Hungry for Justice: Fast in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
Join CMPR for a community dinner and discussion with prisoner rights activist Bekah Wolf
Tuesday, April 17, 7:00pm
CAIR-Chicago Gallery28 E. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60604
**Free and open to the public, but space at the venue is limited. To ensure a seat, please RSVP to chica...@gmail.com as soon as possible.**
Earlier this year, Khader Adnan completed a 66-day hunger strike, the
longest carried out by any Palestinian prisoner. Since then, Adnan has
issued a call for
April 17, 2012 to be observed as a
Day of International
Action on behalf of Palestinian prisoners. In response to his call,
events have been scheduled to take place all over the world that day,
from Vancouver to Brussels to Amman.
Since 1974, April 17 has
been commemorated annually as Palestinian Prisoners’ Day.
Currently there are more than 4500 Palestinians in Israeli prisons and
detention centers; nearly 200 of these prisoners are children. Just like
Hana Shalabi and Khader Adnan, 320 prisoners are held - without charge
or trial - under administrative detention.
Here in Chicago, the
Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights (CMPR) is calling on people of conscience to fast from sunrise to sunset on April 17
in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners. According to latest reports
from prisoner rights group Addameer, 8 prisoners are currently on
hunger strike.
Joining us that evening via Skype will be Bekah
Wolf. She is a Jewish-American activist and co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity
Project. Married to former Palestinian prisoner Mousa Abu Maria, she lives in the
town of Beit Ommar and has worked in the West Bank since 2003. She will speak
on recent developments in the prisoner rights movement, with a special focus on
child detainees and administrative detention.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to write letters on behalf of Palestinian prisoners, make political art/posters and network with local solidarity activists.
Dinner will be provided by generous local businesses. Vegetarian options will also be available. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dessert to share.
Sponsored by: Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights (CMPR), American Muslims for
Palestine (AMP), Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago (JVP), Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago (PSG), and US Palestinian Community Network-Chicago (USPCN)
For additional information, or to RSVP, please contact
chica...@gmail.com
Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/301360836599124/
Click here to learn more about Khader Adnan's call to action and to find out about events in other cities.