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FEBRUARY 2016 NEWS 

Wadi Foquin speakers head to Washington, DC this month 

On Feb. 23, representatives from Wadi Foquin will meet face to face with congressional staffers at a Capitol Hill briefing to tell how Israeli military control is destroying their community and to suggest ways US policy can effectively address injustices and hostilities there and throughout the region. Speakers will include Mayor Ahmad Sokar and Dr. Kifah Manasra from Wadi Foquin, along with Shukri Radaydeh, director of the Bethlehem Governorate. They will be joined by Rev. Dr. Susan Henry Crowe, General Secretary for the United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society. Through the Friends of Wadi Foquin partnership, the United Methodist Church has been assisting this predominantly Muslim village since 2009 with economic initiatives and justice advocacy. This is the third briefing that Friends of Wadi Foquin has organized ​since 2012. 

​Click here for the briefing announcement. 
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TAKE ACTION! 

Help us generate participation for the Feb. 23 briefing by taking these 3 steps: 
1.  Call and/or email your district and DC congressional offices for both House and Senate and ask for the foreign affairs staff.   
2.  Briefly explain the situation in Wadi Foquin and the partnership with the United Methodist Church. Email the briefing announcement (downloadable at left). 

3.  As a constituent, urge them to attend the briefing and let us know their response. 

Speaking tours to precede briefing

Unless otherwise indicated, all events are open to the public.
Northern California: Ahmad Sokar (mayor) and Shukri Radaydeh (director of Bethlehem Governate)
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Feb. 13   6pm        Oakland          Welcome dinner @ Lake Merritt United Methodist Church (sold out)
Feb. 14  12pm       Roseville         First United Methodist Church, 109 Washington Blvd. (guest list closed)
Feb. 15   7pm        Santa Rosa     First United Methodist Church, Stony Point Worship Center,
                                                         2150 Giffen Ave. 
Feb. 16    7pm       SF                     San Francisco State University, Library Room 121 (hosted by  
                                                         Palestinian American Coalition)
Feb. 17   6:30pm   Palo Alto         Stanford University, The Markaz: Resource Center (hosted by Students
                                                          for Justice in Palestine)    

Feb. 18   12pm      Oakland          Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Blvd.
Feb. 21    2pm       SF                     Day of Remembrance Program with Japanese American community,
​                                                         Sundance Kabuki Theater, 1881 Post St.                                          

Iowa and Florida: Fahmi Manasra (village spokesperson for Friends of Wadi Foquin partnership)
Feb. 18-21                 
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