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Bereaved Families Tour Information
May 19-21: Bereaved Families Speaking Tour
PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI FAMILY MEMBERS
SEEK RESOLUTION THROUGH DIALOGUE
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 Two
members of Parents Circle, Nadwa Sarandah (right in photo) and Robi Damelin, will be in
the Kansas City area as part of a national a speaking tour on May 19-21, 2005. Robi
Damelin lives in Tel Aviv. Her son David was studying for his Masters Degree
in the Philosophy of Education and was an active member of the peace
movement when he was killed at the age of 28. Following David's death, Robi
closed her successful PR firm and devoted her all her energy to The Parents'
Circle in efforts to promote dialogue, tolerance and reconciliation.
Nadwa Sarandah lives in Shuafat in East Jerusalem. She is the
manager of a large cement factory and the mother of two adolescents. Nadwa's
sister, Naila, was a professional public health consultant and devoted her
life to improving the health of Palestinians. After Naila's death, Nadwa
refused to speak to anyone of her sister and her pain. Members of The
Parents' Circle reached out to Nadwa who ultimately came to value sharing her
pain with others. She now spends a great deal of time and energy conveying
the message of reconciliation to people on both sides of the conflict and
around the world.
 Nadwa
Sarandah and Robi Damelin, two women from the Parents Circle (Israeli
and Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace), will speak in Kansas City,
Lawrence and Columbia between May 19-21. The Parents Circle is a group of 500 Israeli
and Palestinian families who have lost loved ones to violence in the current
conflict. Instead of harboring revenge and anger, grieving members work to
promote reconciliation and understanding that seek ways to foster a peaceful
end to the conflict. |
SPEAKER SCHEDULE:
 | Thursday, May 19 - 7:30 p.m. - "Two Women, One
Vision: Peace and Co-existence in Israel/Palestine" - Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union on the
University of Kansas campus, Lawrence, Kansas. For more
information call Margaret at 785-248-1115 or email
kjpmemw@yahoo.com |
LAWRENCE EVENT FLYER (PDF) |
EVENT FLYER (WORD) |
| Friday, May 20 - 11:00 a.m. - Robi and
Nawda appear on the popular public radio program "Up to Date"
with Steve Kraske on KCUR-FM 89.3. Tune in! |
| Friday, May 20 - 11:45 a.m. - "Mending
Fences: One Family at a Time: Grassroots Effort for Peace in the
Middle East," The Central
Exchange, 1020 Central, Kansas City, Missouri. Lunch included: No
charge for Central Exchange
members; $20 for non-members - For more information call
816-471-7560, ext. 10 |
| Friday, May 20 - 5:30 p.m. - Pickard
Auditorium at the University of Missouri Museum of Art and
Archeology, Columbia, Missouri. For more information call Amy at 573-424-8212. |
| Saturday, May 21 - 9:00 a.m. - "Beyond Revenge: Supporting
Peace, Tolerance, & Reconciliation" - Nadwa Sarandah and
Robi Damelin speak at Congregation Beth Torah, 6100 W. 127th
Street, Overland Park, Kansas. For more information call Allan Abrams at 913-341-7770
or write aeabrams@yahoo.com. |
| Saturday, May 21 - 7:00 p.m. - Dinner and
conversation with Robi and Nadwa at the home of Ahmed El-Sherif
(10300 Howe Drive [two blocks east of Mission Road]).
$20/person, $30/couple. For information/reservations, contact
Allan Abrams at 913-341-7770 or write
aeabrams@yahoo.com
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SPONSORS -
groups supporting the Bereaved
Families Speaking Tour
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Sponsor the regional tour by filling
out the FEEDBACK FORM for your community or faith group.
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Consider contributing $50 or $100 to Parents' Circle to help
offset the $1500 costs of the regional tour.
Checks can be made to Parents' Circle and sent to: Scott Kennedy,
Middle East Program Coordinator, Resource Center for
Nonviolence, 515 Broadway Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
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National tour organizer:
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) - Mike Daly & Joe Groves,
Fellowship of Reconciliation, Interfaith Peace Builders Program,
4545-42nd Street, NW, Suite 209 Washington, DC 20016. For more
information (202) 244-0821 Regional tour co-sponsors:
- Citizens
for Justice in the Middle East (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Brit Tzedek v'Shalom -- local Kansas City chapter
- Islamic Center of Greater Kansas City
- Muslim Student Association of University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Broadway United Methodist Women (Kansas City)
- Broadway United Methodist Outreach Committee (Kansas City)
- Village Pres. Church -- Justice, Peace and Environment Committee
- Kansas City Tikkun
- American Friends Service Committee--Kansas City chapter Lawrence event co-sponsors:
- Kansans for a Just Peace in the Middle East (Lawrence, Kansas)
- Jewish Community Center (Lawrence)
- Islamic Center (Lawrence)
- KU Peace and Conflict Studies program (Lawrence)
- Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice (Lawrence)
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Lawrence)
- St. John's Catholic Church (Lawrence)
- Oread Friends Meeting (Lawrence)
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries (Lawrence)
- Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence (Lawrence)
Columbia event co-sponsors:
- Tikkun (Columbia, Missouri)
- Congregation Beth Shalom (Columbia)
- Islamic Center of Central Missouri (Columbia)
- MU Muslim Student Organization (Columbia)
- MU Peace Studies Department (Columbia) |
RESOURCES:
| 5/2/05 - CJME / Brit Tzedek v'Shalom NEWS
RELEASE - Beyond Revenge: Supporting
Peace, Tolerance, & Reconciliation - Speaking tour with Robi Damelin (Israel)
and Nawda Sarandah (Palestine) of Parents' Circle |
| Parents Circle - Families Forum: Bereaved
Families Supporting Peace, Reconciliation and Tolerance -
http://www.theparentscircle.com |
| Testimony of Robi Damelin - The Forgiveness
Project -
http://www.theforgivenessproject.com/stories/?id=30 |
| "Peace on the Line--Part 1," Guardian (UK),
May 12, 2004 -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4921966-112160,00.html |
| "Peace on the Line--Part 2," Guardian (UK),
May 12, 2004 -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4921968-112160,00.html
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