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EMERGENCY SUMMIT FOR GAZA: CEASEFIRE, SAVING LIVES, BUILDING PEACE, Chicago or online
January 12, 2024 @ 9:00 am - January 13, 2024 @ 11:00 am
Fri Jan 12, 9 am – 4 pm, Pacific time
Sat Jan 13, 7 – 11 am, Pacific time
At Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters, 930 East 50th Street Chicago, IL 60615 or online
We are faith leaders, and civil and human rights advocates, all united in this moment of moral reckoning to affirm the sanctity of all human life. We call on the Biden Administration and Congress to act for justice and the preservation of Palestinian and Israeli lives now.
Speakers include: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Fahed Abuakel, Dr. James Zogby, Peter Beinart, Congressman Johnathon Jackson, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Rabbi Phyllis Berman, Dr. Nina Turner, Illinois State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid, Rev. Frederick Haynes, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson.
Conveners: Rainbow Push Coalition, Arab American Institute, Churches for Middle East Peace, Faith for Black Lives, Fellowship of Reconciliation, If Not Now — Chicago, Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council, Muslim Civic Coalition, Progressive Democrats for America, Red Letter Christians, Sojourners, and U.S. Palestinian Council.
Info and in-person attendance registration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emergency-summit-for-gaza-ceasefire-saving-lives-building-peace-tickets-775017035817
Info and online attendance registration https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScb5HfAhcRsitkYKgdEulB74AONcmcKMizbxVkGwP4PN-gfZg/viewform