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Note: This page is provided as a courtesy to ISM Chicago. Whilst Northwest Suburban SUSTAIN is generally sympathetic to the aims of ISM the two organizations are separate. International Solidarity Movement Chicago Chapter ISMinChicago@aol.com or 773-489-3505 ISM website : www.palsolidarity.org Volunteer Benefit We urge all of our Chicago area supporters to attend the Friday, April 29 benefit at the Heartland Cafe for a local female activist that has been working with us as she prepares to travel to Palestine this summer.
Friday, April 29: Dance to the Music & Support
Chicago Peace Activist Traveling to Palestine
Heartland Cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, 773-465-8005
9:30 PM, $7.00 Suggested Donation
On April 29, 2005 the Heartland Cafe will host a fundraising concert
for a
local peace activist traveling to Palestine this summer. The Heartland is a longtime supporter of activism in Chicago and a great place to relax with friends or get out to dance. The bands will include The Dirty Blue, Eshu, and Bird Names. If the good cause and good music are not enough to get you out of your house, the event will also have a silent auction with such homemade goodies as knitted arm-warmers. The activist will be traveling with the International Women's Peace Service (IWPS). IWPS-Palestine documents human rights abuses, nonviolently intervenes in abuses, and works with the media. They work closely with grassroots movements in Palestine and Israel, includes joining demonstrations and opposition to the Apartheid Wall, helping remove roadblocks, and accompanying ambulances and Palestinians while they farm. If you cannot attend but would like to donate funds to the female activist or have any questions please email circle@riseup.net. Donations can also be sent to:
ISM-Chicago, ATTN: IWPS, P.O. Box 60622 (please make checks payable to
ISM-Chicago)
Monthly Potluck Dinner Potluck begins at 6 PM. Details and location available by contacting ISM Join us for great conversation, food & to plan future activities. Current Volunteers Chicago ISM volunteers currently in Palestine . Read their reports here Notable ISM Volunteers Several ISM volunteers have been killed or suffered major injuries at the hands of the Israeli Occupation Forces while engaged in ISM sponsored non-violent protest Tom Hurndall Murdered by an Israeli sniper in Gaza whilst escorting Palestinian children who had come under fire from IOF soldiers.
Visit the Tom Hurndall web site Rachel Corrie On March 16, 2003 Rachel Corrie an ISM volunteer in Gaza was killed while trying to prevent a home demolition . Her heroic contribution to the Palestinian cause is recognized at her online memorials: Ask Congress to support House Congressional Resolution 111, which calls for an independent investigation into Rachel's death. Congress switchboard: 202.224.3121
Rachel Corrie 1979
- 2003
Brian Avery
On
April 5, 2003, Brian Avery and a Palestinian medical worker stood with their
hands up as soon as they heard the Israeli armored personnel carriers
approaching abound the bend in occupied Jenin. When the vehicle turned the
corner it started firing at the two, without any provocation. Brian was shot in
the face and fell down He was conscious, but when he raised himself from the
ground, witnesses saw that his left cheek had almost been totally shot off. A
doctor wanted him transferred to a hospital inside Israel, but his departure was
delayed because the Israeli military refused to grant his ambulance safe passage
for more than an hour. The Israeli Occupation Forces claimed that they were
under attack and suggested that a Palestinian gunman had shot Brian although the
streets were empty.
For
those able to help with Brian Avery's astronomical medical bills, please send a
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