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March and Rally for Palestine
1 hour, 8 min
Includes almost the entirety of these back-to-back events at General Conference.
Provided by Ibrahim El Hedok, Charlotte resident and UMKR volunteer at General Conference
On April 25, 2024, UMKR organized a two-part witness action for Palestine: a Singing March through the Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, leading to an outdoor rally with a diverse set of impassioned speakers.
This video includes:
Rev. Katie Reimer, leading the March as well as the singing in the rally:
Worship Coordinator, Executive Director of World Day of Prayer International Committee
The Emcees of the Rally:
Paula Roderick
UMKR Steering Committee member, Board member at Eyewitness Palestine, justice leader in the UMC Northern Illinois conference, active in Blacks4Palestine and several Chicago-area justice organizations
and
Neal Christie
Executive Director of FIACONA (Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America), a consultant with the UMC Baltimore-Washington Conference, and former staff at the UMC General Board of Church and Society
Khalid Hijazi
Palestinian resident of Charlotte and longtime community organizer for the Palestinian struggle
Rev. Alex Awad
Christian Palestinian clergy, member of the UMKR Steering Committee, and former UMC missionary in Palestine for over 20 years, former faculty and Dean of Students at Bethlehem Bible College.
Rev. Lloyd Nyarota
UMC clergy in the Zimbabwe Annual Conference, General Coordinator of the Africa Forum, longtime activist with UMKR
Dov Baum
Director of the Action Center for Corporate Accountability at AFSC; an Israeli citizen who lives and works in the U.S.
Colleen Moore
Director of Peace with Justice at the UMC General Board of Church and Society
Rhaggi Rain
Chair of the Board, the UMC's Native American International Caucus (NAIC)
Suanne Ware-Diaz
Board member, the Native American International Caucus (NAIC); former Assistant General Secretary at the General Commission on Religion and Race
Rev. Jane Eesley
The current primary United Methodist missionary in Palestine/Israel, serving at the Methodist Liaison Office in Jerusalem
Speaking at the rally but not in this video:
Rev. Enger Mutateke
Senior Director of Programs and Education at the UMC General Commission of Religion and Race
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward
Co-Ecumenical Officer of the UMC Council of Bishops
See below a video montage of the rally, created by United Methodist communications, which includes Rev. Enger Mutateke.
United Methodist General Conference 2024:
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See our collection of videos from General Conference 2024 on this page
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MARCH AND RALLY FOR PALESTINE
- 2 videos
Silent Vigil for Gaza and Campus Protesters
United Methodist seminary students organized a silent vigil in the Convention Center during General Conference on April 30, 2024. This was a witness action of solidarity with those suffering the genocide occurring in Gaza and with their fellow students who have been the victims of violence as they protest that genocide on college campuses across the US.
Joined by delegates and many other supporters from UMKR and allies in the Love Your Neighbor Coalition, the students organizing and participating in the vigil were from:
Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC
Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia
Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO)
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois
Boston University School of Theology in Massachusetts
Duke Divinity School in North Carolina
Union Theological Seminary in New York City
Drew Theological Seminary in New Jersey
See the article from the UMC Western Jurisdiction Communications:
Students, delegates join in protest for students protesting Palestine
https://westernjurisdictionumc.org/students-delegates-join-in-protest-for-students-protesting-palestine/
See another video from this silent vigil below
Silent Vigil for Gaza and Campus Protesters - 2 videos
United Methodists are responding to Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth ,a statement of faith and urgent call to action from Christians in Palestine. UMKR seeks, through nonviolent means and in partnership with Palestinian Christians, freedom, justice and equality for all Palestinians and Israelis.
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