The United Nations’ definition of Apartheid: any inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group over any other racial group and systematically oppressing them.
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OP-ED: Peoria Township rejects referendum to gauge support for U.S. aid to Israel
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Why would a group so confident in its ideological righteousness reject an opportunity to promote a critical examination of the truth?
Summer reading 2024: Everyone can join the party
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Peoria Public Library is hosting Adults Only Summer Reading Party to help get all ages into its program, and read
‘Selections and Stories’ of Architectural Drawings on display at Library
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Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation celebrates 40th anniversary of its creation of Architectural Archive at Peoria Public Library Main Branch from May 4 through June 28. Opening reception May 11th.
Arts Alerts: New Peoria Sculpture Walk, Blacksmithing at Wheels O’ Time; Peoria Area Civic Chorale performing
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“Arts in Education Spring Celebration” runs through May 15 outside the Peoria County Courthouse with performances by local students. … “Big Fish” will be at Peoria Players Theater on May 3-5 and 9-12
Op-Ed: Let us revisit history of Israel and Palestine
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The Nazi Holocaust did not justify the Nakba. The Nakba did not justify Jewish expulsion from the Middle East. Jewish expulsion did not justify system of apartheid. The apartheid system does not justify the murder of 766 civilians in Israel on Oct. 7th. And October 7th does not justify the 20,000 civilian deaths in Gaza since Oct. 7th and the starvation of a population of almost 2 million people.
Arts Alerts: ‘Still Black Sketches,’ Fashion Week, ArtHAUS part of fun April
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High Hawks at Kenny’s Westside; Beethoven Immersion from Heartland Festival Orchestra; ‘Suicide Incorporated’ performed at Shore Acres; ‘Rocky Horror’ at ICC this month
Friends of Rocky Glen Environmental Calendar
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Explore all the wide worlds our libraries provide
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March 2 was Read Across America Day, the National Education Association’s ‘Read Across America’ is now the nation’s largest reading event. But developing a lifelong love of reading takes more than one day, which is why we — the library — are here to help.
Library cards are available to all who want one
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If you are among the 1 million Illinois residents who do not have a local library, then you can purchase a non-resident library card from your closest public library.