Join Gaza Vigil in Oak Park on MLK Day January 19th

On this coming Monday - January 19th - the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine invites our friends and neighbors to join us in Oak Park for a vigil calling for the immediate end to the bombing, invasion, and siege of Gaza. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and in expressing our outrage at both the devastation of Gaza and the ongoing occupation, we are reminded of the words of Dr. King: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

Date: Monday, January 19 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Scoville Park - the northwest corner of Lake Street and Oak Park Ave in downtown Oak Park [60301]

Signs will be provided. Please bring candles, flashlights, and camping lanterns.

Sponsors: American Friends Service Committee Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East Chicago Faith Coalition on Middle East Policy Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine Council on American-Islamic Relations--Chicago Jewish Voice for Peace--Chicago South Austin Coalition

For information on the ongoing Gaza crisis: endthesiege.blogspot.com   Reminder: Get your organization to support Rep. Kucinich's resolution calling for cease fire in Gaza. Groups wishing to endorse the Kucinich resolution should send their endorsement directly to his Congressional office at: Diala.Jadallah@mail.house.gov.   "True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice" : Martin Luther King, Jr.