Brian Avery Speaking Tour in Chicago: Jan. 10 - 20

On April 5, 2003, Brian Avery and a Palestinian medical worker stood with their hands up as soon as they heard the Israeli armored personnel carrier approaching around the bend in occupied Jenin. When the vehicle turned the corner it started firing at the two, without any provocation. Brian was shot in the face and fell down. He was conscious, but when he raised himself from the ground, witnesses saw that his left cheek had almost been totally shot off. A doctor wanted him transferred to a hospital inside Israel, but his departure was delayed because the Israeli military refused to grant his ambulance safe passage for more than an hour. The Israeli Occupation Forces claimed they were under attack and suggested that a Palestinian gunman had shot Brian although the streets were empty.


Brian was in Jenin as a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement. THe ISM is a
Palestinian-led movement of Palestinian and international activists working to raise awareness of the struggle for Palestinian freedom and an end to the Israeli occupation. We utilize nonviolent direct action to confront and challenge the illegal Israeli Occupation Forces and policies. The Chicago chapter of the International Solidarity Movement is coordinating a speaking tour by Brian Avery in Chicago and Illinois from January 10 - 20. One of the goals of the tour is to raise donations for the "Brian Avery Medical Fund." Brian has already undergone three facial reconstruction operations and faces at least two more in the near future. Please join us for at least one of the appearances listed below. We urge you to stand in solidarity with Brian as he stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people.


Saturday, January 10, 6 PM: Closed potluck with the Chicago chapter of the International Solidarity Movement. ISM volunteers will be notified of details. Call 312-491-1789

Monday, January 12, 6:30 PM-7 PM refreshments
followed by progran beginning at 7 PM sharp,
Grace United Methodist Church of Logan Square,
3325 West Wrightwood (at Kimball), Chicago. $5.00
donation requested. Call ISM at 312-491-1789 for details.

This large public event is co-sponsored by Peace
Pledge-Chicago and the International Solidarity
Movement. Endorsing organizations include: Logan Square Neighbors for Justice and Peace, Chicago
Coalition Against War And Racism, Palestine Aid Society, Stone Soup Cooperative, Voices In The
Wilderness, Not In My Name, Genewise, American Friends Service Committee, Northwest Suburban SUSTAIN

Tuesday, Januay 13, 6:30 PM: "An Evening with Brian Avery" at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court (near intersection of North Hicks Road and Northwest Highway), Palatine. This event is sponsored by Northwest Suburban SUSTAIN and ISM. The program will include a showing of "The Killing Zone" which covers the memorial service in Rafah for Rachel Corrie, the brutal shooting of Tom Hurndall and the murder of James Miller.
Contact: Northwest Suburban SUSTAIN at 847-359-7267

Wednesday, January 14, time TBA, Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Cultural Center, Lecture Center B2 at UIC. This event is sponsored by Students For Social Justice and will include a screening on "The Killing Zone." Call ISM at 312-491-1789 for more
information.

Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 PM: Monthly Vigil for Peace in the Middle East, Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 909 East Main St., Barrington, IL Call
Ism at 312-491-1789 for details.

Thursday, January 15, 7:30 PM: University of Chicago in Hyde Park. exact location to be announced soon. The program is sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine and will include a showing of "Jenin, Jenin." Contact:
shoshan (at) uchicago.edu or call ISM at 312-491-1789.

Friday, January 16, 7:00 PM: Ethnic Potluck & Forum of "End The Occupation," at Wesley United Methodist Church, 21 E. Franklin (one block east of Washington) in Naperville. This event is sponsored by end The Occupation and will include a showing of "The Killing Zone." Contact ISM at
312-491-1789 for information.

Monday, January 19, 7:00 PM: Brain Avery and Kevin Clark of the Chicago chapter of the International Solidarity Movement will speak at Bradley University,Neumiller Hall in Peoria. This event is sponsored by the Peoria Area Peace Network and will include a showing of "The Killing Zone." Call 312-491-1789 for details.

Tuesday, January 20: Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL. Call 312-491-1789 or
ISMinChicago (at) aol.com for more information.

For those able to help with Brian Avery's astronomical medical bills, please send a donation to:
The Brian Avery Medical Fund
c/o Wells Fargo Bank NM
7530 Montgomery NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109