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P.O. Box 3667
Oak Park, IL 60303

 


All events organized by the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine

Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine logoThe Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine has been pleased to host numerous community outreach events and educational opportunities.

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April 28, 2002
First Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Oak Park, IL

May 30, 2002
Ram Rahat Goodman (Yesh Gvul) and Ishai Sagi (Courage to Refuse)
Israel Defense Forces Refusers

Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL

October 7, 2002
Jeff Halper (Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions)
and Salim Shawamreh
Rebuilding Homes Campaign

Maze Library, Oak Park, IL

November 14, 2002
Rabbi Arik Ascherman
Rabbis for Human Rights

Oak Park Temple, Oak Park, IL

November 17, 2002
It is no Dream
A film by Benny Brunner and Joseph Rochlitz
Screening and discussion

Dole Library, Oak Park, IL

January 19, 2003
Huwaida Arraf and Adam Shapiro
International Solidarity Movement

Maze Library, Oak Park, IL

January 26, 2003
Fundraising House Party
Rebuilding Homes Campaign

Oak Park, IL

February 9, 2003
Frontier of Dreams and Fears
A film by Mai Masri
Screening and discussion

Maze Library, Oak Park, IL

February 12, 2003
Penny Rosenwasser
Middle East Children's Alliance
Fundraising Event

River Forest, IL

February 18, 2003
"Occupation and the Environment"
John Reese
International Solidarity Movement

Maze Library, Oak Park, IL

April 6, 2003
Palestine Is Still the Issue
A film by John Pilger
Screening and discussion

Maze Library, Oak Park, IL

May 4, 2003
Second Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
First Annual Advocacy Buffet

Oak Park, IL

May 18, 2003
Fundraising House Party
Rebuilding Homes Campaign

Oak Park, IL

June 5, 2003
"Media, War, & Occupation"
Ali Abunimah
Media Critic and Founder of Electronic Intifada

Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL

June 25, 2003
"Eyewitness Palestine"
Henry Herskovitz and Michael Levin
International Solidarity Movement

Maze Library, Oak Park, IL

September 23, 2003
"Peacemaking and Prayer in Hebron"
Rich Meyer
Christian Peacemaker Teams

Dole Library, Oak Park, IL

October 19-21, 2003
"Bustan L'Shalom: Grove of Peace"
Devorah Brous
Bustan L'Shalom

Dole Library, Oak Park, IL
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston, IL
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

November 8, 2003
Rev. Sandra Olewine
Middle East Council of Churches in Jerusalem

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

November 12-13, 2003
"What Kind of Broker? The U.S. Role in Israel and Palestine"
Naseer Aruri
Trans Arab Research Institute

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Brooks Middle School, Oak Park, IL
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL

December 8-9, 2003
"The Wall: Environment and Human Rights under Occupation"
Kymberlie Quong Charles
Israel-Palestine Peacebuilding Unit at the American Friends Service Committee

River Forest Library, River Forest, IL
Evanston Library, Evanston, IL

January 29, 2004
"Youth in Crisis: Growing Up in a War Zone"
Ziad Abu Rish
American Friends Service Committee

Dole Library, Oak Park, IL

February 18-19, 2004
"Are Settlements an Obstacle to Peace?"
Geoffrey Aronson
Foundation for Middle East Peace

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL
Evanston Library, Evanston, IL

March 6, 2004
"From Oslo to the Road Map: Explaining the Failure of Peace in the Middle East"
Sara Roy, Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Dole Library, Oak Park, IL

March 16, 2004
Rachel Corrie Memorial Protest
Caterpillar dealership, Elmhurst, IL

April 21, 2004
"Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict"
Norman Finkelstein

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

May 2, 2004
Third annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine and Advocacy Buffet
Oak Park, IL
Read Hedy Epstein's speech delivered at the Walk rally.

June 7, 2004
Benefit for Mosaic Communities
Mosaic Communities

Oak Park, IL

September 18, 2004
"Resurrecting Empire: Our Perilous Path in the Middle East"
Rashid Khalidi

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

October 19, 2004
"Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision"
Hidaya Said Najmi, Marianne Albina, and Gila Svirsky

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

November 10, 2004
"US Policy and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Post-Election Analysis"
Mitchell Plitnick
Jewish Voice for Peace

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

January 30, 2005
"The Current Situation: What Does It Hold for the Future?"
Ali Abunimah & Norman Finkelstein

Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL
The Electronic Intifada has an audio file of the discussion between Norman Finkelstein & Ali Abunimah

February 6, 2005
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land: U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A film directed by Bathsheba Ratzkoff & Sut Jhally

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

February 7, 2005
"Americans and the Israeli Occupation: Economic Morality and Targeted Divestment"
Liat Weingart & Shamai Leibowitz

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

March 6, 2005
"Zionism and Palestine: A Jewish Woman's Story
Alisa Klein

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

April 13, 2005
"Road Maps and Road Blocks: Are We on the Path to Israeli-Palestinian Peace?"
Phyllis Bennis
Institute for Policy Studies

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

May 15, 2005
Fourth annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Oak Park, IL

September 17, 2005
"Ta'ayush: Building an Arab-Jewish Partnership"
Yigal Bronner

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

October 5, 2005
"The Way Forward: Prospects for a Just Settlement"
Michael Tarazi

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

October 23, 2005
The Joint Palestinian/Israeli Nonviolent Struggle against Israeli Occupation
Jonathan Pollack and Ayed Morrar

Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Oak Park, IL

October 24–27, 2005
Photo exhibition: "Opening of the Heart"
Dole Library, Oak Park, IL

January 29, 2006
"The Attack on Middle East Studies: A New McCarthyism?"
Joel Beinin & Lisa Hajjar

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

February 5, 2006
Former CIA Analysts: "What’s Really Happening in Israel/Palestine"
Kathleen & Bill Christison

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

February 9, 2006
"Seeing through Another's Eyes" [pdf]
Rev. Alex Awad

Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Oak Park, IL

March 5, 2006
"Palestinian Refugees: Rights vs. Realities in Today’s Middle East"
Nadia Hijab
Institute for Palestine Studies

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

April 9, 2006
Arna’s Children
A film screening

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

May 7, 2006
Fifth Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Oak Park, IL

September 6, 2006
"Lessons from South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Movement: Implications for the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle"
Farid Esack

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

October 16, 2006
"Resisting Occupation, Constructing Peace"
Jeff Halper
Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

November 12, 2006
Breaking the Silence
A film screening and talk

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

January 24, 2007
"After a Tumultuous Year: Making Sense of the Middle East"
Rami Khouri

North Park University, Chicago, IL

February 11, 2007
The Voice of Rachel Corrie
A play by David Gilbert & Grace Richardson

Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL

February 17, 2007
"One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse"
Ali Abunimah

Maze Library, Oak Park, IL

March 21, 2007
Private group tour of the exhibit "Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing" led by curator Dr. Iman Saca
The Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, IL

March 24, 2007
"The Holocaust in American and Israeli Politics and Consciousness"
Idith Zertal & Peter Novick

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL

May 7, 2007
Sixth Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Oak Park, IL

November 26, 2007
"Journalists Talk: Media and the Israeli-Palestinian Issue"
Marda Dunsky & Daoud Kuttab

Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL

December 16, 2007
"O Little Town of Bethlehem: Advent Reflections on the Crisis in Palestine"
Rosemary Radford Ruether, Jim Wall, & Dean Lueking

St. Giles Catholic Church, Oak Park, IL

January 13, 2008
"The First Palestinian Intifada and Nonviolent Resistance"
Mary Elizabeth King

Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL
 
February 10, 2008
"Standup For Peace: the Two Comedian Solution to Middle East Peace"
Dean Obeidallah & Scott Blakeman
Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL
 
March 30, 2008
"Zionism Reconsidered: Reflections on Israel, Zionism, and Jewish Identity"
Featuring Tony Karon, Brian Klug, and Joel Kovel
Oak Park Library, Oak Park, IL
 
May 18, 2008
Seventh Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Oak Park, IL

January 19, 2009
MLK Day Gaza Vigil
Oak Park,  IL
Vigil flyer [download PDF]
 [see photos][read article]
 

February 22, 2009
Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains: Film screening and panel discussion
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park,  IL

March 14, 2009
Jews, Arabs, and State Planning: Power Relations Inside Israel, David Wesley
Oak Park Library, Oak Park,  IL
May 17, 2009
Jews, Arabs, and State Planning: Power Relations Inside Israel, David Wesley
Oak Park Library, Oak Park,  IL


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