Previous Advocacy Summits

2022 Advocacy Summit

Accountability Matters: Advocate for Palestinian Children & Families – A Virtual Advocacy Summit

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2020 Advocacy Summit

June 22, 2020 | Equal in God’s Eyes: Human Rights & Dignity for All in Israel/Palestine | Annual Advocacy Summit | 1-Day Digital Summit

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2019 Advocacy Summits

June 23-25, 2019 | Persistent Hope: 35 Years of CMEP | Annual Advocacy Summit | Washington, D.C.

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CMEP1835 | Reclaiming Our Voices | March 9-11, 2019 | Washington, D.C.

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2018 Advocacy Summits

Advent 2018 | Take Courage | December 9-10, 2018 | Washington, D.C.

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And Still We Rise: Transforming U.S. Policy Toward a Just Middle East
June 17 – 19, 2018 | Washington, D.C.

And Still We Rise sought to elevate the voices, contributions, and leadership of women peacemakers. Despite the growing recognition of the need for programs that empower and equip women, and the fact that women make up the majority of students in Middle East universities, women’s voices are still too often underrepresented.

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2017 Advocacy Summits

Choose Hope 2017: A Middle East Advocacy Summit for Students and Young Professionals
November 12 – 14, 2017 | Washington, D.C.

Co-sponsored by Millennial Voices for Peace (MVP) and Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), Choose Hope 2017 provided a holistic space for millennials – including, college, seminary and graduate students as well as young professionals- who wished to engage in a national campaign for peace and justice in the Holy Land.

As part of Choose Hope 2017 millennials and young professionals engaged in a national campaign for peace and justice in the Holy Land. Participants were part of creating a dialogue and space for hearing stories of hope and inspiration and learned how to advocate for peace and justice with their representatives. Add your voice to this movement for a lasting peace, justice, and equality for all Israelis and Palestinians. Join a future Advocacy Summit! Together, may we Choose Hope.

Choose Hope 2017 was co-sponsored by Millennial Voices for Peace (MVP) and Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP).

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