The Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine

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

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

2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 •
2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

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

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