JVP Committees

Caterpillar Committee
The Caterpillar committee works in coalition with other organizations around the world to demand that Caterpillar stop selling its bulldozers to Israel until Israel stops using these machines to destroy Palestinian homes and livelihoods. The Caterpillar committee is one of the main U.S. organizers of the global Stop Caterpillar campaign. Contact cat-at-jewishvoiceforpeace.org

Education/Outreach
The Education/Outreach committee works to educate Jews and non-Jews alike about the history and current issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to attract new members and supporters via our public presence at community events. Our activities include developing literature, putting on speaker events, promoting educational videos and books, and tabling and flyering. For more information contact education-at-jewishvoiceforpeace.org.

Jewish-Palestinian Solidarity Committee
The Jewish-Palestinian Solidarity Committee (JPSC) supports Israeli and Palestinian peace activists. We work in solidarity with those who oppose the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. We support Israeli soldiers who refuse to serve in the Occupied Territories and those who refuse to serve in the army for political reasons and reasons of conscience.

JPSC has organized events that support the Rebuilding Homes Campaign, Yesh Gvul, New Profile, and presented speakers from those groups. We provide a forum for other groups and actions supporting Palestinians who are resisting the Occupation, expansion of settlements, and expropriation of land. We work in support of Palestinian and Israeli groups committed to nonviolent resistance to the Occupation, including the International Solidarity Movement and Ta'ayush. We support cultural and political exchanges not only in Israel and Palestine but locally as well. We recently helped sponsor an evening of Arabic and Jewish culture at the Arab Cultural Center in San Francisco, and will continue to learn about and celebrate both cultures together.

We periodically sell organic olive oil imported from Palestine, an activity that supports Palestinian farmers who grow and harvest the olives, and educates the public by providing facts about Palestinian life under occupation. Proceeds have gone to the farmers, and additional proceeds will be divided among organizations working on behalf of Palestinian human rights and peace between Israel and Palestine. We welcome your interest in our committee!

The JPSC committee meets the second Wednesday of every month. For more information and the location of the next meeting, e-mail jpsc-at-jewishvoiceforpeace.org