Calendar
Events in May 2018
- Protest for #Nakba70 & Right of Return
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Protest for #Nakba70 & Right of ReturnJoin the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine at the 70th Nakba Commemoration #NakbaDay70Chi
WHEN: Friday, May 11th, 2018, at 4:30 PM
WHERE: Corner of Congress Parkway & Michigan Avenue, downtown ChicagoChicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine is led by Al-Nahda Center, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Palestinian American Community Center, Palestinian American Council, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-Chicago, and the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN).
Endorsed by (list in formation): American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East, Black Lives Matter (BLM)-Chicago, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine (CJPIP), and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)-Chicago.
For more information see the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2145665985665899/
- Interfaith March for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
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Interfaith March for a Just Peace in Israel and PalestineOrganized by the Interfaith Action Group on Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine
May 12, 2018
11:30 – 2:30
Beginning at First United Methodist Church
324 N. Oak Park Ave.
Oak Park, IL
March to Scoville Park with drummers and signs
Ending at First United Church of Oak Park
848 Lake St.
Oak Park, ILInterfaith speakers, music, march in central Oak Park, and Middle Eastern lunch
Confirmed speakers:
• Brant Rosen, Rabbi, Tzedek Chicago, and Midwest Regional Director, American Friends Service Committee
• Marti Scott, Lead Pastor, Euclid Avenue Methodist Church
• Stephanie Downs Hughes, PhD, American Humanist Association
• Shafic M. Budron, PhD, Executive Committee, Coalition of Palestinian American OrganizationsConfirmed musicians
• Susan Salidor
• Michael Levin
• Drum CircleSchedule
• 11:30 Gather in Sanctuary at First United Methodist Church
o Speakers: Pastor Marti Scott and Stephanie Duncan Hughes
o Music by Susan Salidor and Michael Levin
• 12:00 Gather signs and march to Scoville Park
• 12:15 Vigil in Scoville Park with Name Drum Circle
• 12:45 March to First United Church of Oak Park
• 1:00 Gather in Sanctuary at First United Church of Oak Park
o Speakers: Rabbi Brant Rosen and Shafic Budron
o Music by Susan Salidor and Michael Levin
• 1:30 Middle Eastern meal at First United Church of Oak ParkNo anti-Semitic, anti-Arab, or Islamophobic signs or language will be permitted.
- Nakba Remembered - Chicago Gathering
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Nakba Remembered - Chicago GatheringMonday, May 14 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
American Friends Service Committee--Chicago
637 S Dearborn St, Chicago, Illinois 60605Join us for an evening of food, music, art, and storytelling.
Event will feature the art of Mary Hazboun, Palestinian artist, and an opportunity to create art with Watan. Food and music will be followed by a Roundtable discussion of the impact of the Nakba & Palestinian displacement on generations of Palestinians living now in Chicago. Participants include Dr. Ghada Talhami, Mary Hazboun, Nadine Darwish, and Iman Williams. Food provided by Rasha Assi. There will be opportunities to purchase art from Ms. Hazboun and Watan!
*Check Facebook Event for information on Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/238948136674773/
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