Elias Chacour Visits

Elias Chacour Visits

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September 22, 2005 04:56 PM mpt@michiganpeaceteam.org

Elias Chacour Visits

Fr. Elias Chacour, three time Nobel Peace prize nominee, will be speaking about the Palestine-Israel conflict in September in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Detroit. He is the author of "Blood Brothers" and "We Belong to the Land".

Sept 22: Kalamazoo
5pm Fundraising Reception and Dinner at WMU Bernhard Center Ballroom
7:30pm Bernhard Center Ballroom, WMU Peace Week speaker

Sept 23: Kalamazoo
Featured speaker at Kalamazoo College Jewish Study Dept.

Sept 23: Grand Rapids
Calvin College
6pm free lecture and book signing
Science Bldg Rm 010

Sept 24: Detroit
Arab American Chaldean Council Annual Civic & Humanitarian Awards
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center

Sept 25: Livonia
St. Mary Basilica, 10am divine liturgy (Fr. Chacour will give the sermon)
12noon presentation with coffee and sweets
(donations gratefully accepted)

Check back for more details....

09 22

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