In November/December 2006, two members of the London Mennonite Centre staff, Kathy Thiessen and Dora-Marie Goulet, joined a Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) delegation to Israel/Palestine. CPT has had a team in Hebron since 1995, working with Palestinians and Israeli peace groups to develop action campaigns that expose the face of the Occupation, training in nonviolence, reporting on human rights, visiting families involved in the Campaign for Secure Dwellings and accompanying children to school.

Based the first several days in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Kathy and Dora-Marie (along with twelve other delegates) met with human rights representatives and peace workers on both sides of the conflict. They traveled to Hebron and joined in CPT’s ongoing work of violence-deterrence, accompaniment and documentation. They also participated in a public witness to confronts the structural violence of the Occupation.

The table talk will begin with an evening meal, after which Kathy and Dora-Marie, using photos and stories, will share their experiences with us. This will be followed by a time of questions and discussion on the work of CPT and the conflict in Israel/Palestine. Join us for an informative and challenging evening.

(For a photo record of their trip click here).

Friday 26 January
6:30 – 9:30 pm.
Fee: £10 (£5 unwaged)
Fee includes VAT and meal
C-C seminar No. 265

Kathy Thiessen has been working at the LMC since the summer of 2002. She is the LMC librarian, looks after the flowers in the garden, and works in the office. Dora-Marie Goulet is the new LMC Interfaith Peace and Justice Liaison, a position which includes working with CPT and with Christian/Muslim relations. Kathy and Dora-Marie are participants in the inaugural year of Peace School.

Suggested reading: Getting in the Way: Stories from Christian Peacemaker Teams edited by Tricia Gates Brown; Hebron Journal: Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking by Arthur G Gish.

To book for the course, download the Cross-Currents Calendar and application form, fill out the application form and mail it, with the fee, to London Mennonite Centre
14 Shepherds Hill
London N65AQ
For more details or to reserve a space, call 0845 4500 214.