Tompkins County Against War & Occupation

Syracuse woman plans to be part of group to defy US law, aid Cubans
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Syracuse,NY,USA
Syracuse woman plans to be part of group to defy US law, aid Cubans. She will be among members of several groups that will meet in Texas and go to Cuba with the Pastors for Peace [...]

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For all those interested, the News 10 coverage of today’s mock Israeli checkpoint on the academic quad is online. Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/ICheckpoint be sure to watch the video clip
Great job Brooke and Professor Wilcox!

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Margo Ramlal-Nankoe is an assistant professor seeking tenure in Ithaca College’s Sociology Department. With glowing reviews from students and peers, we need to ask: “Why is Margo being fired?” On April 16th, at 7:00pm in Autumn Leaves Book Store (on the Commons; Ithaca, New York), Margo and her lawyer will answer this question, documenting the fact that she was fired because of her complaints about harassment and discrimination, and her professional and personal involvement with politically controversial issues.

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UPDATE 4/5/09 click here.
Contact: Katherine Fuchs, National Organizer, 202-332-0994 (office), 414-324-4228 (mobile), organizer[at]endtheoccupation[dot]org
Contact: Andrew Stachiw, Hampshire College Students for Justice in Palestine, 860-208-1404 (mobile), hampshiresjp[at]gmail[dot]com
Washington, DC (April 2)-The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and allied organizations participating in a national boycott campaign against Motorola welcomed news that Motorola Israel Ltd. has sold its [...]

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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 [...]

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Photo by Alexandra Perrotti
This morning the black flags lining the arts quad were taken and made into a Star of David. Anyone wanting to help took the flags and we made a giant peace sign. The police & university are patrolling to make sure it is not removed or vandalized. Check it out as [...]

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From the album:”Gaza display and sabotage” by Khullat Munir
Last night, a group of students put together a display on the Arts Quad consisting of 1300+ black flags planted on the ground. These flags represented the loss of life in the recent Gaza offensive — on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides. Additionally, 10 signs were [...]

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This is totally relevant for Ithaca and Tompkins County. The fact that students at UR were able to obtain this agreement in nine hours is awesome and should be a great inspiration to student activists everywhere!
http://barnardcolumbiaiso.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/victory-for-palestine-at-the-u-of-rochester/
FEBRUARY 7 - 2:00AM
VICTORY AT UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER!
The four statements that were drafted were signed by the Dean of [...]

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text of Gerald Kaufmann’s address to the House of Commons:
Israel’s leaders are not simply war criminals; they are fools
By Sir Gerald Kaufman, House of Commons (British Parliament), January 15, 2009
I was brought up as an orthodox Jew and a Zionist. On a shelf in our kitchen, there was a tin box for the Jewish National [...]

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Last spring Kelli Large started taking steps for peace when she joined the NYS March to a Different Drummer in support of peace and soldier’s rights. She was inspired to join the walk after realizing she no longer believed in the wars and wanted her brother, John Jackson, home from his deployment in Afghanistan.
Since the [...]

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Rep. Maurice Hinchey was one of 24 Democrats to sign a letter to President Bush on January 9 expressing “deep concern for the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza strip”. The letter includes detailed information on the humanitarian crisis (source Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, an Israeli human rights organization). The [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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By Krisy Gashler • kgashler@gannett.com • December 30, 2008
The AWOL Fort Drum soldier who asked for Common Council’s help earlier this month appears to be headed for an administrative discharge, his lawyer said.
Go to article and story chat on theithacajournal.com

U.S. Army Specialist Stephen Trevor Loope petitioned Ithaca’s Common Council at their Dec. 3 meeting [...]

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Call Everyone you Know! Please Forward Widely
The Rally this Friday is STILL ON!
Incredible VICTORY for the workers’ occupation!
RALLY FRIDAY 4:45pm to 6pm Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Commons
On Wednesday night, the 200 workers sitting in at Republic Windows and Doors voted unanimously to accept a deal where they would receive 8 weeks of severance pay, [...]

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Firm’s talks with Bank of America, union continue

By Robert Mitchum | Tribune reporter
December 10, 2008

An offer by Bank of America to extend more credit to Republic Windows & Doors on Goose Island failed by late Tuesday to develop into an agreement to dislodge workers who have been occupying the closed plant for five days in protest of losing pay and benefits. Go to article on chigagotribune.com

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Editorials –AWOL soldier: Don’t get involved Common Council, Ithaca Journal, Dec. 9, 2008 AFTER GOOD FACTUAL STORY BY REPORTER, I.J. EDITOR FEELS COMPELLED TO ENGAGE IN PREVENTATIVE SPIN
With its seemingly endless things-to-do list, the last thing Ithaca Common Council should do is write a letter on behalf of AWOL soldier Trevor Loope.
AWOL soldier [...]

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photo by Marty Luster
Sp/4 Trevor L. 22, of Austin, TX served 15 months in Afghan combat with the 3d Brigade, of the 10th Mountain Division. Upon returning to Ft. Drum in 2007 he was unable to obtain adequate treatment for mental health issues. This caused him to leave the base in search of [...]

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“The ultimate goal is to put new solutions into our warfighters’ hands as soon as possible, so they can apply them to the challenges posed by the battlefield of the 21st century.”
- From Raytheon’s Website
On Thursday, October 16th, members of Cornell and Ithaca College Campus Antiwar Network went to a recruiting session for Raytheon. Raytheon [...]

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Join the forum discussion on this postUPDATE: Goodman Charged with Obstruction; Felony Riot Charges Pending Against Kouddous and Salazar
ST. PAUL–Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar have all been released from police custody in St. Paul following their illegal arrest by Minneapolis Police on Monday afternoon.
All three were [...]

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