Team, Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, Methodist Federation for Social Action, Citizens for Peace,
United Nations Organization of Southeastern Michigan
Sponsored by:
THE DETROIT WEST DISTRICT PEACE CENTER
and
HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH & SOCIETY MINISTRY
PLEASE RSVP TO BARBARA TALLEY 248-356-0819
>> Click here for Q&A about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict [PDF]
Advocacy
Take Action to Stop Racial Profiling in Michigan!
You have an important opportunity to voice your opposition to anti-immigrant legislation H. B. 6256 recently proposed by Michigan State Representative Kim Meltzer (R-Clinton Twp.).
Write or call your State Representative and let him/her know your opposition.
Go to congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/ - and find your State representative.
House Bill 6256 mimics Arizona’s law requiring local police to demand immigration papers from any person they perceive as undocumented. The law’s use of “reasonable suspicion” as the only criteria for these stops practically compels racial profiling. It will also force police to divert scarce resources away from promoting public safety and solving serious crimes.
See United Methodist General Board of Church & Society, Faith In Action April 28, 2010 for information on opposition to Arizona’s passed legislation and position of United Methodist for a comprehensive comprehensive immigration reform – Go to www.umc-gbcs.org/ -
» Click here for a sample letter [PDF] | [Word]
Read About the UMC's Position on Divestment of Companies Profiting from Israeli Occupation
Both the Detroit Annual Conference and the North Illinois Conference passed resolutions regarding the divestment of companies profiting from Israeli occupation.