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Action for Palestine is an ad hoc committee under the care of the Durham Friends Meeting's Peace and Social Concerns Committee. Our committee's purpose is three-fold:
➡️ Stop the bombs.
➡️ Support the Palestinian people.
➡️ Sustain awareness.
Welcome to our landing page, where we will post useful resources and announce opportunities for learning, conversation, and action.
We encourage you to read the minute approved at the 10th Month Meeting for Business following our September Listening Session on the Break the Bonds NC petition.
We encourage you to read the minute approved at the 10th Month Meeting for Business following our September Listening Session on the Break the Bonds NC petition.
Ongoing Events:
DFM Third Sunday Listen and Learn: Opportunities for discussion and engagement; topics vary. 4-6PM @ DFM (No offering in December)
Every Wednesday, 5-6PM: Mothers for Ceasefire - Moms on Main (Meet at the corner of Broad & Main; avoid parking in the Whole Foods lot)
Every Friday at noon: AFSC's Action Hour for Palestine
Previous Events:
Nov 16, 2025: Max and Jane Carter share about their recent trip to the Olive Harvest in the Occupied West Bank
Oct 19, 2025: Film Screening and Discussion: The Occupation of the American Mind
Sept 21, 2025: Break the Bonds Listening Session
June 29, 2025: Sign-Making @ DFM- signs for the Mothers* for Ceasefire demonstrations on Broad & Main
June 1, 2025: Pies for Palestine Fundraiser for Ramallah Friends School
May, 2025: Meeting for Business approved a traveling minute for Christine Houghton's trip to Palestine, as well as a Legacy Fund grant request to cover program and travel expenses.
March 8, 2025: "Is Solidarity with Palestine Antisemitism? Why We've Been Made Afraid that It Is, Why It Isn’t, and What We Can Do," with Tema Okun and Eli Longnecker. See the recording here.
December 8, 2024: "Coming Together for Palestine," with Mark Davidson of Voices for Justice in Palestine. Click here to see his main points and resources on BDS.
November 2024: Meeting for Business signed onto the following letter to Senators Tillis and Budd; also signed the following letter in support of Sam Hummel
October 6, 2024: "A Presentation on Traveling with Quakers to Israel and Occupied Palestine," by Nancy Maeder
March 2024: Meeting for Business approved the following minute on Palestine and Israel.
September 2014: Peace & Social concerns requested that the following letter be approved by Meeting for Business.
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