Above: Witness Against Torture activists protest at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates on January 9, 2018. Credit: Witness Against Torture July 24, 2018 “If they would just confirm to us that my brotherContinue reading
Month: July 2018
Beit Ummar and South Hebron Hills – Carolyn Coe
Above: Reem and Della watch the funeral procession. July 14, 2018 from Beit Ummar, Palestine Two days before the funeral of a man killed by the IDF, Reem, 17, can’t sleep. She anticipates the upcomingContinue reading
Let Yemenis Live [Video] – Kathy Kelly, Syracuse, NY – 7/16/18
Introduction by Syracuse Peace Council’s Aly Wayne Kathy’s presentation: Let Yemenis Live Question and Answer Session The video from which these selctions were made can be found on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6gEE74F66g and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEwiBJmZrIs
Forced Displacement Again – Carolyn Coe
Khan al-Ahmar: a Bedouin community near Jerusalem whose residents face the threat of forcible transfer to white metal housing containers on treeless, highway-sandwiched land. July 10, 2018 Yousef and I have barely crossed the highwayContinue reading
Sleepwalking Toward Disaster – Cathy Breen
Photo copyright: Cecile Massie www.cecilemassie.com July 4, 2018 New York — A few days ago I received a copy of the Plough (Quarterly Summer issue), a publication of the Bruderhof Community, cherished and known toContinue reading
Immigration Crisis
This interview with Voices for Creative Nonviolence co-coordinator Brian Terrell was aired on Press TV, Iranian international news network, on July 7. https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/07/07/567399/Immigration-crisis “If we really want to end this refugee crisis we need toContinue reading
The Next Boat to Gaza – Elizabeth Murray
Aboard the international solidarity boat Al-Awda, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), we are a more motley crew than the passengers aboard the Minnow in the old US TV series Gilligan’s Island: Among thoseContinue reading