Daoud
Nasser, Palestinian Lutheran Christian & Mark
Braverman, American Jew
Speaking
in Puget Sound
Sunday,
April 29, 2012 through Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Northwest residents will have the rare opportunity to hear
a Palestinian Lutheran and an American Jew trained in crisis management in a
myth-busting conversation about peace building.
Daoud Nassar is a
Palestinian Christian farmer whose family works their 100-acre farm and olive
grove just outside the West Bank town of Bethlehem. The Nassars bought the land
from the nearby Arab village of Nahalin village in 1916 and have been working
and cultivating the land ever since. In October 1991, the family learned that
Israel was planning to confiscate their land. Defying repeated Israeli court
decisions affirming the Nassars' ownership, the farm is under constant threat
of seizure by nearby Israeli settlers. In the spirit of his Christian faith,
Daoud speaks about "sharing Sacred Space" and building bridges of
peace with his neighbors.
Mark Braverman's
roots are in the Holy Land - his grandfather, a fifth generation Palestinian
Jew, was born in Jerusalem, emigrating to the U.S. as a young man. Growing up
in the United States, Braverman was reared in the Jewish tradition, studying
Bible, Hebrew literature, and Jewish history. Trained in clinical psychology
and crisis management, Braverman devoted his professional career to working
with groups and individuals undergoing traumatic stress.Returning to the Holy
Land in 2006, he was transformed by witnessing the occupation of Palestine and
by encounters with peace activists and civil society leaders from the Muslim,
Christian and Jewish communities. He is the author of Fatal Embrace:
Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land
The story they share is one that brings hope and
encouragement to the current crisis in the Holy Land. The events are scheduled
for the following places:
Phase One: Events North of
Seattle
Sunday April 29th - all events
open to all!
•
9:00am - 10:00am Daoud Nasser, "Tent of Nations," at
the Adult Education Class at Snohomish First Presbyterian Church, guests are
welcome - liaison is Sandra Gerrish, bradnsandra@gmail.com
/ (360)568-5251
•
12:15pm - 2:30pm Daoud Nasser and Mark Braverman,
"Refusing to Be Enemies: Conversations in the Tent of Nations," at
Mukilteo First Presbyterian Church, lunch provided, guests are welcome -
liaison is John/Ann Collier, c92176@aol.com
/ (425)315-0823
•
6:30pm – 9:00pm Daoud Nasser and Mark Braverman, social
gathering at 6:30 for "Two Cups of Tea & a Taste of Palestine",
and 7pm - 9pm "Conversation" at Snohomish First Presbyterian Church, guest
are welcome - liaison is Sandra Gerrish, bradnsandra@gmail.com
/ (360)568-5251
Monday April 30th -
•
10:50am - 11:20am speak at Trinity Lutheran College Chapel in
Everett – faculty contact Erik Samuelson erik.samuelson@tlc.edu,
in liaison with JohnTBerg@msn.com / (425)
218-3682
•
Noon - 1:30 PM - Open to all (including TLC students,
Faculty & Friends)Lunch hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Everett,
Daoud Nassar and Mark Braverman both speaking and showing the DVD "Tent of
Nations". Please call the church office at 425-259-7139 to make
reservations for lunch with name and number attending. Suggested donation is
$5.00.
Phase
Two: Bellingham
Bellingham events coordinator:
Peter Vanderveen: jphvanderveen@earthlink.net
Monday, April 30th
-
•
4.30 p.m.
Presentation at WWU campus (Communications 105, WWU ) - sponsored by
"Progressive Christian Voices" club (UMHE, Coordinator: Sarah Genung,
WWU student)
•
7.30 p.m. - 9 p.m. -
Presentation at St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th Street Bellingham, WA
98225
Tuesday, May 1st
-
•
9 - 10 a,m, Breakfast
hosted by St. James Presbyterian Church Fellowship hall with Bellingham Clergy
Phase
Three: Seattle
Tuesday evening,
May 1st – event open to all!
•
7:00pm in the Fine
Center, First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Avenue West, Seattle WA
98119 -- located across the street on the east side of Seattle Pacific
University -- for more details including map see: http://www.spu.edu/info/buildings/first-free/
(NOTE: This event is
jointly sponsored by the student-led "Israel-Palestine Club" at
Seattle Pacific University, Middle East Peace Builders and First Free Methodist
Church)
Wednesday, May 2nd – all events open to all (except SPU class Wed. am)
Seattle Events coordinator and contact: John Berg, Middle
East Peace Builders (a LifeGroup of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood): JohnTBerg@msn.com / (425) 218-3682
•
9:30 to 10:50am-
speaking to a class at Seattle Pacific University -- Faculty host Doug Thorpe
•
12:00 Noon - speaking
at "the Beloved Community", hosted by First Presbyterian Church, 1013
8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 (First Hill neighborhood, just east of I-5 between
Madison and Spring) -- Organizing contacts are:John Berg and Rev. Allen Belton abelton@breakthroughpartners.org
•
7:00pm Daoud speaks
at St. Mark's Cathedral 1245 Tenth Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-4398 -- for
more details including map see: http://www.saintmarks.org/About/directions.php
-- Organizers are the Mideast Focus Ministry of St. Mark's and Middle East
Peace Builders
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