| |  | October 2019 Keep your eye on this email each month for exciting opportunities to partner with CMEP through events, advocacy opportunities, and more. | | | | | | Ask Your Representative to Support the Right to Boycott Representatives Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and John Lewis have introduced a resolution affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad. Let us encourage your representatives to join them in standing up for our civil liberties by cosponsoring H.Res 496! | | | | | | | | Fall Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour The Fall Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) tour took place September 18-25. Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, Aziz Abu Sarah, and Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon spoke in locations near Detroit, MI; Denver, CO; Charlotte, NC; and Winston-Salem, NC. See photos and videos from past P2P tours at our website. If you're interested in hosting a future P2P event, send us an email and let us know! | | | | Save the Date: 2020 Advocacy Summit Our June 2020 advocacy summit will take place in Washington, D.C. from June 21-23. We will be gathering around the theme Equal in God's Eyes: Human Rights and Dignity for all in Israel/Palestine. Registration will open soon! | | | | J Street Conference 2019 Join us at the J Street National Conference in DC, October 26 - 29. CMEP will have an exhibitor table at the conference. We hope you will consider attending and visit our table! Together, we will be tackling the important questions facing foreign policy in the US today and what candidates and policymakers can do in the face of the challenges current American diplomacy presents. Young Professional tickets start at just $150; use the code CMEP for 15% off! Email Brian from J-Street for more information. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) seeks inquisitive, independent, and enthusiastic interns interested in working for peace regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through supporting and equipping grassroots advocacy and education. Interns are essential to our work and receive mentoring and valuable experience through their internship. Now accepting applications for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020. | | | | | | | | Pro-Trump and biased toward Israel? These US Evangelicals are challenging the ‘base’, Amir Tibon, Haaretz, September 29, 2019 Newsline for Sept. 28, 2019, Church of the Brethren Newsline, September 28, 2019 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) public letter shares vision for peace, condemns annexation, Alissa Vernon, The Banner, September 23, 2019 Israeli elections: religious leaders come to Michigan to push for peace, Stephen Henderson, Detroit Today, September 19, 2019 CMEP condemns Netanyahu’s annexation of Palestinian land, demands shift in purported peace plan, Nick Meyer, The Arab American News, September 17, 2019 Morning Minute: Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Norah Burke and Renee Garner, The Matthews Beacon, September 17 2019 US church leaders share vision for peace in Holy Land, condemn annexation, Independent Catholic News, September 17, 2019 Presbyterians asked to support the right to boycott, Presbyterian News Service, The Presbyterian Outlook, September 6, 2019 Presbyterians asked to support the right to boycott, Mike Ferguson, Presbyterian News Service, September 5, 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | CMEP has partnered with Just Vision to create a special guide for their latest documentary, Naila and the Uprising. Set during the First Intifada, the documentary chronicles the life of Naila Ayesh, a leading advocate for her people. Naila uncovers the untold story of the powerful women who were the heartbeat of the nonviolent activism during the First Intifada. The CMEP guide is meant to encourage tangible next steps your community can take as we continue to work for a just and sustainable resolution to the conflict in Israel-Palestine. Depending on date and location, a staff person from Just Vision might be able to join your screening either via video or in person. The documentary is approximately 1 hr and 15 mins. Screening fees are waved for CMEP churches. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | We cannot do this important work without your support! | | Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)
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