Dear supporters of justice in Palestine,

The Palestine Solidarity Group in Chicago is organizing two international solidarity delegations to Palestine for the coming summer and fall. A brief description of the Internationals for Justice in Palestine project follows this email. We will be holding our first of a series of yard sales and vegan BBQ fundraisers this coming Sunday, June 27th and again on Saturday, July 3rd. The yardsale will begin at 8am and continue until 5pm. Vegan BBQ begins around noon.

Location:
1033 S Oakley Blvd (rear patio), Chicago
(this is one block south of Taylor and 2-3 blocks east of Western)

NEW & USED ITEMS FOR SALE WILL INCLUDE:
- a wide range of furniture
- clothing and footwere for men, women and small children
- books for children and adults on a variety of topics
- vases and decorative flower pots (Near East motif)
- curling iron, rollers and other hair products
- homemade essential oils and perfume
- office supplies
- school supplies
- drafting table
- computer monitors
- VHS tapes and DVD's
- dinnerware sets and individual pieces including plates, cups, silverware, etc.
- music CD's and cassettes tapes
- CD changer
- answering machine
- fax machine
- weight bench and free weights including a curl bar, multiple plates and a series of dumbbells
- plastic and metal storage lock-boxes
- artwork and other handmade crafts
- and an assortment of other items

BBQ will include Veggie Burgers, Veggie Kabobs and other healthy snacks; we will also have bags of homemade tamales for sale along with cold water and cans of soda (pop).


INTERNATIONALS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE

One of the delegations will consist of medical students and professionals who will be volunteering in whichever hospitals, clinics and community health centers need their services the most at the time of the delegation. The duration of the delegation is expected to last somewhere between one and three months and this may vary from one individual to the next depending upon her/his availability and resources. The second delegation is open to anyone and differs somewhat from the first in that the delegation will spend time with various Palestinian organizations working to build an infrastructure of resistance by providing daily necessities to the people, visiting different regions of Palestine, and meeting with a diverse cross-section of Palestinian society so that delegation participants may gain a fuller understanding of life under Israeli occupation. Toward the end of the delegation the delegates may also be asked to organize a project in a youth camp in Gaza with the children who attend the camp. We want to make it clear that we will not be engaged in any form of direct action in Palestine, but rather we seek to build an organizing strategy for work in the United States based on the firsthand experience gained by participating in the delegation.

For additional information about the group, our campaigns and initiatives, our monthly publication - the Al Awda journal, or the Internationals for Justice in Palestine project please send an email to info (at) psgchicago.org. You can also visit our website at www.psgchicago.org.

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED THE STUFF WITHOUT WHICH THERE WOULD BE NO FUNDRAISER!!!