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The Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine 2006-07 Community Education and Dialog Series Building a Just Peace: Important Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |
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September Farid Esack Farid Esack is a South African Muslim theologian and the Bloomberg Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. Esack was active in the interreligious solidarity movement during the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Esack is an internationally-sought speaker on religious pluralism, religious radicalism, and the Israeli-Palestinian question. [more details] |
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October
Jeff Halper As coordinator of the Jerusalem-based Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), Halper develops projects that bring Israelis, Palestinians, and internationals together to rebuild homes demolished under discriminatory Israeli policies. Halper is respected internationally as a tireless visionary and activist, as well as a preeminent analyst of the political, demographic, and resource issues that affect prospects for the creation of a Palestinian state. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. [more details] | |||
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November
Breaking the Silence “While the army is trying to deal with the threat posed by terror, it is creating a disaster,” warn hundreds of discharged Israeli combat soldiers about their service in the occupied territories. In this film screening and talk by former IDF soldiers Yehuda Shaul and Dotan Greenvald, Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) examines the devastating emotional price being paid by IDF soldiers during service in Gaza, Hebron, and Bethlehem, and after discharge. [more details] |
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November
Mohammed Khatib and Firyal Abu Haikal Unfortunately we must postpone this event because Mohammed Khatib cannot secure a visa from the Israeli authorities. We may be able to reschedule it for early 2007. | |||
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January
Rami Khouri Rami Khouri is editor-at-large of Beirut’s Daily Star newspaper and is a frequent lecturer and media analyst on Middle East issues. He is director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. Khouri holds degrees in political science and mass communications from Syracuse University and is a Palestinian-Jordanian and US citizen. [more details] |
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February
The Voice of Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was killed on March 16, 2003—crushed by an Israeli army bulldozer on the Gaza Strip. Rachel’s life, death, and legacy are examined in this staged dramatic reading featuring a cast of six. The story of this idealistic young woman is also a reminder of the many other lives tragically cut short by violence, but largely unnoticed and unmourned outside the war zone. Written by David Gilbert and Grace Richardson; directed by David Gilbert with projected visuals by Matt Gaines. [more details] | |||
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February
Ali Abunimah Ali Abunimah is a Palestinian-American who lives in Chicago. He is co-creator and editor of Electronic Intifada and Electronic Iraq. A graduate of Princeton University, he is a frequent speaker and commentator on the Middle East, and has written for the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. He also directs research for the design of children's services in the United States and Europe. [more details] |
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March
Idith Zertal & Peter Novick Idith Zertal is professor of history at the Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and author of Israel’s Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood (“a brilliant and unsettling book.”—Shlomo Ben Ami, former Foreign Minister of Israel). Peter Novick is professor emeritus of history at the University of Chicago and author of The Holocaust in American Life (“...daring, often brilliant, and powerfully illuminating.”—New York Review of Books). [more details] | |||
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April
Afif Safieh We regret that we must cancel this event due to a conflict in Mr. Safieh's schedule; we hope to welcome him to the 2007-08 series. |
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May
Sixth Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine Join with Muslims, Jews, Christians, and secular persons in this inspiring and powerful call for peace and justice for Palestinians and Israelis. This popular annual event draws participants from throughout the Chicago area and beyond, and features stimulating speakers, music, food, and a one-mile solidarity walk on a route through downtown Oak Park. [more details] | |||
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About us
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.
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