The description of the event (in the pdf attached to the original email and copied below for context) is pretty one-sided and *not* conducive to “thoughtful discussion” with multiple perspectives. Honestly, I am shocked Bemis Hall would host an event where the description has such strong inflammatory language, which could be construed as an attack on a specific population, of which we have citizens living in Lincoln.
>From the event description: “The Gaza genocide that began over a year ago has morphed into Israel’s three-front strategy to expand its borders and replace non-Jews living in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank with an army, citizens militia, and Jewish settlements. Based on past, aggressively pro-Zionist policies, an incoming Trump administration appears ready to confirm Israel as a Jewish supremacist/apartheid state, and to further subjugate or eliminate non-Jews living in a Greater Israel. In calling for an end to Israeli apartheid and for a shared homeland for all, we join the struggle against the rise of authoritarianism in Europe, the Global South, and the United States. Zionism today, as ideology, theology and political project, has emerged as an expression of neocolonialism, Christian nationalism, and fascism.” On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 12:33 PM Annamaria San Antonio < into...@jaikaurhealingarts.com> wrote: > Agreed. Thank you, Sara !!! > I did not see this at all as propaganda and very much appreciated hearing > about an event with thoughtful discussion. Dangerous ? Perhaps I did not > read through but I did not see "false claims of genocide and apartheid". > > Peace > ~Jai . > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I would urge all to listen/attend before passing judgement. >> We have few opportunities to hear rom and question directly such >> individuals with direct experience. >> >> Perhaps those objecting are familiar with the speakers and would like to >> share their experiences so that others might know what to expect? >> >> Let’s keep an open mind and allow others to judge for themselves. >> >> Namaste, >> Sara >> >> On Nov 27, 2024, at 12:22 PM, Jonathan Sheffi <jshe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Amen, Forest. Ideological diversity is well and good, but let's please >> keep LT apolitical and free from this sort of low-grade propaganda. >> ᐧ >> >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 11:47 AM Forest Brown <forestbrow...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I appreciate your wanting dialogue on this issue, but advertising >>> speakers who are sharing false claims of genocide and apartheid is >>> dangerous and this isn’t the platform for that. >>> >>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 9:07 AM, Stephen R. Low < >>> steve....@gordianconcepts.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Steve Low >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Stephen R. Low <steve....@gordianconcepts.com> >>> *Sent:* November 27, 2024 9:07 AM >>> *Subject:* Exploring the Holy Land Problem: Friday, Dec 6 and Saturday, >>> Dec 7 >>> >>> >>> >>> *Palestinians, Israeli Jews, and those of us who care about them have >>> never faced challenges greater than today’s.* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Contributing to this mess has been the Biden administration’s Holy Land >>> policies, which have been—shall I be polite and say, “awkward?”* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Now, we await a Trump administration, whose 2016–2020 Israel policies >>> were so ill-considered and unbalanced, that many believe they helped to >>> incite Hamas’s murderous attack on October 7, 2023.* >>> >>> >>> >>> *These “realities” pose major challenges for all of us seeking peace, >>> equality, and justice in the Holy Land.* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Rather than wring our hands in despair, the GRALTA Foundation has >>> organized two events to help us shape constructive, outside-the-box >>> thinking about how to refine the American people’s understanding of the >>> Holy Land Problem and how to advocate for new U.S. Mideast policies that >>> will improve conditions and achieve security for all who live there.* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Here are two (free) opportunities to hear two internationally-known >>> speakers—two experts on the Holy Land’s human rights problem—who can help >>> us to answer the question, “Where can we go from here?* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Friday, Dec. 6 @ 7:30 PMCommunity Church of Boston565 Boylston St., >>> Boston >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/565+Boylston+St.,+Boston?entry=gmail&source=g>* >>> >>> *accessible via* >>> * the T, between Dartmouth & Clarendon ordiscount vouchers available for >>> Back Bay Parking Garage, 199 Clarendon Street >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/199+Clarendon+Street?entry=gmail&source=g>.* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Saturday, Dec. 7 @ 2:00 PM* >>> >>> >>> *Bemis Hall 15 Bedford Rd., Lincoln, MA >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/15+Bedford+Rd.,+Lincoln,+MA?entry=gmail&source=g>* >>> >>> *park across the street at the “Stone Church”* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Please join us for one of these events.* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Our speakers:* >>> >>> >>> >>> <image002.jpg> >>> *Mazin Qumsiyeh **Human Rights Activist, Professor**, Bethlehem & >>> Birzeit Universities* >>> >>> Prof. Qumsiyeh was born and raised in Beit Sahour on the outskirts of >>> Bethlehem. His evolving world views have been shaped by living under >>> Israeli occupation, the education he received at universities in the Middle >>> East and the U.S., and on years of extensive travel throughout the world. >>> After obtaining a doctorate in Zoology and Genetics from Texas Tech, Mazin >>> trained at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and taught at the >>> University of Tennessee, Duke, and then at Yale. He is author of 190 >>> scientific papers, hundreds of articles, and several books on topics >>> ranging from cultural heritage to human rights to biodiversity conservation >>> to cancer. >>> >>> After returning to Palestine in 2008, Mazin and his wife Jessie Chang >>> founded and run (as volunteers) the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & >>> Sustainability and the Palestine Museum of Natural History—both situated on >>> the Bethlehem University campus. >>> >>> >>> >>> <image004.jpg> >>> *Mark Braverman **Executive Director, **Kairos, USA* >>> >>> Dr. Mark Braverman is a retired clinical psychologist and trauma >>> consultant. Raised in a traditional Jewish family, he was steeped in Jewish >>> religious observance, Bible study, the Hebrew language, and the Zionist >>> narrative. Confronted by the reality of ethnic cleansing and ongoing >>> colonial settlement of Palestine, Mark has devoted himself since 2006 to >>> working for a future of dignity and peace for all the people living between >>> the River and the Sea. >>> >>> Mark has been closely involved in the international church movement for >>> Palestinian rights. He spoke at the launch of the Kairos Palestine document >>> in Bethlehem in 2009 and served on the Palestine Ecumenical Forum of the >>> World Council of Churches. He is the author of two books and numerous >>> journal articles and book chapters on the Kairos movement, ecumenism, >>> post-holocaust theology, Jewish and Christian Zionism, and Christian-Jewish >>> relations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Steve Low >>> >>> >>> <002 v-1 Qumsiyeh-Braverman Poster.pdf> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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