The Human Impact of the Palestine Conflict

This Thursday (January 28), three time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Archbishop Elias Chacour will speak in Grand Rapids about the human impact of the Palestine conflict.

Chacour is the founder of the Mar Elias Education Institutions and author of the acclaimed book Blood Brothers. He has traveled and spoke on the consequences of violence in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and is a strong advocate for non-violence.

Chacour will speak at the Cultural Center of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church located at 2250 East Paris SE in Grand Rapids. The presentation begins at 7:30 pm and is sponsored by Healing Children of Conflict.

Healing Children of Conflict is a Grand Rapids-based group that is sponsoring Palestinian and Iraqi children that have been seriously wounded by the US military or US weapons. The children will be brought to Grand Rapids in order to receive medical treatment.

Thursday’s event is free and open to the public.