Eva Manly and Marianna Harris will be representing BC Conference at a UCC Palestine/Israel Networking Event on February 24th and 25th, 2012 in Etobicoke, Ontario. They will be meeting with some of the people involed in the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel including Dianne Baker who has roots in BC Conference.  
 
The stated goal of that event is as follows:
 
"In commitment and response to the Kairos Palestine and Bethlehem Calls, to consolidate the UCC network, develop and sharpen justice strategies, and strengthen advocacy to end the Israeli occupation."
 
As part of the preparation, Eva and Marianna have been asked to bring information about what activities are happening in BC Conference working towards peace with justice in Israel and Palestine.
 
Take a moment to answer the questions below to help this national group in the work that they are going to do. Feel free to include small or large actions. For those interested in some background, feel free to read "The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand - Stand with us", a statement that grew out of recent meetings in Bethlehem. Note that the event begins Feb. 24 so it would be most helpful to receive the responses as soon as possible Here are questions: 
 
Please briefly summarize the advocacy and education actions for peace with justice in Palestine and Israel happening in your Presbytery, Conference, region, or organization. For each action, please include the following information:

This will give the group a sense of what people are doing, what is working, what isn’t working, and areas where support, ideas, affirmation, and direction may be welcome.
 
Please e-mail holymom1 [at] shaw [dot] ca or ejmanly [at] islandnet [dot] com with your responses. 

Thanks so much for your help. 

Marianna and Eva