Madison-Rafah Journal

Wednesday, May 14
7:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison

Archbishop Elias Chacour will give a talk entitled "What are the Things that Make for Peace? Building Peace in the Midst of the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict".

A Palestinian citizen of Israel, Archbishop Chacour is leader of the Melkite Catholic Church of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and the Galilee. He is a 3-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize and the author of two books, Blood Brothers and We Belong to the Land: The Story of a Palestinian Israeli who Lives for Peace and Reconciliation. Both books will be available for signing at the talk. Father Chacour is known for building high-quality schools in the Galilean village of Ibillin, where the students and faculty include Christians, Muslims, Jews and Druze. More than 50% of the 3000 students are girls. You can learn more about the schools at www.mechs.org.

Sponsored by Pilgrims of Ibillin, an American nonprofit which supports several "Peace-Building" efforts in the Holy Land. For more information, contact Joan Deming at 608-241-9281 or cell 608-235-1046, or visit www.pilgrimsofibillin.org.