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Security fence or apartheid wall? The first section of Israel's separation barrier winds approximately 108 miles through the northwestern Palestinian West Bank, inhibiting the freedom of movement of Palestinians and blocking their access to food, water, education, and medical services. For most of its path, the barrier is not being built on or near the 1967 Green Line. As the barrier annexes large areas of the West Bank, Palestinian communities are being cut into cantons, enclaves and "military zones."

Kymberlie Quong Charles will present detailed photos and maps developed by the Palestinian Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PENGON) to illustrate the human rights consequences of the separation barrier and discuss how its construction affects the prospects for peace and a future Palestinian state.

Charles is the Program Assistant for the Israel-Palestine Peacebuilding Unit at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) national office.

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/Israel. The 2003-04 Community Education and Dialog Series, running September 2003 through April 2004, will bring eight distinguished speakers to Chicago-area audiences, including Rich Meyer, Devorah Brous, Naseer Aruri, Kymberlie Quong Charles, Ziad Abu Rish, Geoffrey Aronson, Sara Roy, and Norman Finkelstein. See all planned events in this series. Series presenters will appear in Oak Park and elsewhere throughout the Chicago and suburban areas. Events are subject to change. Speakers do not necessarily represent the views of CJPIP.

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