http://socialistworker.org/2009/03/31/tribute-to-an-antiwar-activist OBITUARY: PETER DEMOTT Tribute to an antiwar activist March 31, 2009 Peter DeMott ON TUESDAY, March 17, antiwar and social justice activists in Ithaca, N.Y., gathered to watch the documentary film The Trial of the St. Patrick’s Four. The film was screened to mark the sixth anniversary of an action of civil disobedience by four Ithaca Catholic Workers at an army recruiting [...] [...]
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The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel launched a boycott in NYC of Motorolla in front of the company’s corporate office in Brooklyn on Monday, March 30. This short excerpt from Democracy Now! includes a statement by Ryvka Bar Zoharon on the Motorolla boycott. It is preceded by footage from [...] [...] [ April 8, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Calling all who want to fight for LGBTQ rights!!! Did you know that the earliest gay rights organizations started in Germany in the 1890’s? That gay rights organizations have been organizing I the United States since the McCarthy-era? That the issue of LGBTQ rights entered the world stage on June 28, 1969 when police raided the [...] [...] [ April 4, 2009; 5:30 pm; ] The next Peace Potluck will be Saturday, April 4 at the Perry City Meeting House on Route 227 in Perry City. Dish to pass at 5:30; discussion 7:00 – 9:00. Come to either or both. For more information, call Donna at (607) 546 5472. This month we will be led in song by Gary Kline. Come [...] [...] [ April 1, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Blood on the Flag: Local Civil Disobedience April 1, 7 pm Friends 309, Ithaca College The event “Blood on the Flag: Local Civil Disobedience” will present several short films and commentaries about anti-war civil disobedience by Ithacans on Wednesday, April 1, 7 pm, in Friends 309, Ithaca College during the Finger Lakes Environment Film Festival. Our reflections on civil [...] [...] [ April 2, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] 7-9pm Thursday, 4/2 Williams 218, Ithaca College To be screened as part of the Finger Lake Environmental Film Festival, Drying Up Palestine is a documentary film by Rima Essa and Peter Snowdon, produced by Gourna Films for House of Water and Environment (Ramallah). “Drying Up Palestine is a portrait of the stresses and strains imposed on [...] [...] [ March 30, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] 8-10pm Mon, 3/30 Williams 221, Ithaca College Jennifer D. Klein will discuss her experiences teaching poetry at An-Najah University in the West Bank, Palestine, and share the work of both her Palestinian and American students. This presentation will explore the realities of Palestinian life under occupation, and show how poetry can promote a creative space for [...] [...] Here are a few of the speakers at the rally: [...] [ March 27, 2009; 12:00 pm; ] What is Single-Payer Healthcare? Who pays for single-payer? Who would be covered? Who would be denied? Why is this “off the table”? Who is in support of it? WHAT: Discussion on Single-Payer Healthcare…with guest speakers Dr. William Klepack, of Dryden Family Practice, and Rebecca Elgie, of The Tompkins County Healthcare Taskforce. WHEN: This Friday, March 27th, noon WHERE: TC3 Student Center Find out [...] [...] Video by Cris McConkey The International Socialist Organization (ISO) organized a bus and a van for students and community from Ithaca to Washington, D.C. for the March 21, 2009 March on the Pentagon organized nationally by the A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition. [...]
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We’re back! All the seats were filled on the Ithaca bus, so we also rented a van. Here are some photos, videos, and accounts, mostly hightlinghting the Ithaca contingent.Click HERE to post and upload photos [...] We’re back! All the seats were filled on the Ithaca bus, so we also rented a van. Here are some photos, videos, and accounts, mostly hightlinghting the Ithaca contingent: New! Lisa uploaded a slide show; Cris uploaded video of rally speakers. Video by Cris McConkey [Read more -->] [...] Published March 17, 2009 in the Ithaca Journal There is a guest book for comments on the Journa;’s web site. PETER JOHN DE MOTT Jan. 6, 1947 – Feb. 19, 2009 Peter De Mott, 62, loving father, husband, son, uncle, friend, peace activist and Catholic Worker, died after a work related accident, February 19, 2009. He is survived [...] [...] PRESS RELEASE 3/17/09 For Immediate Release Contact: Malachy Kilbride, 202-841-2230; Robby Diesu, 631-241-5966 Peace Activists Arrested while Confronting the War Machine Group dedicated to nonviolent action urge Secretary Gates to stop pursuing war against Afghanistan and Iraq ARLINGTON, VA – Seven peace activists were arrested this morning as they attempted to meet with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at [...] [...] American Tristan Anderson shot by Israeli Defense Forces 03/13/09 Seán Kinane WMNF Evening News Friday Listen to this entire show: An American is in critical condition with life-threatening wounds after being shot in the head today by a member of the Israeli Defense Forces, or IDF. Tristan Anderson, from California, is in a Tel-Aviv hospital after being [...] [...] Let’s organize local actions: on campus, in the community, at the offices of our Congressional Representatives. And in D.C. on the 21st. Dear AATW Friends– As you may have already heard, Tristan Anderson, an American citizen, was severely wounded at a demonstration in Ni’alin on Friday. You can see video and read testimony at www.awalls.org [...] [...] [ March 31, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] March 31, 2009 Ithaca, NY Email event info to a friend all event info will be included in your message Email this entry to: Your email address: Message (optional): <br /> Ithaca, NY, March 31, 2009</p> <p>Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to launch her third book with journalist David Goodman, Standing Up [...] [...] |
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Zionism is the problem: The Zionist ideal of a Jewish state is keeping Israelis and Palestinians from living in peace
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-oe-ehrenreich15-2009mar15,0,4405950.story From the Los Angeles Times Opinion Zionism is the problem The Zionist ideal of a Jewish state is keeping Israelis and Palestinians from living in peace. By Ben Ehrenreich March 15, 2009 It’s hard to imagine now, but in 1944, six years after Kristallnacht, Lessing J. Rosenwald, president of the American Council for Judaism, felt comfortable equating the Zionist ideal of [...] [...]