“Unity within Diversity: Myth or Reality?” with Archbishop Elias Chacour
Webcast provided by Calvin College, Fremont Area Community Foundation, and the Dogwood Center. Please note – the location of this webcast is at the NCRESA building, 4747 W. 48th St., directly across the parking lot from the Dogwood Center.
As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. The twonspeople were proud of their ancient Christian heritage and lived a peace with their Jewish neighbors. But in 1948 and 1949, their idyllic lifestyle was swept away as tens of thouseands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million were forced into refugee camps.
As an exile in his native land, Elias began a years-long struggle with his love for the jewish people and the world’s misunderstanding of his own people, the Palestinians. He is convicted by the haunting words of the Man of Galilee: “Blessed are the Peacemakers”.
Father Chacour has become an ambassador for non-violence. He has a vision and passion to build peace through education and is the founder of the Mar Elias Educational Institutions, open to all the children of Israel; Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. He has recieved many international peace awards and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on three occasions. He is the author of Blood Brothers and We Belong to this Land. Father Cacour is the Archbishop of the Melkite Catholic Church in Haifa, Israel.
This lecture will be broadcast via webcast at NCRESA building from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. A free lunch is available to those who RSVP the Foundation at 231.924.5350 at least 24 hours ahead.
Admission is free. Doors open at 12 noon.