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The next Bay Area Community Meeting is Sunday, July 13th, 6:30, at 2329 Ellis St (at Ashby), in Berkeley.
Orientation for newcomers starts at 6:00. More info about Community Meetings below. JVP Bay Area welcomes Jeff Halper Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions June 30th 7:30pm at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita), Berkeley
Since founding the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions in 1997, Professor Halper has spent the past decade resisting Israel's policy of demolishing Palestinian homes. In 2006, Halper was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He has served as a professor of anthropology at Haifa University and Ben Gurion University. Halpers new book, An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redemming Israel will be available for purchase. The event is endorsed by the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists' Social Justice Committee. Community Meetings Our chapter meets the second Sunday of each month from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. An orientation for new members starts at 6:00pm. The location switches each month between the East Bay and San Francisco. Odd-numbered months: South Berkeley Senior Center 2939 Ellis St. (at Ashby) Berkeley (map) Near Ashby BART (walk two blocks west on Ashby). Even-numbered months: American Friends Service Committee 65 9th St. (btw Mission and Market) San Francisco. (map) Near Civic Center BART (walk one block southwest on Market, turn left down 9th St.). To confirm the place and time, please call (510) 465-1777 or e-mail us here. Contact JVP Bay Area Click here to send an e-mail to us. Olive Oil Bottling Film! In the past few years, our chapter has imported and sold fair-trade Palestinian olive oil. Proceeds from our sales have gone to build a playground in the village of Tuwani in the West Bank. In August of 2007 our chapter's Jewish Palestinian Solidarity Committee filmed the most recent round of olive oil bottling. This great film shows you both how to do it, and why. View the film here. (Requires Quicktime) Protesting the Siege of Gaza On a wet January day, members and supporters of JVP Bay Area held a protest against Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid and supplies reaching Gaza. Click here for more photos.
Committees Please visit this page to learn more about our chapter's committees. Mission District Mural JVP Bay Area took action in September 2007 to defend a mural in San Francisco's Mission District that expressed solidarity with Palestinians. Read about it here. |
