WEDNESDAY: JUNE 11
CATERPILLAR ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING IN CHICAGO
12 NOON-2:00 PM
Northern Trust Bank, 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago

Caterpillar Corporation best exemplifies the interests of U.S. corporations in the occupation of Palestine and the complete refusal to address human rights concerns in the region. The most destructive weapon of the occupation may not be an F-16 or helicopter gunship, but rather, an armor-plated D-9 or D-11 bulldozer. These machines have demolished thousands of homes, uprooted countless olive trees, and carved gaping holes in roads, making them impassable. Caterpillar is also complicit in Israel’s colonial intrusions on the land through construction of illegal housing or bypass roads. CAT equipment is being used daily in the commission of war crimes and violations of human rights. On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie (a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement) was murdered by Israeli Defense Forces using a Caterpillar bulldozer as she attempted to stop an illegal home demolition in Rafah ( Gaza ).


The Stop CAT Coalition, Chicagoans Against Apartheid in Palestine, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and Jewish Voice for Peace (national office) urge you to join us once again to confront Caterpillar. In 2007 Caterpillar decided to move their Annual Shareholder Meeting to a private enclave in St. Charles in an attempt to minimize protests outside of their meeting. Despite their effort to shield themselves from protesters, the shareholder meeting was disrupted by members of the Stop CAT Coalition. What will happen this year?


Please join us on June 11! Bring Palestinian flags, drums, posters and banners (please note we will not tolerate any signage that is anti-Semitic in nature!).


We invite other progressive organizations that support Palestinian self-determination to endorse this protest. Please contact us at: caap_mail (at) yahoo.com (include the name of your organization along with a contact person and their phone number