The Fridays @ Fetterman’s Vigil Organizing Committee & the American Friends Service Committee announce a special three-part event to be held on Friday, March 8, 2024.
The event is free, but registration is required.
Register now.
Teach-In • Peace Walk • Peace Vigil
Ceasefire Teach-In: 8:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Arch Street Friends Meeting House*
320 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
Peace Walk: 11:50 AM to 12:10 PM (Approximation)
from 320 Arch Street to 200 Chestnut Street
Friday Peace Vigil: 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
Outside Senator Fetterman’s Office
200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
The Teach-In will include panels on these topics:
- Palestinian Americans & Jewish Americans Working Together for a Ceasefire in Gaza
- Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Crisis in War; Hopes for Gaza after a Ceasefire
- Inside the Beltway: Building Support for a Ceasefire in Gaza in the U.S. Congress
Confirmed Speakers/Performers to Date
- Rachel Betesh, Jewish-American poet published in The New Yorker & Bennington Review & other acclaimed literary publications
- Sam Kuttab, Palestinian-American Ceasefire Activist with Friends of Sabeel North America and the Prayers for Peace Partnership
- Sukey Blanc, Jewish-American Ceasefire Activist with IfNotNow Philadelphia and the Prayers for Peace Partnership
- Kerri Kennedy, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Associate General Secretary for International Programs
- Hassan El-Tayyab, Legislative Director on Middle East policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
- Mike Merryman-Lotze, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Just Peace Global Policy Director
Schedule
8:30 am to 9:00 am Gathering and light breakfast fare
9:00 am to 11:45 am Teach-In: Presentations with Q & A, Performances
11:50 am to 12:10 Pm Peace Walk
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm Fridays @ Fetterman’s weekly peace vigil
Register here.
The event is free, but donations will be solicited and accepted at the Teach-In. Please bring cash; Venmo also accepted: FFpeace (Terry Rumsey, 1370)
*Street parking only or commercial lots in Old City. We encourage use of SEPTA.
For more information, contact Terry Rumsey: terry@greenseedsgrants.com or 484.326.1370
Our weekly vigil pledge…
We will faithfully gather outside the Philadelphia office of Senator Fetterman every Friday afternoon (12:15 pm – 1:15 pm) until the senator publicly supports our demand for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Our weekly peace vigil is rooted in radical nonviolence, and we expect vigil participants to refrain from violent actions, words,
or messages on signs and banners.
You can help by attending the upcoming vigil,
spreading the word to your contacts, and following us on social media
(see icon links below).
The "Fridays @ Fetterman's" weekly peace vigil has been endorsed by the American Friends Service Committee, the
Brandywine Peace Community, Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia, IfNotNow Philly, The Simple Way, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Greater Philadelphia Branch
For more information, contact Terry Rumsey:
terry@greenseedsgrants.com
484-326-1370
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