2017 – From Occupation to Justice
2017 – From Occupation to Justice
Last updated on January 2nd, 2025
6th Annual Conference: From Occupation to Justice in Palestine-Israel: Mobilizing our Churches and Communities for Action
Conference Details
Date: September 8-10, 2017
Location: St. Benedict’s Conference and Retreat Centre – 225 Master’s Ave. West St. Paul,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R4A 1A9
Agenda Summary: A way to meet other folks who are engaged in work to find a just and equitable peace in Palestine and Israel, including an opening plenary with Brad Parker from Defense for Children International and Dalit Baum from the American Friends Service Committee.
Presenters Included:
- Brad Parker – a staff attorney and international advocacy officer at Defense for Children International – Palestine. He spoke about No Way To treat A Child, (Defense for Children International-Palestine)
- Dalit Baum, Ph.D., Director of Economic Activism, American Friends Service Committee. She is a feminist scholar and teacher, who has been teaching about militarism and about the global economy from a feminist perspective in Israeli and American universities. She shared with Brad Parker in a presentation about No Way To Treat A Child.
- Lia Tarachansky, a Toronto-based film-maker, shared her insights on communicating across conflict to help better engage people who are skeptical and/or downright opposed to the work that we do.