Palestine Education Potluck — Wheels of Justice

Palestine Education Project Potluck
Monday, Feb 25th – 5:30pm The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA) – SEM II E2107

Talk to other Palestine Solidarity organizers, learn how to get involved, talk about the conflict and support people traveling to the region. Bring food to share and tell us what you want to learn about.

Wheels of Justice Non-Violent Education & Action to End War & Occupation in Iraq & Palestine. — Monday, Feb 25th 7:00pm — The Evergreen State College – SEM II C1105

With Guest Speakers:

Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD

Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD was born to a Palestinian Christian family in the Shepherds’ Field and splits his time between the USA and Palestine. He served on the faculty of both Duke and Yale Universities (six and five years respectively). He served on the Steering/Executive Committees of a number of groups including Peace Action, the US Camaign to End the Occupation, the Palestinian American Congress, AcademicsForJustice.org, and BoycottIsraeliGoods.org. His third and latest book is titled “Sharing the Land of Canaan: human rights and the Israeli/Palestinian Struggle”. He also has an activism book published electronically on his web site http://qumsiyeh.org

Mike Miles

Mike Miles is a 54 year old, catholic worker who founded Anathoth Community Farm, a center for the study of nonviolence, community, and sustainable living located in Luck, Wisconsin. Mike now hovers around the Middle East, working with both Voices in the Wilderness and the Middle East Children’s Alliance. He has been to Iraq three times since 1997 and recently returned from Palestine/Israel. His writing has been featured widely including Common Dreams, The Jordan Times, and Sojourners. The Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice named him Peacemaker of the Year in 2002. He ran for US Congress in 2004 and 2006 with the Green Party and was one of the most successful third party candidates running for federal office in the entire US.