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Poet Remi Kanazi at Hampshire College BDS Conference

November 27th, 2009

Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet and writer based in New York City. http://poeticinjustice.net/v2.0.1/ He is the editor of the recently released collection of poetry, spoken word, hip hop, and art, Poets For Palestine. His political commentary has been featured in print and online media throughout the world, including Alternet, CounterPunch, ZNet, the Khaleej Times, [...]

Filed under: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel (BDS), Corruption, Gaza, Military, Palestine, Protest, racism | Comment (0)

Q and A with Ali Abunimah: (BDS) Conference keynote speaker

November 26th, 2009
Filed under: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel (BDS), Corruption, Gaza, Palestine, racism | Comment (0)

Divestment Walk-through (BDS) 1-14

November 25th, 2009

This includes: breaking down by type and size of institution; examining steps for running a campus campaign; framing your campaign to on and off campus media; exploring various school structures and working with the trustees and administration; strategies for talking to your own campus and opposition about BDS; evaluating levels of support, sympathy, and opposition; [...]

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A Poem for Palestine by Remi Kanazi

November 24th, 2009
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Boycott National Committee Speech, Riham Barghouti

November 24th, 2009
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Stephen M. Walt: The Israel Lobby and the Prospects for Middle East Peace

October 23rd, 2009

10/22: Stephen M. Walt: The Israel Lobby and the Prospects for Middle East Peace Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM Fleming Museum, Room 101, 61 Colchester Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a contributing editor at [...]

Filed under: Civil Rights, Gaza, Government, Palestine, Whistleblowers | Comment (0)

A Message from the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)

September 15th, 2009

RAWA is the oldest political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women’s rights in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan since 1977. http://www.rawa.org/index.php

Filed under: Enviroment Activism, Government, Protest, Torture | Comment (0)

Whynot-Mobile Broadcast News Report back from the 2009 Veterans for Peace Convention, From “hope to ACTION”

August 11th, 2009

Playlist of VFP Convention
What is Veterans for Peace?
To the Movement
…In these times more than ever, we need to support and engage in the effort of Peace. Look at the path we are taking, the wars are only increasing like it is winner take all.
This Media is our Media, and we have work to do…No Major [...]

Filed under: Arrest, Civil Disobediance, Civil Rights, Corruption, Gaza, Government, Impeachment, Iran, Iraq, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military, Palestine, Protest, Rev. Yearwood (Hip-Hop Caucus), Torture, WNN, Whistleblowers, racism | Comment (0)

Land Day, Mar 30, 2009, Gaza, Palestine

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  • Is PA Guilty of Undermining BDS Campaign?
    Samah Sabawi [Palestine Chronicle] 10 March 2010 - In 2008 Netanyahu announced during his election campaign that he plans to 'weave an economic peace alongside the political process which will give a stake in peace for the moderate elements in the Palestinian society'. (1) read more
  • Truth in labeling: EU court challenges "Made in Israel"
    Phon van den Biesen and Adri Nieuwhof, [Electronic Intifada], 10 March 2010 - On 25 February, the European Court of Justice ruled that imports manufactured in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shouldn't benefit from a trade agreement between Israel and the European Union. read more
  • Join the Second Global BDS Day of Action 30 March 2010
    (Spanish and French in PDF) The BDS National Committee (BNC) is calling on you to unite in your different capacities and struggles for a Global BDS Day of Action on 30 March 2010 in solidarity with the Palestinian people and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. read more
  • COSATU Statement in support of Israeli Apartheid Week
    In Palestine there lives a peace-loving people like all of us, who look forward to enjoying a life of decency and dignity. These people once had a place they called their own; the land, the peace, the environment, the natural resources and all that they possessed then. read more
  • Video: Russell tribunal says sanction Israel
    8 March 2010 [Real News Network] This week the Russell Tribunal on Palestine ruled in Barcelona, Spain on six questions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. read more

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  • Rove 'Proud' Of US Waterboarding Terror Suspects
    Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding terror suspects | BBC A senior adviser to former US President George W Bush has defended tough interrogation techniques, saying their use helped prevent terrorist attacks.... He said waterboarding, which simulates drowning, should not be considered torture.... "Yes, I'm proud that we kept the world safer t […]
  • Senator Sanders Calls For Public Option Vote During Reconciliation
    Senator Sanders' Office Published Links to Various Articles About Health Care Reform Health Care President Obama is pushing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to strip the final health care reform bill of narrow deals aimed at appeasing specific senators. "We have defended it, and we will defend it," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose state picke […]
  • Mainstream Press Ignores Monumental House Debate on Afghan War
    U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy has a withering assessment of news media coverage: ‘despicable.’ The Democrat says reporters are focusing ‘24/7′ on sexual harassment allegations against a New York lawmaker while ignoring the war in Afghanistan. Mainstream Press Ignores Monumental House Debate on Afghan War By Norman Solomon | Media Chan […]
  • The Hurt Locker, The Academy Awards And The Rehabilitation Of The Iraq War
    The Hurt Locker, the Academy Awards and the rehabilitation of the Iraq war By David Walsh | WSWS Massachusetts reported an amazing 8 out of 10 in it's delegation getting the anti-war religion, after a wake-up call by disgusted Democrats who stayed home in a recent election, giving the nation Scott Brown. Most notable was that a key member of Congress, H […]
  • Kucinich Accomplishes Goal, Key Rep. Obey Votes Against War
    Kucinich Accomplishes Goal, Key Rep. Obey Votes Against War By Ralph Lopez | My DD The fear was that Kucinich's test of anti-war sentiment in the House would not go beyond the original 16 or so co-sponsors, and get blown out of the water. The goal of the resolution, to pull out of Afghanistan by the end of this year, was to expose any fissures which mi […]
  • Slick Barry and the $100-Billion Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Claim
    By Dave Lindorff President Barack Obama is out and abroad stumping like mad for his embattled health insurance “reform” plan, claiming now that his administration will “crack down” on $100 billion in annual “waste and fraud” in the Medicare and Medicaid systems. This new tough rhetoric is meant to win over some of the conservative opposition th […]
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  • We Need Shoe Bomber Style Justice
    Don't know who wrote this, as I got it through a forwarded Email: Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was sentenced? Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV or Radio? Didn't think so.!!! Everyone should hear what the judge […]
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  • No Insurance Company Left Behind
    By Katie Robbins, Healthcare Now On Tuesday, the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) coalition performed a “citizen’s arrest” of the insurance industry at a meeting of Americas Health Insurance Plans, the private health insurance industry’s leading lobbying group, in Washington, DC. Thousands came out to support this action, and rightf […]

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