Sunday May 20, 2007 1:00 pm

1:00 p.m. • Rally at Scoville Park (Lake & Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL)
2:00 p.m. • Walk step-off from Scoville Park, 1-mile route through Oak Park
3:00 p.m. • Potluck and program (First United Church, Centennial Hall, 848 Lake)

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, which began in June, 1967.

On May 20, for the sixth consecutive year, the annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine will occur in Oak Park, organized by the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine. The Walk draws co-sponsorship from numerous diverse organizations and hundreds of individual supporters from Chicago and beyond.

As in previous years, Jews, Muslims, Christians, and secularists will assemble this year in Oak Park to call for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and the U.S. policies that sustain the occupation.

Special guest speakers will challenge and inspire. This year’s invited speakers include:

Noura Erakat: National Grassroots Organizer, U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.

Michael Deutsch: civil rights attorney, People’s Law Office, National Lawyers Guild.

David Shulman: Israeli Ta‘ayush activist; author, Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine.

The program that follows the walk will feature delicious food, conversation with old and new friends, and letter-writing tools to urge our elected representatives to pursue a pro-peace, pro-justice agenda in Israel/Palestine.

Join us on May 20. Together, we recognize the interdependence of Israeli and Palestinian aspirations and express solidarity with both peoples. We condemn the use of violence, military force, and oppression. We affirm our support for the Palestinians and Israelis working to end the occupation and to establish a peace built on justice. We call for a future in which Palestinians and Israelis coexist in peace as equals.

We are part of a growing movement committed to justice: a humane and equitable future for all the people of the region.

Sponsoring Organizations:

Action for Justice Committee - St. Giles Family Mass Community
American Friends Service Committee
BUSTAN
Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism
Christian Peacemaker Teams - Chicago
Church Network for Education on Palestine
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
End the Occupation Coalition - Northern Illinois
Friends of Sabeel - North America, Illinois Area
In These Times
International Solidarity Movement - Chicago Chapter
Jewish Voice for Peace
Jewish Voice for Peace, Boston
Middle East Task Force of the Presbytery of Chicago
National Lawyers Guild - Chicago Chapter
National Organization for Women, West Suburban Chapter
Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice
Not in My Name/Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago
Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice
Pax Christi Illinois
Support Sanity
Third Unitarian Church Social Action Committee
Tikkun Community - Chicago Chapter
United Methodist NIC-ETO
U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation

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