Mission statement Join our listserve ... Join us on Facebook Contact your representatives JANUARY 2012 EXCEPTION: Meetings are the 10th and 24th to accommodate caucus-goers. Beginning again in February 2012, PJP meets at 6:30 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, currently at Mega Bite, 335 S. Gilbert St. Anyone who is in basic agreement with our mission statement is welcome.

Upcoming events

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Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign
Mon., 6 Feb. 2012, 7-9 pm
Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn Street
POSTER

“We, the people of Minnesota, have the moral obligation to make sound investments that will not aid the oppression of any one race, creed or people. Minnesota’s investment in Israel supports an apartheid system in both Israel and the Occupied Territories that causes thousands of civilian deaths, many of whom are children, and which involves the widespread abuse of human rights. This system defies a ruling by the International Court of Justice as well as more than 65 UN Resolutions, and violates the Fourth Geneva Convention. We demand that the state of Minnesota act on its good conscience and support the breaking of economic ties with the apartheid state of Israel.”

Using this statement of principle as their guiding light, the Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign (MBBC), is seeking divestment from bonds that the State of Minnesota has purchased from the government of Israel.

Join us as Bill McGrath, an MBBC representative, shares some of the organization’s efforts, struggles, and successes. He will also describe his personal experiences from July 20 until Aug. 19, 2007, when he lived with an Arab Palestinian Christian family in Beit Sahour, two miles from Bethlehem.

This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by People for Justice in Palestine (www.iowapjp.org). Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please call Julia at 337-9303.

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A Long Wait for a State: Palestine on Hold: Follow up--take action. Send postcards to:

President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500

Secretary Hillary Clinton U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520

Ambassador Susan Rice 2 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017