Mubarak Must Go! Standing in Solidarity with the Egyptian People in Ithaca, NY

People gathered at the corner of Meadow and Clinton Streets in Ithaca, NY in solidarity with the Egyptian people on February 4, 2011, declared “Departure Day” (D-Day) by the protesters in Tahrir Square. [...]

JFK, Obama, and the Unspeakable

Talk by James Douglass, author of “JFK and the Unspeakable. Why He Died and Why It Matters” . What does it mean to be transformed as president of the United States, at the edge of total nuclear war, into a peacemaker? John F. Kennedy’s turn toward peace, resulting in his assassination, provides a parable of [...] [...]

Ithaca Welcomes Walkers for a Nuclear Free Future

download episodes in this playlist Ithaca welcomes the walkers for a nuclear free future. Ithaca Unitarian Church, March 30, 2010. The peace walkers are passing through the Six Nation Native American Territories and NY State, walking to the UN by May 2 for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference of 190 Countries. They [...] [...]

Video from Green Fest 2009

download New York Green Fest 2009, Aug. 7-9, Alfred, NY. Forum on Sustainable Energy, Part 1: Musical welcoming by the Lucky Pluckers and introduction to the solar stage. Meg Krywe and Tom Persichilli comprise the Lucky Pluckers fol/rock/old-timey music band. Meg has worked with a number of citizen groups to keep nuclear waste out of Allegheny County [...] [...]

Contagious Love Experiment: Josh Stieber at Grassroots

download Read more of Josh’s experiences and thoughts in Ithaca, Trumansburg, and beyond on contagiousloveexperiment.wordpress.com. In mid-July of 2009, Peace Now Ithaca, a local group in the Fingerlakes rgion of upstate New York that had organized a successful campaign to designate Ithaca a Sanctuary City for war resisters, received word that 21-year old Iraq veteran and [...] [...]

Cuba Night: Pastors for Peace 20th Caravan to Cuba at the Unitarian Church July 8

Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuba revolution and 20th Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan

Ithaca has been a host city for the Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan since the 3rd caravan in 1993. That year, mayor Ben Nichols signed a mayoral proclamation designation US-Cuba Freinedship week in the City of Ithaca. Though we have missed some years, the record has been consistent, though the scope of the annual effort has dropped since the early years. Here are some highpoints. [...]

Press Conference: Spc. Trevor Loope appears before sanity board at Ft. Drum 6-18-09

download source video Citizen Soldier held a press conference June 18, 2009 in Watertown, NY just prior to Specialist Trevor Loope’s appearance before a sanity board at Fort Drum later that morning. Sp/4 Trevor Loope is facing a possible court-martial trial for going AWOL. After returning to base from a combat tour in Afghanistan, he was [...] [...]

Support Trevor Loope -report from Fort Drum 6-18-09

Trevor Loope might be be facing a court-marshal proceeding on July 1. Or maybe the proceeding will be delayed. Or maybe (we hope) the charges against him will be dropped and he will be a favorable, non-punitive administrative separation –in effect acknowledging his PTSD and severe depression, and the failure of the [...] [...]

New video from David J: Gambling with Conflict: How Settlers Control Israeli Policy

This video was produced for Mondoweiss (www.philipweiss.org) after being nixed by the editorial authorities at The Daily Beast. A disturbing look at the connections of one American casino tycoon who sends millions to support the illegal settlements in the West Bank, this video report unveils the raw racism of the settler movement who is dragging [...] [...]

Jimmy Massey interview on WHCU 870 AM

A film about a Marine who refused to continue killing in Iraq premieres in Ithaca tonight. We spoke with Jimmy Massey briefly on the Morning Newswatch, the interview was unusually short because of phone problems. From WHCU Podcasts. From Mills Creek to Babylon and Back: The Jimmy Massey Story wiill be screened tonight (Thurs., May [...] [...]

David J’s video from the West Bank

Hello all – Please take a moment to watch a video I produced with two North American journalists in Israel. I’m currently filming, producing, and editing news shorts from the Middle East and hope to be releasing more on a regular basis. Please distribute the link widely! http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-21/how-i-got-gassed-in-the-west-bank/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsC2 How I Got Gassed in the West Bank by [...] [...]

Gaza’s Dilemma: Dr. Mehr at the 1st Unitarian Church annex

Download source video (217.3 MB) Dr. Ismail Mehr, an anesthesiologist and head of the department at St. James Hospital in Hornell, NY, organized and led a medical relief mission in Gaza just days following the attacks in Gaza last December and January which left upwards of 1,400-1,500 Palestinians dead and many more wounded, homeless, and [...] [...]

Video: Pentagon March 3-21-09 Ithaca Contingent

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. [...]

Peter De Mott at Southside Community Center, September 17, 2006

Peter De Mott was welcomed by enthusiasic friends and family at Ithaca’s Southside Community Center on the occasion of his release from prison having served his time for spilling his own blood at the army recruitment center in Lansing, NY, on St. Patricks’ Day 2003, on the eve of the U.S. assault on Iraq. He was joined by Clare Grady, Theresa Grady, and Danny Burns. [...]

Free Gaza! Video from D.C. March & Rally

Washington DC protest of the Israeli invasion and occupation of Palestine January 10, 2009 Filmed by Paul Hubbard www.socialistworker.org [...]

Let Gaza Live featured on WHCU 870 Morning Newswatch 1/6/08

Gaza War Protests–Jan 6, 2009 Peace activist & organizer of “Let Gaza Live” discusses the war underway now in the Gaza strip. [...]

3 women arrested outside the Israeli embassy.

Video by Danny Burns December 29, 2008 – As part of a group of 60 people from the Atlantic Life Community, three mothers, Heidi Schloegel, Ellen Grady, and Clare Grady, were arrested outside the Israeli embassy. The group was petitioning embassy officials for an end to Israeli air strikes on Gaza. The three approached the embassy [...] [...]

Media coverage of January 2 Rally for Gaza in Ithaca

WENY-TV (Elmira, channel 36) story by Emma Wright Two Stories: Ithaca Journal today and WENY Top STory last night at 11pm!!! Last link is something to lighten your day http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090103/NEWS01/901030327/1002/NEWS01 http://www.weny.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjpJib3dct0 –Nevin Ithaca Journal, January 3, 2009 Ithacans protest America’s financial support of Israel By Tim Ashmore tashmore@gannett.com ITHACA — Cold weather and lingering holiday apathy were no match for some politically [...] [...]

Ithaca, NY Protest against the Israeli War on Gaza

download video Click for lower bandwidth video on Youtube Dec. 30th, 2009 Thirty people of Ithaca NY, including children gathered on the main artery Rt. 13, to protest the Israeli attacks on Gaza, holding banners as thousands of cars passed during rush hour in frigid weather for hours this afternoon. Many passed honking in support of the [...] [...]

[Updated] Bush Shoe Incident in Iraq {CNN}

CNN’s Take on Bush Shoe Incident, with additional video of Bush talking about it. An Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at President George W. Bush at a News Conference during his surprise visit to Iraq today. The president ducked and the size 10′s missed. Among Muslims, throwing shoes at someone, or sitting so that the bottom [...] [...]