Speakers for Peacemakers Dialogue on Palestine

Dr. Joshua Cooper is a member of Jewish Voice for Peace, Advocacy and Justice Alliance, and United Campus Workers of South Carolina. He has been a Professor at USC and lived in the Columbia area for 18 years, bringing a socialist and humanistic Jewish perspective to organizing for human rights and dignity throughout his career.

Fayek Ismail‘s family lived in a village near Jerusalem. In 1948, his family was forced to leave their village and migrated to Gaza were he was born. He had his basic education at the UNRWA schools, then joined the Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Gaza. In 1998, he came to the US and became a US citizen in 2001

Carita Barr, Member

Carita Barr, Member: Growing up in a Lutheran state-taxed church, I never was very religious. But 40 years ago, I heard about Unitarian Universalism through friends. I found a home here where this diverse religious community really works to better our world. Respect and honor for the “other” is the main ingredient in our cooperative efforts as a movement.

Jane and Bob Gillespie, Members

For much of our married life, we were without a church home, but felt our lives would be enriched if we could find a place where we were part of something greater than ourselves. The UUCC became that place. There, we’ve made great friends, enjoyed meaningful fellowship and found a sense of peace. It’s just what we were looking for.

Dan Cook

Best Church:
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

“A church where skepticism is welcome and adherence to dogma is suspect? A church where all religions are invited but none are beyond introspection? A church that regularly presents nationally touring singer-songwriters? A church where half the congregation might have been at Hunter-Gatherer the night before? Now that’s a church we can support.”

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

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