WHO:  Mai Nassar, professor of English, Bethlehem University

Yehudit Keshet, co-founder, CheckPoint  Watch

Rawan Damen, children's-rights activist

WHAT: "Jerusalem Women Speak" Tour

WHEN:  Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, 8 p.m.  

WHERE:Hall of Flags, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St. on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Philadelphia

Three Jerusalem women of different faiths will speak on their shared vision for a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Partners for Peace is the national sponsor of the tour which unites Yehudit Keshet, a Jewish Israeli daughter of Holocaust survivors and co-founder of the human-rights group Checkpoint Watch; Rawan Damen, a Muslim Palestinian author and children's rights-activist; and Mai Nassar, a Christian Palestinian and professor of English at Bethlehem University.

Local sponsors of the event are Penn's Salaam/Shalom, Greenfield Intercultural Center, Middle East Center, Religious Studies Department and Newman Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Additional information about the event is available by contacting salaamshalompenn@yahoo.com.