Q&A event: Who are the Palestinian people and where do they live?

Join Palestinian Christians in Australia, Jewish Voices of Hope and Queensland Muslim Inc and other co-hosts^ for this important Q&A panel event, which will explore Palestinian history, culture, identity and human rights, as well as media representations and reporting.

^Event co-hosts:

• Palestinian Christians in Australia

• Jewish Voices of Hope

• Queensland Muslim Inc

• United Nations Association of Australia Queensland Division

• Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)

• Common Grace

• United Nations Association of Australia Young Professionals

• Palestine Fair Trade Australia

• St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Indooroopilly

• St John’s Anglican Cathedral

• Justice Unit, Anglican Church Southern Queensland

Speakers-panellists include (see full bios below):

• John Na’em Snobar (keynote speaker): Director of Advocacy, Palestinian Christians in Australia and grandson of the first Palestinian Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem

• Rouba Rayan: Palestinian-Australian Muslim lawyer and human rights advocate

• Max Gan: Co-founder, Jewish Voices of Hope Brisbane and social worker

• Michelle McDonald: Director of News and Community Engagement, Anglican Church Southern Queensland

MCs and Q&A facilitators:

• The Rev’d Sue Grimmett: Rector, St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Indooroopilly

• Peter Branjerdporn: Justice Enabler, Anglican Church Southern Queensland

Supper:

Fellowship/supper over Palestinian food will follow the Q&A

RSVP information:

Please RSVP by 10am Friday, 10 April for catering purposes (supper will be provided).

Online registration is required for entry.

Tickets:

$15 full-time
$10 part-time
$5 unwaged
Free: under 18s (registration required for catering and seating purposes)

Ticket cost will cover supper and other event costs.

Arrive by:

3.30pm for a 3.45pm start

Program:

3.15pm: Registration opens
3.45pm: Introduction, Acknowledgement of Country and speeches
4.35pm: Q&A panel
5.15pm: Supper
5.45pm: Close

Speaker bios:

• John Na’em Snobar is the Director of Advocacy for Palestinian Christians in Australia, a former Australian diplomat and the grandson of the first Palestinian Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem. 
  

• Rouba Rayan is a Palestinian Australian Muslim lawyer and human rights advocate. Rouba’s father is a Nakba survivor. Rouba was the recipient of the Al-Haq Summer School Scholarship — she spent time in the Occupied Palestinian Territories learning about applied international human rights and humanitarian law within an occupied territory.
  

• Max Gan is co-founder of Jewish Voices of Hope Brisbane and a social worker in the mental health field. A former Zionist who served in the Israel Defense Forces, Max is now a supporter of Palestinian self-determination.
  

• Michelle McDonald is a Christian journalist and advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Palestinians. She works as the Director of News and Community Engagement for the Anglican Church Southern Queensland.
  

A special thanks to:

Palestine Fair Trade Australia for providing a stall on the night.