CATHEDRAL CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY 8th/9th OCTOBER
Friday 7 - Sunday 9 October 2016
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL WILL BE CLOSED to the public on Saturday 8th October (all day) and Sunday 9th October (closed from 4pm)
The Cathedral WILL be open for ticket holders for the conference which can be purchased from the Cathedral on the day.
The Cathedral is hosting a conference on the Israel/Palestine Conflict and the prospect of peace on the weekend of Friday 7 - Sunday 9 October. There will be a series of keynote speakers and related book sales focusing on Israel/Palestine. You will find a full program below.
Join us for what promises to be an important and thought-provoking weekend!
To buy tickets, pop into The Shop at No. 9, telephone 01543 306150 or email: shop@lichfield-cathedral.org.
Venue key:
A Wade Street Church, Lichfield, WS13 6HL
B College Hall, The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LD
C Lichfield Cathedral, The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LD
D The Old Stables Conference Centre, The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LD
Program:
|
Day |
Venue |
Time |
Speaker |
Price |
|
Friday
|
A |
18.30 |
Literary Dinner: ‘Gaza in Literary Fiction’ Guest speakers: Ahmed Masoud & Hannah Khalil refer to their published works. Film: ‘Britain in Palestine 1917-1948’ |
£15 |
|
Saturday |
B |
09.00 – 18.30 |
Sumud Exhibition, with sale of goods from the Holy Land including hourly screenings of: ‘Britain in Palestine 1917-1948’ and ‘The Suffering Church’ |
Free |
|
|
C |
10.00 – 11.15 |
‘The effects of the conflict on Jewish-Christian Relations’ The Very Rev'd Hosam Naoum, Dean of Jerusalem in conversation with Dr Jane Clements |
£3 |
|
|
C |
11.30 – 12.30 |
‘Justice and Peace in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict’ Professor Yossi Meckleberg |
£3 |
|
|
D |
11.30 – 12.45 |
‘Living with Conflict’ Dervla Murphy in conversation with Tetty Bayley * |
£3 |
|
|
C |
13.00 – 14.15 |
‘Can a just peace be reached in the Holy Land? Reflections of a diaspora Palestinian’ Professor Kamel Hawwash |
£3 |
|
|
D |
13.00 – 14.15 |
‘Life under occupation: the experiences of an ecumenical accompanier' Patricia Cockrell |
£3 |
|
|
C |
14.30 – 15.45 |
‘Palestine is Still an Issue’ Professor Ilan Pappé - why Palestine is a central issue affecting global events. |
£3 |
|
|
C |
16.00 – 17.15 |
‘Israel & Palestine: two states or one? The prospects for a just peace’ Sir Vincent Fean |
£3 |
|
Sunday |
C |
11:00 |
Morning Eucharist, including a dialogue with Dr Clare Amos and Dr Yazid Said |
Free |
|
|
C |
13.00 - 14.30 |
Literary lunch: ‘This is not the way; Jews, Judaism and Israel’ Guest speaker: Rabbi David Goldberg |
£10 |
|
|
C |
16.30 – 17.15 |
‘Building Peace between Israelis and Palestinians' William Bell |
£3 |
|
|
C |
17:30 |
‘People of Faith, People of Peace’ Conference speakers dialogue about their hopes for Palestine & Israel drawing some conclusions from the weekend. |
£3 |
Also in the Cathedral there are 2 free exhibitions: photographs entitled ‘Silent Voices’ and Christian Aid.
* 'Living with Confict' - This event has unfortunately been cancelled; if you have already purchased a ticket you may receive a full refund, or attend the simultaneous 'Peace and Justice' lecture in the Cathedral.
The Speakers:
Ahmed Masoud: is a Palestinian writer, director and academic based in the UK; he has written plays and a debut novel set in Palestine and Gaza.
Hannah Khalil: born of Palestinian/Irish parents, she has written a number of plays promoting the cause of Palestinians and other Arabs.
Dr Jane Clements: Director of the Council of Christians and Jews and founder of a charity to promote Israeli/Palestinian dialogue.
The Very Revd. Hosam Naoum: the Anglican Dean of Jerusalem, whose diocese covers Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Professor Yossi Meckleberg: a distinguished academic and commentator on international a airs, who sits on the Human Rights Watch London Committee.
Dervla Murphy: as a travel writer, relies on the hospitality of Palestinians & Israelis whom she meets on the way.
Professor Kamel Hawwash: a British/Palestinian and a long standing campaigner for justice for Palestinians.
Professor Ilan PappeĢ: Israeli born leading historian at Exeter University. He has written many books on the conflict.
Patricia Cockrell: an extensively travelled Quaker based in Tulkarem, whose travels include 3 months in Palestine as an ecumenical accompanier.
Sir Vincent Fean: British Consul General in Jerusalem from 2010 to 2014 who has lectured on the Israel/Palestine situation since his retirement.
Dr. Clare Amos: is on the staff of the World Council of Churches, with a Doctorate of Divinity for her contribution to ecumenical engagement and inter-religious relations.
Dr. Yazid Said: an Israeli-Arab Anglican priest, lecturing on Islamic studies at Liverpool University.
Rabbi Dr. David Goldberg: is a liberal Jew, active in promoting interfaith harmony and understanding.
William Bell: has worked for 15 years for Christian Aid in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories
Bishop Michael Ipgrave: The new Bishop of Lichfield, Chairman of the Council for Christians and Jews is an expert on inter-faith relationships.
The weekend is hosted by the Very Revd. Adrian Dorber: Dean of Lichfield and Diocesan Co-ordinator for the Friends of the Holy Land, with longstanding connections to Palestine & Israel where he led both Pilgrimages and study tours.
Why an event about Palestine and its conflict with Israel?
The legacy of the Second World War still has important consequences for the people of the Middle East. In 1947/8 Britain was withdrawing from its Empire and freeing itself from many difficult colonial entanglements. None was more complex than the situation in Palestine which Britain had overseen since the early 1900’s. Two peoples had different claims on the historic lands of the Bible.
After the unimaginable horror and persecution of Jewish people in Europe throughout the nineteenth century, culminating in the genocide of the Holocaust, the idea of a Jewish homeland was compelling. It won international backing. Yet from Biblical times the same land had been occupied by indigenous people who had lived and prospered there for centuries, owning property and land and enjoying a particular culture and way of life that respected the Christian and Muslim faith of most of the population.
The coming of the state of Israel led to immediate con ict and the hostility of surrounding Arab States. Since 1948 the question of how Israelis and Palestinians can equitably and honourably share the land and live in mutual peace and security remains unsettled. It has led to profound hurt: huge anxiety, repeated war and insecurity for Israelis and, for Palestinians, dislocation and exile from key parts of their homeland; the forced occupation of land which is historically theirs. Armed up-risings and political violence, in the name of Palestine, have divided world opinion.
How can a path to lasting peace and security be found?
What do we in the UK need to understand?
What are the prospects for a just peace?
Our speakers will have views and ideas on these and other related issues.