Kairos moment bethlehem9/19/2023 Duduzili Masango.įrom the Russel Tribunal: The Tribunal finds that Israel subjects the Palestinian people to an institutionalised regime of domination amounting to apartheid as defined under international law. ![]() Luleka Nyhila about the Russell Tribunal (see ), Rev Susan Grunheden of the Institute of Contextual Theology in Sweden, and a response to Kairos Palestine, written by Farid Esack: A Muslim theologian from South Africa, read by Ms. Later in the afternoon, in a session moderated by Jean Zaru, peace activist and Quaker leader from Ramallah, we heard from Ms. At present, Dean of the Theological Department at Mar Elias Educational Institutions. Geries Khoury, director of Al Liqa Center for Religious and Heritage Studies in the Holy land. A special time was given to a presenter from Uruguay as well.Īfter lunch, we saw a documentary film on Kairos Palestine and then presentations on Theological and Contextual Perspectives (moderated by Dr. Glied ten Berge, Netherlands, and from Canada and the USA in North America, presenters were Ms. Wilhelm Wille of Kairos Europe), more specifically, from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in Europe – presenters were Rev Warren Bardsley, UK and Mr. Raj Bharath Patta, India, and Rev Ferdinand Anno, Philippines then Europe and North America (moderated by Mr. Duduzile Masanga, SA, Zwanini Shabalala, Swaziland, Rev. In the morning we heard first from Mark Braverman on “What is a Kairos document?” Then we began to hear from the different regions represented by participants in the encounter.įirst from Southern Africa and Asia (moderated by Ranjan Solomon, WCC), more specifically, South Africa and Swaziland in Southern Africa, and India and the Philippines in Asia – presenters were Ms. Stiaan Van der Merwe, Kairos Southern Africa, a writer for the revised version of the Kairos South Africa, The Kairos Document: Challenge to the Church: a Theological Comment on the Political Crisis in South Africa. Naim Ateek – Sabeel Ecumenical Theology Center and participant in the writing of the original Kairos Palestine document and Mr. Rifat Kassis – General Coordinator of the writing team for Kairos Palestine Rev. ![]() The first evening included three presentations: Mr. ![]() In this blog, I will provide a brief overview of the proceedings, including presenters, of the conference and then, in the next blog, some of my reflections on what took place including what I considered some highlights, at least for me. Then on Tuesday night, the meeting part of the encounter was opened. Learn from the Palestinian experience the urgency of Kairos solidarity to end injustice by implementing concrete actions on different levels: national, regional, and global.ĭuring the days of Monday and Tuesday, conference attendees participated in excursions that gave a fuller exposure to the oppressive and illegal “facts on the ground” of the occupation: visits to areas of Bethlehem (one of the facts on the ground constantly imposing its stark presence on the people of Bethlehem and Beit Sahour is the illegal settlement of Har Homa, with its fortress-like high rise condominiums sitting on the top of and extending down the once forested hilltop the Palestinians call Jabal Abu Ghmein) and Hebron on Monday (where a population of less than 500 illegal settlers and close to 2,000 Israeli Occupation Forces control the lives of over 160,000 Palestinians living in and around Hebron) and on Tuesday, to Jerusalem, including East Jerusalem where the Palestinians and their homes in the Silwan valley are under siege by settlers and the Israeli government (see ).įor more on the situation in Hebron, see the following websites: Strengthen and build ties among Kairos groups to form a committed global network for justice and The objectives of our gathering were to:īring awareness and share the Kairos consciousness experienced by all groups attending the encounter Our time was not spent looking back and resting on the accomplishments, as many as there were, of the past two years. From December 4 through December 10, 2011, Jane and I participated with people from 15 different countries in a special encounter that took place in Bethlehem, a celebration of two years of Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth.
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