Detroit

Members of JVP-Detroit demonstrate for peace in the Middle East.

Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit We are a predominantly Jewish peace group based in the metro-Detroit area, dedicated to supporting the aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians for security, self-determination and peaceful co-existence. Our activities are focused on events and programs which help to:

Provide an alternative Jewish voice, one not often heard: for peace, equality, democracy, and human rights for all Israelis and all Palestinians, with respect for international law.
End the Occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza.
End U.S. military aid to Israel until the Occupation ends.
Increase awareness about current conditions in Israel-Palestine and history of the area.

We condemn all acts of violence against civilians, be they Palestinian or Israeli. To read about our recent and upcoming events, click here. To view our past activities, click here. Next Meeting: We invite you to our chapter's business meetings, usually the second Monday of each month.

JVP National Director Rebecca Vilkomerson

Our next meeting is a special Pre-Hanukkah Dinner and Talk with JVP's new National Director Rebecca Vilkomerson It will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 • 6:30 pm
1930 Balmoral, Detroit 48203 (Palmer Woods, just west of Woodward Ave. and north of Seven Mile Road) Learn about JVP recent activities and new commitment to an exciting and ambitious long-term national divestment campaign. Enjoy a pleasant evening of food and socializing with fellow activists at a lovely area home. Please R.S.V.P. Barbara Barefield, barbarabarefield@aol.com or Barbara Harvey, blmharvey@sbcglobal.net If you can, bring a dish to share (optional); let one of us know in advance. LECTURE with REBECCA
Thursday, December 10
12 noon - 2 pm
Spencer Partrich Auditorium
Law School, Wayne State University

For more information Email: jvpdetroit@gmail.com

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.