Alisa Klein served for two years as the editor of The Other Front, an online journal of alternative analysis of the war on Palestine. This past year, she returned from work in Palestine with the International Women's Peace Service as a trainer in their nonviolent resistance training program for Israelis.

Klein recently founded and served as lead organizer for the Western Massachusetts Palestinian Film Festival and served as a facilitator for the Kopkind Colony, an educational summer retreat for journalists to learn more about Israel and Palestine. She has published frequent articles and received numerous fellowships and awards for her work on the issues confronting Palestinians and Israelis.

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 2004-05 Community Education and Dialog Series, running September 2004 through May 2005, will bring distinguished speakers and cultural events to Chicago-area audiences, including Rashid Khalidi, Reem Nashashibi, Marianne Albina, Gila Svirsky, Mitchell Plitnick, Ali Abunimah, Norman Finkelstein, and Alisa Klein. 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.

Please support our work! In 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. Donations may be mailed to CJPIP, P.O. Box 3667, Oak Park, IL 60303. If you wish your donation to be tax-deductible please make your check out to The Illinois Justice Foundation/CJPIP. Thank you.