On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie was killed by the driver of a Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer who was razing a Palestinian home in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. On the anniversary of her death CJPIP led a demonstration at the Caterpillar dealership in Elmhurst, IL.

Since 1967 Israel has used Caterpillar bulldozers to demolish nearly 9,000 Palestinian homes, leaving more than 50,000 people homeless. Since the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising in September 2000, Israel has razed the homes of nearly 13,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. In the past two years the Israeli army has deployed Caterpillar bulldozers to uproot 200,000 Palestinian olive trees.

Around the world, those committed to a just peace are calling on the Caterpillar Corporation to uphold its own Social Responsibility Statement: "Caterpillar is committed to enabling positive and responsible growth around the world, and we believe in the value of social and environmental responsibility."

For more information about the use of Caterpillar bulldozers in Palestine, see www.catdestroyshomes.org.

This demonstration is part of the national buildup to an April 23rd demonstration at the headquarteres of Caterpillar in Peoria, IL. For more information about the campaign see www.stopcat.org.