Email report - 7/12/03

CONTENTS

1) July 22 -- "Integrated Housing in Israel: Practical Steps to Peace", a talk by Israeli citizen sponsored by Citizens for Justice in the Middle East

2) July 17 -- "Report from Inside Palestine" by Joe Carr

3) Update on Peace Organizations -- A Pro-Palestine Lobby is Born

4) Meetings and other events

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KC-based Citizens for Justice in the Middle East (CJME) seeks to educate the American public about the issues involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to end U.S. support for the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

With that in mind CJME is presenting two ground-level events focusing on Israel and Palestinian territories. On Thursday, July 17, come out to hear Joe Carr's report on his work with the International Solidarity Movement, which practices "nonviolent, direct-action methods of resistance to confront and challenge illegal Israeli occupation forces and policies."

A second event on July 22 is a presentation by Fred Schlomka, who has worked with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions the past two year. Fred will be in Kansas City to talk about and raise funds for a new project -- Mosaic Communities -- which is working to build integrated housing in Israel.

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1) July 22 -- "Integrated Housing in Israel: Practical Steps to Peace", a talk by Israeli citizen sponsored by Citizens for Justice in the Middle East

Israeli peace activist Fred Schlomka will speak about how land and housing policies affect Israeli Arabs and Jews in the state of Israel and a new positive approach to peace -- integrated housing.

Where: Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo

When: Tuesday, July 22, 7:00 p.m.

Sponsor: Citizens for Justice in the Middle East

For more information: http://www.cjme.org/mosaic.htm

Help spread the word about this event: Download the event flyer, make copies, and post the flyers at your local library, club, workplace, or college. Adobe PDF format: http://www.cjme.org/flyers/flyer-mosaic.pdf

2) July 17 -- "Report from Inside Palestine" by Joe Carr

KC resident Joe Carr shares his experience doing peace work with the International Solidarity Movement in the Gaza Strip between January and April 2003.

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Come out to hear Joe Carr reflect on: 

- Major stories and events he witnessed working with the International Solidarity Movement in Rafah, the southern-most city of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, from January to  April 2003. 

- Pictures and diagrams that will explain Rafah's situation, detail ISM's activities in Palestine, and discuss the events surrounding the murder of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, and the shooting of British peace activist Tom Hurndall, both of which he witnessed.

Joe is a 22-year old peace and anti-racist activist and resident of Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Center High School and  attended the Evergreen State College (Washington state) for two years and is now studying independently.

When: Thursday, July 17, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Unity Temple on the Plaza, Jefferson Room,

707 W. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri

Sponsors: AFSC Peace & Justice Coffeehouse Teach-in and

Citizens for Justice in the Middle East (CJME)

More information: http://www.cjme.org/joecarr.htm

3) An American Pro-Palestine Lobby Is Born

American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights (AAPER) is America's Pro-Palestine, Pro-Peace lobby. AAPER's mission is to educate the American public about Palestinian human and national rights, and about the role of the US in the Arab-Israeli relationship, and to shape a US foreign policy that recognizes and seeks to advance the human and national rights of the Palestinian people.

For more information, see http://www.americansforpalestine.org/aaper/

4) Meetings and other events

> July 21 -- Planning Meeting: Citizens for Justice in the Middle East -- focusing on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict / Where: Homer's Coffeehouse, 7126 W. 80th St., Overland Park, KS / When: 7:00-8:30 p.m. / For more information: mailto:info@cjme.org or http://www.cjme.org

> August 3 -- Village Presbyterian Church Announces...

Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel on "Four Options for Peace in the Middle East"

Dr. Abu-Akel, Moderator of the 214th General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (USA), is a U.S. citizen. He received a BA from Southeastern College in Lakeland, Fla., Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. and a Doctorate of Divinity from McCornmick Thelogical Seminary in Chicago. He was born in Kuffer-Yassif, Galilee, Israel, the son of Christian Palestinian Arab parents.

He continues his position as Founder and Executive Director of the Atlanta Ministry with International Students. He is a Mission Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.

When: Sunday, August 3, 3:00 p.m. / Where: Village Presbyterian Church, 67th and Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas / Event Sponsor: Village Church, 913-262-4200 for more information / Details: Parking is available in the North and South lots. Handicap access available from both north and south doors.

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