Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel (NJP/I) is a local community group whose aim is to educate and inform Northfield and the surrounding area about the ongoing occupation of Palestine and to advocate peace and justice for all people who live in Palestine and Israel.
Rethinking Hope: Living Under the Occupation
Rachel Williams spoke at St John’s Lutheran Church in Northfield as part of their Courageous Conversations programming. You can access the video of her talk here.
Rachel Williams is a senior at St. Olaf College (‘25), studying Economics, Political Science, and Religion with a concentration in Middle Eastern Studies. Rachel is a recipient of NJP/I’s Ruth Hansen Palestine Travel Scholarship.
On campus, she co-founded and chaired the Palestinian Relief Subcommittee of the Student Government Association. This past summer, she interned at Musalaha, a Palestinian NGO centered in Jerusalem that works towards reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis.
Dozens gathered Saturday, May 11, to remember the Nakba, and to march in solidarity with mothers in Palestine. This link will take you to the comments given by Ahmed Tharwat of BelAhdan, Minnesota based television host, producer and filmmaker.
The Nakba is the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and land, and the destruction of Palestinian society during the creation of the State of Israel – a destruction that continues today – the ongoing Nakba.
We cannot hope to understand the present turmoil in the Holy Land – let alone achieve a just peace for all those who live there -without knowing where and how this world-shaking conflict began: with the ethnic cleansing of indigenous people from their homeland.
(Photo courtesy of Margie O’loughlin)
About 100 supporters of Northfielders for Justice in Palestine and Israel (NJP/I) joined a Global Day of Action for Gaza on Saturday, March 3, 2024, to urge the Northfield City Council to demand an end to the bombing in Gaza by Israel military forces.
(Photo courtesy of Margie O’loughlin)
(Photo courtesy of Margie O’loughlin)
(Photo courtesy of Margie O’loughlin)
Free Online Palestine Focused Films
Northfielders for Justice in Palestine Israel (NJP/I) recommends the following two online sources of films related to the history, culture, and situation of the Palestinian people.
Monthly free films can be watched on your own time, after you have registered, then you may log on for a discussion of the film on the third Sunday of the month 2 pm CT.
Weekly (Sat 11 am CT) films are offered at this site. By joining the email list you will receive notices of the up-coming films each week where you can register to view the free films online. The films are followed by discussion.
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