Throughout the remainder of the year there is a feast of events for you to sample throughout Australia, from films to conferences to solidarity gatherings. Loads of opportunities for you to invite friends and family along, to deepen your understanding of the situation in Palestine and

As well as adopting the Global Human Rights Screen, the “Council approved a Resolution to place Caterpillar Inc., Motorola Solutions, and the Israel Discount Bank on the Human Rights No Buy List, directing the church’s money managers to sell holdings in these companies without d

“As an act of solidarity with the people of Palestine, the Church directed “the Methodist people to boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) all businesses that benefit the Israeli economy.” Read more

PIEN is heartened to learn of the recent resolution adopted by the Southern African Anglican Church Provincial Synod and applaud this courageous stance from the delegates. Read More

“In a motion, now a binding resolution, titled “Time to act: Solidarity with Palestine” the church specifcally calls for support of the “well-directed Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) actions against the Israeli state until they end their occupation of Palestine”. From the

“Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent comments in the United States, particularly that his government will take a ‘stronger stand against the biased and unfair targeting of Israel in the UN General Assembly’, are provocative and deeply disappointing”. Read More

“In violation to [International law]…law and to implement colonial plans, the Israeli authorities demolish houses, confiscate lands and build settlements on their ruins”. Read More To follow Kairos Palestine go to www.kairospalestine.ps  

On April 30 in St. James Church Sydney, Christians seeking lasting peace for the people of Palestine and Israel, known as the Palestine/Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) will announce their support for the BDS campaign for Palestinians’ rights to self determination. That policy is cour

PIEN publicly announces our Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) policy and campaign, to be launched by Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees OAM and Assoc. Professor Dr. Peter Slezak on TUESDAY 30 APRIL at 1.15 PM, St James’ Anglican, Queen’s Square, Sydney. PIEN has heard t

National Council of Churches (Media Release) We are soon to remember Jesus born in a Bethlehem stable, there being no other place. In profound compassion, Jesus is always with those for whom there is no room. Those excluded by whoever has the temporary power to exclude, as nations ris