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What we have is a justice problem. We have a problem with how we read the Old Testament. We have a problem with how we read the Old Testament in light of the New Testament
We spent our morning at the Sea of Galilee. It was exciting to see my colleagues put their feet in the water.
We arrived in Nazareth this morning after spending our morning at Lifta. Nazareth is an historic city for my faith tradition.
Today we started our day by visiting the city or village of Lifta. Lifta is the last remaining Arab city / town / village that has not been destroyed or re-inhabited.
Today we started our day at the The Holocaust History Museum. The experience was simply overwhelming.
You wouldn’t expect to meet a retired Black Panther in Palestine but we did.
Today we traveled to Ramallah in the West Bank. Ramallah is the seat of the Palestinian Authrority. We heard brilliant, brave, courageous activist talk about their struggle against Apartheid under military rule and military law. To go from Jerusalem to Ramallah you have to pass through the Qalandia Checkpoint. On the way to Ramallah from...
Today we toured the Old City, heard a lecture at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and took a tour of Jerusalem with the Grassroots-Jerusalem
Dr. Iva Carruthers, General Secretary of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, is joined by Rev. Graylan Hagler, Dr. Forrest Harris and Congressman Keith Ellison as they march for jobs and freedom.
As I prepare for the first leg of my journey to Palestine...I ask, why aren’t more people talking about this issue?
