Join together with Palestinians, Israelis, Christians, Jews, Muslims and secularists to affirm our solidarity with the Palestinians and Israelis who are working to establish a true and lasting peace based on justice. Join us as we demand changes in U.S. policy and call upon our leaders to be honest brokers in pursuing a just resolution to this tragic conflict.

We will begin the Gathering Program at Ridgeland Commons Park at 12:15 with a welcome message and opening program of speakers and performers. Following the gathering program, we will step off on the Walk for a Just Peace on a route appx. 1 mile in length in Oak Park. The we will gather at Pilgrim Congregational Church (460 W. Lake St.) for the Potluck Advocacy Buffet/Program, featuring more great speakers, performance, food, music, fellowship, and advocacy opportunities.

Speakers and performers for the rally and post-walk potluck:

• Ali Abunimah: Co-founder of Electronic Intifada; vice-president of Arab American Action Network; analyst, public speaker, and writer.
• Eyas Alhoumouz: Co-founder of Al Awda; board member of Chicago Palestine Film Festival.
• Kevin Coval: Jewish poet and performance artist who has performed around the world; member of the National Poetry Slam Team.
• Avner Efendowicz: Yesh Gvul activist and reserve officer in the Israeli army who refuses to serve in the Occupied Territories.
• Emily Hauser: American-Israeli writer, published in a wide range of Israeli and American publications since the early 1990's.
• Jimmy Johnson: Researcher and organizer for the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, recently returned from 5 months in Jerusalem and West Bank.
• Michael D. Levin: Extraordinary jazz wind player, appearing with the New Quartet.
• Mansour Aziz Mansour: Palestinian journalism student who organizes nonviolent protest actions against construction of the separation barrier in the West Bank.

Advocacy Buffet and Potluck: Please bring a potluck dish to share. Activism requires all kinds of nourishment; we'll share the table as we share our hopes.

Please Bring Signs and Banners: The organizers of this interfaith walk for peace reject all anti-Jewish and anti-Arab language and symbols. We are committed to nonviolence in word and deed and our goal is to stand against all hatred and to give witness to the dream that all people of faith and of secular commitment can come together in the cause of peace with justice in Israel and Palestine.

Information: Call (312) 427-2533 x18 or email justpeace1@aol.com

Sponsoring Organizations:
American Friends Service Committee
Bustan L'Shalom
Church Network for Education on Palestine
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine - Elmhurst Branch
DuPage Peace Through Justice Coalition
End the Occupation Coalition - Northern Illinois
International Solidarity Movement - Chicago Chapter
Jewish-Muslim PeaceWalk
Jewish Peace Fellowship
National Lawyers Guild - Chicago Chapter
Northern Illinois Conference End the Occupation Task Force
Not in My Name
Oak Park Club of the Communist Party
Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice
Pax Christi Illinois
The Rebuilding Alliance
St. Giles Family Mass Community Action for Justice Committee
Social Action Committee of the Third Unitarian Church
Students for Justice in Palestine (Univ. of Chicago)
Support Sanity
Tikkun - Chicago Chapter
United Muslim Association of Oak Park
U. S. Campaign to End the Occupation
Visions of Peace with Justice in Israel/Palestine
West Suburban NOW
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