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Please vote to add Caterpillar, MotorolaSolutions, and Hewlett-Packard to theMRTI divestment list.
Pleasevotetoafrmthechurchscontinued commitment to engagement andsupport of peaceful pursuits in Israel/
Palestine.
Rev. Peggy Howland
Christian Churches in Palestine areUnited in Asking Us or DivestmentWhen I was moderator o the Synod o the Northeast,
I visited churches in the Middle East and spoke with our
Christian brothers and sisters and Arab church leaders
in several countries, including Israel and Palestine.
Our brothers and sisters in Christ, the Christian Churches
in Palestine, are united in asking us or divestment.
They see this as a nonviolent response to the violence
o a brutal occupation. Please let us help them in their
commitment to nonviolence.
Nick Walrath
Palestinian ChristiansNeed Freedom oMovementI am a Palestinian Christian. My amily in
Ramallah lives under constant surveillance
and ear, unable to visit Christian holy
sites. We need your help to end this
injustice, so they can live in peace and
equality with their neighbors. Please vote
to end the churchs profting rom the
suering o Christians in the Holy Land.
Divest rom Violence.Invest in Peace.
Rev. John Fife, Moderator,204th General Assembly
Preserving thePresbyterian Commitmentto Human RightsWhen I chaired the MRTI committee or 11
years during South Arican apartheid, our
church led the way in nonviolent, corporate
divestment, ultimately leading to peace in
South Arica. Have aith, and vote with your
heart instead o your ear. Divest rom
Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and Hewlett-
Packard, and invest in peace. God bless you.
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Please vote to add Caterpillar, MotorolaSolutions, and Hewlett-Packard to theMRTI divestment list.
Pleasevotetoafrmthechurchscontinued commitment to engagement and
support of peaceful pursuits in Israel/Palestine.
Bruce Reyes-Chow,Moderator, 218th General Assembly
A Thoughtul Decision Endorsed byMany Segments o the ChurchHaving listened to the call rom our brothers and sisters in
Christ in the Middle East, wrestled with the diversity o voicesin the Jewish community, and ater eight years o ailed
corporate engagement, the Middle East Peacemaking Issues
Committee has overwhelmingly recommended that three
companies profting rom non-peaceul pursuits be placed on
the divestment list. This conclusion to a long process has
now been endorsed by MRTI, GMAC, ACSWP, ACREC and
twelve ormer moderators. I hope the Assembly will stand
with us in afrming our churchs witness to a just peace.
Kyle Cristofalo
Listening to Kairos and YoungLeadersAs a lie-long Presbyterian and a seminary student, I hope
the PC(USA) joins our brothers and sisters in Christ, the
Quakers, in taking a vital step toward peace in the Middle
East by divesting rom companies profting rom non-peaceul
pursuits in the Holy Land. Young leaders like me are
seeking to continue our churchs tradition o leading the
way towards justice. Even in the ace o controversy, we
stood on the side o justice against segregation, or ordaining
emale ministers, and or divesting rom Apartheid South
Arica. Through all these difcult choices, our church has
remained aithul, strong, and true to its values.
Divest rom Violence.Invest in Peace.
Dr. Nahida Halaby Gordon
A Call rom Our Palestinian Brothersand Sisters in ChristAs a Presbyterian Palestinian reugee, I know the pain o
losing a home. I have seen the pain and suering caused
by Caterpillar bulldozers destroying homes and livelihoods.
The prophetic mission o the church is to ollow the example
o Jesus by standing alongside the oppressed and promote
justice, peace and reconciliation. I urge you to ollow the
recomendation rom the MRTI, and suppor t divestment.