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Email report - 11/2/03
Report Contents
1) November 17 - IN THE NAME OF SECURITY - Documentary on the April 2002
invasion of West Bank cities and refugee camps
2) November 9 - Women in Black Vigil -- International Day of Solidarity with
Palestinians against the Separation Wall
3) Middle East History: Lecture And Discussion Series at Village Presbyterian
Church -- October 29 through December 10
4) November 17 - Joe Carr speaks about his experience with ISM in Rafah, Gaza
Strip
5) November 24 - CJME Monthly Meeting
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1) November 17 - IN THE NAME OF SECURITY - Documentary on the April 2002
invasion of West Bank cities and refugee camps
An important new documentary video about Israel’s April 2002 invasion of
Palestinian towns, cities & refugee camps.
In May of 2002, a delegation from the National Lawyers Guild traveled throughout
the West Bank to investigate allegations of war crimes by the Israeli military.
What the delegation found was a state-sponsored campaign aimed at destroying the
identity and culture of the Palestinian people. This 27-minute video documents
what they saw. Through interviews with Israelis and Palestinians and
documentation of destroyed cities and impassable checkpoints, the video
describes a brutal occupation designed to prevent statehood and tells the story
of the strength of the Palestinian people.
Help promote the video screening -- print & distribute in public spaces!
--Full-page event flyer (Adobe PDF format) - http://www.cjme.org/flyers/flyer-nlgfilm.pdf
--Half-page event flyer - (Adobe PDF format) - http://www.cjme.org/flyers/flyer-nlgfilm2.pdf
-- When: November 17, 7:00 pm
-- Where: Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Haag Hall, Room 109, 5120 Rockhill
Road, Kansas City, Mo.
-- Sponsors - UMKC Chapter of National Lawyers Guild, Citizens for Justice in
the Middle East, and Campus Greens
2) November 9 - Women in Black Vigil -- International Day of Solidarity with
Palestinians against the Separation Wall
Women in Black will hold a silent vigil for one hour only in order to
participate in the worldwide vigil against the apartheid wall. Please wear black
or very dark gray. Bring something to sit on the ground (a black trash bag over
a cushion). Sit in concentric circles as you arrive, about two feet apart.
> When: Sunday, November 9, 3:00 p.m.
> Where: Plaza Fountain, 47th & Main Street, Kansas City, MO
> Local contact: Andrea - whitmoreandy@hotmail.com or 913-706-8871
> See http://www.endtheoccupation.org for information on the November 9
International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians against the Separation Wall.
3) Middle East History: Lecture And Discussion Series at Village Presbyterian
Church -- October 29 through December 10
How did the Middle East, and especially the Israel-Palestine impasse, develop
into the international problem it is today? What historical events, political
issues, and religious factors have contributed to the present-day conflicts? How
can we best understand the current situation and why it is seen so differently
by various participants and observers?
Join this lecture and discussion series presented by Dr. James S. Walker at
Village Presbyterian Church. Free and open to all.
-- October 29 - Session #1: About four thousand years: The Middle East from
Abraham to the First World War. Jews, Christians, Muslims and others survive in
harmony and with conflicts.
-- November 5 - Session #2: Mandate Palestine: Colonialism and national
aspirations from the First World War to the Second World War.
-- November 12 - Session #3: Palestine divided into Israel and Palestinian
territories annexed by Arab nations: From the Second World War to the Six Day
War of 1967.
-- December 3 - Session #4: The Israeli conquests of 1967 and Israeli occupation
of the territories: Resistance to the occupation from within and from without.
-- December 10 - Session #5: Today and tomorrow: The situation in Israel and the
Occupied Territories at present and prospects for any acceptable/workable future
for Israelis and for Palestinians. What can anyone do to help?
WHERE: Village Presbyterian Church, Room C160, 6641 Mission Rd, Mission, KS
WHEN: Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM -- Oct 29, Nov 5 & 12, Dec 3 & 10
SPONSORED BY: Village Presbyterian Church - 913/262-4200
4) November 17 - Joe Carr speaks about his experience with ISM in Rafah, Gaza
Strip
Hear Joe Carr speak at Avila University about major stories and events he
witnessed while working with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in
Rafah, the southern-most city of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, from January to
April 2003.
When: November 17, 5:00 pm
Where: Avila University, Marian Centre Alumni Lounge, 11901 Wornall Road, Kansas
City, MO
5) November 24 -- Planning Meeting: Citizens for Justice in the Middle East --
You are cordially invited to this meeting to learn about CJME and work towards
peace between Palestinians and Israelis. NOTE: The meeting was originally
scheduled for November 17.
> Where: Village Presbyterian Church, Room Y125, 67th & Mission Road, Mission,
KS
> When: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
> Directions: Park in south parking lot, meeting room is first room on the right
> For more information: mailto:info@cjme.org
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For more information about CJME
call - 816-333-0928 or 816-524-3905
write - mailto:info@cjme.org
web - http://www.cjme.org
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About us: Kansas City-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.
Composed of Kansas City area citizens concerned about the direction of U.S.
policy in the Middle East, Citizens for Justice in the Middle East urges
ordinary American citizens to speak out in favor of an even-handed U.S. policy
in the Middle East that recognizes the rights and aspirations of both Israelis
and Palestinians. Only by respecting the need to provide both parties in the
conflict with security and self-determination can a viable and just peace be
assured.
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