“Dual Occupations: Sovereignty and Freedom from Iraq to Palestine"
A Week-end Conference, October 17-19th at
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.
Purchase Tickets | Download Registration Form | Download the Program | Read About the Exciting Speakers | Workshops | October 17th Event | Directions to the College
This multi-generational ...continue reading (visit section)
See these amazing photos from Rafah in Gaza where Palestinians broke through the wall there today:
Gazans Cross Border Wall (NY Times)
From our Israeli friend, Jeff Halper, with Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions:
Excerpt: "As an Israeli Jew, I have been saddened and mortified that my own people, after all they ...continue reading (visit section)
By Rachel Shabi in Haifa (Al-Jazeera)
An Arabic-language production of My Name is Rachel Corrie, a play based on the writings of a young American woman killed by an Israeli bulldozer, premiered in Haifa, Israel on Sunday.
Corrie's parents attended the performance, which took place on the fifth anniversary of her death.
"I ... continue reading (visit section)
The Rachel Corrie Memorial Scholarship at The Evergreen State College is for students dedicated to gaining a better understanding of the Middle East and to working, locally or internationally, to further Middle East peace. Areas of interest may include Arab culture and Arabic language, US Policy in the Middle East, ...continue reading (visit section)
The first brushstrokes have been laid for the Olympia-Rafah Mural Project. A joint endeavor of the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice and Break the Silence Mural Arts Project from San Francisco, the mural is an expression of the sister-city relationship between Olympia, Washington and Rafah, Palestine, and ...continue reading (visit section)
Recent ArticlesBy Andrew Ford Lyons on Nov 16, 2007 in Events
Where: The Olympia Community Center (222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA) Multipurpose Room B
When: November 29, 2007, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Time: 7 p.m. Read the rest
By Alice Zillah on Nov 8, 2007 in Events
On Friday, October 19th, the Rachel Corrie Foundation was hosted by the local Fellowship of Reconciliation for an afternoon rush-hour demonstration in downtown Olympia. Read the rest
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Nov 4, 2007 in Events
Two ‘masters of the written word’ on war and occupation
Where: Olympia, WA, Capitol Theater
206 5th Ave SE, Olympia, Thurston, Washington 98501
When: Sunday Nov. 4 at 5:00 PM
Tickets: Available at buyolympia.com and Rainy Day Records Read the rest
By Alice Zillah on Oct 17, 2007 in Events
A Photographic Exhibition
Evergreen State College Library
Thursday, Oct. 17th
7:00 pm
Opening Reception with Muna Hamzeh,
Palestinian-American journalist and poet
and Cindy and Craig Corrie
By Christi McGinley on Oct 16, 2007 in Events
October 18th, 7 p.m.
Minnaert Center for the Arts, SPSCC
2011 Mottman Road SW
(there will be signs directing you to the Center)
Olympia, WA, 98512
See map: Google Maps
Progressive speaker and actor MIKE FARRELL (B.J. Hunnicutt of M*A*S*H). will be speaking about his journey to actor and activist. Read the rest
By Alice Zillah on Oct 16, 2007 in News and Updates
3,800 grave markers lined the wet grass of Heritage Park near, near the edge of Capitol Lake in Olympia on Sunday and Monday in honor of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. This is the fourth year that Veterans for Peace Rachel Corrie Chapter 109 has brought the traveling Arlington Northwest Memorial to town. Read the rest
Five families — the Corries and four Palestinian familes — are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Illinois-based Caterpillar, Inc. over violations of international and state law. The case can at first seem confusing to those who have not been following the issue. , The Center for Constitutional Rights offers an in-depth, nicely organized look at the case, similar cases and the issues around "Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar, Inc." — Factsheet: Home Demolitions and Caterpillar
Phyllis Bennis' newly updated “Understanding the Palestinian-Israel Conflict” is an invaluable source for those wishing to have a better understanding of the roots of the violence in the Middle East. — Link
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