Chicago Chapter

Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago Chapter

We were founded in November, 2000 as Not In My Name, a predominantly Jewish group dedicated to working for a just peace between Israelis and Palestinians that is based on equality, international law, an end to occupation, and respect for the common humanity of both peoples. In December of 2005, we joined Jewish Voice for Peace.

If you live in the Chicago area, we hope you will join us in working locally and nationally on this important cause.

How can I get involved??

Please contact us:

Email: info@jvpchicago.org
Phone: 312-409-4845
Address: 2906 Central St., PMB 206, Evanston, IL 60201
Visit us on Facebook., including pictures from our recent involvement with Occupy Chicago.

Support our work!

Tax-deductible donations can be made directly to JVP - Chicago by clicking here.

Attend our weekly Vigil

Every Sunday for almost a decade we have held a weekly vigil from noon until 1pm at Water Tower Park (830 N. Michigan Avenue) in Chicago. All are welcome to join us to stand up for justice in the Middle East. We are there if the temperature is at least 20 degrees and if there is no downpour.

Need a Speaker for Your Event?

We have a pool of experienced speakers who would be happy to speak or lead a discussion at your church, synagogue, mosque college, or other groups. Contact us at info@jvpchicago.org.

Our "Events' list at Yahoo

If you so request, we will put you on our email events list. The JVP-Chgo-Events list provides info on upcoming JVP or other Chicago area events of interest (not necessarily endorsed by JVP-Chicago) relating to Israel/Palestine.

How else can I help?

As mundane as it seems, we always could use cash to maintain our activities (we may donate our time, but the printer does not). On line donations can be made directly to JVP - Chicago by clicking here.

Campaigns

Solidarity with Palestinian Freedom Riders

Sign the petition in solidarity with the Freedom Riders! Stay Connected! Check out these links to hear the latest from the Freedom Riders:

Standing Against Islamophobia

We stand by our Muslim friends and neighbors against anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bigotry.

No More US Vetoes at the UN

It’s time. It’s time, finally, after forty years for the United States to do the right thing for the people of Palestine. Will they? During Wednesday’s United Nations Security Council debate about Palestinian statehood, once again, the United States announced that it would stand in the way of a vote for Palestinian self-determination. This isn’t the first time. Nor the second, or tenth or twentieth time. In fact, it’s the forty-first time.

Young, Jewish, and Proud

Watch the Video of Young Jews "Occupying the Occupiers!"

No More Demolished Villages

Media coverage: Forward: A JNF Drive To Make the Desert Bloom Means Destruction for a Bedouin Village Click here to join our February 18th call-in day to the Jewish National Fund. Media Advisory 18 Israeli and American Jewish groups:

TIAA-CREF: Divest from the occupation

Ask one of the largest financial services in the United States to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation.

Israeli Artists Condemn Settlements

When some 60 leading Israeli actors and playwrights signed a letter stating they would refuse to play in the new theatre in Ariel, one of Israel's largest settlements, the attacks from Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel's Minister of Culture and Sport and many others were swift and intense. Over 150 leading Israeli academics and writers- including Amos Oz and David Grossman- came to their defense.

Support human rights advocates

Palestinians who are struggling for their freedom are increasingly joined by Israelis and internationals inspired by the Palestinian model of unarmed resistance to occupation and discrimination. But the Israeli government has responded to this hopeful movement with a brutal crackdown on human rights advocates.

Campus divestment

Students around the country are calling for investor activism to address human rights violations against Palestinians. Download our full statement on BDS.