 October 2004
American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Sara Burke, Managing Editor Sam Diener, Editor Pat Farren, Founding Editor 2161 Massachusetts Ave. Telephone number: Fax number:
pwork@igc.org Peacework has been published monthly since 1972, intended to serve as a source of dependable information to those who strive for peace and justice and are committed to furthering the nonviolent social change necessary to achieve them. Rooted in Quaker values and informed by AFSC experience and initiatives, Peacework offers a forum for organizers, fostering coalition-building and teaching the methods and strategies that work in the global and local community. Peacework seeks to serve as an incubator for social transformation, introducing a younger generation to a deeper analysis of problems and issues, reminding and re-inspiring long-term activists, encouraging the generations to listen to each other, and creating space for the voices of the disenfranchised. Views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily of the AFSC. |
Working for Peace in Israel-Palestine
Just a few of the many events, organizations,
programs, and resources to help get involved in efforts to bring
justice and peace to the region. The American Friends Service Committee's Middle East Peacebuilding Program works for a just and balanced US policy in the Middle East; their web site offers an array of articles, reports, fact sheets, and other resources; 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19102; 215/241-7019; www.afsc.org/middleeast/peace. Interfaith Encounter Association works for interfaith understanding and peace in Israel and Palestine; programs include retreats, conferences, study sessions, women's interfaith encounters, youth interfaith encounters, Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, and cross-cultural study visits; POB 3814, Jerusalem 91037, Israel; 972-2-6510520; www.interfaith-encounter.org Dual Occupations: From the Rule of Force to the Rule of Law in US Middle East Policy (conference); 11/6, 9 am-6 pm; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 10, Room 250; keynote address "US Foreign Policy v International Law" by Noam Chomsky; workshops and panels address the themes: "Fear and Unilateralism: The Foundations of US Imperial Goals," "Divestment, Boycotts, and Campus Activism," "The International Court of Justice Decision on Israel's Separation Wall," and "From the Rule of Force to the Rule of Law--Learning and Acting"; Sponsored by MIT Arab Students Organization and Trans-Arab Research Institute; TARI, POB 495, Boston MA 02112; www.tari.org Visions of Peace with Justice in Israel/Palestineis a Greater Boston area Jewish group that works toward an end to suffering on all sides; excellent pages of annotated links and bibliography; they also offer educational programs, a speakers bureau, and other resources; VOPJ, POB 400479, Cambridge MA 02140; 617/984-0532; janvopj@aol.com; www.vopj.org The Refusers Solidarity Network offers up-to-date information about current refusenik court cases and personal narratives from the refuseniks, as well as news reports and archives; www.refusersolidarity.net
The Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel is a coalition of women's organizations and individuals within
Israel that have agreed to coordinate and organize joint activities
in order to work together for a just peace; www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org 
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