PLEASE FORWARD TO THE EAST COAST
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Jewish and Palestinian Israelis together
will invade the East Coast of the
Depend on it. And be there, if you can.
You'll want to be their victim of kindness, creative
theatre, soaring music, cooperation, and concrete hope.
"The Time Has Come" says the newest anthem
they'll sing out -- http://thetimehascomeforpeace.com/ --
available for public download to benefit your captors, the youth of Peace Child
Peace Child
Many of their parents are now joined in devoted Dialogue,
having participated with their children in the 2005 Family Peacemakers Camp -- Oseh Shalom~Wahat al-Salam:
Their descent onto North America will feature new
kinds of warriors -- Israeli Palestinians (15) and Jews (12) rather equally.
With the 8 Jewish and 11 Arab youth will be -- equally
-- Dialogue facilitators, chaperones, and high school principles, all dedicated
to living a life of compassion and cooperation together.
Peace Child
The trip will culminate at
Adding to the grand finale will be musicians of
Intercultural Journeys -- http://interculturaljourneys.com/ -- who
promote understanding among people of diverse cultures through dialogue and the
presentation of world-class performances in music, poetry and other art forms,
who have adopted the wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr.:
"People fail to get along with
each other because they fear each other.
They fear each other because they dont know each other.
They dont
know each other because they have not properly communicated with each
other."
See a preview at http://www.mideastweb.org/peacechild/delegationsupport.htm .
Read the Press Release -- http://www.mideastweb.org/peacechild/press/usadelelegationjan2006.html
The director and shepherd of Peace Child Israel is:
The devoted, selfless organizers have been:
This historic outpouring from Middle East citizens --
youth and adults -- was inspired and championed since October, 2004, by singer
and songwriter Deb Chamberlain, co-founder of Changing Our World (COW) Project,
thus modeling the power of dedication and creativity in the arts.
The mission of the tour is to bring together Israeli
and American youth and their respective communities in a powerful message of
global
partnership responsible, shared citizenship.
American hosting groups
The Changing Our World (COW) Project ,
The South Jersey Jewish Federation
and JCC,
The North Stars of Art Sanctuary,
Congregation Mishkan
Shalom,
The JCC of Northern Virginia-West,
All Dulles Area Muslim Society,
Congregation B'Nai Tikvah,
Public
presentations in Philadelphia
Wednesday, January 18 -- 7:30 pm
Performance of THE OTHER SIDE, Peace Child Israel's original play about
coexistence
with opening libations by the teen North Stars of Philadelphia
LOCATION: Church of the Advocate,1801 Diamond Street, Philadelphia
INFORMATION: (215) 232-4485
ADMISSION: $5
Saturday, January 21 -- 8:30-10:00 pm (doors
open at 8:00)
GRAND FINALE AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
525 Arch Street -- Independence Mall -- Philadelphia, PA
Evening sponsored by The Abraham Fund Initiatives -- http://abrahamfund.org/
INFORMATION: DebChamberlin@comcast.net or (856) 435-6374
ADMISSION: $10 (prefer tax-deductible checks to THE ABRAHAM FUND
INITATIVES -- cash accepted)
PARKING: $7 (bring in ticket for validation)
MORE STORY BEHIND THE SCENES:
For 16 months, American tour coordinator Deb Chamberlin and partners in the
It takes totality -- coordinating venues, workshops,
P.R., fundraising, meals, performances, and housing.
Deb and her husband, Robert Wynn, co-wrote and
produced "The Time Has Come," featuring many of
Widespread support from the local communities
has been expressed in wonderful meals donated by area restaurants and food
stores, host families, a high school student council, synagogue and mosque teen
groups, and volunteers in NJ,
A documentary film is being produced by Art in
Motion -- http://aimvideo.com
-- and there will be newspaper, TV and radio coverage of the tour's various
events.
The Mayor of Philadelphia issued a Peace Child
The youth and adults will be hosted in homes by
volunteer families throughout South Jersey,
Many of the American teens from the COW Project and
the PCI teens have been e-mailing and instant messaging each other for
weeks in advance of the tour, and have already become friends even before
meeting.
American teens are already planning to do a reverse
cultural exchange to the Holy Land the following year, as they see the huge
possibility for using their lives as ambassadors for peace as citizens of
global communities.
Events in Washington Township, NJ are being filmed
and will be aired on the Township's Comcast Cable TV channel, bringing
awareness of the Peace Child
This is the living
public peace process -- ordinary citizens with great power to listen, learn,
cooperate, include others, and cross walls and oceans to build a world beyond
war, far beyond what we ever imagined was possible.
This is the great, possible life.