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DESCRIPTION:	United Middle East, together with the Culture and Conflict Forum and South 
 Bay Jewish Voice for Peace, invites you to hear Jeff Pickert of the 
 Palestine Solidarity Project speak on Thursday, March 8th , at 7:00 PM at 
 Sobrato Commons of Santa Clara University. \n\nJeff's talk, "Supporting the 
 Next Generation of Nonviolent Resisters: Palestinian Youth and 
 International Solidarity" analyzes the strategy and effectiveness of 
 Palestinian popular resistance and describes the repression of Palestinian 
 youth as Israel tries to stop the next generation of Palestinian leadership 
 from engaging in nonviolent organizing. \n\nJeff Pickert is a 22-year-old 
 American solidarity activist who has lived and worked in the Occupied West 
 Bank for a collective period of over a year and a half. During this time he 
 studied Arabic and Palestinian politics at Birzeit University and engaged 
 in direct action efforts against the occupation.\n\nJeff accompanied 
 Palestinian medical teams during military invasions in Nablus in 2007, 
 participated in anti-wall protests at Ni’lin and Jayyous, supported 
 Palestinian farmers at risk of violence from Israeli settlers and soldiers, 
 and worked with Palestinian community organizers with the Palestine 
 Solidarity Project in Beit Ommar. He also participated in the Gaza Freedom 
 March initiative, which tried to reach Gaza via Egypt at the end of 2009. 
 Most recently, Jeff attempted to sail to Gaza from Greece as a passenger 
 aboard the US Audacity of Hope.\n\nYou can get more info on the Palestine 
 Solidarity Project on their website at 
 http://palestinesolidarityproject.org/\n\n\nThis event is free but 
 donations of $5-10 are appreciated to defray costs of the speaking tour. 
 This event is sponsored by the Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies 
 Program and the Department of English of Santa Clara University, Jewish 
 Voice for Peace and the Culture and Conflict Forum. You can access a map of 
 Santa Clara University at: http://www.scu.edu/map/ Sobrato Commoms is on 
 the bottom part of the map.\n\nFor information on this meeting or other 
 South Bay events, write to:\nsouthbay@jewishvoiceforpeace.org\n\nFor news 
 and analysis on Israel/Palestine and current JVP campaigns, visit: 
 www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/29/18708373.php
SUMMARY:Supporting the Next Generation of Palestinian Nonviolent Resisters
LOCATION:Sobrato Commons of Santa Clara University \n\nYou can access a map of Santa 
 Clara University at: http://www.scu.edu/map/ Sobrato Commoms is on the 
 bottom part of the map.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/29/18708373.php
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