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Oak Park Coalition for
Truth and Justice
641 S. Scoville Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-524-1230
contact@opctj.org

OAK PARK COALITION FOR TRUTH & JUSTICE

Documents and Downloads


Posters and Flyers

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OPAHA Yard Sign (240 KB)
This is a yard sign supporting the Oak Park Austin Health Alliance (OPAHA) that says "WEST SUB: Put Patients First, Treat Workers Fairly"
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12/23/03 Vision for Peace - Bishop C. Joseph Sprague (41 KB)
Flyer for Bishop Sprague's talk at the West Suburban Faish-Based Peace Coalition event on Jan. 19, 2004.
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12/23/03 C. Jospeh Sprague speaks at West Suburban Faith-Based Peace Coalition (28 KB)
Description of the West Suburban Faith-Based Peace Coalition event where Bishop Sprague will be speaking on “The Role & Importance of Churches and Faith Communities in Today’s Work for Peace.”
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09/02/03 Flyer for Sept. 20 OPCTJ Forum on Security (150 KB) PDF
03/14/03 Flyer for the FOR March 22 Event: Lecture "Superpower Unleashed" by Doug Cassel (180 KB) PDF
03/07/03 Flyer - March 16th Regional Regional Labor, Faith, Community Rally - CAWI (11 KB)
This is the flyer put together by CAWI for the regional rally on March 16th. It contains reasons for opposing war and lists of prominent people who oppose this war.
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03/07/03 Flyer - March 16 Regional Labor, Faith, Community Rally - United Ror Peace (17 KB)
This is the flyer produced by United For Peace - Faithful Citizenship for the regional rally in Daley Plaza on Mar. 16. It focuses on the faith message motivating Chicago religious leaders to back this rally.
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02/18/03 Flyer for the Town Hall Meeting on Patriot Act, March 2 (164 KB) PDF
12/19/02 Emergency Responce Plan for War Against Iraq (CCWAR) (102 KB)
Meet at Federal Plaza (Dearborn & Jackson), at 5 PM the day of AND the day after the first bombs are dropped. Sponsored by CCAWR.
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12/11/02 OPCTJ Dec. 11 Signature Ad in Wednesday Journal (222 KB)
The full-page ad contained close to 700 names.
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11/30/02 OPCTJ Flyer for the December 8 Rally and March in Oak Park (166 KB) PDF
09/01/02 Flyer for the OPCTJ 911 Aniversary Procession (176 KB) PDF

Handouts and Leaflets

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Support the Troops Leaflet (What it really means) (36 KB)
This is a leaflet (designed to be cut into three smaller strips) that outlines some inconvenient facts about George W. Bush's "support" of the troops. It's suitable for use as a handout or for placement under windshield wipers (maybe on those cars sporting "Support our Troops" magnetic ribbons?).
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12/21/03 RESOLUTION URGING THE REPEAL OR REVISION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS OF USA PATRIOT ACT AND SIMILAR LEGISLATION (24 KB)
This is the Resolution that will come before the Oak Park Village Board for a vote at the Board meeting on Jan. 5, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
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03/14/03 Modified Version of "Safe and Free" handout about USA PATRIOT Act (22 KB) MS Word
01/29/03 Oak Park Village Resolution Against War and Petition (134 KB)
This is an updated and final version of the resolution.
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01/17/03 Peace Activist Training Workshop Survey (51 KB)
What type of skills do activists in peace and social justice groups want and need? Organizations and groups in Chicagoland can contribute to our first workshop by completing this survey. If you prefer a MS Word version of the survey, email Estelle Carol at art-design@carolsim.com
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01/08/03 Oak Park Village Resolution Against War and Petition (167 KB)
The text of the proposed resolution to be voted on by Village Board, and the petition sheet for collecting signatures.
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06/01/02 Oak Park Voter Leaflet (49 KB)
Where our congressional delegation stands on the use of military force against Iraq.
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Statements and Reports

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OPAHA - Community Benefits Agreement (29 KB)
This is the agreement created by the Oak Park Austin Health Alliance (OPAHA) to put pressure on Ressurection Health Care (RSW), the organization that operates West Suburban Hospital, to increase their very low level of charity care, expand the health services offered to the Oak Park/Austin community and remain neutral with respect to RWS workers efforts to organize. Download this if you want to sign up as a supporter.
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The Fractured MidEast (64 KB)
Articles by Rashid Khalidi and a great interview with Prof. Norman Finkelstein & Former Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami conducted by Amy Goodman discussing the origins of the Isreali state and the roots of the Palestinian conflict. Very interesting.
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Isreal+Lebanon (56 KB)
This is a collection of articles explaining the crisis in Lebanon, including some Isreali views that do not support the current military action and a personal recollection by Tom Hayden of his visit to Lebanon during the first Israeli invasion in 1982.
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UFPJ Action Plan for 2006-07 (103 KB)
After several months of drafting, soliciting feedback, and then re-drafting, UFPJ is pleased to be sending our member groups of UFPJ the plan for work for the coalition for the rest of this year.
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12/21/03 RESOLUTION URGING THE REPEAL OR REVISION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS OF USA PATRIOT ACT AND SIMILAR LEGISLATION (0 KB)
This is a draft version of the Resolution opposing the USA Patriot Act that will come before the Oak Park Village Board on Monday Jan. 5th at 7:30 p.m.
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The sign project (55 KB)
The collected wisdom of sign artists.
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12/30/02 Proposed O.P. Village Board Resolution Opposing War in Iraq (21 KB)
This is the proposed text of the resolution that OPCTJ has submitted to the Oak Park Village Board. The final resolution as passed by the Board of Trustees may be somewhat different. The vote is scheduled for early January 2003.
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11/29/02 OPCTJ Press Release On the Coordinated Peace Actions in Chicago Area, December 1-15 (10 KB) HTML
11/29/02 OPCTJ Press Release On the Coordinated Peace Actions in Chicago Area, December 1-15 (27 KB) MS Word

Pictures and Images

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01/29/04 March 16, 2004 Rally, Chicago - 3 (24 KB)
"Love overcomes evil"
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01/29/04 March 16, 2004 Rally, Chicago - 2 (54 KB) JPEG (JPG)
01/29/04 March 16, 2004 Rally, Chicago - 1 (29 KB) JPEG (JPG)
01/29/04 Dec. 15, 2003 Chicago Rally - 4 (24 KB) JPEG (JPG)
01/29/04 Dec. 15, 2003 Chicago Rally - 3 (29 KB) JPEG (JPG)
01/29/04 Dec. 15, 2003 Chicago Rally - 2 (25 KB) JPEG (JPG)
01/29/04 Dec. 15, 2003 Chicago Rally - 1 (23 KB) JPEG (JPG)
01/28/04 Animated Picture of Feb. 15, 2003 Demonstrations (265 KB)
"The Other Superpower"
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01/28/04 OPCTJ No War Button Design (11 KB) GIF
12/11/02 December 8 Rally Pictures (1) (195 KB)
Picture of the crowd at Scoville Park in freezing temperatures.
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12/11/02 December 8 Rally Pictures (2) (209 KB)
Marching on Lake Street.
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12/11/02 December 8 Rally Pictures (4) (189 KB) JPEG (JPG)

Miscellaneous Documents

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05/21/03 "Talking Points" about the June 3, 2003 resolution for peace in Palestine/Israel (28 KB)
This document contains talking points for meetings with Congressional representatives to discuss the resolution for peace in Palestine/Israel that will be introduced to Congress on June 3, 2003.
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05/21/03 Resolution to Congress for action toward a just peace in Palestine/Isreal (28 KB)
This is a copy of a resolution drafted by TIKKUN and scheduled to be introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Dennis Kucinich on June 3, 2003.
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06/01/02 Not In Our Name Pledge of Resistance (27 KB) MS Word