Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on March16, 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian doctor, his wife, and three children from illegal demolition by Israeli Occupation Forces. Since her killing, an enormous amount of solidarity activities have been carried out in her name around the world. Rachel was a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement. Please join us on Wednesday, March 16, to celebrate her life and the struggle for self-determination by the Palestinian people. We will gather to remember and honor her sacrifice. We also honor the Palestinians that have lost their lives in the struggle for freedom. We do not place the life of Rachel Corrie above the life of any Palestinian that has died as a result of the illegal Israeli occupation.

MUSIC AND SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE BY JOE CARR

Joe Carr is a 23-year-old peace and anti-oppression activist from Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated with a BA from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in 2004, having organized with direct-action movements such as Earth First, Food Not Bombs, and Arts in Activism. He spent January to April of 2003 coordinating for the International Solidarity Movement in Rafah, Palestine, and witnessed Israeli soldiers murder US peace activist Rachel Corrie, and British peace activist Tom Hurndall. He now works with the Christian Peacemaker Teams in Al Khalil (Hebron), Palestine and in the US Palestinian Rights Movement. He is a performance artist, poet, and musician and uses art to help Americans identify with the Palestinian plight.

The March 16 program will include a 20 minute video on the illegal destruction of Palestinian homes and time for personal testimony by those attending on what Rachel’s life means to them. We will also outline plans for the March 19 “feeder march” from the Israeli Consulate to join the main March 19 march to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

*Free admission to all. There will, however, be a goodwill collection to cover costs and support Palestine solidarity work.

Sponsored by: International Solidarity Movement-Chicago chapter, ISMinChicago (at) aol.com 773-489-3505
Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago chapter, info (at) psgchicago.org and www.psgchicago.org