GA 220 Official Advocacy Page

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Articles, Fact Sheets, Videos and other Info re: 220th GA

• Investment, Divestment and the Collective Amnesia of the PC(USA), a comprehensive account, by Rev. Dr. Jeffrey DeYoe

• 220th General Assembly approves BOYCOTT of ALL Israeli products from the Occupied Palestinian Territories - see here for approved language 

• Con­fes­sions of an Occa­sional Presbyterian, By Robert B. Ross  "For the first time in my life, I began to see the Pres­by­ter­ian Church as a chan­nel through which at least some of my activism could take place. I sched­uled a trip to the Israel Pales­tine Mis­sion Net­work meet­ing in Chicago in Octo­ber. And I made plans to go to church next week. And maybe the week after that..."

• Anna Baltzer's Testimony Regarding Divestment to Middle East Peacemaking Committee, 220th GA

• Rev. Jeff DeYoe, Advocacy Chair of IPMN speaks to Al Jazeera about the divestment and boycott votes at the 220th General Assembly.

• Kairos Palestine responds to 220th GA votes

• 12 Moderators of PC(USA) General Assemblies support Divestment & MRTI Report

• Why “Investing in Palestine” Cannot Work Without Ending the Occupation - factsheet - (large file - will open slowly)

• Should PC(USA) invest in or divest from the Occupation of Palestine? - factsheet

• PC(USA) actions on the Middle East at the 2010 General Assembly

• Profiting from Occupation: Hewlett-Packard, Motorola Solutions, Caterpillar Inc. (Includes Frequently Asked Questions on MRTI Report) factsheet

• Divestment: It's not that hard... factsheet

• Sights & Sounds of the Occupation - short video clips 

• Jewish Voices Against the Occupation - short video clips

• Divesting from Military Occupation - slideshow, 4 mins

• Don't Invest in Occupation - slideshow, 4 mins

• Background of PC(USA) Divestment Process / Corporate Engagement

• Investment vs. divestment - Palestinian American Sam Bahour's Letter to the 220th GA 

Jewish Voice for Peace

• JVP Rabbis Letter to PC(USA) supporting divestment

• Rabbi Gottlieb responds to JCPA on Divestment

• Video: Rabbis support church divestment from Israeli occupation - 2 mins

• Video: Follow your Conscience: A message to Presbyterians from their young, Jewish allies - 2 mins

• The Palestinian Talmud, Blog of the JVP Rabbinic Council

United Methodist Church Considers Divestment in 2012

• United Methodist Church Recommends Boycotts & Sanctions; Rejects Divestment

• United Methodist Kairos Response

• Groups that have endorsed the UMKR Divestment Resolution

• UMC: Take the Side of Justice and Peace? watch this 2 min video!