The Road to Peace: A Collaborative Jewish-Christian-Muslim Discussion

Presented on September 25, 2024 – this Road to Peace panel and community conversation featured Jewish, Muslim, and Christian thought-leaders and peacemakers in a moderated and collaborative discussion and community conversation of justice and peace for the people of Israel and Palestine.  Watch the Video Here.

The event was hosted by the Hillside Community Church & Sanctuary UCC Partnership in collaboration with the Islamic Council of New England, the Boston Workers Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice, and Massachusetts Peace Action. Local Medford co-sponsors included The Islamic Culture Center of Medford (ICCM), Safe Medford, and Medford for Palestine.

The event featured regionally and nationally celebrated panelists (Full Bios Here):

• Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle, Pediatric Neurologist, Boston Children’s Hospital;
• Dr. Eve Spangler, Author and Associate Professor, Boston College;
• Dr. Lara Jirmanus, MD, MPH Instructor, Harvard Medical School;
• Rabbi Brian Walt, Co-Founder, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America;
• Moderated by Rev. Ashlee Wiest-Laird, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jamaica Plain, MA

Watch a Video of the Full Program here.

About our Collaborators and Hosts:

• The Islamic Council of New England has been the collective voice of the Muslim Community in New England since 1984. This event is part of a series hosted by the Interfaith Committee whose mission is to foster and promote education, awareness, and cooperation between Muslims and peoples of other faiths. Learn more: http://islamiccouncilne.org/
• The Boston Workers Circle Center (BWC) for Jewish Culture and Social Justice is a spiritual home for secular Jewish life, and a voice for progressive Jewish values, and social justice. Based in Brookline, MA, and founded in 1901, BWC programs and activities encompass a broad scope of social activism, and celebrations of Jewish holidays and life cycle events. Learn  more: https://circleboston.org/
• Event organizers are also grateful to Massachusetts Peace Action for their sponsorship and outreach for this panel discussion. Through grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and community education, Massachusetts Peace Action promotes human rights and global cooperation seeking an end to war. Learn more: https://masspeaceaction.org/
• Hillside Community Church and Sanctuary UCC are two open and inclusive congregations in Medford, Massachusetts – with one shared mission: To love God and people by making love and justice real in Medford and beyond.  Members of the same progressive denomination called the United Church of Christ, they have been working in partnership to serve Medford and its surrounding communities for over a half-century.

Medford Co-Sponsors include:

• The Islamic Cultural Center of Medford (ICCM) is a diverse community of American Muslims whose mission is to be a safe space for living and learning Islam.
• spiritual and cultural exchange and a pillar for the A
• Safe Medford is a nonpartisan group of Medford residents who advocate for policies, services, and education to ensure the dignity and safety of all who live, work, worship, and do business in Medford.
• Medford for Palestine is a multi-faith community group advocating for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the liberation of Palestine.
• Watch this space for more co-sponsors from Medford!

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Watch a Video of the Full Program here.