Josh Ruebner, National Advocacy Director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, will give a presentation on U.S. aid to Israel (in all its myriad forms) and the implications of such aid.

Brooklyn For Peace presents: Max Ajl, a veteran of the Gaza Freedom March of December 2009-January 2010, finally got into Gaza in March after being held for several weeks in Cairo. He will report on his five months in Gaza and answer questions about the political and humanitarian situation there, the flotilla, and what next steps solidarity activists can take to break the siege.

The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) presents the intrepid, witty and courageous author ROBERT FISK “one of the most famous journalists in the world” Interviewed by UC Berkeley professor and scholar-activist DR. HATEM BAZIAN speaking on “Lies, Misreporting, and Catastrophe in the Middle East” Winner of countless journalism awards and three honorary doctorates, Beirut-based Robert Fisk has reported from the Middle East for over 30 years, covering 11 major wars. Wednesday, September 22, 2010 – 7pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way (@ Dana) 6 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART **Tickets available for Special Reception with Fisk as well!** Tickets: $15 general, $10 students/low income $50 includes post-event reception plus reserved event seating in front rows. BUY TICKETS ONLINE! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/119487 Benefit for children in Palestine & Lebanon. No one turned away for lack of funds. Wheelchair accessible, ASL interpreted

THEATRICAL CALL TO ACTION: OCTOBER 2010: There is a Field This October marks the ten-year anniversary of what Palestinians inside Israel refer to as “Black October.” As the second Intifada erupted in the West Bank and Gaza, demonstrations also began in Arab villages inside Israel. In October 2000, twelve Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed in these demonstrations by Israeli security forces. One of those killed was a seventeen year old boy named Asel Asleh. He was shot point blank in the neck by Israeli police at a demonstration outside his village. Asel had been a participant in a peace program called Seeds of Peace. He was wearing his Seeds of Peace t-shirt at the time of his killing and was buried in it. There is a Field is about Asel’s life and his death, through the perspective of his older sister, Nardin. The play is culled entirely from primary source material: interviews with Nardin and other family members over a seven year period, emails between Asel and Nardin, Asel’s emails to his friends from Seeds of Peace, and transcripts from the commission of inquiry that the Israeli government held regarding the October killings. The play also addresses the larger issues facing Palestinians inside Israel, which are rarely addressed or acknowledged. The ten-year anniversary of Black October offers an important opportunity to inject these issues into the discourse. Therefore, throughout the month of October, I am inviting theatre companies, theatre artists and activists world-wide to take on this script. Be it fully mounted productions, staged readings, or a “living room readings” There is a Field will be launched throughout the world this October, serving as a platform for awareness and discussion. If you are willing to organize a performance/staged reading/living room reading in your community during October 2010, please let me know ASAP! The script is available upon request. Looking forward to working with you to mark October 2010 with There is a Field. In solidarity, Jen Marlowe jenmarlowe@hotmail.com 1.202.375.3492 www.donkeysaddle.org

Bay Area Women in Black hold a silent vigil each Saturday from 12-1 in front of the Oakland Farmers' Market. We have a large assortment of one-page flyers, each one dealing with the illegal occupation. We will distribute the flyer titled "Israel's Misuse of U.S. Tax Dollars" on this day. The Arms Export Control Act is mentioned in the text of the flyer.