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Triangle Tikkun is meeting Sunday March 15^th in Cary

George Mitchell and the Future of Peace in Israel/Palestine

There will be a short presentation on the special envoy to the Middle East, former Senator George Mitchell. The presentation will highlight Sen. Mitchell’s background and accomplishments, especially those he brings to the conflict in Israel/Palestine. This will be followed by a discussion on the role of the US and Sen Mitchell in seeking peace in Israel/Palestine.

Triangle Tikkun Next Meeting: Oct 12, 2008

Triangle Tikkun is back! Join us for a meeting Oct 12th
Iran and the US: A Discussion on the Current Situation
    When: Sunday Oct 12th
    Where: 1013 Green Street, Durham, 27701,   map.
    Time:  6pm potluck, 7pm discussion
    Information: rhoda.silver@gmail.com or 919-688-0077

 Background reading:
Preparing the Battlefield by Seymour Hersh
  http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_hersh?printable=true
Iran is the Key to Middle East Peace by Jim Fine
   http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item_print.php?item_id=3382&issue_id=123
(Don't) Bomb Iran by Jed Downhill
   http://files.tikkun.org/current/article.php?story=20080506065055821
Five former U.S. state secretaries urge Iran talks
   http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USN1531958420080916
Key Events in Iran Since 1921 (timeline)

Triangle Tikkun Next Meeting Sunday, May 4, 6:00 PM

Contact Rhoda Silver rhoda.silver@gmail.com if you have questions.

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1) Building on and deepening trust and understanding with the local Jewish, Muslim, Christian and other communities. We are interested in furthering frank and open interfaith dialogues and events on Israel-Palestine, our faiths, and other issues, and starting outreach to e,g. youth groups within these communities.

2) Active support for an ongoing project in the local community that will enable these faith groups to work together (e.g. the Stop Hunger program).

3) Active support for an ongoing joint Israeli-Palestinian humanitarian project in Israel/Palestine. We will present several projects that Tikkun could participate in.

4) Engaging people in the "middle ground" of our local faith communities. We are interested in getting beyond the typical left-right political divisions that often alienate individuals from joining  together around common concerns such as poverty and the environment.

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October 21 in Raleigh

"Walls Or Bridges - Possibilities for Peace in Israel-Palestine" 

A Community Forum jointly presented by Triangle Tikkun and the Muslim American Public Affairs Council


WHEN: Oct 21, 2007: 1:30-5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Marbles Kids (Exploris) Museum, 201 East Hargett St., Raleigh

There will be two keynote speakers: Dr. Mazim Qumsiyeh, a former professor at Yale University and Palestinian activist, and Jan Jaben
Eilon, a national board member of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom (the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace).

The speakers will be followed by a panel discussion with local community leaders.  It will be moderated by Chuck Fager of Quaker House,
Fayetteville. The panel will invite the forum attendees to engage in conversation that explores our similarities and differences, as a step to seek middle ground.

We all know that it is easier to maintain our entrenched positions. We know the challenge of looking for the humanity in the "opposition", and
we know such exploration is hard. The forum offers an opportunity to take up such a challenge.

Admission is free.

info@triangletikkun.org  ▲ Please distribute the Flyer widely.

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August 12th in Durham  

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The Iron Wall

a film by Mohammed Alatar

This documentary warns that a contiguous and viable Palestinian state is becoming no longer possible, and that the chances for a peaceful resolution of the conflict are slipping away.

The Iron Wall features interviews with prominent Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and political analysts, including Jeff Halper, Akiva Eldar, Hind Khoury, and others. Also included are eye-opening interviews with Israeli settlers and soldiers, and Palestinian farmers.

When: Saturday evening May 12. 7pm: desserts (potluck) and Havdalah; 7:30pm Film & Discussion

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March 11th in Durham 

In preparation for the March 17th anti-war rally in Fayetteville:

 

Chuck Fager director of Quaker House will talk on

"The Current State of the Peace Movement"

 

When: Sunday March 11. 6-7pm Potluck dinner, 7-9pm Discussion

Where: Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough Street: Raleigh (map). 

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Discussion of Jimmy Carter’s new book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

Sunday February 11. 6-7pm Potluck dinner, 7-9pm Discussion

1013 Green Street, Durham 27701. Click here for a map or call 688-0077.

To start the conversation, there will be a brief summary of the main points of Jimmy Carter's book. If you could read the book beforehand, that would be great. But since not everyone may have the chance, here are several links to webpages discussing it, including the controversy over the lead editorial review in Amazon.

Links on Carter's book

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In place of our January meeting Triangle Tikkun is co-sponsoring a talk on Iran at 4 pm on January 28, 2007:

Omid Safi, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel-Hill, will talk on 

"Iran and the US: Beyond the 'Axis of Evil'" 

The presentation will be followed by a discussion and refreshments. Talk and discussion 4-5:30 and refreshments following.

Co-sponsored by: Triangle Tikkun, Peace and Social Concerns Committee of Durham Friends Meeting, and the Muslim American Public Affairs Committee (Raleigh, NC).

Location: Durham Friends Meetinghouse 404 Alexander Ave Durham 27705, 919-286-4958 (map).

(Please note Alexander Ave in Durham is not the same street as Alexander Drive in RTP.)  

Click here for more on Professor Safi. ▲Click here for the flyer for Professor Safi's talk.

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December 10, 2006 Raleigh

Please join us for the next Triangle Tikkun meeting Sunday afternoon December 10th in Raleigh at 4pm. (Please note the earlier starting time.)

Topic: "Christmas in a multicultural society: what does it mean to us personally?"
Informal panel discussion with Svi & Sherry Shapiro, Khodr Zaarour, and Jennie Ratcliffe.

     4:00pm: Discussion on "Christmas in a multicultural society"
     6:00pm: Pot Luck Supper

Location:  164 Wee Loch Drive, Cary, NC 27511 * 465-3848 

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Please join us for the next Triangle Tikkun meeting meeting meeting Sunday afternoon November 12th in Raleigh at 4pm. 

Please note the earlier starting time.

Topic: Does the Election Matter? Reflections on the election results and the implications for domestic and international issues of concern to Triangle Tikkun.  Discussion facilitated by Marc Conaghan (Middle East) and Sally Buckner (domestic issues).

     4:00pm: Discussion on "Does the Election Matter?
     6:00pm: Pot Luck Supper

Location: 2508 Hiking Trail, Raleigh, 919-848-0240, click here for map.

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Please join us for the next Triangle Tikkun meeting meeting meeting Sunday Evening October 8th in Durham at 6pm. 

There will be a video featuring Michelle Goldberg, the author of Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism. The author of this new book talks about the beliefs and the impact of the Christian Right on American Culture. She explores how this movement has undermined the separation of church and state, contributed to a culture of intolerance and been a major force in the conservative reshaping of American politics.

Following this video there will be a discussion on what is the best way that we, as progressives, may respond to this.  

     6:00pm: Pot luck supper
     7:00pm: Video followed by discussion

The meeting will be at 1013 Green Street, Durham, click here for a map.

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Please join us for the next Triangle Tikkun meeting Sunday afternoon September 10th in Durham at 4pm. (Note the earlier starting time.)

Panel discussion on “Prospects for Peace after the Lebanon War: Jewish, Muslim, & Christian Perspectives” lead by three local scholars.

Akram Khater, Associate Professor of History at North Carolina State University and Director of International Programs, has written several books, papers, and reviews on Middle Eastern history.

Shai Ginsburg, faculty in Asian and African Languages and Literatures at Duke University and film editor for Tikkun, has written articles, film reviews, and book chapters on Israeli media and culture.

Khodr Zaarour, Assistant Professor in Political Science, International Relations, and History at Shaw University, has written on articles, reviews and book chapters in policy and intelligence in the Middle East.

The panel discussion will begin at 4pm, followed by questions and discussion, and then a potluck supper.

The meeting will be at 2 W Haven Pl, Durham. 383-7878, map.

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.April 23, 2006 Sunday in Raleigh

Tikkun will meet Sunday April 23^rd in Raleigh at, 6821 Candlewood Dr, Raleigh (846-5100), to talk about tikkun olam (healing the world) in education. Click here for a map.

4:00pm: Svi Shapiro will read from his new book, Losing Heart: The Moral and Spiritual Miseducation of America’s Children. His book asks us to radically rethink and reshape education so that we teach our children caring, generosity, non-violence, cooperation, compassion, environmental responsibility, respect and love (instead of the ever-increasing emphasis on testing, competition and hierarchy). Following the reading their will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. Click here for a reading gives some background and is the foundation for on OpEd published by Svi in the N&O in October 2005.

5:30: Pot luck supper

Click here for a map. Please park in the cul-de-sac unless you have a disability. The driveway is at the 11 o'clock position in the cul-de-sac.

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The meeting will be at 1013 Green Street, Durham. Phone 919-688-0077 for more information or click here for a map.

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Abraham in our Faiths

A Panel Discussion cosponsored by Triangle Tikkun and the NC Muslim American Society

Jews, Christians, and Muslims all claim Abraham as their spiritual father. His name itself means “father of nations”. The Torah describes the Divine’s covenant with Abraham, through his wife Sarah, in Genesis. In Romans, the apostle Paul calls Abraham "the father of all those who believe". Abraham is reported in the Qu’ran as the first user of the word "Islam"

Muslims, Christians and Jews agree that Abraham was called up to sacrifice his son. He was willing to do so, but the Almighty gave Abraham a sheep to sacrifice instead of his beloved son. Jews and Christians believe that the son to be sacrificed was Isaac whereas Muslims believe it was Ishmael.

Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) is a four-day Islamic holiday, honoring the saving of Abraham's son, after the patriarch offered to sacrifice him. In honor of the Feast, the NC Muslim American Society, and Triangle Tikkun invite you to a panel discussion on “Abraham in our Faith” followed by a potluck supper. The panelists are:

Iyad Hindi is an active member of Raleigh’s largest mosque, the Islamic Association of Raleigh and is part of the MAS National Outreach Committee. Iyad has worked with youth, participated in interfaith work, and worked for Palestinian human rights.

Rabbi Raachel Jurovics is the assistant rabbi at Temple Beth Or in Raleigh. She holds a PhD in English literature and was ordained at the Jewish Renewal Seminary in 2003. Raachel participates in several Triangle and statewide interfaith projects.

Rev Mike Watts is an ordained Southern Baptist minister who has served as Deacon and adult educator in Pullen Baptist Church. Mike is engaged in many interfaith projects and is assistant curator of the Johnston County Heritage Center. 

Read about Abraham:

Father Jacek Orzechowski of Immaculate Conception Church in Durham will talk on his experience in Hebron focusing on:  

Christian, Muslim, and Jewish religious extremism inflaming the conflict in Hebron  

Al-Khalil and Hevron are the Arabic and Hebrew names for the city where Abraham, the father of all three great monotheistic religious Traditions is buried.   In both languages, the name of the city means “friend.” However, since the beginning of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank , Hebron has been one of the region’s hot spots.   

Former Israeli Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Shaul Mofaz even called Hebron “the most difficult place” whose frictions “can ignite the whole of Judea and Samaria .”   

Having recently returned from work with the Christian Peacemakers Team in Hebron, Father Jacek will present a case study of the religious extremism in that city, pointing out it historical trajectory and the powerful political forces behind it.   

The meeting will be at 1013 Green Street, Durham. Phone 919-688-0077 for more information or click here for a map.  We will begin at 5:45 for Havdalah (brief ceremony marking the end of Shabbat), followed by a potluck, and Fr Jacek’s talk.

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Triangle Tikkun will meet in Durham at 2 West Haven Place on Sunday November 13th 4pm. Click here for a map. (Note the earlier starting time.) The focus of the meeting is a discussion followed by a potluck. We will also talk a bit about future directions for Triangle Tikkun. The $25 voluntary annual membership dues for Triangle Tikkun can be paid at this meeting.

The focus of the discussion is Understanding Fundamentalism in many traditions. The discussion will be lead by Jeff Land and go from 4-6pm followed by a potluck. There are two short readings for the discussion, which you can find at the following links: 

1. Fundamentalism: Reaching for Certainty 
2. Is there "Left Wing Fundamentalism?" 

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Triangle TIKKUN's next meeting (normally scheduled September 11th in Raleigh) is replaced by a special interfaith dinner and speakers cosponsored by MAPAC on September 17th:

Triangle Tikkun and the Muslim-American Public Affairs Committee (MAPAC) invite you to join us for a potluck dinner on Saturday evening, September 17th at the home of Bob and Sally Buckner. At 6pm we will feature two speakers on the subject of "Gaza, What Happens Next," followed at 7pm by a potluck dinner. The speakers will be Stav Adivi of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions and Ihab Hamdy Saad of MAPAC.

This event will REPLACE the usual Triangle Tikkun meeting. There will be no Tikkun meeting on September 11.

This is the first event of a series of jointly sponsored gatherings by Triangle Tikkun and MAPAC. Information on the calendar of events for 2005-6 will be available soon. Bob and Sally have hosted two other terrific Tikkun and MAPAC discussion/meals at their home so we're pleased to have this gathering at their home as a celebration of this interfaith work. This is yet another way that Bob and Sally show their remarkable commitment to the interfaith community so we honor them too!
If you are coming, please RSVP to Mara Evans at evansmara@hotmail.com by SEPTEMBER 14th. We usually draw a large number to these meetings and it will help us to have a clear idea of the number of attendees.

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Triangle TIKKUN will be planning for the coming year at our August 14th meeting.

Triangle Tikkun is committed to Healing Israel/Palestine, to interfaith dialogue and action, and to a new bottom line of social justice and responsibility. On August 14th we will discuss what actions and programs we will undertake next year to support our commitment. Will it be talking with Congress, interfaith dinners, speakers and panelists? Come on August 14^th to weigh in and help set the agenda.
 
The August 14th meeting will start at 6:45, and we will have a potluck desert afterward, rather than our usual potluck before. This allows people observing the Fast of Tisha B'Av to be part of planning for next year.

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