[act-ma] 9/16: ALICE ROTHCHILD: "Israel & Palestine: Broken Promises, Broken Dreams"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 11:00am

The Middle East - week one
ALICE ROTHCHILD, M.D.
"Israel & Palestine: Broken Promises, Broken Dreams"

Alice Rothchild has been an obstetrician-gynecologist with Harvard Vanguard
Medical Associates for some 20 years and is an assistant professor of
obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School.
Long active with underserved populations and social justice organizations,
she joined the Alliance to Defend Health Care in 1997 and served several
years as its board president. Alice also turned much attention to
understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its relationship to U.S.
foreign policy and American Jewry. She co-founded & co-chairs Visions of
Peace with Justice in Israel/Palestine (now Jewish Voice for Peace, Boston)
and co-organized the Jewish American Medical Project (now the JVP Health &
Human Rights Project).

Alice has chronicled her participation on recent medical delegations in
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish & Palestinian Trauma and
Resistance (Univ. of Michigan, 2007). It powerfully depicts--and she will
share--realities beyond the geopolitical ones which confront Israelis &
Palestinians. Her book has been widely praised for its depiction of the
human face of a tragic situation and for its ethical observations.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.commchurch.org

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10:00am Coffee, Tea and Bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers Forum
12:30pm Luncheon

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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (9/23)

The Middle East - week two
AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE
"Combatting Defamation & Negative Stereotyping in the Media and Elsewhere"

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THE JUSTICE SCHOOL -- FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH!
The Justice School is a new social justice program for children and youth on
Sundays at 11:00am at Community Church.  Director JooYoung Choi has
developed a terrific curriculum to teach and learn from young people about
social justice and how to live it. The program is free and you may enroll
your child at any time during the year. We invited you to visit the Justice
School one Sunday to see what it's about, or go to www.thejusticeschool.org
for more details. Contact JooYoung at jooyoung at commchurch.org or
617.266.6710 if you want to receive Justice School updates, or for any
questions you may have.

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GROWING FAITH, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY
5:00pm on Sundays at the Community Church of Boston

This week's topic (9/16) - What is Prayer?

Community Church of Boston's 5:00pm service and potluck dinner. The
intention of the evening service is to bring together intergenerational
community to search, reflect, sing, and build community.  You are all
invited to bring your favorite dish or snack to share after the service.
ALL are welcome!  Call or email Jason Lydon, Congregational Director, if you
have any questions.  617.266.6710 - Jason at commchurch.org


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:30PM
On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman.  Enjoy
a delicious lunch with friends!  A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.

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DIRECTIONS/PARKING
The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt and you will be charged only $5 until 1:30pm.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.

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A PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGREGATION SINCE 1920
The Community Church of Boston is a free community of human beings united
for the study and practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical
ideals to individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to
all forms of social and economic life.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US
Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617)266-6710
(617)266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.commchurch.org