Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Gaza Today

This clip is from a 28 minute DVD of a presentation in May 2008 by Jennifer Loewenstein, Associate Director, Middle East Studies Program, University-Madison that focused on Israel's destructive control of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
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CHANCE

This clip is from a 25 minute DVD that focuses on "CHANCE", a unique program at the U of M where students at the Humphrey Instititute get directly involved in the Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood doing research through listening to the community and then working with the community to bring about change.
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Caring for Creation

This clip is from the 28 minute DVD: Caring for Creation. Three speakers present various aspects of the issue of global warming and how individuals and congregations can do a better job of caring for creation.  This presentation in April 2008 was one of a series of monthly forums sponsored by the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods Peace with Justice Committee.
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The Surge

This clip is from a 28 minute educational DVD of a presentation in May 2008 by Sami Rasouli regarding the "Surge" in Iraq.  Sami as a US citizen and an Iraqi citizen travels to Iraq each year to visit family and friends.  On returning to the US he speaks out against the US war in Iraq.  Sami is the director of  Muslim Peacemakers Team.
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