Occupation End Notes | October 6, 2005 |
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3. Events: Conference: Wheels of Justice Tour; October Sabeel Conferences; Jerusalem Women Speak Tour; Refuser Solidarity Network Tour; Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee Film Series; A Call for Morally Responsible Investment Conference 4. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Fall Study Tour; Joint Advocacy Initiative Olive Harvest Project; FOR Interfaith Peacebuilders Delegation; Global Exchange Israel-Palestine Reality Tour; Celebrating Nonviolent Resistance Conference, Bethlehem University 1. US Campaign Update * An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 protestors converged on Washington, DC over the weekend of September 24-26, 2005 to demand an end to the war in Iraq.The US Campaign was represented well with Steering Committee member Mohammed Abed representing the Palestinian struggle from the main rally stage. Additionally, staff member Kymberlie Quong Charles MC-ed the evening portion of Operation Ceasefire: A Concert to Stop the War in Iraq and Josh Ruebner delivered a financial pitch and that was so good that he ended up on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show”! To view the clip, click hereand go to the video called “March of the Peaceniks.”To read a report of the weekend, including Mohammed Abed’s speech click here Over the course of the weekend we collected several thousand signed postcards for Caterpillar CEO James Owens, calling on him to end sales to the Israeli Army until bulldozers and other Caterpillar equipment are not used to abuse the human rights of Palestinians.Several of you took stacks of postcards to take home and have signed.Please be sure to return signed postcards to the US Campaign at: US Campaign, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 204, Washington, DC 20003.Thank you for your help!*From October 1 -9 the US Campaign’s Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator, Josh Ruebner, will be conducting an organizing/speaking tour throughout California.Only a few days remain to catch Josh on tour.See below for details: Saturday, October 8
2. Resources and Education *The International Solidarity Movement’s (ISM) listserv was recently erased by an unauthorized person.ISM needs help re-subscribing its users and finding new subscribers.If you would like to (re)join ISM’s listserv send an email topalsolidarity-subscribe@googlegroups.com
*Ongoing Members of Voices in the Wilderness, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, the Middle East Children's Alliance, and affiliates of the International Solidarity Movement take to the road in a colorfully decorated full-size school bus for nonviolent education and action against war and occupation in Iraq and Palestine and for justice and universal human rights. For more information and to view the Wheels of Justice itinerary click here *October: Chicago, IL; Cedar Rapids, IA; Denver, CO; Toronto, Canada Friends of Sabeel- North America will be presenting a series of conferences during the month of October in various cities around the United States and Canada.For more information and to find a conference in your area click here *October 14-29: Iowa, Texas, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC Partners for Peace presents the elevenths "Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision" tour.The tours were designed from the very beginning to bring the voices of women from the Jerusalem area and from the two national communities and three religious groups directly to Americans in their own home towns.For more information about the tour participants and the itinerary click here *October 17-November 8: Various Locations The Refuser Solidarity Network (RSN) will be hosting a US tour of Diana Dolev, a member of the Israeli organization New Profile, Movement for the Civilization of Israeli Society.Diana’s talks will introduce U.S. audiences to the feminist, anti-militarist work of New Profile in Israel/Palestine, highlighting crucial links between U.S. militarization and militarization in Israel/Palestine, clarifying connections between Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza (the latter still under Israeli control) and the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. For more information on Diana and the tour itinerary click here
For
the first time, Pittsburgh hosts a film series featuring documentaries,
shorts and feature films narrating the Palestinian story. Ten works
will screen between October 21 and December 2, 2005, coordinated by the
Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee and
*October 26-29: Toronto, Canada A coalition of North American churches will present “A Call for Morally Responsible Investment: A Nonviolent Response to the Occupation.”This three-day conference will feature a special message from Achbishop Desmond Tutu, liberation theologian Reverend Dr. Naim Ateek, Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Josh Ruebner of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, and many more.For more information and to register click here4. Opportunities to Visit Israel and Palestine
*December 4-14: Global Exchange Israel/Palestine Reality Tour Global Exchange’s fact-finding delegations to Palestine & Israel strive to further the U.S. public's understanding of the conflict and the region's realities by giving people first-hand exposure to the human rights abuses occurring in the Occupied Territories. Participants have the opportunity to hear a diverse spectrum of Palestinian and Israeli voices and learn about their understanding of the conflict and hopes for a solution.For more information click here or contact Ceanna at 1-800-497-1994 ext. 261.
Occupation End Notes is the US Campaign bi-monthly newsletter designed as a tool for activists. For this newsletter to be successful, we need your participation. Use us to promote events, give feedback on recent actions, recommend resources, or just learn from other activists in the movement. If you or your organization are planning an event aimed at ending the occupation, or you have information for the Newsletter, please contact the US Campaign at outreach@endtheoccupation.org
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