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An unscheduled departure from Gaza

By Gerri Haynes Concerns over the corona virus are causing chaos in airports. Our group decided that early departure from Gaza is the reasonable thing to do and now we have been told that the crossing out of Gaza will be closed all next week – so we are arranging for earlier flights home. As […]

Friday March 6th, 2020 in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

What you can do to stop a war with Iran by Stephen M. Walt

Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University. This post originally appeared online at Foriegn Policy and is used with the permission of the author. Back in 2002, a group of influential neoconservatives convinced President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney that it was a […]

Thursday June 21st, 2012 in Iran, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Traveling in Bethlehem and Hebron, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, is once again sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did four times before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people […]

Wednesday April 25th, 2012 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Day Three in Gaza, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, is once again sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did four times before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people […]

Returning to Gaza by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, is once again sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did four times before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people […]

Beyond birth control: How everyone could choose on health care

By Mark Trahant (Mark Trahant is a writer, speaker and Twitter poet. He is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and lives in Fort Hall, Idaho. You can reach him through www.marktrahant.com. His new book is “The Last Great Battle of the Indian Wars,” the story of Sen. Henry Jackson and Forrest Gerard. The following […]

Thursday March 8th, 2012 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Triqui caravan stands down after shameful moves by Oaxaca government

This is used with permission of Intercontinental Cry, an all-volunteer online journal founded in 2004 and dedicated to providing reports, videos and action alerts on the most pressing Indigenous struggles. February 10, 2012 The Triqui people of San Juan Copala are returning to the Palace of Governance in Oaxaca de Juárez after a series of […]

Friday February 17th, 2012 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

State of the Union, Part 1: It’s time to invest in young people

BY MARK TRAHANT Presidents are required to be optimistic.The American people expect it — and reward those politicians who know their lines. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Tuesday night followed The Script (so much so that Republicans released a video dismissing the president’s consistent rhetoric as more of the same). “The state of […]

Wednesday January 25th, 2012 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign brings back Israeli war crimes ad

(Press release from Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, an all-volunteer organization incorporated in Washington State. For more information: www.SeaMAC.org) This just in from SeaMac: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/28/2011 Contact: press@SeaMAC.org Carla Curio (206) 450-0706 Peter Lippman (206) 285-2154 SEAMAC BRINGS BACK ISRAELI WAR CRIMES AD Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign (SeaMAC) will publish a large ad with […]

Wednesday December 28th, 2011 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Open letter to Peruvian president on Conga shootings

This just in from Intercontinental Cry, an all-volunteer online journal founded in 2004 and dedicated to providing reports, videos and action alerts on the most pressing Indigenous struggles. The Latin America Mining Monitoring Programme is organizing an Open Letter to Peruvian President Ollanta Humala regarding the recent shootings of protesters in the region of Cajamarca, […]

Sunday December 11th, 2011 in Uncategorized | No Comments »