Margo Ramlal-Nankoe continues the fight for academic freedom

Here is an update letter from Margo: Dear Supporters and Friends, I am writing to update you on my Ithaca College tenure case. For the first time in 11 years, I did not start the Fall semester as a professor in the Sociology Department at Ithaca College. I am deeply saddened by this and I have truly missed [...] [...]

Israel’s leaders are not simply war criminals; they are fools

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 [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]