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To order Peace Not Walls resources contact a Resource Information Specialist by email, RIS@elca.org, (preferred) or by phone, 800/638-3522, ext. 2700. To talk to someone about resources, speakers, ideas for your event or your travel, contact Peace Not Walls Coordinator Karin Brown at Karin Brown or 202 626 7937 or Julie Rowe at Julie Rowe or 773 380 2720.

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Worship

Need some help planning a trip to the Holy Land? We have some tips and resources from actual trips such as: itineraries, pre-planning guides, and suggestions.

ELCA Resources

Advocacy Brochure - Learn about different ways you can get involved in "Working for Peace and Justice in the Middle East."
Resource User Guides- Find separate guides for using Peace Not Walls online resources for adult forum series, youth programs, women's meetings, worship, and travel.
Video - "Peace Not Walls: Making a Difference in the Holy Land" is a 28-minute introduction to the ELCA campaign dedicated to peace with justice for Israel and Palestine; accompanying discussion guide.
PowerPoint presentation - "Holy Land: Recent History and the Quest for Peace" outlines the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and describes how the ELCA and the ELCJHL are working for peace; script and user guide.
Reproducable Information Flyer - "Many Walls Stand in the Way of Peace" ; available free in packs of 50.
Bookmarks - Order free Peace Not Walls bookmarks in packs of 25 for your congregational or synodical event.
The bookmark artist is Palestinian, Zaki Baboun, born in 1962 to a Christian family in Bethlehem, where he lives and works today. His art is mainly oil painting and often involves biblical subjects.

Helpful Non-ELCA Resources

Geneva Conventions

See a handy page to explore more on the Geneva Conventions, including comparatively short and "lay-oriented" explanations on the basics of the conventions and international humanitarian law.

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The ICJ also issued an Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Wall's Construction in 2004. Check out the background papers.

Mennonite Central Committee

Read the MCC's "Words, Not War With Iran," a study and action guide for people of faith.

The views expressed in these materials represent the positions of outside organizations and may not necessarily reflect an official position of the ELCA.