PALESTINE-RELATED EVENTS in the
For information about history, issues, and our Seattle Divest from
Israeli
Military Occupation
campaign, please see www.palestineinformation.org, the
Palestine
Solidarity Committee’s website. E-mail us at palestinejustice@aol.com.
We try to limit this listserve to
International
Solidarity Movement to End the Occupation. PSC is the local support
chapter of the ISM.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. UPCOMING: WOMEN IN
BLACK***ISM DISCUSSION CAFE ***SIDEWALK
EDUCATION***FILMS ABOUT
APOCALYPSE/ART OF
RESISTANCE CONFERENCE***RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS***RASHID
KHALIDI ***FLYING KITES
FOR PEACE***ARABIC SUMMER LANGUAGE CAMP**
YOUR LIVINGROOM? BRING SPEAKERS AND VIDEOS TO YOUR
FRIENDS ANYTIME -- CALL PSC
FOR MORE INFO 206
633-1086***
2.
5.
3. ONGOING CAMPAIGNS
***STOP THE WALL CAMPAIGN ***
OCCUPATION CAMPAIGN***
CAMPAIGN IN
& INFO ***US CAMPAIGN
TO END THE OCCUPATION CALENDAR OF NATIONAL DAYS OF
ACTION & OTHER
IMPORTANT DATES (PSC IS A
******************************************************************************
1. UPCOMING: WOMEN IN
BLACK***ISM DISCUSSION CAFE ***SIDEWALK E
DUCATION***FILMS ABOUT
APOCALYPSE/ART OF
RESISTANCE CONFERENCE***RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS***RASHID
KHALIDI ***FLYING KITES
FOR PEACE***ARABIC SUMMER LANGUAGE CAMP**
YOUR LIVINGROOM? BRING SPEAKERS AND VIDEOS TO YOUR
FRIENDS ANYTIME -- CALL PSC
FOR MORE INFO 206
633-1086***
WOMEN
IN BLACK. Stand against
occupation and war every Thursday at
4th
& Pine. 5-6
pm. Wear Black. Men can support.
Illsley Recital Hall,
http://www.lectures.org/arabwomen.html order tickets
Presented by
Born in a Palestinian refugee camp, Suheir Hammad moved to
was a child. She has explored the tensions of her
twenty-first-century
amalgam of identities
in biography, poetry, and theatre, and is best known
for her performance
in the Tony award-winning Def Poetry Jam.
Iraqi-born writer, journalist, and editor Alia Mamdouh
is a close observer
of Arab literary life
and East-West relations, as a well as a cultural
journalist who has
lived and worked in several Arab and Western capitals.
Her only novel available in English is
Mothballs.
Egyptian writer, translator, and literary
critic Somaya Ramadan is winner of
the 2001 AUC Nagib
Mahfouz Literary Award for her first novel The Na
rcissus. One of the judges observed that "marked by a hallucinating and
captivating
narration, this is liminal writing par excellence."
May 14,
every 2nd Saturday from
anti-racists to join us.
palestinejustice@aol.com. Check our calendar for updates. Call 206 633-1086 if you
need to confirm a location.
free admission. Masks, music, movement, poetry and
dialogue will be part of
SLEEPWALKING APOCALYPSE,
an interactive guided procession through an unfolding
sequence of outdoor performances, all exploring themes of
fear, self-defense,
homeland security and the troubled dreams of a divided people
at war. Directed
by
creators of last year's SHADOWS OF EXILE. This year’s performance is part of an
ongoing series of events that will culminate on August 6,
the 60th
anniversary of the bombing of
and will take place entirely outdoors, rain or
shine. Audience members are
advised to dress accordingly. Admission is free; arrive early. For more info,
call (206) 633-1086 or email edwardmast@aol.com. The
event will be part of the
the Art of Resistance political artists' conference, a
two-day gathering in
artofresistance@riseup.net, or visit www.artofresistance-seattle.net.
Tuesday, May 17,
Raja Alem (
Kurdistan/UK), Alia Mamdouh (Iraq/France), Somaya Ramadan (Egypt), Ibtihal
Time:
Location: Women's University Club (
Cost: $25 Members, $30 Non-Members
More Info: http://www.
world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=483&action=eventDetails
Registration: Pre-registration required.
Please contact the Council at (206)
441-5910.
Please join us for a dinner which will include
a dialogue on the lives of
these women, their
writing, and the global relevance of their work. In
addition, this is an
opportunity for intimate discussion with the writers as
they will each head
separate tables.
May 18, RABBIS FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Executive
Director,
Rabbis for Human Rights,
the Social Hall at
Contact: Diane Baer,
Tom Buchanan,
2632 80th St.NE (just East of 25thNE&80th).
Here's a recent sample of what RHR encounters
in its activities:
In March, Rabbi Arik
was convicted in
disobedience in blocking the bulldozers' demolition of
Palestinian homes in
Palestinian farmers with
whom they were working, were attacked by settlers from
Itamar, cursed, pushed and even beaten, with soldiers
standing by idly. On
April 28, the RHR
delegation returned to the fields, and two Palestinian
farmers were chased away by settlers. But the delegation
succeeded in helping quite
a few farmers gain access to their fields and orchards
for the first time in
years.
Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) was founded in
1988 by Rabbi David
Foreman-who by
coincidence is speaking at
13th-and who does not ask
"who is a Jew," but "how should a Jew behave?" Inspired
by Civil Rights and Anti-War movements in the
Abraham Joshua Heschel who marched with Martin Luther King in
helped create 'Clergy and Laity Concerned about
asked, "Where are the Abraham Joshua Heschels in
to that question.
Rabbi Arik will also
speak on Israeli Women's Rights, the Crisis in the
Israeli Economic Budget,
the continuing success of the Human Rights Yeshiva in
May 19,
RASHID KHALIDI.
featuring Rashid Khalidi, Edward
Said Professor of Arab Studies,
University “Resurrecting
Empire: American Policy in the
pm, 120 Kane Hall. In his lecture, Professor Khalidi examines the record of
Western involvement in
the
recent incursions into the area. Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of
the political and cultural history of an entire region,
Rashid Khalidi paints a
chilling scenario of our present situation and yet offers a
tangible
alternative that can help us find the path to peace rather than
empire.
The Ziadeh
Endowed Fund exists for the benefit of the University of
Washingtonís Arabic & Islamic Studies Program and serves to
expand the educational and
cultural activities of Arabic language and literature and
Islamic culture and
civilization.
For questions regarding
this and other efforts to support Arabic & Islamic
Studies, please contact
Michael Podlin at 206.616.2464 or
mpodlin@u.washington.edu.
UW Near eastern languages
Fri. May 20,
PICNIC.
Imagine 10,000 kites
flying for peace...
Imagine 10,000
Palestinians and Israelis flying those kites...
Imagine 10,000
Palestinians and Israelis, who cannot see each other,
Imagine 10,000
Palestinians and Israelis, who want peace,
Imagine 10,000 Palestinians
and Israelis on both sides of the barrier flying
kites for peace
Imagine the message to
the world.
Palestinians and Israelis on both sides of the
separation wall will fly
kites painted with messages of peace on May 20th. Over
45,000 families are
now
registered to participate. People around the world will also
fly kites to support this action for peace. Please join
us!
Bring your own kite.
There will be music and kite-making sessions and
materials but bring your own also.
We'll join in others
around the world flying kites from here to
Palestine/Israel.
STAY FOR A COMMUNITY
PICNIC AFTERWARDS
Free Parking
. Bring your own food and share . Directions:
located at
directions to Kite Hill.
transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/sand_point.html,
and just off the Burke-Gilman trail.For more
information please contact:
Amineh Ayyad --
amineh@peacesculpture.org or Jerome --
jerome@connectexpress.com
.
Sponsors: Tikkun/Seattle, Arab
Peace, The
Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice.
Special thanks to
kite-making supplies donated by Drachen
Foundation (www.drachen.org).
Background information on
project can be found at www.10000kites.org.
Saturday May 21st 7:00 PM., ARAB WOMEN
WRITERS, Kane Hall, University of
Washington, Choman Hardi (
Raja Alem (
Public Reception to Follow at
** Suheir
Hammad: Born in a Palestinian refugee camp, Suheir Hammad moved to
twenty-first-century amalgam of identities in biography, poetry, and
theatre, and is best known for her performance in the Tony
award-winning
Def Poetry
**Alia
Mamdouh: Iraqi-born writer, journalist, and editor Alia Mamdouh is a
close
observer of Arab literary life and East-West relations, as a
well as a
cultural journalist who has lived and worked in several Arab
and Western
capitals. Her only novel available in English is Mothballs.
**Fadia
Faqir: was born in
Nisanet, was hailed by critics for its "passionate,
breathtaking,
masterful style_which interweaves
ancient Arabic storytelling traditions
with Muslim and Christian sources to tell Arab women's
stories."
** Somaya
Ramadan: Egyptian writer, translator, and literary critic Somaya
Ramadan is winner of the
2001 AUC Nagib Mahfouz
Literary Award for her first
novel The Narcissus. One of the judges observed that
"marked by a hallucinating
and captivating narration, this is liminal
writing par excellence."
Tuesday, May 24,
Capitol
Hill. We are hosting Souher Hammad (Palestinian) and Ibtihal Salem
(Egyptian). In the Cathedral itself. Free.
The Palestinian Concern Group is
sponsoring this event.
More info: hudajg@earthlink.net
May 29 (last Sunday of
each month) at Visionary Studios -
(Across
from the Buckaroo) in
Wall Campaign will be
showing FILMS ABOUT ISRAEL AND PALESTINE. Admission by
donation (NOTA (no one turned away), we're suggesting at
least $5 but we can
accept up to....oh say, $10,000) STW will be showing films at this location on
the last Sunday of each month as part of the Fremont
Freedom Flicks
(Meaningful
Movies for Our Times.) For more information about the full schedule
as it
emerges, check in at the
www.weaponsofmassdistractionproject.org website or
contact us at 206-568-7110 office; 206-351-2863 cell;
stw@riseup.net;
www.stopthewall.us
Every first Wed,
and Olive on Capitol Hill. Drop by anytime between 5 and
about the International Solidarity Movement to End the
Occupation. Every first
Wednesday
of the month. More info: 206
633-1086.
A.C.E. WORLD LANGUAGE
PROGRAMS, in partnership with Powerful Schools and
Seattle Public Schools,
presents: ARABIC SUMMER LANGUAGE CAMP.
At ORCA (
Alternative
School. For
Children Ages
per child (includes lunch). All classes meet from
Natural
Approach and Total Physical Response methods. Students are immersed in
their new language through storytelling, reading, writing,
arts, crafts,
plays, field trips, and multicultural events. Full or
partial scholarships are
based on financial need. Registration due date is June
1. For more information,
please contact Maka Janikashvili at (206) 217-9644 or email her at
makaj@cultural.org. To download
registration forms, please visit www.cultural.org/wlp
would love to help you discuss this issue with your
community. Invite friends over
for dinner or tea and show a video and host a speaker
who’s just back from
witnessing the occupation. All for free. Let us know if you’re
interested: 206
633-1086, palestinejustice@aol.com.
2.
* Next
* Next ISM
* Next ISM Seattle Discussion Cafe: 1st Wed.
of month,
* Next Sidewalk Education, May 14, 12-1 or
* Next Theatre meeting: call 206 633-1086 for info.
* Next Outreach (media/alerts/presentations) mtg: call 206 633-1086 for
info.
* Next ISM pre-training: June 5 (call if
planning to go: 206 633-1086)
* Next ISM Palestine Campaign: “We urgently request your presence here
with us from now until June to support ongoing
Palestinian non-violent
initiatives and from mid June to join our Freedom Summer 2005
campaign. More details on
our summer campaign will follow shortly.” www.palsolidarity.org
*
Call 206 633-1086 for
locations, dates, times.
For information about
videos in PSC’s lending library, contact:
palestinejustice@aol.com
3. ONGOING CAMPAIGNS
***STOP THE WALL CAMPAIGN ***
OCCUPATION CAMPAIGN***
STOP THE WALL CAMPAIGN
The Wall is higher than
the Berlin Wall, will take millions of American tax
dollars to build, and cuts the
richest Palestinian farmland and many wells for Israeli use.
For more info:
John Reese,
jreese@scn.org, 206-568-7110
or Community Action Network
can@drizzle.com
Ask Seattle City Council
to divest its pension funds from American companies
selling war machines to
www.palestineinformation.org;
206 633-1086.
Although Rachel Corrie’s
life was cut short, many of us were inspired by her
and have resolved to carry out her project. Beginning with a small core
group, we have steadily expanded since our formation last
Spring. A number of our
members have gone to live in Rafah,
building connections with people and
institutions there. We
have begun a Fair Trade exchange for Palestinian artwork
through the Union of Palestinian Women, we support a Center
for Disabled
Persons, we have
sponsored cultural exchanges, and we offer translation between
English
and Arabic for our pen-pal program. You can find out more about us, or
contact us, through our website at
http://www.orscp.org/. (360) 867-0290 or
via
email at tomwright59@comcast.net
RACHEL CORRIE REBUILDING
CAMPAIGN IN
It has been two years
since Rachel Corrie was killed and I need your help
in
April
to rebuild the home that Rachel stood to safeguard. With your
help, we
will start building in May -- just before the
rebuilding the Nasrallah family's
home this May, thousands of Americans and people
around the world will learn what is really going on in
the
link bringing the Nasrallah family into your home, live
from
(East
coast) and April 22 (West coast). Cindy and Craig Corrie
will also be
joining the
link from
and
answered. If interested in hosting a house party in April, or
in more
information, please contact:
Donna Baranski-Walker, Director, p: 650 325-4663
f:
650 325-4667,
The Rebuilding
info@RebuildingAlliance.org,
web: http://RebuildingAlliance.org,
Internet Shopping to rebuild
home and schools:, http://RebuildingAlliance.OneCause.com.
PSC RESPONSE NETWORK
The Response Network
hopes to provide opportunities regularly for parti
cipants
to take action on
important issues related to Palestinian human rights. The
network will allow
concerned citizens from all over
in a coordinated way
to influence
Israel/Palestine and the
occupation. Please join by writing
outreach@palestineinformation.org.
with as much of the following information as you wish
to
share: your name, mailing address, telephone number, and
e-mail address. You
will receive action bulletins from us via email regarding
the most urgent
issues once or twice a month. You can participate by
contacting your representative
or news editor, as the case may be. Please send us
copies of your postings at
alerts@palestineinformation.org so we can keep
track of the effectiveness of
the project.
Reminders:
1) Please write even if it’s brief.
Numbers count. If you are not published,
you will be helping someone with a similar viewpoint get
into print.
2) The usual word limit
for letters is 200.
3) Begin your letter with
a reference to the title and date of the article or
opinion piece to which you are responding.
4) Personal experiences
and/or qualifications, when relevant, can be helpful
in establishing your authority. However, you can also
establish your authority
by writing factual, logical, respectful letters. When
possible, include a
reference to your source, such as, "according to the
Israeli human rights
organization, B'Tselem,..."
5) Don't try to respond
to every problem with the piece in question.
Just
pick one or two points to concentrate on.
6) Include your full
name, street address and contact phone numbers.
The
paper needs these to verify that you are actually the
author. Only your name and
city will appear in print. To contact the papers: The Seattle Times:
opinion@seattletimes.com;
The Seattle Post Intelligencer: editpage@seattlepi.comTo
contact politicians: Phone numbers and e-mail addresses for
your
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
For your Congress
members: http://clerk.house.gov/members/index.html
7) Bcc us at
alerts@palestineinformation.org or forward your letter to that
address.
8) To unsubscribe from
this list, please send an email with "unsubscribe" in
the subject line to outreach@palestineinformation.org. To subscribe, please
send an email with "subscribe" in the subject
line to
outreach@palestineinformation.org
. You can contact the response
network with questions or comments by
emailing us at outreach@palestineinformation.org .
SUPPORT
The Palestine Online
Store features an extensive product selection.
Please
consider doing your
shopping here, to support Palestinian relief projects,
Palestinian artisans and
their families, and Palestinian efforts at raising
awareness about the struggle for freedom. The wide selection
of items includes
Palestinian traditional
embroidery, handmade olive wood carvings, delightful music
CDs, feature and
documentary films, books, calendars, kaffiya scarves,
pins,
and much much more! Please take a few minutes to browse
www.palestineonlinestore.com
today!
Among the beneficiaries of this project
are: KinderUSA's
Emergency Appeal
Fund for the children of Rafah, the Children's
refugee camp (
Foundation, MAMA
(humanitarian relief in
During these difficult
times in
elsewhere, every little bit of help makes a difference.
www.palestineonlinestore.com
CALENDAR & INFO
To have us post an event
on this calendar, please email lindabevis1@aol.com.
For more general news and
analysis on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict without
a pro-Israeli-government bias, please see:
palestinechronicle.com,
electronicIntifada.net,
btselem.org, miftah.org and other sites listed on our website.
To send a letter about
anything you learn here to your congressional rep:
http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=2174&ms=irqpeace.
To
unsubscribe, email
palestinejustice-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net.
To acquire books or
buttons or kaffiyehs for tabling,
try www.palestineonlinestore.com
US CAMPAIGN TO END THE
OCCUPATION CALENDAR OF NATIONAL DAYS OF ACTION & OTHER
IMPORTANT DATES (PSC IS A
Be sure to bookmark
http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=988 and
check it frequently to see what we're working on and how
you can get involved.
(** indicates a national day of action)
**
A national day of action in cooperation with
United for Peace and Justice
(www.unitedforpeace.org
) . The US Campaign will mobilize
nationally to educate
about the dual occupations of
March 21-April 1 - Congressional Break: Meet
with your members of Congress!
The Congressional break is an excellent time
to meet with your members of
Congress
in their home districts. For tips on setting up a meeting with your
representatives contact congress@endtheoccupation.org
April 2-3 - Regional Organizers Conference:
Hosted by
http://www.nolapalestinesolidarity.org/
**
A national day of action to hold Caterpillar
and the
accountable to international law. For more information and ideas for action
visit
http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=901
May 30-June 3 - Congressional Break: Meet with
your members of Congress!
The Congressional break is an excellent time
to meet with your members of
Congress
in their home districts. For tips on setting up a meeting with your
representatives contact congress@endtheoccupation.org
**
Strip, and
June 24-25 - Regional Organizers Conference:
Hosted by the
July 4-8 - Congressional Break: Meet with your
members of Congress!
The Congressional break is an excellent time
to meet with your members of
Congress
in their home districts. For tips on setting up a meeting with your
representatives contact congress@endtheoccupation.org
August - National Organizers Conference: Date
and Location TBA
**September 28 - Anniversary of the Second Intifada
**November 29 - International Day of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Regional Southern
Conference for
http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=152
Al-Awda National
Convention April 15-17,
http://www.al-awdacal.org/
Wheels of Justice is traveling through these
cities in the next 30 days
(please join, visit
http://justicewheels.org for upcoming updates on these
appearances): March
24-25 (
March 29-April 3 (
(
April 17-18 (Ft. Smith, AR), April 19-20 (
(