DR. JOE GROVES SPEAKS IN NORTH CAROLINA
FEBRUARY 4 – FEBRUARY 13, 2008
Interfaith Peace-Builders Co-Director Dr. Joe Groves is traveling in North Carolina February 4 – February 13. He is giving a series of public lectures in Greensboro, Asheville and Chapel Hill.
Dr. Groves is Co-Director of Interfaith Peace-Builders and Adjunct Professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University. In his work with Interfaith Peace-Builders, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and other organizations, he has organized or participated in over 30 interfaith delegations to Israel/Palestine seeking nonviolent means for a just and sustainable peace (see below for full bio).
Please consider attending one of the following events to hear from Joe and learn more about the work of Interfaith Peace-Builders.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Monday, February 4
8:00 - 9:30 PM
Guilford College, The Gallery in Founders Hall
5800 West Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC
SUBJECT:
Nonprofits and Activism:
First Steps after College
Want to keep your social activism alive after college — and be paid for it? Nonprofits, large and small, may offer exciting possibilities for an immediate step into the working world after college. Dr. Groves will talk about the role of nonprofit organizations in social activist movements, some of their positive and negative qualities, the possibilities of jobs for recent college graduates, and qualifications that many nonprofits need. An informal presentation designed to talk about the practicalities of social activism and jobs.
Sponsored by Guilford College Leadership for Social Change Program
Tuesday, February 5
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Guilford College, The Hut
5800 West Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC
SUBJECT:
What Can We Do?
The Israeli/Palestinian Peace Process, US Policy, and Beyond
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is a central, governing feature of US policy in the Middle East. And it is not a conflict that is simply “over there.” It is part of our society and culture and affects everyone in the US in multiple ways. What is the role of people in the US in relation to the conflict? What can we do?This presentation will also feature Kate Chester - Participant on Interfaith Peace-Builders and American Friends Service Committee Olive Harvest Delegation, November 2007 (see below for bio).
Sponsored by Guilford College Campus Ministry Tea & Talk
Friday February 8
5:45 PM - Potluck Supper
6:45 - 8:00 PM – Program
Common Light Meetingplace
137 Center St., Black Mountain, NC
SUBJECT:
What Can We Do?
The Israeli/Palestinian Peace Process, US Policy, and Beyond
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is a central, governing feature of US policy in the Middle East. And it is not a conflict that is simply “over there.” It is part of our society and culture and affects everyone in the US in multiple ways. What is the role of people in the US in relation to the conflict? What can we do?
Sponsored by Western North Carolina Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East
Donation requested (all proceeds benefit Interfaith Peace-Builders)
Monday, February 11
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Carol Woods Retirement Community, Assembly Hall
750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC
SUBJECT:
What Can We Do?
U.S. Citizens, U.S. Policy, and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is a central, governing feature of US policy in the Middle East. And it is not a conflict that is simply “over there.” It is part of our society and culture and affects everyone in the US in multiple ways. What is the role of people in the US in relation to the conflict? What can we do?
Sponsored by Elders for Peace
7:30-9:00 PM
Community Church of Chapel Hill
106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC
SUBJECT:
Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?
Nonviolence in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
As one Palestinian activist responded when asked the question, “We are everywhere.” This presentation explores the rich, varied, and largely unknown history of Palestinian nonviolent activist, much of it using Gandhian tactics, yet without “a Gandhi.”This presentation will also feature Donna Hicks - Christian Peacemaker Teams reservist in Hebron, West Bank (see below for bio)
Sponsored by the Coalition for Peace with Justice
Tuesday, February 12
3:00-4:30 PM
University of North Carolina, Student Union, Room 3413
209 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC
SUBJECT:
Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?
Nonviolence in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
As one Palestinian activist responded when asked the question, “We are everywhere.” This presentation explores the rich, varied, and largely unknown history of Palestinian nonviolent activist, much of it using Gandhian tactics, yet without “a Gandhi.”
Sponsored by Solidarity with Palestine Through Education and Action at Carolina (SPEAC), the Middle East Student Forum, the Curriculum in International and Area Studies and the Department of Political Science.
Catered by Mediterranean Deli and Catering
SPEAKER BIOS:
Dr. Joe Groves is Co-Director of Interfaith Peace-Builders and Adjunct Professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University. In his work with Interfaith Peace-Builders, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and other organizations, he has organized or participated in over 30 interfaith delegations to Israel/Palestine seeking nonviolent means for a just and sustainable peace.
Dr. Groves taught Religious Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, for 23 years, including courses in Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Islam, liberation theology, and the theory and practice of nonviolence. He has published works on the Hebrew Bible, nonviolence in the first Palestinian intifada, and Gandhi and King’s theories of self-suffering. He lived in Iraq for three years and has traveled to Israel/Palestine several times.
In his work for racial and economic justice in Greensboro, he served on the Steering Committees for the Peace and Justice Network, the Beloved Community Center, and the Jubilee Institute. In his work with the Jubilee Institute he helped lay the groundwork for the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the U.S.
Kate Chester is an attorney, and a trained mediator. She is a Quaker and runs her own law practice in North Carolina focusing on social justice issues. Ms. Chester is completing a Master’s degree in Social Policy, and is also an LLM candidate in Human Rights Law at the University of London. She studied popular education with Jublilee Popular Education, now called Global Learning Partners. Ms. Chester attended the Interfaith Peace-Builders and American Friends Service Committee Olive Harvest delegation to Israel/Palestine in November 2007.
Donna Hicks is a reservist with Christian Peacemaker Teams, an organization devoted to applying "the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war." She has served in Hebron for three months each year, having recently finished her second three year term. She has also been an active member of the Coalition for Peace with Justice for many years, frequently giving presentations based on her work and experiences in Palestine. Donna Hicks will be speaking with Joe on February 11 at the Community Church of Chapel Hill.
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