Schedule
Palestine, Settler Colonialism, and an Ecumenical Call to Action
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Winnipeg, MB — Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)
see below
Day Two – Friday, May 15, 2026
Winnipeg, MB — Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)
see below
Day Three – Saturday, May 16, 2026
Winnipeg, MB — Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)
see below
Day One – Thursday, May 14, 2026
Registration, Welcome, and Community Reception
4:30–6:00 PM Registration and Check-In
5:30–7:00 PM Community Reception
In partnership with Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba (CPAM)
Catered reception featuring food from Yafa Cafe.
7:00–8:30 PM Opening and Cultural Program
Welcome, opening remarks, and land acknowledgement.
Cultural Program with live performances by local and national Palestinian artists.
Informal conversation and community gathering.
Day Two – Friday, May 15, 2026
Ethical Grounding, Theology, and Cultural Resistance
8:00-8:30 AM Coffee and Light Breakfast
8:30–9:00 AM Prayer/Litany for Nakba Day
9:00–9:20 AM Welcome and Framing of the Day
9:20–10:30 AM Keynote Address 1:
John Munayer and Samuel Munayer: “A Palestinian Theology of Martyrdom”
Lecture followed by moderated questions.
10:30–11:00 AM Break
11:00—12:00 PM Keynote Address 2:
Sarojini Nadar: “Chosenness and Sacred Violence: Reading Esther in Settler-Colonial Contexts”
Lecture followed by moderated questions.
12:15—2:00 PM Lunch
2:00—3:15 PM Panel: Kairos Palestine II: Faith in a Time of Genocide
A panel session engaging the Kairos Palestine II document as a theological and moral anchor for the conference, with reflections by Palestinian Christian leaders and facilitated discussion.
3:15—4:00 PM Panel: Multifaith Responses to Kairos Palestine II
A panel with representatives from the Jewish, Muslim, and Indigenous communities. Panel discussion on how members of their communities might respond to Kairos Palestine II.
4:00—4:30 PM Break
4:30—5:30 PM Panel: Art as a Resistance
Palestinian and allied artists on music, poetry, visual art, and cultural survival under conditions of occupation and displacement.
5:30—6:45 PM Dinner
7:00—8:30 PM Public Event: Honouring Nakba Day
Public event will feature music and stories shared by survivors of the 1948 Nakba.
Day Three – Saturday, May 16, 2026
Dialogue, Accountability, and Action
8:00—8:45 AM Coffee and Light Breakfast
9:00—10:00 AM Panel: Witness and Action
The panel will involve members of the ecumenical and broader community who have been engaged in action and activism. What can we learn from those in the struggle?
10:00—10:30 AM Break
10:30—11:15 AM Workshops: Round #1
Concurrently running workshops:
Effective Advocacy to Government
Direct Action, Campaigns, Public Witness
Spiritual Resources for Costly Solidarity
Linking Settler Colonialism from Turtle Island to Palestine
Palestine As Precedent: Imperial Violence & the Marking of the Middle East
Jewish Allies In The Struggle
Apartheid-Free Communities
11:15—11:20 AM Transition
11:20-12:05 PM Workshops: Round #2
Concurrently running workshops:
Effective Advocacy to Government
Direct Action, Campaigns, Public Witness
Spiritual Resources for Costly Solidarity
Linking Settler Colonialism from Turtle Island to Palestine
Palestine As Precedent: Imperial Violence & the Marking of the Middle East
Jewish Allies In The Struggle
Apartheid-Free Communities
12:05—1:30 PM Lunch
1:30—2:30 PM Keynote Address 3
Carmen Lansdowne: “Sintering Solidarties: An Ethic of Care Without Exception”
Lecture followed by moderated questions.
2:30—3:30 PM Conclusion to conference.