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September
Concert for Peace Musical and spoken word performances highlight an evening about peace and community. Co-sponsored by the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, Oak Pak Coalition for Truth and Justice, Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice, Voices for Creative Non-Violence, and Veterans for Peace/Iraq Veterans Against the War. |
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October
In Defense of
Academic Freedom What is the nature of the assault on academic freedom by organizations mobilized to suppress criticism of Israelšs policies? This one-day event features targeted scholars affected by controversy and pressure within academia and the publishing industry. Chair: Tariq Ali (Verso Books). Invited participants: Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University), Noam Chomsky (MIT, emeritus), Tony Judt (Remarque Institute, NYU), John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago), and Neve Gordon (Ben Gurion University). CJPIP is a co-sponsor of this event. | |||
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November Journalists Talk: Media and the Israeli-Palestinian Issue Daoud Kuttab is a regular columnist for the Jordan Times, the Jerusalem Post, and the Daily Star (Beirut). His op-ed columns have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angles Times, and the Daily Telegraph. He is currently a visiting professor at Princeton University. Marda Dunsky teaches a media literacy course titled “Reporting the Arab and Muslim Worlds” at DePaul University. Her book, Pens and Swords: How the American Mainstream Media Report the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, is forthcoming from Columbia University Press. Dunsky was formerly an Arab affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post and editor on the national/foreign desk at the Chicago Tribune. [more details] |
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December O Little Town of Bethlehem: Advent Reflections on the Crisis in Palestine Prominent Christian thinkers share personal reflections on the crisis in Palestine. Rosemary Radford Ruether is a noted Roman Catholic feminist theologian and prolific author. Her books include the seminal Sexism and God-Talk; Faith and Fratricide (an examination of Christian anti-Semitism); and The Wrath of Jonah (a study of Zionism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict). Jim Wall, an ordained United Methodist minister, was Editor of Christian Century for 27 years and is now Senior Contributing Editor. Wall is the author of Church and Cinema; Winning the War, Losing our Soul; and Hidden Treasures: Searching for God in Modern Culture. Dean Lueking is Pastor Emeritus of Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest. He is author of numerous publications, including The Grace of It All: The Art of Pastoral Ministry and Let’s Talk Marriage. He is currently an adjunct professor for World Vision and Habitat for Humanity staff in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. [more details] | |||
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January The First Palestinian Intifada and Nonviolent Resistance In her new book A Quiet Revolution [“essential reading for anyone interested in Mideastern peace,” said Publishers Weekly], renowned civil rights activist Mary King presents the previously untold account of the first Palestinian intifada (1987-1993) as a massive nonviolent social mobilization which stood in contrast to the PLO’s military doctrine. King draws on history to argue that nonviolent strategies can lead to Palestinian-Israeli peace. King is professor of peace and conflict studies at the UN-affiliated University for Peace and a distinguished scholar with the American University’s Center for Global Peace. King is author of Freedom Song: A Personal Story of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr: The Power of Nonviolent Action. [more details] |
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February Standup for Peace: The Two Comedian Solution to Middle East Peace This groundbreaking comedy show is the creation of Jewish comedian Scott Blakeman and Palestinian-American comedian Dean Obeidallah. Standup for Peace, originally formed to benefit Seeds of Peace, has received critical acclaim and standing-room-only crowds at theaters, Jewish and Arab-American community centers, and temples, as well as colleges including Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, and UCLA. Dean Obeidallah is co-creator of the Comedy Central.com show The Watch List and was featured on Comedy Central’s Axis of Evil special. He recently appeared on ABC’s The View. Scott Blakeman has made more than thirty national television appearances, and was the warmup comedian for CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman. Hailed as “the top political comedian working in New York today” by NBC, Scott has performed his progressive political humor from a liberal Jewish point of view around the world, including the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. [more details] | |||
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March Zionism Reconsidered Brian Klug is senior research fellow at St. Benet’s Hall, Oxford and in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University. He is co-founder of Independent Jewish Voices (UK). Klug has written widely on Israel, anti-Semitism, and Jewish identity. He is co-editor of A Time to Speak Out (Verso, 2008). Joel Kovel is a professor of social studies at Bard College. He has published nine books, including White Racism; The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or The End of the World; and Overcoming Zionism. Kovel has been engaged in struggles for peace and justice since the Vietnam War era. Tony Karon is a senior editor at TIME.com where he analyzes the Middle East and other conflicts. Born in South Africa, Karon was active in the Labor-Zionist Habonim movement before becoming an anti-apartheid activist in the African National Congress. Karon maintains the website Rootless Cosmopolitan which features analysis of geopolitics in the age of the war on terror. [more details] |
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May
Seventh Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel and of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), join with Muslims, Jews, Christians, and secularsts in this inspiring and powerful call for peace and justice for both Palestinians and Israelis. This popular annual event draws participants from throughout the Chicago area and beyond and features speakers, music, food, and a one-mile solidarity walk on a route through downtown Oak Park | |||
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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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