Rich Meyer
Peacemaking and Prayer in Hebron
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003
Dole Branch Library, Oak Park, IL

Rich Meyer has served over the last six years with Christian Peacemaker Teams (www.cpt.org), and has just returned from Hebron/Al-Khalil, a West Bank urban flashpoint of conflict between Palestinians and Jewish settlers. Since 1995, CPTers have engaged in nonviolent intervention, reconciliation, and monitoring activities there. Meyer also coordinates the "Campaign for Secure Dwellings," which works to end the demolition of Palestinian homes. [more details]

Devorah Brous
Bustan L'Shalom: Grove of Peace
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003
Dole Branch Library, Oak Park, IL
Monday, Oct. 20, 2003
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston, IL
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

Israeli activist Devorah Brous is the founder of Bustan L'Shalom, a "pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, anti-war, and anti-Occupation" grassroots organization. Bustan (www.bustanlshalom.org) addresses issues of environmental justice in Israel. Bustan also raises awareness about the plight of indigenous and marginalized people and the systemic discrimination they face. [more details]

Naseer Aruri
What Kind of Broker? The U.S. Role in Israel and Palestine
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003
Brooks Middle School, Oak Park, IL
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003
School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL

Naseer Aruri is President of the Board of Directors of the Trans Arab Research Institute (www.tari.org) and Chancellor Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. His nine published books include the recently published Dishonest Broker: The Role of the United States in Palestine and Israel and The Obstruction of Peace: The U.S., Israel, and the Palestinians. [more details]

Kymberlie Quong Charles
The Wall: Environment and Human Rights under Occupation
Monday, Dec. 8, 2003
River Forest Public Library, River Forest, IL
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003
Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL

Kymberlie Quong Charles is the Program Assistant for the Israel-Palestine Peacebuilding Unit at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) national office. [more details]

Ziad Abu Rish
Youth in Crisis: Growing Up in a War Zone
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004
Dole Branch Library, Oak Park, IL

Ziad Abu Rish's wide experience with youth from Israel and Palestine includes service as a counselor with Seeds of Peace, a Maine summer camp that brings together Israeli and Palestinian teenagers. At the camp, these youth share stories as a means to understand each others' experiences. Abu Rish has worked in support of young Israeli draft resisters and, also, in the U.S. with Israeli and Palestinian international students. Abu Rish is on staff with the American Friends Service Committee. [more details]

Geoffrey Aronson
Are Settlements an Obstacle to Peace?
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004
Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL

Geoffrey Aronson is the Director of Research and Publications at the Foundation for Middle East Peace (www.fmep.org) in Washington, DC. He is the Editor of the Foundation's bi-monthly Report on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories. Aronson is the author of Israel, Palestinians and the Intifada: Creating Facts on the West Bank and From Sideshow to Center Stage: U.S. Policy Toward Egypt 1946-1956, among other books. [more details]

Sara Roy
From Oslo to the Road Map: Explaining the Failure of Peace in the Middle East
Saturday, Mar. 6, 2004 — 3:00pm
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL

Sara Roy has lived in and visited the Gaza Strip repeatedly since 1985, conducting extensive research into the effects of occupation on the Palestinian economy. A senior research scholar at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, Roy is author of The Gaza Strip: The Political Economy of De-development. Roy provides an important analysis of the relationship between violence and occupation and on the prospects for peace offered by the current negotiations. Roy's message contains both the personal reflections of the daughter of Holocaust survivors and the analytical perspective of a political economist. [more details]

Norman Finkelstein
Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2004 — 7:00pm
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL

Norman Finkelstein is the author of four books: Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, The Rise and Fall of Palestine, A Nation on Trial: The Goldhagen Thesis and Historical Truth, and The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering. He received his doctorate from Princeton University for a thesis on the theory of Zionism. Currently he teaches political science at DePaul University in Chicago. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he is the son of Holocaust survivors. [more details]

About us

The Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine (CJPIP) is a community-based organization founded to develop and support activities that further the cause of peace and justice in Palestine and Israel. Community education and dialog events featuring a broad range of perspectives are a vital part of our mission.

Support our work! As we begin this ambitious program year, your financial support is critical to our success: your generous donation will enhance our ability to reach a broad public with these events. Tax-deductible contributions may be made payable to Illinois Justice Foundation/CJPIP.

Series presenters will appear in Oak Park and elsewhere throughout the Chicago and suburban area; check this website for the latest details. All events are subject to change. Speakers do not necessarily represent the views of CJPIP.

Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
P.O. Box 3667
Oak Park, Illinois 60303
Web: www.geocities.com/cjpipwebsite/
E-mail: justpeace1@aol.com
Phone: 312.427.2533 x18