Palestinian peacemaker Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour (Abed) on "Beautiful Resistance"

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Distinguished Palestinian peacemaker Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour (Abed) will speak about "Beautiful Resistance:"

• Wednesday, July 20th, 6:00 PM, at the Seminole Library (at St. Petersburg College Campus): 9200 113th Street, Seminole, FL 33772.

• Thursday, July 21st, 7:00 PM, at Lakewood United Church of Christ: 2601 54th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33712.

• Friday, July 22nd at First United Church of Tampa: 7308 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33617. Potluck Dinner is at 6:00 PM, Program Begins at 6:45 PM; Contact: Jean McCann at 813-951-8959 or Migdalia Morales at 813-650-7240, Social Action Committee

Dr. Abed is the founder and director of Al-Rowwad, a cultural center located in Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, Palestine. “Our goal is to teach an image other than violence,” he says. The arts, which include music, dance, theater and sports, are tools for empowerment with the ability to bring about personal and social change.

While violence and talk of gun control solutions receive high attention, school cultural programs suffer drastic cuts: ironically it is at this time when the arts are most needed.

To set up a time to meet Dr. Abed on Thursday July 21 or Friday, July 22, Contact Doris Norrito; Tel: 727-392-8877

More information about Al-Rowwad: www.AlRowwad.org (http://www.alrowwad.org/) and www.AlRowwadUSA.org (http://www.alrowwadusa.org/) (English site).

Please encourage your faith and civic organization members to come and bring friends.

In Peace,

Doris Norrito

Women of Faith; Alliance for Peace in Palestine

The event will be streamed live with chat room for discussion at http://WeAreChangeTampa.org/live-discussion (http://wearechangetampa.org/live-discussion).