Occupation End Notes | January 18, 2007
Volume 4 Number 8
1. US CAMPAIGN UPDATE
* January 27th, 2007:
The
* January 28th, 2007:
Join Josh Ruebner and Noura Erakat for Congressional Advocacy Day
US
Campaign’s Josh Ruebner and Noura Erakat will be giving teach-ins on January 28th
as part of UFPJ’s
Congressional Advocacy Day:
9:30-10:30AM: Mobilize for the 40th
Anniversary of Israeli Occupation
Location:
Convenient
to the Bethesda Metro Station on the red line metro (please check www.wmata.com for public transportation
options).
Led by Josh Ruebner, Grassroots
Advocacy Coordinator, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
On June
10-11, 2007, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and UFPJ are
sponsoring a mobilization in
The
mobilization will include a massive protest, large-scale teach-in, and
grassroots lobbying day. It is expected
to be the largest ever mobilization in the
Come to
this session to find out more about these plans and how you and/or your
organization can get involved with this historic mobilization.
Click
here for more information about the mobilization.
10:30-11:30AM: Israeli Apartheid: Is Jimmy
Carter Right?
Location:
Convenient
to the Bethesda Metro Station on the red line metro (please check www.wmata.com for public transportation
options).
Led by Noura Erakat, National
Grassroots Organizer/Legal
Former
President Jimmy Carter has stirred up controversy with his new book entitled “
This
workshop will examine
The US
Campaign will distribute fact sheets and other resources at this workshop for
you to use in your communities to educate people about the apartheid nature of
Israeli policies toward Palestinians.
* June 10th -11th, 2007:
The World Says NO to Israeli Occupation!
Mobilization
in Washington, DC
Your tax-deductible
donation will strengthen our work this year. We have some really exciting plans
for 2007. This month, we'll be launching our new anti-apartheid
framework and plans for a huge demonstration in
* US Campaign in the News: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) article in response to the January 10th announcement of the June 10th Mobilization.
* Thanks to the generosity of
you—our supporters—the US Campaign has replanted over
1000 trees in Palestine through our friends at Zatoun during this
holiday season.
* For a limited time, we also have in stock a beautiful 2007 wall calendar entitled "The Exodus & the Odyssey". The calendars feature reproductions of the works of Palestinian artist Tamam Al-Akhal.
The calendar makes a great holiday gift item. We're selling copies of the calendar for $20 each, which includes shipping and handling. To order, click here.
* The
2. MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
* January 27th, 2007: UFPJ’s Bring the
Mandate for Peace to
Join United for Peace and Justice in a
massive march on
On Mon.,
January 29, we'll take our message directly to individual members of the
Congress during our Congressional Education Day.
Click here to see what you can do to make
this a success!
The
Contingent will be gathering at 9th and 0 St, NW at 11 am on January 27th. We
will then proceed to walk down
Supported
by: Coalition for Justice and Accountability, Adalah-NY, Palestinian American
Congress, and Connecticut United for Peace http://tinyurl.com/ybxnsl
* The US Campaign to End the
Israeli Occupation would like to highlight to its member groups an
accomplishment of Americans United for
Palestinian Human Rights (AUPHR), a member group, that has recently
published a book now available on Amazon
called “Dangerous Omissions: How US Media Perpetuate the Palestinian-Israeli
Conflict”.
A brief book description: “The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is at the
center of one of the most strategically important regions of the world. For
anyone who has looked at the headlines, stories and editorials on
Palestine-Israel and wondered what they were missing, this book has the
irrefutable answers. Through a yearlong study of a major American newspaper,
readers will learn how the news and editorial coverage of the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict falls far short of numerous journalistic
standards. Dangerous Omissions is must reading for those concerned with peace,
justice, and that bastion of democracy, a free press.”
* Tell
Amazon.com to Treat Carter’s Book Fairly
Online
giant favors hostile review, omits former president's latest book from
bestseller list
The
petition, posted at http://www.petitiononline.com/Amazon07
accuses Amazon of treating Carter's
*
January 18th – 31st,
February 1st – 9th, 2007: 22 City Tour with
Combatants for Peace
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom is pleased to
announce that our 22-city speaking tour with Combatants for Peace will launch today in
The
Combatants for Peace movement was founded in 2005 by Israelis and Palestinians
who were once actively involved in perpetuating the cycle of violence. They
decided to put down their weapons, and to fight instead for peace through
dialogue, reconciliation and educational outreach. In addition to organizing
countless meetings between Israeli and Palestinian veterans, the Combatants for
Peace have worked together to raise the consciousness in both larger Israeli
and Palestinian societies of the aspirations and fears of those on the
"other side," and in so doing to create partners in dialogue. For
tour schedule, click here
(http://ga3.org/btvshalom/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=4964489)
* February 5th, 2007:
Women in Black-
Monday,
February 5th, 2007 6:30pm-8:00pm
Tuesday,
February 6th, 2007 6:30pm-8:00pm
See our
letters to the
Contact us
at womeninblackla@gmail.com or at (323) 993-3322
* June 21st-24th,
2007: Free
Minds, Free People: A National Conference in Education for Liberation
Free Minds, Free People is a national conference whose aim is to bring together
teachers, youth, parents, researchers and community-based educators from across
the country to begin building a movement to develop and promote Education for
Liberation. Education for Liberation is an umbrella term used to describe the
work of people who are trying to link education, social justice and activism.
This conference is being organized by The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, the Chicago
Freedom School Project, and the Education for Liberation Network and the
For more information on how to apply, see the attached Call for Proposals.
Questions? Call 212 283 7044 or email freeminds@brotherhood-sistersol.org.
* The Palestine Freedom Project is seeking
interns, for academic credit or stipend, for Spring 2007. Interns will join existing volunteers in
conducting critical research, developing resources, and expanding PFP's
international activist network. These
positions offer significant opportunities for personal and professional
development as interns gain hands-on grassroots organizing experience. For more information on internships with PFP,
visit www.pfproject.org/intern.html.
4. OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT
*
Spring – Fall 2007 Schedule: March 17th -31st; May 26th-June
9th; July 28th-August 11th; November 3rd-17th:
Interfaith
Peace-Builders Delegations to Israel/Palestine
Interfaith
Peace-Builders (IFPB) sends delegations to
* June 2nd – 20th,
2007: Zajel
International Voluntary Work Camp
The
international summer work camp, “Step in the right direction”, will bring
together 25 young people from around the world who are interested in helping
create a better world. We are specifically targeting people who are working
with organizations led by young people that address humanitarian issues and
social justice. We strongly encourage highly motivated and serious young men
and women to apply.
For more
information, please click here (http://youth.zajel.org/summer_camps/camp2007/announcing.htm)
* MECA
Delegation August 2007: Come with MECA to Palestine/Israel!
For
seventeen years, MECA has taken small groups to the West Bank,
For
information, please contact:
Deborah
Agre or Josie Shields-Stromsness deborah@mecaforpeace.org,
josie@mecaforpeace.org
510-548-0542
* Volunteer
in Tel Rumeida!
Tel
Rumeida Project is an organization solely for work purposes (i.e. it is not
an organization for its own sake.) Therefore, volunteers are expected to
be able to function well with instruction and independently. Volunteers will be
working in the neighborhood of Tel Rumeida,
Occupation
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