Events
Events listed are not necessarily endorsed or organized by UFPJ. This calendar is maintained as a resource for the entire peace and justice movement. For further information about any event listed, please click on the event listing and contact the person and/or email address listed as the contact for the specific event.
When looking at events in a particular category, please note that states appear in alphabetical order according to their postal code, not their name. E.g. North Carolina is listed before New Jersey, because "NC" comes before "NJ.
in United States
Fayetteville, ArkansasGaza Aid Benefit
Sunday, February 8th 2009 6 pm
Fundraiser for Gaza Victims.
Speaker: Hedy Epstein, Holocaust Survivor
Free Middle Eastern Food by Petra Cafe
Door Prizes!
Little Rock, ArkansasVigil for Peace
Tuesday, January 6th 2009 6:00 pm
Vigil in remembrance and support for all of the victims- Palestinian and Israeli- who have suffered, lost and died in the recent and ongoing attacks on Gaza.
Will take place on the steps of the State Capital from 6pm-8pm. Please let everyone know!
We will have speakers and information on the conflict and other ways in which you can get involved!
Signs are welcome.
Candles are not permitted, however, flashlights, glow sticks, etc. are encouraged.
Phoenix, ArizonaRSVP • Stop the Attack on Gaza
Tuesday, December 30th 2008 430
Educating the public on need for diplomacy & the seriousness of the recent attacks on civilians in Gaza.Setting up a phone-a-thon 430-515pm Call Senators Denounce these terror attacks on a cell phone provided by peace staff
Alameda, CaliforniaRSVP • Hizbollah, Syria & Iran: Partnership and Rivalry in a Dangerous Neighborhood
Saturday, August 19th 2006 7:00 p.m.
The Alameda Public Affairs Forum is pleased to present Professor and Author Fred H. Lawson, speaking on “Hizbollah, Syria and Iran: Partnership and Rivalry in a Dangerous Neighborhood."
Berkeley, CaliforniaRSVP • Stop the War! Stop the Occupation!
Saturday, August 12th 2006 1:30
For people who want to protest the war and occupation in the East Bay. For folks who don't want to or can't go to the SF march.
Annual Holiday Bazaar with Palestinian Hand-Crafted Gifts
Saturday, December 12th 2009 12 noon
Come shop at MECA and Joining Hands' popular, annual sale for hundreds of beautifully crafted items including Tatriz (Palestinian Embroidery); Hand-blown Glassware from Hebron; Carved Olive wood; Painted Ceramics; Organic, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil; Olives; Olive Oil Soap; Scarves, Shawls, and other Textiles; Calendars and Cook Books; Honey; Jewelry; Children's Clothing and Dolls from Gaza, and much more!
I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You
8pm
Multi-Day Event
May 27 & 28, 2010
8pm
I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You returns to the Bay Area!
Jennifer is Palestinian. Well, Palestinian American. Or more precisely: a single, Catholic, first generation, Palestinian American woman who chooses to return to her parents’ hometown of Ramallah at the start of the Second Intifada.
Actress and writer Jennifer Jajeh, with award winning director W. Kamau Bell, present I Heart Hamas, a tragicomic solo theater show. Sick and tired of the unsolicited discussions, debate and disagreements about her identity and her opinions about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Jennifer tries to figure it out for herself. Join her on American and Palestinian soil on auditions, bad dates, and across military checkpoints as she navigates the thorny terrain around Palestinian identity.
I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You held its world premiere at New York’s Fringe Festival before continuing with a 12-week sold out run in San Francisco, and 2-week sold out run Minneapolis, Minnesota. Following its Chicago premiere, the show will continue to Los Angeles in the summer/fall of 2010.
El Cerrito, CaliforniaRSVP • Community Conversations on the Crisis in the Middle East
Wednesday, August 9th 2006 7:30 PM
The situation in the Middle East is emotional & complex. Join us to share thoughts and feelings, ask questions, and learn about the current crisis in an atmosphere of respect for varied opinions.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaRSVP • Defend the People of Palestine and Lebanon! Stop the U.S.-Israeli war!
Saturday, August 12th 2006 1pm
On Saturday, August 12, thousands of people will take to the streets of Los Angeles to defend the Palestinian and Lebanese people against the U.S.-Israeli war. The LA protest will take place in coordination with marches in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. In LA, we'll gather at 1 pm at the corner of Olympic and Broadway in downtown and march up Broadway with signs, banners and hundreds of Palestinian, Lebanese and Iraqi flags. Near the federal building there will be a rally with speakers from the Arab and Muslim community, progressive leaders, music by Palestinian hip-hop group, The Philistines and more. Invite your families, friends, coworkers and everyone you know. This is the chance to make your voice heard for justice, peace and against the war.
Palo Alto, CaliforniaRSVP • Emergency Peace Vigil and Leafletting to Call for an Immediate Ceasefire
Friday, July 21st 2006 5:00 p.m.
~ Support International Calls for an Immediate Cease-Fire
~ Tell Bush to Stop Blocking Peace Efforts
We will publicly call on our leaders to help save innocent lives by supporting a cease-fire. We will also distribute leaflets with this same message to passersby.
RSVP • Lebanon and Gaza Under Siege
Tuesday, August 1st 2006 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m., Rachelle Marshall, correspondent for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and Khalil Barhoum, Coordinator of the African and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures Program at Stanford University, will talk about “Lebanon and Gaza Under Siege” at the Community Media Center in Palo Alto.
RSVP • Teleconference with Eshoo Staff
Tuesday, August 8th 2006 9:45 AM PDT
I am writing with urgency to invite you to join a teleconference meeting with the staff of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. Our goal is to press for an immediate ceasefire, comprehensive negotiations, and humanitarian aid in Lebanon and Gaza.
RSVP • Free Forum on the Middle East with Joel Beinin
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 7:00 p.m.
JOEL BEININ
Professor of Middle East History, Stanford University
Giving a
Report and Update from the Middle East
Part of the "Other Voices" televisions series.
Joel Beinin, one of the country's leading experts on the Middle East and a frequent guest on "Other Voices", has spent the past year in Egypt, where he served as Director of the Middle East Studies Program at the American University in Cairo. As we welcome Joel back to the area, we’ll talk to him about his experiences living and teaching in Egypt, as well as getting an update on his particular area of expertise: the Israel-Palestine conflict. We’ll explore the current status of the "peace process", Israel’s increasing tensions with Iran and Syria, and the internal political turmoil in Israel.
Joel Beinin has served as President of the Middle East Studies Association of North America and as a contributing editor to Middle East Report (a highly recommended resource). Among the many books he has written or co-authored are _Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising_ (1989), _Workers and Peasants in the Modern Middle East_ (2001), and _The Struggle for Sovereignty: Palestine And Israel_ (2006).
Free and open to the public – Be a part of the studio audience! Wheelchair accessible.
Broadcast live on Mid-Peninsula Community Media Cable Channel 27, webcast at www.communitymediacenter.net, and rebroadcast throughout September as part of the ongoing "Other Voices" television series produced by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center. Schedule at http://PeaceandJustice.org/index.php?topic=tvschedule
Sponsored by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center ~ 650-326-8837 ~ www.PeaceandJustice.org ~ ppjc@PeaceandJustice.org
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center's Free Monthly Forum and TV Show
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 7pm
On this month's broadcast, we will delve into the question of Israeli settlements and the responses they are evoking, both officially from Washington and more personally from ordinary Palestinians.
Our guest, Joel Beinin, visited the area in December and has been reporting on the Palestinian non-violent resistance movement. (See "Confronting Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem" at the Middle East Research and Information Project.) Joel Beinin is Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History at Stanford University and is recognized as a leading analyst of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
As always, you are an important part of the conversation. Please join as part of the studio audience and bring your own questions and comments. If you are watching from home, call (650) 856-1491 to join the live conversation.
Sacramento, CaliforniaRSVP • Stop U.S. and Israel Aggression in the Middle East
Saturday, August 5th 2006 6:00 P.M.
Protest U.S. & Israeli aggression in the Middle East. Bring your friends, banners, flags, signs, art and instruments!
San Diego, CaliforniaRSVP • ALL OUT FOR PALESTINE, LEBANON AND IRAQ !!
Saturday, August 12th 2006 12pm
Join us in a demonstration opposing the ongoing war crimes that Israel is committing in occupied Palestine and Lebanon. Meet at the fountain in Balboa Park at noon and then march across the bridge to 6th and Laurel.
San Francisco, CaliforniaRSVP • U.S. Out of the Middle East
Saturday, August 5th 2006 1:00PM
Rally at Powell and Market in solidarity with many other groups against the cruel and illegal bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon by the U.S. funded Zionist regime in Israel. And call for an immediate cease fire.
RSVP • Protest/Rally: U.S. Out of the Middle East
Saturday, August 5th 2006 1:00PM
Rally at Powell Street and Market on Sat. Aug 5th, simultaneously with events in L.A. and Washington D.C. to raise an outcry over the U.S./Israeli Aggression against Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan. Larry Holmes of Troops Out Now Coalition is involved. Let's post and make this big!
RSVP • Can Peace be Brokered in the Middle East?
Thursday, September 25th 2008 Check-in: 5:30 PM; Program: 6:00 PM
Can there be a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict without the United States' involvement? What lessons can be learned from past efforts to engage Israelis and Palestinians in the peace process? Based on confidential interviews in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East with 100-plus negotiators, political figures, and civil society leaders from all sides of the conflict, Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer and Middle East expert Scott Lasensky present a framework for US engagement in the peace process and lessons to guide the efforts.
Palestinian & Israeli Women Decry the Occupation
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 7:00pm
Palestinian & Israeli Women Decry the Occupation. Radical Women celebrates International Women's Day with a salute to the courageous women of Gaza, featuring two speakers: Reem Assil, Member of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center and Sunbula/Arab Feminists for Change, and Raya Fidel, Israeli-U.S. feminist, author of "Shattered Hopes in Palestine: Which Way Forward for Arabs and Jews?" Discussion follows. Tuesday, March 17 @ 7pm. Middle Eastern snack plates for $5. Door opens at 6:15pm. New Valencia Hall, 625 Larkin Street, Suite 202, San Francisco (located five blocks from the Civic Center BART station, and on the #19, 31, 38, 47, & 49 Muni bus lines) For more information or childcare, call 415-864-1278, or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net.
Dialogues Against Militarism ~ Ice Cream Social Fundraiser
Sunday, August 23rd 2009 3:00pm
Dialogues Against Militarism ~ Ice Cream Social
Fundraiser
Dialogues Against Militarism (D.A.M.) was created from the belief that the power of conversation can serve as a means to develop new ideas and advance the possibilities of moving beyond militarism. D.A.M.’s mission is to foster free and open conversations that engage and challenge issues of militarism through the relation of experiences by those who have been on its front lines. It is hoped through these dialogues that together we can build a better world.
A speaking tour is being organized in Israel/Palestine made up of US and Israeli ex-soldiers to discuss their experiences and strategize for ways to challenge militarism in their respective societies. This forum will be used as a means of education and mobilization in the fight against war and occupation.
We need funds to support these courageous former US soldiers. Join the fundraiser, eat delicious ice cream and meet the young ex-soldiers who will be traveling to Israel/Palestine to build people-to-people ties. http://www.againstmilitarism.org/
with special guest Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, writer, teacher, historian and social activist
For info codepink.nancy@gmail.com * gallery not handicapped accessible
DAM TEAM
Stephen Funk, In 2003, US Marine Stephen Funk became the first person in the military to publicly denounce the War in Iraq and refuse to serve. He applied for conscientious objection and traveled the country for several months to speak out against the war, encouraging military service members to examine their own beliefs about the war, informing others about conscientious objection, and to caution young people to think twice before enlisting. For his public stand he was sentenced to six months in military prison, demoted to private, fined, and given a bad conduct discharge. Since being released he continues activism with several groups, primarily as the San Francisco chapter president of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Sarah Lazare, is an organizer and Program Coordinator with Courage to Resist, a national organization that supports members of the US military who refuse orders to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is also a freelance writer and columnist, with articles that have appeared in publications ranging from Adbusters to ZNet, and is currently co-editing a book about GI resistance against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sarah has a background in labor, community, and anti-war organizing and has done such organizing in the several cities where she has lived, including New York City, Washington, D.C., and Springfield, Illinois.
Matthew Edwards, is a conscientious objector from this most recent war in Iraq. He was discharged on March 19, 2003, the first day of the bombing campaign in Iraq, from the United States Marine Corps. Prior to his discharge he was held by the Marines for 5 months and was subjected to harsh and often illegal treatment that included food and sleep deprivation and physical mistreatment that culminated in a broken hip and finally a medical discharge. He lived in Damascus, Syria for just shy of one year where he lived, worked, and studied, picking up conversational Arabic. While there he was exposed to the refugee and social crises associated with the war and occupation of Iraq. Matt currently lives in San Francisco organizing with Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW).
David Zlutnick, has spent the last several years involved in social justice movements, mostly focusing on labor struggles and war opposition, and most recently housing justice. For several years he was involved in counter-recruitment and demilitarization campaigns aimed at getting the military and war profiteers out of high schools and colleges as well as participating in direct action organizing. David also has a strong history within independent media, both written and visual. He has worked with numerous independent print publications and his writing has been published in numerous media outlets, including The Friendly Fire Collective, of which he is a founding member.
Eddie Falcon, served four years in the Air Force as a C-130 Loadmaster. He was assigned to the 50th Airlift Squadron based at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. He deployed to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan, moving cargo, troops, senators, Special Forces units, medical evacuees, Afghan locals, vehicles, and more in and out of Afghanistan in the winter of 2003 and the winter of 2004. He was also forward deployed to Al Udeid, Qatar, to move troops, cargo, etc. in and out of Iraq. Falcon received an honorable discharge in December 2005 and is now using the Montgomery GI Bill to major in Spanish at San Francisco City College. He now studies Spanish at the Complutense University in Madrid. Since his discharge, Falcon has been involved in anti-war activities back home. He helped organize and testified in Winter Soldier San Francisco.
RSVP • SF: Gaza Freedom March Golden Gate Bridge
Thursday, December 31st 2009 12:00pm
Join us to commemorate one year since the Israeli attack on Gaza. As part of the International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza the Gaza Freedom March, Bay Area - needs your help to break the inhumane siege, which has been in place since 2007.
San Francisco, CA, CaliforniaGaza Freedom March Fundraiser
Monday, November 16th 2009 6:00 PM
You're invited to join CODEPINK Women for Peace and Global Exchange for a fundraising party to support humanitarian aid and Bay Area delegates participating in the December 31 Gaza Freedom March—a massive international effort to break the siege of Gaza. CODEPINK and Global Exchange cofounder Medea Benjamin will share her experiences from traveling to Gaza and the latest news about this historic march.
$15 suggested donation at the door gets you a drink and good donation karma. Full bar, Mediterranean appetizers, dinner entrees, hookah available.
Can you imagine a more important place to mark the end of 2009 than in Gaza, marching hand in hand with Palestinians and people from all over the world who are committed to peace, justice, human rights, ending the siege of Gaza, and rebuilding the country devastated by the Israeli attacks one year ago? We can't. The Gaza Freedom March delegation will take place in Gaza Dec. 27-Jan. 2. On December 31, 2009 we will mark the New Year by marching alongside the Palestinian people of Gaza in a non-violent demonstration that breaches the illegal blockade. Already over 300 people from over 30 countries have signed up. They include writers like Alice Walker, actors like Duraid Lahham, members of Parliament from Europe and Asia, diplomats, interfaith leaders, students, journalists and more. Will you help us make this march a success by giving a donation?
Tax-deductible donations can be made payable to CODEPINK. If you can't make it to the fundraiser, you can send a check to CODEPINK, 2010 Linden Avenue, Venice, CA 90291. To make a donation online, to find out more about the march, or to sign up to join us in Gaza, please visit www.gazafreedommarch.org.
Santa Rosa, CaliforniaRSVP • Light of Peace Vigil for Immediate Cease Fire
Friday, August 11th 2006 6:00PM
Community Vigil calling for immediate CEASE FIRE.
Stanford, CaliforniaProtest to End the Violence in Gaza
Friday, January 9th 2009 1:00 p.m.
A CALL TO CONSCIENCE ~ Protest to End the Violence in Gaza
Join us in calling on Israel to:
1. End its brutal military attack.
"The behavior by Israel in bombarding Gaza is simply the commission of wanton aggression by a very powerful state against a territory that it illegally occupies." ~ Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, President of the sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly
2. Allow sufficient amounts of food and humanitarian aid into the region.
"People were hungry, literally. There was a shortage of everything here, including food, and we actually ran out for a couple of days." ~ John Ging, Head of Gaza operation, UN Relief and Works Agency
3. Allow reporters into Gaza.
"Israel must immediately let foreign journalists access to Gaza." ~ New York Times editorial
Walnut Creek, CaliforniaScreening of Encounter Point
Wednesday, February 25th 2009 7:00 PM
Just when the world is losing hope about the possibility of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict comes ENCOUNTER POINT. Created by a Palestinian, Israeli, North and South American team, ENCOUNTER POINT moves beyond sensational and dogmatic imagery to tell the story of an Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their safety and public standing to press for an end to the conflict. They are at the vanguard of a movement to push Palestinian and Israeli societies to a tipping point, forging a new consensus for nonviolence and peace. Perhaps years from now, their actions will be recognized as a catalyst for constructive change in the region. ENCOUNTER POINT is a film about hope, true courage and implicitly about the silence of journalists and politicians who pay little attention to vital grassroots peace efforts.
Free (donations accepted); free popcorn; wheelchair accessible
Joint YWCA and YMCA Witness Visit to Palestine: Working Together towards a Just and Durable Peace
Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 7:00 PM
Peace Center member Muriel Smalheiser traveled to Palestine September 24-October 2, 2009 as part of a 30-member joint YWCA/YMCA Solidarity Mission. The Mission serves as an information, advocacy and awareness-building instrument on the situation in Palestine. Muriel will give a slideshow presentation on the visit, and will be joined by Mira Rizek, the General Secretary (CEO) of the National YWCA of Palestine. Muriel co-chairs the World Relations Council of the YWCA of the USA, among many other accomplishments.
Jeff Halper on the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Thursday, March 4th 2010 7:00 PM
Jeff Halper is a professor of anthropology, author, lecturer, political activist, and co-founder and Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). In 1997, Halper co-founded ICAHD to challenge and resist the Israeli policy of demolishing Palestinian homes in the occupied territories, and to organize Israelis, Palestinians and international volunteers to jointly rebuild demolished Palestinian homes.
West Hollywood, CaliforniaRSVP • GAZA/LEBANON CRISIS
7:00 P.M.
Weekly Event
EVERY FRIDAY UNTIL CRISIS RESOLVED
ANTIWAR VIGIL FOCUSING ON GAZA/LEBANON CRISIS
Denver, ColoradoRSVP • Action Alert!!! Call in Protest Thursday July 27
Thursday, July 27th 2006 9:00 am
On Thursday, July 27, we will be conducting a mass "call-in" to demonstrate our outrage at the Israeli campaign against Palestine and the Lebanese people. The goal of this protest is to shut down the legislature telephone system through a constant and massive flood of calls. Begin by clicking on the following link: http://www.leg.state.co.us Click "Contact." Every phone number in the legislature is listed. They will hear our voice. We will not sit silent. The call in will officially begin at 9 am and end at midnight. If you get a busy signal, go on to the next number. Call as many legislators as many times as you. Leave messages, call back, leave more. Do not allow them a moment of peace.
RSVP • Denver Rally & March, with ANSWER Nationwide Day of Action
Saturday, August 12th 2006 10:30 AM
A.N.S.W.E.R. has called for a Day of Action on Aug. 12 to protest the Israeli
attack on Lebanon and its crimes in Gaza, causing major humanitarian crises, along with deliberate environmental damage with the huge oil spill from its attack on the fuel storage for the electric power station North of Beirut, well away from any Hezbollah forces.
10:00 AM sign making party
10:30 AM Rally with prominent speakers
Glenn Morris, American Indian Movement
Imam Kazerooni, Colorado Muslims
Father El Khoury, Lebanese Maronite
11:00 AM March
Rally starts at East side of Denver City & County Building, 1437 Bannock St,
just West of the State Capitol. Bring flags, signs, etc.
Hartford, ConnecticutRSVP • Stop Israeli Massacres in Lebanon and Gaza!
Monday, August 7th 2006 3:30 p.m.
Rush-hour protest at 3:30 p.m. to be followed by a 5 p.m. rally outside the offices of Sen. Joe Lieberman.
New Haven, ConnecticutRSVP • Stop the Next WAR
Wednesday, July 19th 2006 5 pm
Stop the War on Palestine and Lebanon and Iraq!
RSVP • End the Violence in Israel-Palestine-Lebanon Demonstration
Thursday, July 20th 2006 5pm
We call on the U.S. government to insist on an immediate ceasefire. Let the U.S. government support UN peacekeepers. Let the U.S. government support UN sponsored negotiations. Let the U.S. government insist that all the prisoners be exchanged.
The Billboard From Bethlehem and The Combatants For Peace
Sunday, April 25th 2010 7:00 pm
The public is invited to a showing of the award winning documentary film “The Billboard From Bethlehem”at Center Church On The Green followed by a discussion with Combatants For Peace members Bassam Aramin and Elik Elhanan.
The inspirational film documents the work of Israeli and Palestinian fighters-turned peacemakers while following the painting of a peace mural in the West Bank where 100 Israeli and Palestinian children painted a sign that now shows to 100,000 daily viewers on I-84 in Waterbury.
The film showing follows an afternoon on the New Haven Green with the
Combatants For Peace leading teams of supporters who have volunteered to
paint a new peace mural, a collaborative effort along with IWagePeace.Org
and Peace by Peace, a group of Jewish and Muslim medical students from Yale New Haven Hospital.
For more information, please visit our website at www.iwagepeace.org.
Voluntown, ConnecticutFILM SCREENING: "The Billboard From Bethlehem" Voluntown Peace Trust
Friday, February 5th 2010 6:00 p.m.
Voluntown Peace Trust will host a screening of this award winning film and a chance to meet and listen to Bruce Barrett, the filmmaker.
Refreshments and mingling begin at 6:00 pm. Middle Eastern and Hebrew refreshments will be provided, but If you like, bring an appetizer or pastry to share. Following the film at 7:00 pm, there will be lecture and discussion with Bruce, regarding his work in Israel-Palestine with Connecticut artist Russell Rainbolt
Washington, District of ColumbiaRSVP • STOP ISRAEL'S ATTACK ON LEBANON AND GAZA!!!
Tuesday, July 25th 2006 5pm
March on the Israeli Embassy to Demand an End to the Killing! Wear black for a funeral procession. We will carry 50 coffins to the Israeli Embassy. Bring your Lebanese and Palestinian flags. March will begin at 5:30 and proceed north on Connecticut, west on
Brandywine, south on 36th, ending at the Israeli Embassy (514 International
Dr. NW).
RSVP • Silent Vigil in Solidarity with Lebanon
Sunday, August 6th 2006 8;00 pm
Silent Vigil In Protest of the Invasion of Lebanon and In commemoration of the Qana Massacre. We will meet in Farragut Square Park at K Street and Connecticut Ave, NW – across the street from Farragut North Metro Station. Then at sunset, we will walk as a group to the White House with lighted candles where the vigil will end at 10 PM.
Please come in big numbers, women, men and children. Forward this message to all your contacts. Bring American and Lebanese flags. Wear black or white.
RSVP • AIUSA National Vigil Calling for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Lebanon/Israel Conflict
Monday, August 7th 2006 4:30pm
In response to the escalating violence and deaths of civilians in the Lebanon and Israel conflict, Amnesty International will hold vigils on Monday, August 7 to call for an immediate ceasefire, demand
all governments stop the supply of arms and stand in solidarity with the
victims and survivors from both sides. Amnesty International members will participate in vigils across the globe including Venezuela, United Kingdom, Spain, Chile, France, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Australia, Belgium , Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkey, Korea and the United States.
RSVP • National Emergency March on Washington to Defend the People of Palestine and Lebanon
Saturday, August 12th 2006
Permits have been obtained for Lafayette Park directly in front of the White House for the opening rally of the mass demonstration in Washington DC on August 12.
Report Back from Gaza
Monday, March 23rd 2009 6pm
REPORT-BACK FROM GAZA: Join CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin, Col. Ann Wright, Gael Murphy and Pam Rasmussen, and Noura Erakat of the National Lawyer's Guild to hear the findings of their recent trips to Gaza.
CODEPINK's historic 60-person delegation returned last week from Gaza, having taken aid and gift baskets to the women of Gaza for International Women's Day as a part of the United Nation Relief & Works Agency Gender Initiatives program.
Noura Erakat was part of the National Lawyers Guild's recent fact-finding delegation to Gaza to investigate possible violations of international law. On Monday evening, they will report back on their observations and experiences in Gaza, the messages of the women of Gaza to the American people, and what you, here in the United States, can do. Support the Palestinian economy by joining a fair trade food tasting of various products from Palestine.
Peace Child Israel Benefit Concert
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 7:30 PM
International opera star Sylvie Valayre will perform Bernstein, Puccini, Verdi and more with a presentation by Palestinian and Israeli teen theatre members.
RSVP • Annual Al-Quds Day Rally for Justice in Palestine and the Oppressed
Friday, September 3rd 2010 11:00 AM
WASHINGTON DC RESIDENTS SUPPORTING THE OPPRESSED
Annual Al-Quds Day Rally for Justice in Palestine and the Oppressed Everywhere
Washington DC Friday September 3, 2010 11:00am at Dupont Circle, Washington DC
Al-Quds is Arabic for Jerusalem, the Holy Land. Yawm-al Quds or Al-Quds Day is a day of solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians in their struggle against the Zionist-Apartheid system of Israel. Al-Quds Day also extends beyond Palestine to support all oppressed people in their struggles across the world. All over the world rallies and marches are held on this day, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadhan in order to pledge solidarity with those seeking peace through justice.
As former United States President Jimmy Carter has stated in his book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”:
“When Israel does occupy this territory deep within the West Bank, and connects the 200-or-so settlements with each other, with a road, and then prohibits the Palestinians from using that road, or in many cases even crossing the road, this perpetrates even worse instances of apartness, or apartheid, than we witnessed even in South Africa.”
This day is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the oppressed in their struggles all over the world, from Palestine to Iraq, from Congo to Honduras and from China to right here in our own backyards in the United States. On September 3, 2010 at 11 am, join us and other local community leaders and activists for this historical protest and pledge your solidarity with those seeking a just peace in Palestine and around the world.
Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaRSVP • Save Gaza Inaugural Fundraiser
Monday, November 13th 2006 6:00 PM
Raising dollars and awareness in an effort to provide emergency relief to Gaza, Palestine, the newly founded Arlington-based Save Gaza hosts its inaugural event at Karma Bar and Lounge on Monday, November 13 from 6 – 8 p.m. A portion of the proceeds raised at the event will be donated to United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the U.N. agency responsible for providing emergency aid to Gazans. A $10 donation is suggested with $3 raffle tickets offered for prizes.
Newark, DelawareRSVP • Voices of Lebanon and Gaza: The Other Side of Israel's Wars
Sunday, August 20th 2006 7:00 p.m.
Najib Yatim, recently evacuated from Lebanon, and Dr. George Zahr, an American scientist born in Palestine, will present slides and tell the "other" side of Israel's wars.
Wilmington, DelawareRSVP • Vigil for Peace in the MidEast
Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 4:30 pm
Vigil - PEACE IN THE MIDEAST -
CEASE-FIRE NOW !!!
Fort Myers, FloridaRSVP • Rally to Support Lebanese Civilians/Oppose Israeli Bombing Campaign
Sunday, July 23rd 2006 4:00pm
Coinciding with but not otherwise disrupting a rally being held in support of the Israeli attack on Lebanon, we will provide a peaceful voice (with posters and our presence) for Lebanese civilians and a beautiful country being needlessly destroyed. American citizens must be reminded how their tax dollars are spent (over $2 billion in US money will go to the Israeli military in 2006), and that they have the power to change it. The organizers hope to portray this infrequently heard viewpoint to the media and others present. We will provide some signs. If you wish to bring your own, please focus them specifically on the bombing in Lebanon.
Orlando, FloridaRSVP • Interfaith Prayer & Candlelight Vigil
Monday, August 7th 2006 7pm
The Arab American Community Center is holding an Interfaith Prayer & Candlelight Vigil in hopes of shedding light on the need of immediate US intervention to ceasefire in Lebanon and to call for the protection of civilians. Interfaith prayers will be conducted by religious leaders of various denominations.
RSVP • Emergency March to Defend the People of Palestine & Lebanon
Saturday, August 12th 2006 6 pm
Join Florida, St. Pete for Peace and the Muslim Student Association of Orlando with people from all over the state of Florida for a march through downtown Orlando. Be part of the Florida mobilization! Similar actions will take place in Washington, DC, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles & Seattle.
Pensacola, FloridaRSVP • Vigil for Peace in Lebanon-Israel-Palestine
Thursday, August 10th 2006 6pm
In response to the escalating violence in Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine, the NW Florida chapter of Veterans for Peace will hold a vigil to demand an immediate cease-fire in this ongoing war.
South west ranches, FloridaFree Gaza protest
Sunday, January 18th 2009 2:30
We will demonstrate against the attacks on Gaza, and bring the humanitarian crisis to the attention of the american people.
Athens, GeorgiaRSVP • Cease Fire/Peace Rally
Monday, August 7th 2006 6 PM
rally
Atlanta, GeorgiaRSVP • Rally and Press Conference on Lebanon/Israel/Gaza Crisis
Wednesday, July 26th 2006 10 am
Rally and Press Conference to give voice to those in the Atlanta area who, out of our commitment to global peace and justice, non-violence and the rule of law, are calling: 1) for a ceasefire to stop the death and destruction; 2) for our government to suspend military aid and equipment exports to Israel which are now being used to attack civilians and civilian infrastructure in violation of U.S. and international law.
Augusta, GeorgiaRSVP • Bethlehem Besieged
Tuesday, December 9th 2008 7:00 pm
This month, millions of Americans will see images of ancient Bethlehem in nativity scenes celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Skip Schiel, a professional filmmaker and photographer, has traveled and photographed in Israel and Palestine over the last five years. His latest slide show portrays the reality of Bethlehem today, a city under military occupation, surrounded by a 25-foot high concrete wall and checkpoints which restrict movement in and out of the city.
Skip Schiel has been documenting the Palestinian and Israeli reality through photographs and journal postings since 2003—work with a better feel for the detailed texture of life in Gaza and the West Bank than any appearing in US media.
-Annette Herskovits, Consulting Editor, Turning Wheel, the Journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship
teeksaphoto.org
skipschiel.wordpress.com
Chicago, IllinoisRSVP • Caterpillar Shareholder Meeting
Wednesday, June 10th 2009 12:30 PM
Protest at the Caterpillar shareholder meeting. Caterpillar manufactures armor-plated bulldozers that are used to demolish Palestinian homes, olive orchards in violation of international human rights law and Caterpillar's own corporate ethics.
This Palestinian Life - Stories of Nonviolent Resistance . . . a film by Philip Rizk
Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 7:00 PM
In THIS PALESTINIAN LIFE, director Philip Rizk uses an oral history approach to highlight the stories and perspectives of Palestinian villagers and Bedouin. This method avoids using "experts" to interpret the broader Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Rather, the film's anthropological and ethnographic method portrays the daily life of Palestinian communities in order to explore, in greater depth, how Palestinian life is being undermined by the pressure of Israeli occupation.
Upon viewing the film, we will hear from the film's director, Philip Rizk (via Skype) and Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Non-VIolence, who visited Gaza in January of this year. Questions and comments from the audience will be moderated by Rabbi Brant Rosen, spiritual leader of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston.
Crystal Lake, IllinoisRISKING IT ALL FOR PEACE: Stories of Occupation and Solidarity from Iraq to Palestine
Friday, February 19th 2010 7:00pm
Organic farmers Art and Peggy Gish work as human rights activists for Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), an international organization "committed to reducing violence by getting in the way." They have been getting in the way of injustice and violence from Hebron to Baghdad.
Peggy was in Iraq as peace advocate and witness before, during and following the 2003 U.S. invasion. In 2007 she was kidnapped but released after only 2 days because she showed her captors a photo of her husband Art standing in front of an Israeli tank which had been smashing the central market in Hebron.
Art Gish has been part of CPT in Hebron since 1995, getting in the way of Israeli military and settler violence against Palestinian civilians. He led a two day training course in nonviolence attended by Rachel Cory. Art is the author of several books, including Hebron Journal: Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking. Peggy is the author of IRAQ, A Journey of Hope and Peace, a moving story of the horrors of war yet never dimming her vision of peace.
The Event is Free and Open to the Public!
Bloomington, IndianaRSVP • "Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land - U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" film showing
Thursday, August 17th 2006 7:00 p.m.
"Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land - U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict", a 2004 documentary film from the Media Education Foundation, will be shown at the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium on Thursday, August 17 at 7:00 PM.
Wichita, KansasRSVP • Cease Fire NOW!!
Friday, July 28th 2006 7:00 pm
Protest and Rally calling for a cessation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza through an immediate cease fire.
RSVP • Peaceful, Non-Violent Demonstration - Stop the Bombing
7:30 p.m.
Weekly Event
demonstration calling for cease fire = humanitarian aid - end of arms exportation to Israel, Lebanon, etc.
New Orleans, LouisianaRSVP • New Orleans Stands for Human Rights and Against the Israeli Seige of Lebanon and Gaza
Friday, July 21st 2006 3:00 PM
EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION TO RESPOND TO THE ISRAELI SEIGE OF GAZA AND LEBANON
FRIDAY, JULY 21
3:00PM
FEDERAL BUILDING @ Poydras between Magazine and Camp in the CBD.
Beverly, MassachusettsPeace, Prosperity & The Promised Land
Tuesday, December 1st 2009 6:30
First Tuesday of Month
COME TO THE BEVERLY LIBRARY TO SEE AND DISCUSS
PEACE, PROSPERITY & THE PROMISED LAND
THE U.S. MEDIA & THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
DECEMBER 1, 2009
TUESDAY, 6:30 PM
BEVERLY LIBRARY
32 ESSEX STREET
FILM SERIES ON FIRST TUESDAY OF MONTH
SPONSORED BY SALEM PEACE COMMITTEE
NORTH SHORE COALITION FOR PEACE & JUSTICE
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM
MARBLEHEAD PEACE COMMITTEE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (978)740-9917
Refreshment Donation by Dunkin Donuts (201 Canal St.)
Boston, MassachusettsRSVP • Justice for Lebanon
Friday, August 11th 2006 5:00 PM
In response to the recent atrocities committed in Lebanon, concerned Lebanese-Americans of Greater Boston will lead a peaceful demonstration and candlelight vigil at Copley Square on Friday, August 11, starting at 5pm. This grassroots event is one of many being organized across the U.S. and worldwide.
Columbia, MarylandRSVP • "Occupation 101"
Sunday, October 12th 2008 3 p.m.
A powerful and thought-provoking award-winning documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict, 'Occupation 101' (2007) presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never-ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions.
Gaza Relief
Friday, May 15th 2009 6:30
A fundraising event to benefit the children of the Gaza Strip
Music and light refreshments beginning at 6:30.
Speakers and discussion: 7-9 p.m.
Featuring guest speakers:
Mai Abdul Rahman, founder and president of American Palestinian Women’s Association, is a strong voice for the people of Palestine and a student of the history of the Gaza region.
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange, recently returned from leading a delegation of 60 women to Gaza. Her first hand stories and impressions are very moving! She will be returning to Gaza with another delegation in the near future.
Because this is a benefit, we are asking for a minimum donation of $10 at the door. Checks can be made out to HCCPJ. All donations will go to provide school supplies, backpacks and playground equipment for children in Gaza.
RSVP • THE BEDOUINS VS. THE STATE OF ISRAEL: From Freedom to Fear
Sunday, July 12th 2009 1 p.m.
Bette Hoover recently returned from a trip to the Negev Desert where she stayed with a Bedouin family. She is a U.S. contact for the work of BUSTAN, www.bustan.org, an organization that works to bring environmental justice to the Negev and human rights to Bedouins.
The once proud indigenous people of the desert known as the Bedouins are now the poorest of Israeli citizens and struggle for survival. The State of Israel has seized their land for industry, electrical plants, prisons, military testing and Jewish-only communities. Tens of thousands live in unrecognized villages that don’t appear on the map and don’t receive any governmental services.
Come see Bette’s photos, hear about her experiences, and find out how you can add your voice to those speaking up for justice and peace in the region.
Reception for the Nakba Photo Exhibit: “The Story of the Palestinians, 1948 to 2009”
Tuesday, September 1st 2009 7:00 p.m.
The Howard County Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (HCCEIO) and Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace (WIAMEP) invite you to a reception marking the opening of a month-long display at Howard County Central Library of the Nakba Photo Exhibit: “The Story of the Palestinians, 1948 to 2009.” George Hishmeh, a survivor of the Nakba, will be present to talk about his experiences and discuss the photos. Refreshments will be served.
Eye-Witness Report on the Gaza Freedom March
Sunday, February 14th 2010 1:30
In December 2009 almost 1400 activists from 43 countries took part in the Gaza Freedom March, an attempt to break the blockade of Gaza being imposed by the Israeli and Egyptian governments.
Jean Athey, who participated in the march, is Coordinator of Peace Action Montgomery and a member of the Board of Peace Action. In October 2008 Jean also volunteered with the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine for the olive harvest and at the Jerusalem home of a Palestinian family threatened with eviction by the Israeli government.
Frederick, MarylandRSVP • Stop the Violence in Lebanon, Israel, Gaza
Friday, August 4th 2006 6:00 pm
Silent Vigil mourning the violence, calling for an immediate, unconditional cease fire in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza. Signs and flyers will be provided. Position statement from Women in Black Frederick and downloadable flyer on website. Wear black if possible. Press Releases, letters have been sent out. Men welcome. Standing in solidarity with more than 60 Women in Black vigils worldwide, and the courageous women in Israel who have been shelled while standing in vigil, and continue to stand at great and very real personal risk.
Boothbay Harbor, MaineRSVP • Candlelight Vigil for MId-East Crisis
Monday, August 7th 2006 7:30 pm
Join us, as we stand together with people across the globe; united by our shared message: For all our sakes, ceasefire.
Detroit, MichiganRSVP • Detroit Demonstration Against US-backed Israeli Aggression in Lebanon
Friday, August 4th 2006 4:30 p.m.
Detroit Honors the National Day of Action to Stop U.S./Israeli Terror & Aggression Against Lebanon and Palestine, August 4, 4:30 p.m. Gathering, 5:30 p.m. March to Grand Circus Park for 6:00 p.m. Teach-In.
Lansing, MichiganCease Fire in Gaza - Vigil for Peace at Michigan Capitol
Friday, January 2nd 2009 noon
Vigil for Peace, calling for a cease fire in Gaza and Israel, and for an end to the blockade of Gaza
Friday, January 2, 2009, Noon – 1:00 pm
In front of the Capitol at Michigan & Capitol Avenue
The Greater Lansing Network Against War and Injustice (GLNAWI) (www.GLNAWI.org) and the Peace Education Center (www.PeaceEdCenter.org) join the United Nations and millions around the world, including the 1,000 Israelis who protested in the streets of Tel Aviv this weekend, in condemning the Israeli embargo and military violence in Gaza. We call for an immediate end to all violence and attacks on civilians, whether Palestinian or Israeli, and we call for an immediate end of the Israeli blockade and embargo, which is depriving the people of Gaza basic needs of food, medicine, fuel, electricity, clean water and medical equipment.
For additional information and recommendations for actions, see the United for Peace & Justice website.
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3993
The weekly Friday noon vigil for peace and justice meets in front of the Michigan Capitol Building. Lansing area people have gathered to witness for peace each Friday since September of 2001. Dress for the weather.
RSVP • Noon-Hour Vigil for Peace Now - Stop the Killing
12:00 PM
Weekly Event
Weekly through August 2006.
Noon-hour vigil to mourn injuries & deaths in Lebanon, Israel, & Gaza, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Stop the Killing Now! Gather along Capitol Avenue outside the Michigan Capitol Building. Bring a sign & black arm band - or use ours. People have held a vigil for peace every Friday noon-hour since 2001.
Troy, MichiganRSVP • Candle Light Vigil
Friday, July 21st 2006 6:30 PM
Please join the candle light vigil in protest of the Israeli destruction of Lebanon and Palestine. The vigil is held to mourn the loss of innocent civilians, ask for an immediate ceasefire, and demand a balanced policy by the US government. The vigil is organized by Detroit area Arab-American families in coordination with ADC and Palestine Office Michigan.
Minneapolis, MinnesotaRSVP • Defend the People of Gaza and Lebanon!
Thursday, July 20th 2006 4:30
Stop the U.S.-Israeli War on the People of Gaza and Lebanon! No More U.S. Tax Dollars to Destroy Palestine and Lebanon!
RSVP • End the Attacks on Lebanon & Gaza
Saturday, August 5th 2006 1:00 p.m.
Protest & march to end the attacks on Lebanon & Gaza. Demand immediate ceasefire. Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. Right of return for all Palestinian refugees. End U.S. military aid to Israel.
St. Paul, MinnesotaRSVP • Vigil: Stop Israel Now! End US Military/Political Support of Israel
4:15 p.m.
Weekly Event
Every Friday, 4:15-5:30 p.m.
Vigil: Stop Israel Now! End US Military/Political Support of Israel
As Israel escalates its assault on Palestine and Lebanon, ACT NOW!
Kansas City, MissouriRSVP • Rally Against Lebanon and Gaza Incursions
Saturday, August 12th 2006 11:00 am
Kansas City Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation and Citizens for Justice in the Middle East is organizing a major demonstration on August 12 in response to Israel's military incursion in Gaza and Lebanon, the looming humanitarian crisis resulting from aid cuts, destroyed electrical power plants (affecting water supplies), blown-up bridges, and damage to other parts of the infrastructure necessary to sustain life for Gaza's 1.3 million civilians and five million Lebanese civilians (majority of them women and children). Major demonstrations will be held in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Kansas City, and many other cities.
St. Louis, MissouriRSVP • Candlelight Vigil - Stop Killing Civilians In Lebanon, Gaza, And Israel!
Sunday, July 23rd 2006 7 pm
Weekly vigil for Peace - this week, the focus is for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza.
RSVP • Islamic Foundation Calls Press Conference to Protest to Call for an Immediate End to Violence in Gaza
Tuesday, December 30th 2008 12:30
PRESS RELEASE
The Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis will hold an “Important and Urgent Press Conference calling for an immediate end to all acts of violence,
including the Rocket attacks on the Israeli civilians, as well as the
indiscriminate bombardment of the Gaza people.
Mufti Minhajuddin Ahmed, the Imam and Director of Religious Affairs and Dr.
Ghazala Hayat, Chairperson of Public Affairs of the Islamic Foundation will
address the Media and Public on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 12:30 pm at the Islamic Foundation located at 517 Weidman Road, Manchester MO 63011.
RSVP • Speak Out for Peace in the Middle East
Saturday, January 10th 2009 12:00 p.m.
Take Action With Others -
Speak Out for Peace in Middle East
Rally and March
Saturday, Jan. 10 12 Noon to 2 PM
Rally at City Hall (Delmar & Kingsland)
March thru Delmar Loop
Vigils Leading Up to Rally & March:
Thursday (1/8) 4-6 PM, Sen. Bond's office, Hanley and Bonhomme
Friday (1/9) 4-6 PM, Rep. Clay's office, Delmar and Euclid
Download flyer here to help publicize these actions.
For developing news and actions, check this site regularly.
In almost 2 weeks of attacks on the occupied Gaza Strip, Israel has killed at least 760 Palestinians and injured at least 3,100 with U.S. weapons in violation of U.S. law.
Israel's attacks come after a brutal siege of the Gaza Strip, which has created a humanitarian catastrophe of dire proportions for Gaza's 1.5 million Palestinian residents by restricting the provision of food, fuel, medicine, electricity, and other necessities of life.
Israeli forces are massacring people in Gaza right now with our money. We are obligated to stop it:
* Israel is dropping GBU-39 small diameter bombs on the Gaza Strip. These bombs contain uranium oxide and have left behind radioactive contamination in places such as Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. In September 2008, Boeing in St. Charles, MO received a $77 million contract to send 1,000 GBU-39 to Israel.
* On Dec.30, the Israeli navy rammed a boat carrying medical supplies to Gaza. On Jan. 3 Israel began shelling Gaza from navy ships. In July 2008, the U. S. signed a contract to transfer $1.9 billion of naval combat ships to Israel. Last year, the U.S. signed a $1.3 billion contract with Raytheon to transfer to Israel 1 000’s of TOW, Hellfire, and "bunker buster” missiles.
Call On Congress to:
1) establish an unconditional immediate cease-fire
2) ensure complete access of humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip and lift Israel's siege;
3) hold Israel accountable for its misuse of U.S. weapons as required by the Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act
Representatives Lacy Clay (314.367.1970), Russ Carnahan (314.962.1523), Todd Akin (314.590.0029),
Senators Claire McCaskill (314.367.1364), Kit Bond (314.725.4484).
Tell McCaskill to condemn Israel's attack on the Gaza Flotilla
Tuesday, June 1st 2010 4:00
Last evening Israeli commandoes dropped from a helicopter onto the Turkish passenger ship, Mavi Marmara, and brutally attacked the Free Gaza Flotilla, a humanitarian ship filled with activists, civilians and much needed supplies.
In response, the St. Louis Palestine Committee is calling for a gathering outside of Sen. Claire McCaskill's office tomorrow, Tuesday, June 1st from 4-6 p.m. to demand the following:
We demand that the U.S. Congress:
*Condemn Israel's attack on the Gaza humanitarian mission in no uncertain terms, and demand the immediate release of the illegally captured boats, allowing them to continue to Gaza unimpeded.
*Immediately cut all US tax dollars going towards the the Israeli military and it's illegal occupation. ( In July 2008, the United States signed a contract worth $1.9 billion to transfer the latest-generation of naval combat vessels to Israel at U.S. taxpayer expense. Currently, Congress is in the process of appropriating a record $3.2 billion in military aid to Israel this budget year.)
*Demand that Israel treat the wounded in civilian hospitals, notify their families and embassies directly and allow the latters' access to them and pay for travel to Israel for family members of those hospitalized as well as their stay in Israel.
* Demand that Israel immediately lift the siege of Gaza.
*Similarly, immediately open the West Bank to free movement of people and goods to and from Jordan.
RSVP • Protests in Solidary with Gaza
4:00 p.m.
Multi-Day Event
Over 200 people attended a vigil on Sunday night, and about 130 bannered in front of Senator Kit Bond's office on Monday evening, in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
The movement continues to build. Please join us - we will continue to speak out until the war stops! For developing news and actions, check this site regularly. Here are the current plans:
Over the next week we will banner at these places from 4-6 p.m.:
Tuesday, Dec. 30th: Steps of Old Courthouse
Wednesday, Dec. 31st: In front of Rep. Russ Carnahan's office (7370 Manchester) at the corner of Brentwood Blvd. and Manchester
Thursday, Jan. 1st: the corner of Grand and Lindell
Friday, Jan. 2nd: TBA
On Saturday, January 3rd, we will meet to discuss next steps! Please plan to attend. 10:30 a.m. at MoKaBe's coffee house, 3606 Arsenal, at S Grand, across from Tower Grove Park.
Charlotte, North CarolinaVigil For Peace In Gaza
Wednesday, January 7th 2009 5:00 pm
Ceasefire in Gaza NOW!
Open The Borders & Let Humaitarian Aid In!
No U.S. Tax Dollars To Israel!
Bring signs & candles.
RSVP • Demonstrate at Rep. Sue Myrick's office - Ceasefire NOW in Gaza!
Friday, January 9th 2009 11:00 AM
Join us to let Rep. Sue Myrick know we want the U.S. to support an:
Immediate, Unconditional Ceasefire in Gaza!
Unimpeded access to humanitarian goods & workers!
No more U.S. tax dollars to Israel!
Israel is breaking U.S. & international law & violating the Geneva Conventions. Bring signs, etc.
Some participants will deliver a letter to Rep. Myrick's staff.
Rally & March to Stop Israel's Attacks on Gaza & Open The Border Crossing
Saturday, January 31st 2009 12:00 pm
Stop Israel's Attacks on Gaza & Open The Border Crossings!
Boycott Starbucks and all businesses that support Israeli Apartheid!
Join us to call for an end to Israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire & an end to the criminal blockade that is preventing desperately needed humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza.
Israel has refused to abide by the ceasefire once again. This past week, Israeli troops & the Israeli Navy have repeatedly attacked Gaza, killing & wounding several civilians, and Israeli troops raided Gaza on Jan. 27.
This is being done with U.S. weapons, funding, & diplomatic support. A headline in Israel's Haaretz today read "Clinton: Israel has right to respond to Gaza rocket attacks" referring to the U.S. condoning of Israel's recent assault on the unarmed civilian population of Gaza.
There have also been continued Israeli invasions into towns & villages in the occupied Palestinian West Bank where they have wounded, kidnapped, & detained people, including children. This is in addition to the daily humiliations & hardships caused by Israeli military checkpoints & occupation.
Haaretz also reported today, Jan. 27, about the Israeli military raid into Gaza that,
"The Israel Air Force attacked targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon, hours after an Israeli soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a Palestinian-rigged bomb attack near the border.
Palestinian witnesses also said by late Tuesday afternoon that Israeli tanks could be seen rolling into the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian was reportedly killed in ensuing clashes between IDF soldiers and Gaza militants in the area. Heavy gunfire was audible along the border in central Gaza and Israeli helicopters hovered in the air, firing bursts from their machine guns, Palestinian witnesses said.
Gaza medical workers identified the Palestinian killed as a farmer.
Later Tuesday, the Israel Air Force targeted a motorcycle in the southern Gaza Strip, critically wounding two people, Hamas and Palestinian medical officials said. One of those wounded was a Hamas militant, said group sources."
We will also condemn the U.S. air strikes that took place over the weekend that killed civilians in Afghanistan & Pakistan.
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DONATE - Support our work by sending donations to Charlotte Free Palestine Movement, 7100 Mapleridge Dr, Charlotte, NC 28210
RSVP • Day of Action to Stop Caterkiller
Wednesday, June 10th 2009 12:00 pm
Caterpillar bulldozers are a poignant symbol for the destruction that military occupation and apartheid have brought to Palestinians and Israelis alike. Cat sells the Israeli military armor-ready bulldozers, which are then used to destroy Palestinian homes, agricultural land and build the apartheid wall. The Israeli Military has crushed several people to death, including Washington state native Rachel Corrie, using Caterpillar bulldozers.
Join human rights advocates across the country in using Caterpillar's annual shareholder meeting to draw attention to Cat's crimes in Palestine/Israel and call for corporate accountability! Join us in Charlotte to protest in solidarity with our brothers & sisters in Chicago & the people of Palestine.
Read the rest at http://charlotteaction.blogspot.com/2009/05/june-10-day-of-action-to-stop.html
Astoria, New YorkRSVP • End Israeli Aggression March
Saturday, August 26th 2006 2pm
End Israeli Aggression Against Lebanon and Palestine NOW. Israeli attacks and occupation continue! JOIN OUR MARCH!
Brooklyn, New YorkRSVP • BROOKLYN WALK FOR PEACE!!
Wednesday, August 9th 2006 4:30pm
In Lebanon, Gaza, and Israel, innocent civilians are dying! More than 900 dead in Lebanon, plus more in Gaza and Israel; thousands wounded: innocent civilians, many women and children! Weapons for this carnage are being supplied by the U.S. government, with a green-light by the Bush Administration to use them.
RSVP • Walk to Stop Violence
Sunday, January 25th 2009 10:30
Join us in a walk of solidarity across New York City to raise awareness and funds for the Gaza humanitarian crisis. Our silent, yet powerful walk will raise funds for American Near East Refugee Aid, an American non-profit founded in 1968, which will provide medical supplies, food and shelter directly to the victims in Gaza.
Go to www.walktostop.com to sign up for the walk or to sponsor a walker.
Dobbs Ferry, New YorkRSVP • Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Tuesday, August 1st 2006 7:30 p.m.
A forum and moderated discussion about events in Israel/Lebanon/Gaza/Iraq and what the United States can/must do to enable peace in the region.
New York, New YorkRSVP • Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq: Stop US/Israel War on The Middle East Emergency Forum
Saturday, July 22nd 2006 5pm
Come hear Solidarity activists discuss the real reasons behind Israel's current rampage and what we can do here in the US to bring about real justice in the Middle East.
RSVP • Middle East Peace, Women in Black
Saturday, July 22nd 2006 12 Noon
Women in Black in Israel have called for a worldwide vigil this weekend because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Women in Black, NYC are responding and asking for others to be join us or to vigil where they are.
RSVP • Lebanon Vigil: America Can Stop the Bloodshed
Saturday, July 22nd 2006 8pm
Silent candlelight vigil in support of an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza. If need be, this will be a weekly event, so please look for follow-up announcements.
RSVP • Debriefing About Lebanon Experience
Wednesday, July 26th 2006 6pm
Hear first-hand accounts from people who were on the ground in Lebanon during the present crisis. Ask your questions.
RSVP • Silent Candlelight Vigil: America Can Stop the Bloodshed
Thursday, July 27th 2006 6:30pm
In support of a U.S. call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza. If need be, this will be a weekly event, so please look for a follow-up email.
RSVP • Stop the War Stop the Killing
Friday, July 28th 2006 3:30pm
Join us in Saying NO to ISRAELI WAR of aggression against Civilians and Infrastructure in PALESTINE & LEBANON. We MUST continue the pressure.
RSVP • MARCH ACROSS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Saturday, July 29th 2006 2pm
Called by the Ad-Hoc Coalition for Justice in the Middle East which was formed in response to Israel's attacks on the people of Palestine and Lebanon. We organized a petition, signed by more than 1000 organizations and individuals, that we delivered to the office of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. We have also organized several actions against Israel's brutal assaults, including, most recently, a demonstration of 1,500 people in front of the Israeli mission to the UN. Come help us organize!
RSVP • Open Organizing Meeting for Palestine & Lebanon
Thursday, August 3rd 2006 7pm
As the US government and the US media continues to present the conflict from the point of view of the Israeli aggression, we find that we have a lot of organizing and education to do in order to build a broader movement that can eventually pressure the US government to stop supporting Israel. We need everyone who believes in the just demands of ending Israeli occupations, equal rights fot the Palestinians in their own homeland and respect for Lebanon to help us organize and grow. Every one of us can make a difference. You can bring your ideas and energy. You can help spread Divestment from Israel campaigns. And much more.
RSVP • America Can Stop the Bloodshed
Thursday, August 3rd 2006 7:30pm
Silent candlelight vigil in support of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza. If need be, this will be a weekly event.
RSVP • No Justice, No Peace: U.S. OUT of the Middle East National Day of Action
Saturday, August 5th 2006 4pm
Support the Palestinian and Lebanese Peoples' Right to Resist End the Occupation of Iraq, Palestine, and Lebanon Support the Palestinian People's Right to Return U.S./Israeli Troops Out Now No More Fighting and Dying for Oil Profits STOP U.S. Aid to Israel
RSVP • Cease-Fire Now! Take Emergency Action -- Picket at Clinton and Schumer's Offices
Thursday, August 10th 2006 5:30pm
Call on Senators Clinton and Schumer to:
Support an Immediate Cease-fire!
End Weapons Deliveries to Israel!
5:30 p.m Schumer's Office, 757 Third Ave, between 46th and 47th Sts.
6:00 p.m. Clinton's Office, 780 Third Ave, between 48th and 49th Sts.
RSVP • BEYOND HUMANITARIAN OUTRAGE: ASSESSING THE ISRAEL-LEBANON CONFLICT
Friday, August 11th 2006 6:30pm
Beyond platitudes about victims on both sides, are there more substantial issues raised by Israel's incursion into Lebanon?
RSVP • Peacemaker Awards Reception
Sunday, May 31st 2009 3:00 PM
Pax Christi Metro New York is very pleased to be honoring Deacon Tom Cornell, Madeline Labriola, and Margaret Flanagan as this year's Peacemakers at an Awards Reception that will include light refreshments and live piano music. We are also excited to have special guest presenter Robert Ellsberg, author, editor, and son of renowned Daniel Ellsberg.
RSVP • Practical Steps to Peace in the Middle East
Tuesday, July 28th 2009 7
Purpose: To promote a cross cultural dialogue about peace in the Middle East.
Only the first 100 people who show up will be able to attend due to space limitations.
· List of artists on the bill, from headliner to opener (when applicable)
David Wildman, Executive Secretary, Human Rights & Racial Justice, with the General Board of Ministries, United Methodist Church.
RSVP • The Doris Shaffer Memorial Lecture Series Presents: Practical Steps to Peace & Justice in the Middle East
Tuesday, July 28th 2009 7:00 pm
In 2007 President Obama said, "Our job is to rebuild the road to real peace and lasting security throughout the region…Our job is to do more than lay out another road map." More than two years later, we have yet to see policies implemented that will lead to peace and justice. We, as peace activists, should be asking our government to play a leadership role in bringing about the changes necessary in Israel-Palestine and the region.
Join us as we discuss the dire need for changes in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. What changes are essential to promote true peace, security, and most of all, justice in the region?
When: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Time: 7pm
Where: Judson Memorial Church, 239 Thompson Street at West 3rd Street
Featuring:
Issam Aburaya, Palestinian Israeli citizen and Assistant Professor at the Religious Studies Department, Seton Hall University.
Daniel Fleshler, Author of Transforming America's Israel Lobby (Potomac Books), Board Member of Americans for Peace Now and Advisory Council Member of J-Street.
David Wildman, Executive Secretary for Human Rights & Racial Justice with the General Board of Ministries of the United Methodist Church.
Rally to Support Gaza Freedom March
Tuesday, October 27th 2009 7 pm
New York Rally to Support Gaza Freedom March with speakers Ann Wright - CODEPINK, Jeff Halper - Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, and Joseph Massad - Columbia Univ. professor of Arab Politics
RSVP • Silent Candlelight Vigil Calling for a Ceasefire
7:30pm
Weekly Event
Every Thursday, 7:30pm.
We have been devastated by the destruction and violence that has become many people's daily reality. As concerned citizens, we feel it is time that our political representatives hear our voices loud and clear calling for an end to the bloodshed.
Oneida, New YorkRSVP • Peace March and Demonstration
Saturday, August 5th 2006 10:00 AM
Gather at City Hall in Oneida, New York, at 10 am Saturday, Aug. 5 and Aug. 12. Walk to Allen Park for prayer/meditation at 11:00. Carry banners in a rainbow of colors. Make your own signs for peace if you like. Take note of the dead and wounded of all nationalities. Support human rights of all nationalities. Oppose violence and military force. You are welcome to participate in only the event at the park if you wish. Please let me know if you are interested in either of those days. The temperatures should be less oppressive by then.
RSVP • CEASE FIRE DEMONSTRATIONS
10:00 AM
Weekly Event
Every Saturday in August
Last Saturday morning, fifteen participants in a peaceful demonstration in Oneida calling for an immediate cease fire in the Middle East agreed to continue to demonstrate on the next three Saturday mornings (August 12,19, and 26).
Toledo, OhioRSVP • STAND UP & SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE U.S. / ISRAELI WARS
Sunday, August 13th 2006 1p.m.
FROM IRAQ, to LEBANON, to PALESTINE -- OCCUPATION IS A CRIME! Rally, listen to speakers, and march. Bring signs to demand immediate cease fire in Lebanon.
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaRSVP • Support HR 450
Thursday, August 10th 2006 2:00 PM
Delegation will meet with Rep. Mike Doyle, 14th Congressional District. We're asking people to help distribute fliers outside his office, downtown Pittsburgh, demanding support for House Bill 450 - calling for a ceasefire.
Rosemont, PennsylvaniaRSVP • Local interfaith peace prayer service for the Middle East
Thursday, August 24th 2006 7pm
“Interfaith Peace Prayer Service for the Middle East brings people together for peace.” Rosemont, PA -- On Thursday, August 24, 2006, at 7pm at the Rosemont College SHCJ Chapel, different Christian, Muslim, and Jewish peace groups and individuals from various ethnic and religious backgrounds will participate in offering and reading a prayer of peace, a poem, or performing a song for the interfaith peace prayer service for peace in the Middle East. There will be young college students, children, adults, a children’s musician, and older members participating and attending.
Seattle, WashingtonRSVP • Emergency Protest to Stop US-Israeli War on Lebanon & Gaza
Saturday, August 12th 2006 12 noon
Demonstrate in defense of people of Lebanon and Palestine and against the US-supported Israeli war. Speakers, music.
Milwaukee, WisconsinRSVP • Media Conference on Israel's Atrocities in Lebanon
Monday, July 24th 2006 12 noon
Media Conference to engage and educate local media on issues surrounding Israel's attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure in Lebanon.
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