UCC PIN is co-sponsor for this upcoming ICMEP's three-part series of conversations. Here is the line-up:

A CONVERSATION WITH DIANA BUTTU

“On the Ground” from Ramallah

Wednesday, November 8, 3:00 pm ET

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Diana Buttu is one of the foremost spokespersons for Palestinian rights in Palestine, Israel, and around the globe. She is a former legal advisor to the Palestinian Liberation Organization and fellow at the Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She teaches at Birzeit and Harvard universities and works with journalists at the Institute for Middle East Understanding.

A CONVERSATION WITH PHILIP FARAH

Israel’s Genocidal Assault on Gaza:

An American Palestinian Perspective

Wednesday, November 15, 2:00 pm ET

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Philip Farah is a Palestinian Christian born and raised in East Jerusalem, with family roots in Gaza. In the US since age 27, he has lived, studied, and worked in several countries in the Middle East. He is recently retired as an economist in Washington, DC. Philip is a founding member of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace and the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. He also recently served on the UCC PIN steering committee.

A CONVERSATION WITH REV. GRAYLAN HAGLER

Black Lives Matter, Palestinian Lives Matter

Wednesday, November 29, 2:00 pm ET

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Graylan Hagler is a prophetic voice for the oppressed, from Black, Latinx, and other marginalized US communities experiencing racism in the U.S. to Palestinians living under Israel’s brutal apartheid system. He is founder and director of Faith Strategies LLC, which engages in political ministry. Graylan served as Senior Minister of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, Washington, D.C., for 20 years. Presently, he is co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, Washington DC; co-chair, Black Homeownership Strike Task Force, and very active in the Palestine solidarity movement.