Diary

Red Heifers from Texas: Monday 29 April

Challenging Religious Extremism: Wednesday 24 April

Challenging Religious Extremism: Wednesday 27th March

Challenging Religious Extremism: Wednesday 28 February

Challenging Religious Extremism: Wednesday 31 January

Convivencia – Muslim Perspectives: Sunday 8th October

A Liturgy for Peace: 20th September

Friends of Sabeel Australia are partnering with Palestinian Christians in Australia (PCiA) and Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) to share a Liturgy for Peace at 7 pm on Wednesday 20th September (Sydney, Australia time) via Zoom. We plan to focus on hearing Palestinian stories and share prayers and agree calls to action and we would love for you to be there with us. The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85361861923?pwd=Y1dWSFVIbk1kcWIrZVpjQnBDQnQyUT09

Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions: Saturday 30th September

One Democratic State Coalition-UK Launch: 30th September

The launch of the One Democratic State Coalition UK will take place at the annual ICAHD Conference. Book your place here

Peacemakers at Greenbelt: 24-27 August

Peacemakers will be at Greenbelt later this month assisting the ICAHD team. We are looking forward to returning to celebrate the 50th anniversary with co-founder Canon Garth Hewitt, a member of our Peacemaker Board of Reference, together with other friends and partners of Peacemaker Trust. If you are attending, look out for us in the TakeAway Exhibitors Village with ICAHD and ABCD Bethlehem.

Martyrdom – A Christian Perspective: Monday 17th July

Gulf Cultural Club, Abrar House, 45 Crawford Place, London, W1H 4LP
For more information regarding attendance see here

Sabeel Book Launch: Overcoming Christian Zionism: Tuesday 9th May

The launch of the new Sabeel Booklet on Overcoming Christian Zionism in the Quest of Justice by the Revd Dr Naim Ateek will take place on May 9th 6pm Jerusalem Time.

Please join us on the 9th of May 4pm London, 6pm Jerusalem, 11am New York, 8am Los Angeles.

Listen to the reflections of Rev. Don Wagner and The Revd Dr Stephen Sizer on the Launching of Sabeel Booklet on Overcoming Christian Zionism in the Quest of Justice

Please do register for this important session

Convivencia Alliance Webinar: Tuesday 2nd May

Convivencia Alliance Webinar: Wednesday 26th April

UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, will be speaking on “Rights under Occupation: the work of the UN Special Rapporteur in Palestine.” Register here

Convivencia Alliance Webinar: Tuesday 25 October

The first of three webinars for the Convivencia Declaration on Justice, Peace and Reconciliation in Palestine is being held on Tuesday 25th October. The first webinar on Tuesday will be on Christian perspectives. Two further webinars on Muslim and Jewish perspectives will be held soon. Register for the webinar link here: https://bit.ly/3VgEBUg

Looking Forward to Armageddon? Friday 7th October

For more information about this Bath Friends of Palestine event see here

Friends of Sabeel North America Webinar: Saturday 1st October

For more information about this event see here

Dossier on Israeli Apartheid: Friday 1st July

Celebrate Refugee Week: 26th June

Christ at the Checkpoint: 26th-29th May

Easter in Jerusalem: Saturday 16th April

You are invited to participate in the Sabeel Holy Saturday celebration. Similar in fashion to our recent Memorial Service for Archbishop Tutu, the service will be led jointly by Sabeel Jerusalem and Friends of Sabeel North America, along with our international Sabeel and Kairos/Sabeel sister organisations.

Please register at the following link: https://fosna.nationbuilder.com/easter2022.

Peace Vigil for Ukraine: Friday 11th March

A Christian Response to Israeli Apartheid: Saturday 25th September

The Sabeel-Kairos Annual Conference will be held on Saturday 25 September. The theme wil be ‘A Christian Response to Israeli Apartheid’. With Jonathan Kuttab giving the keynote address, worship by Canon Garth Hewitt, a variety of breakout rooms to chose from and updates from our partners Sabeel Jerusalem and Kairos Palestine, this promises to be an exciting event!

Please sign up for free here:

Olive Picking Programme in Palestine: 16-25 October

Peacemakers is partnering with the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the YMCA in Palestine and Alternative Tourism Group (JAI-ATG) to promote their olive picking and olive tree planting programmes. To find out more visit their website.

Morally Responsible Investment: Tuesday 13 July

Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and flouting of United Nations resolutions is ongoing and unwavering. Dozens of international corporations profit off this oppression by contracting with the Israeli government and participating in the construction of illegal settlements. As we mark the beginnings of the BDS Movement on July 9, 2005, here’s what you need to know about morally responsible investment and what you can do so that together we can rise up.

Our guest will be Charlotte Marshall of Sabeel-Kairos UK.

Time: Tuesday, July 13, at 6:00pm East Jerusalem, Palestine time (UTC+3)

Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/94679502800

Reading Vigil for Palestine: Saturday 5 June

Balfour Project Conference: Tuesday 25 – Wednesday 26 May

Justice Conference: Saturday 22 May

The Justice Conference, organised by Tearfund is a global movement of Christ-followers passionate about living the message of Jesus and making justice a way of life. Read more

Sabeel-Kairos Easter Service: Saturday 10 April

Syria’s Lost Generation: Tuesday 16 March

This month marks 10 years since the start of the prolonged conflict in Syria that has displaced over 5.6 million Syrian refugees globally, with another 6.2 million displaced internally. At least half of Syria’s refugees are children, leaving an entire generation knowing only war, destruction and extreme poverty.As parts of the country struggle to rebuild, Syrian children displaced by war are at the crossroads of adapting to new surroundings elsewhere around the world while maintaining a connection to their home and heritage and hoping for peace.

Syria’s Lost Generation: The real cost of a decade-long war: March 16th 12:00pm-1:15pm EDT

Christian Zionism as Imperial Theology: Wednesday 24 March

Cultivation and Climate: Friday 26 February

For Fairtrade Fortnight, on Friday 26th February, Kairos Reading is holding a Zoom event with two Palestinian speakers: Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh from the Palestine Museum of Natural History and Muhanad Al-Qaisy from the Keep Hope Alive Olive Tree Campaign. They will be talking on the effects of climate and other factors, including, of course, the occupation on cultivation and fairtrade issues in Palestine. Continue reading:

The Contribution of Eastern Christian Thought to Interreligious Dynamics in Modern Syria: Tuesday 16 February

The Oxford Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies is hosting an online seminar with Revd Dr Andrew Ashdown, Manager of Good Governance and Advocacy Development, Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust, on Tuesday 16th February, 14:30-16:00. Continue reading →

Sabeel-Kairos Advent Service: Saturday 19 December

Featuring Revd Naim Ateek, founder of Sabeel Jerusalem, and Gospel Singer and troubadour Garth Hewitt Don’t miss out – register here:

Free to attend, suggested donation: £10. All proceeds split between the work of Sabeel-Kairos UK and Sabeel Jerusalem. Please donate here:

Living Stones of the Holy Land Trust AGM: Saturday 21 November

The AGM this year will be held by ZOOM and all members will receive the papers in advance and should have received them by October 31st either by post or by e-mail attachment. If not please let Michael, our Membership Secertary, know by e-mailing admin@livingstones.ngo and your e-mail will be forwarded to him. Continue reading →

Sabeel Kairos Conference: Saturday 19 September

The annual Sabeel-Kairos Conference will be held virtually this year. The trustees are delighted to be joined by speakers from our two key partners in Palestine – Rev Dr Munther Isaac from Kairos Palestine, and Omar Haramy from Sabeel Jerusalem. These two fantastic speakers will cover the key themes of the conference; ‘You cannot serve God and the occupation’ and ‘Antisemitism, Israel and Palestine.’ There will be chance to ask your questions in an interactive Q+A on both topics. Book your place here

Normalisation: Saturday 12 September

Greenbelt Festival 2020: Wild at Home

Saturday 29th August at 13:45

As part of Greenbelt’s two-day Wild At Home Festival programme, we’re delighted to be co-hosting a Palestinian-only panel entitled Annexation: What future for Palestine?

Chaired by Sami Awad from Holy Land Trust in Bethlehem on Saturday 29th August at 13:45 the panel will include: Ahed Tamimi, a teenage activist; Basem Tamimi, Ahed’s father; Vivien Sansour from the Palestinian Seed Library; Mahmoud Driaat, ecological educator and activist from Jericho.

Christian Zionism Conference: Wednesday 12 August

United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR) and Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) present two recognized authorities on Christian Zionism, a disturbing political theology embraced by millions of Americans who now have a tremendous influence on US foreign policy with regard to Israel and Palestine.

Rev. Drs. Stephen Sizer and Munther Isaac will help us understand the theology of Christian Zionism, why it is an inaccurate interpretation of Scripture, how it is harming Palestinian Christians and the entire Middle East peace process, and how to counter this theology in our churches.

LEARN MORE about our speakers and REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/CZ-webinar

Kumi Now Online: 9 June

Join Kumi Now Online here

Easter in Jerusalem: Saturday 11 April

This Easter, join our Sabeel elders from Jerusalem as they share lessons of liberation and spiritual survival in the midst of continued dispossession, health crises and international chaos. Let us gather together to remember that just as Jesus died on the cross to reveal the eternal, divinity is revealed in the midst of physical destruction.

The live simulcast of prayers, readings, and hymns is intended to bring hearts closer together as closures continue to separate us. We know that whether in person or online, whenever two or three assemble, God is there with us.

The service will commence on Holy Saturday, April 11 at 9 am PST, 12 pm EST, and 7 pm in Palestine. We will send call in information after registration.
All are welcome!

Christ at the Checkpoint: 10-14 June 2021

Join is in the year 2021 in Bethlehem for the sixth international Christ at the Checkpoint conference. The theme will be Hope and Resilience in a Broken World. Join us as what we consider what it means to follow Christ in the shadow of walls and conflict, and how to be resilient in our Christian witness, keep hope alive, seek just peace and truth, and preach good news in the midst of a broken world.

EAPPI: Friday 24 April

SWVG – EAPPI: Monday 6 April

MEMO Conference: Saturday 28 March

An international conference looking at the on-going cultural genocide of indigenous peoples in Palestine, Myanmar and China. Register here

Daily Life in Aleppo: Friday 20 March

JAI Olive Planting Programme: 8-17 February

The JAI-ATG Olive Planting Program lasts for 10 days in February each year, where people of any age and background from all over the world can join.

Participants are given the opportunity to listen to Palestinian farmers’ stories of how their properties are threatened by settlers, the Apartheid Wall, bypass roads or Israeli settlement expansions. They plant a selection of the trees sponsored that season, usually 4 fields with approximately 400 olive trees in each. In addition to planting, the participants get a chance to visit the Palestinian towns of Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron and Ramallah. They also meet with Palestinian organizations that provide information on conflict-related issues.

Sabeel International Gathering: 2-7 December 2019

Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre is preparing for its 1st International Gathering this year December 1-7 in Bethlehem, Palestine.
The Gathering will be an opportunity to learn and be updated about the current political situation and the ongoing realities on the ground. There will also be an opportunity to worship with the Christian community and to meet with our Muslim and Jewish brothers and sisters.

Kairos Palestine 10th Anniversary Conference: 29 November 2019

We declare that the military occupation of Palestinian land constitutes a sin against God and humanity. Any theology that legitimizes the occupation and justifies crimes perpetrated against the Palestinian people lies far from Christian teachings. We urge the international community to stand with the Palestinian people in their struggle against oppression, displacement, and apartheid. Kairos Palestine.

Olive Picking Program: 10-17 October 2019

The JAI-ATG Olive Picking Program aims to provide assistance and a protective civil international presence for Palestinian families to help them overcome the restrictions imposed by the Israeli military occupation and settlers during the olive harvest season.

Climate Justice Summit: 23-24 September 2019

Climate change is a justice issue. Those who have the least political and economic power, and the least responsibility for the changing climate, are affected the most. We have a moral and ethical imperative to respond to their call for immediate action. Organised by Amos Trust