Occupation End Notes | April 12, 2007
Volume 4 Number 14
Occupation
End Notes, April 12th, 2007
Volume 4
Number 14
In this
issue...
1. US Campaign Update: Get Involved with theUS Campaign’s June 10th Mobilization; Join
us for the June 10th Fundraiser; US Campaign goes to North Carolina;
US Campaign Launches Anti-Apartheid Framework and Curriculum; New Edition of Phyllis Bennis Primer Available for
Purchase
2. Member Group Update: New Member Group; Partners for
Peace 13th National Jerusalem Women Speak; JVP’s 2nd
Annual Conference & Job Opening; Boston Palestine Film Festival Call for
Entries
3. Resources and Events: AFSC’s Palestine: Peace Not
Apartheid Reading & Discussion Guide; Yalla Connect 2; Rachel Corrie
Foundation’s Peace Works; Canaan Fair Trade Job Opening
4. Opportunities to Visit
Israel and Palestine: Interfaith
Peace-Builders Delegations; 2007 CAP Tour; Global Exchange Delegations; ICAHD
Delegations; Join Middle East Fellowship for Palestine Summer Encounter; Join
Interfaith Peace-Builders & AFSC on trip to Israel/Palestine; Zajel
International Volunteer Work camp; Birthright Unplugged Delegations in
July/August 2007; MECA Delegations in August 2007; Volunteer in Tel Rumeida;
1. US CAMPAIGN UPDATE
* June 10th -11th, 2007:
The World Says NO to Israeli Occupation!
Mobilization
in Washington, DC
On June
10-11, 2007, the US Campaign and United for Peace and Justice are
sponsoring a two-day mobilization in
Grassroots Lobbying Day Info Ready
The day
after our big rally on Capitol Hill and march to the White House, join the US
Campaign, United for Peace and Justice, and the American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee for a grassroots lobbying day for peace in the
For more
information and to sign up for the lobbying day, click
here.
Mobilizing Posters
Available to Download
We’ve
created an 11X17 inch mobilizing poster for you to download.The poster has details of the June 10 protest
and includes a space for local organizers to add their contact
information.Download the poster and
other organizing resources by clicking here.
We’ve also
ordered 5,000 copies of the posters which we’ll be distributing around the
country in the upcoming weeks to all organizations that have endorsed the
protest and the hundreds of people who have volunteered to help organize for
the protest.
Logistics Web Page Is Up
We’ve put
up some maps and information to let you know when and where you need to be on
June 10-11.To view the information, click here.
We’ve also
activated our ride and housing boards.If you are organizing transportation to DC or looking to share a ride,
then add your information by clicking
here. If you are looking for housing to share or have housing to offer, you
can add your information by clicking here.
Flash Map of J10 Endorsing
Organizations.
Click the
map on the left to check out the US Campaign’s flash map showing the locations
of the 180+ organizations to date
that have endorsed the June 10-11 events.
(Note:
Please allow one minute or more for the map to fully load.Due to technical limitations, only one
organization per city is visible when the cursor is above that city.Scroll down the page for the full list.)
Check the
map and the list of endorsing organizations to see if your organization has
endorsed or not.Add your organization’s
endorsement today by clicking here.
See the J10 Ad that CBS Didn’t Want
You to See
We’re
really excited to let you know about an ad
campaign that we’ll be running in the
This ad
campaign almost wasn’t though.CBS
Outdoors, which manages advertising for the
* Other Ways to Get Involved w/
J10-11
Make a Donation for the
Mobilization and Get Apartheid Posters
Can you help us fund the
expenses for printing this ad and for other expenses for our June 10-11
mobilization?We need to raise $25,000 by the end of April to put this
protest together right.Please make a
tax-deductible contribution today by clicking here.
For a
limited time, everyone who makes a tax-deductible donation of $25 or more will
receive a free set of six anti-apartheid posters. These glossy 18X24 inch
posters are union-made and suitable to frame. Click
here to view the poster set.
Please
make your generous tax-deductible
donation today!
Help Us Organize
If you can
help us mobilize and organize for this rally by distributing postcards and
collecting petition signatures, please click
here and we'll send you an organizing packet.
You can
also download organizing resources from our website by clicking
here.
Sign the Petition
The US
Campaign is collecting petition signatures to deliver to Congress for the
grassroots lobbying day. Click
here to sign the petition and make your voice heard!
In the News
To read
articles and watch videos about the planned protest, click
here.
Don't
forget to make your tax-deductible
donation today for this mobilization and receive a free set of
anti-apartheid posters!
* You're Invited--Join Laura
Flanders, Hurriyah Dabke & More on Friday Night for a Fundraiser for June
10 Protest
What: June 10th Fundraiser
Where: Busboys & Poets,
When: Friday, April 13th,
7:30PM-9:30PM
Join the US Campaign to End the Israeli
Occupation and United for Peace and
Justice to help support the June 10th Mobilization commemorating and
protesting the 40th Anniversary of the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian
West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and the Syrian Golan Heights!
Please join the US
Campaign Steering Committee in our first fundraiser, this Friday, April
13th, from 7:30PM-9:30PM, to support the Washington DC mobilization that will
be part of the global day of action when "The
World Says No to Israeli Occupation."
Join
special guest, Laura
Flanders, Air
We will
gather at the second home of Washington, DC-area progressives, Busboys and Poets, to see the stunning
new film "The Iron Wall" and mix and mingle with the Campaign's
national steering committee.
Reviews of
The Iron Wall - a new film by
acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Mohammed Alatar:
"The best description of the barrier, its routing and impact is shown in
the film The Iron Wall." - President Jimmy Carter
"The Iron Wall is a highly recommended film for anyone concerned with the
quest for a just and peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -
a film that takes a clear stand while showing genuine empathy for both
sides." - Hillel Schenker, Co-Editor of Palestine-Israel Journal
PLEASE JOIN US!
What: June
10th Fundraiser
Where: Busboys & Poets,
When: Friday, April 13th, 7:30PM-9:30PM
Light fare
will be served. $20 suggested donation
For more
information, call the U.S. Campaign at (202) 332-0994 or go to
www.endtheoccupation.org
* US Campaign heading to
Ashley
Wilkinson, US Campaign’s Mission Intern/Religious Outreach Coordinator will be coming
to North Carolina at the end of April in order to do some organizing for the June
10th Mobilization.
In our efforts to make this mobilization a great success, we are traveling all
over the States in order to help people mobilize for this event. She will
be in the Triangle,
Ashley look forward to seeing you all soon. For more information on the
June 10 event, please check out our website: www.endtheoccupation.org. We
are updating it almost daily with great new information about the
mobilization. We hope to see you all there in June!
Ashley
comes to the US Campaign through the Mission Intern program of the General
Board of Global Ministries (the
* US
Campaign Launches Anti-Apartheid Framework
The US
Campaign is excited to announce the launch of its Anti-Apartheid Framework
(AAF). The AAF was developed in response to a resolution passed by the US Campaign's
General Body at its Fifth Annual National Organizers' Conference in
The AAF is
meant to be an educational resource and not a campaign. This means that we hope
you use these materials to frame the conflict in
The AAF
includes a number of resources that you can find by clicking here.
These
resources include a public service announcement, posters, fact sheets, and DVDs.
Together these resources constitute an "AAF Organizing Packet."
As part of
the AAF, the US Campaign has designed a striking set of six posters with the
theme "Apartheid: Wrong for South Africans, Wrong for
Palestinians". These glossy, union-made posters are suitable to
frame and/or use for organizing purposes.
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The US
Campaign would like to send you a set of these posters for a tax-deductible
donation that you make to support our work. Click here to get your set of posters for:
1 Set of
Posters (6) for $25 incl S&H.
2 Sets of Posters (12) for $35 incl S&H.
3 Sets of Posters (18) for $45 incl S&H
Contact
the US Campaign for quotes on bulk orders greater than 3 sets of
posters at 202-332-0994 or office@endtheoccupation.org
Learn how
to use the Organizing Packet by clicking here.
The
resolution also included a call to establish a Boycott, Divestment Research
Committee empowered to research and recommend a consumer product boycott
target. Learn more about this effort by clicking here.
US
Campaign Launches Anti-Apartheid Framework Curriculum
This training is intended to empower member groups to use an
Anti-Apartheid Framework to discuss the Palestinian-Israel conflict. Participants
will gain working definitions of apartheid, examine parallels between
Palestine/Israel and
Click here
to download it. (http://www.endtheoccupation.org/downloads/AAF%20curriculum%20training%20.pdf)
The US
Campaign looks forward to working with you to end Israeli apartheid policies!
* NEW
Merchandise: New Edition of Phyllis
Bennis Primer Available for Purchase
Interlink
Books has just published an updated and expanded version of Understanding the
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer, by US Campaign Steering Committee
member Phyllis Bennis.
208 pgs,
paperback. $12 including Shipping & Handling.
Click here
to order your copy today! (http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=142)
2. MEMBER GROUP UPDATES:
The
ŘWeAreWideAwake.org
WeAreAideAwake.org is a pro-bono group dedicated to
raising awareness of the Christian Exodus from the
Click here to
read more about Eileen Fleming and WeAreWideAwake.org.
Click here for
more information about how your group can join our growing coalition.
* April 9th – 26th,
2007: Jerusalem Women Speak 13
to visit Heartland Communities in Washington DC, Chicago, and
The thirteenth national
The tour will feature the voices of Huda Abu Arqoub, Tal Dor and Amal Nassar.
These three women - Muslim, Jewish, and Christian - are living the realities of
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (click here for
speaker biographies). They come to the
* April 28th-29th,
2007: Please join Jewish
Voice for Peace at their upcoming conference, "Pursuing Justice for
Israel/Palestine: Changing Minds, Challenging
We'll be
meeting April 28-29 in downtown
Join featured speakers include Jeff Halper, Ronnie Gilbert, Hussein Ibish,
Rabbi Lynn
Gottlieb, Pastor Will McGarvey, Phyllis Bennis, George Bisharat, Aurora Levins
Morales, Mitchell Plitnick, Anat Biletzki, Charlie Varon, Sydney Levy, Alice
Rothchild and Sandy Tolan.
Visit jewishvoiceforpeace.org for more
info on these extraordinary leaders and activists.
With panels/workshops on
building a Jewish peace movement, feminist activism, Arab-American organizing,
the state of the
* The
Download
the Call for Entries (CFE) PDF Form
BPFF seeks
to present the extraordinary narrative of a dispossessed people living in exile
or under Occupation. Palestinian cinema represents a powerful means for
visually interpreting the collective identity, historic struggle and emotional
expression of Palestinians today.
Click here to read more! (http://www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org/cfe2007/)
* Job Announcement: Jewish Voice for Peace Searching
for National Director
Jewish
Voice for Peace uses grassroots organizing, education, advocacy, and media
toward the goal of a lasting peace in the
JVP is
seeking a National Director to provide overall leadership to an organization
that is in the midst of a transition from a San Francisco Bay Area based
grassroots organization to a national organization with chapters around the
country, a national board, and greater visibility. The National Director will
be accountable to the Board.
Click here
for more information. (http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/article_713.shtml)
3. RESOURCES AND EVENTS
* AFSC Resource:
The Middle East Peacebuilding Program has just released a new resource -
A Reading and Discussion Guide for
The Middle East Peacebuilding Program has also printed a pamphlet-sized
version of the guide so please contact Adam
Horowitz (AHorowitz@afsc.org) if you
would be interested in making a bulk order.
* April 20th, 2007: Yalla Connect
Two: Hizz!
The DC
metro area brings together a diversity of people, ideas, and passions. From
students to parents, cultural workers and activists, from hyphenated identities
to indigenous identities--DC has it all. It's no wonder that while these
groups often intersect, they often fail to converge at any one point. YCDC
wants to try to create that convergence--to bring together these communities
that may be oblivious to one another otherwise and create a space where our
most common denominator--our inclination to have fun--brings us together
without reservation.
What: Yalla Connect Two: Hizz!
When: Friday April 20th, Dinner starts at 8:30, party starts at 10 PM
Where: Agua Ardiente (24th st., NW, between M and N)
How: $10 Cover (21+)
Featured Organizations: Palestine Children's Relief Fund & US Campaign to End
the Israeli Occupation
Co-sponsors: ADC-DC, NAAP-DC, YC-DC
Music: DJ BASSAM
For more information go to http://www.yallaconnectdc.com
* The Rachel Corrie Foundation for
Peace and Justice
is pleased to announce two very exciting events as part of our annual Peace
Works program:
From April
26th through 29th, the Seattle Repertory Theatre
production of My Name is Rachel Corrie will be performed at The
Evergreen State College in
One week
later, on Saturday evening, May 5th, Peace Works will present Voices
of a People’s History at the
General
Admission - $10
Tickets available on April 17th: call the
Click
here for more information.
*
Canaan
seeks qualified personnel to lead its marketing scheme in the
To apply,
send a letter of interest and CV, including three references, to Dr. Nasser
Abufarha at nabufarha@gmail.com.
4.
OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT
*Spring - Fall 2007 Schedule: May 26th-June 9th;
July 28th-August 11th; October 27th – November
10th: Interfaith Peace-BuildersDelegations to
Israel/Palestine
Interfaith
Peace-Builders (IFPB) sends delegations to
* April 1st – April 10th,
2007: 2007 Congressional Accompaniment Project
You can be
a part of a group of peacemakers who will leave for an 10 day trip to
Israel-Palestine, accompanying several U.S. Congressional Senior Staff Aides on
a mission of peacemaking and fact-finding.
It is an
unparalleled chance to accomplish two important goals: 1. expand and deepening
your own knowledge of the Holy Land and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
through direct experience, and 2. influence the political climate of Washington
toward a more positive attitude and fair policies that will help enable a just
peace in the region for both the state of Israel and the people of Palestine.
However,
the time is growing short to sign on as an “Accompanier” for this 2007
Congressional Accompaniment Tour.We
must hear from you by Feb. 20thto
reserve a place.
For more
information or to apply as an “Accompanier” for the 2007 CAP tour to
Israel/Palestine, contact us immediately. http://www.middleeastawareness.org
Darrell
& Sue Yeaney, Coordinators
2007 CAP
Tour
Peacemaking
Task Force
Presbytery
of
sue-dy@avalon.net
319
354-7877
*
Spring – Fall 2007 Schedule: April 21st
– May 1st, August 12th – 22nd, December 2nd
– 12th: Global
Exchange’s Delegations to Palestine & Israel
Global Exchange’s delegations to
Palestine & Israel provide first-hand exposure to the daily struggles and
realities of Palestinians living under Occupation. The delegations strive
to further the
For more information you can contact Global Exchange (800-497-1994 x. 251) or
email palestine@globalexchange.org.
April 21 – May 1, 2007 <http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/802.html>
August 12 – 22, 2007 <http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/803.html>
December 2 – 12, 2007
* Summer 2007: Resisting Occupation—Constructing
Peace: 2007 ICAHD Summer Rebuilding
Experience
July 14 –
July 29, 2007: For the fifth year in a row, the Israeli Committee Against House
Demolitions [www.ICAHD.org]
is offering a summer work camp intended to foster learning and friendship
between Palestinians, Israelis and internationals. Twenty five internationals
will work alongside Israelis and Palestinians to rebuild the home of a
Palestinian family whose house has been demolished by the Israeli authorities.
In addition, participants will learn about the facts on the ground through a
full program including presentations from key organizations working for a just
peace in
For an
application form and all inquiries regarding the camp please contact ICAHD’s International
Coordinator, Lucia Pizarro lucia@icahd.org. US Participants may contact Richard
Wark at summercamp@icahdusa.org.
*
May 24th – August 16th,
2007: Join Middle
East Fellowship for
Middle
East fellowship, in partnership with Holy
Land Trust invites you to participate in the fourth annual Palestine Summer
Encounter, a two month Arabic-training and volunteer program, starting on May
24th, 2007.
The
purpose of the program is to create a dialogue between Palestinians and members
of the global community. During the program, participants will learn beginner
or intermediate conversational Arabic through language immersion and class and
partner with Palestinian non-profit organizations as a volunteer. Click here for more detailed
information.
* May 26th – June 9th,
2007: Join Interfaith
Peace-Builders (IFPB) & the Americans Friends
Service Committee (AFSC) to travel to
Delegation
to Israel/Palestine
May 26 –
June 9, 2007
Join
Interfaith Peace-Builders (IPFB) and the American Friends Service Committee
(AFSC) to travel to Israel/Palestine. June, 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of
the 1967 war and the beginning of the Israeli military occupation of the West
Bank,
This
delegation provides a unique opportunity to focus on the current situation in
Israel/Palestine and understand the effects of the ongoing Israeli occupation.
Your on-the-ground experience will enrich your understanding of the conflict as
you meet courageous Israelis and Palestinians working for peace and justice,
and witness the current realities of life in
Click here for more information.
* 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)
* July 20th-25th
and August 20th-25th, 2007: Birthright Unplugged
Delegations to Israel/Palestine
Are you
thinking of going to Palestine/Israel this summer?
Are you
interested in meeting Palestinian families, activists, community leaders, and
political figures, and learning about life under occupation? Are you committed
to turning education into action and working for justice?
Then
BIRTHRIGHT UNPLUGGED is for you!
Join us
for a 6-day educational trip through the
Birthright
Unplugged trips will run from JULY 20-25, 2007 and AUGUST 20-25, 2007.Dates are subject to change.
The
application deadline is Tuesday, MAY 15, 2007.Trips run every summer and winter.
While
Birthright Unplugged is designed primarily for Jewish people, we welcome people
of all backgrounds on our trips.We also
welcome individuals of all ages, and have traveled with people ages 9-70.
For more
information about the itinerary, costs, trip leaders, and application
materials, visit www.birthrightunplugged.org.
* 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,
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