By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 23, 2007 in Events
KBTC, a PBS affiliate based in Tacoma, will be airing a program entitled “We Are Them: The Words of Rachel Corrie,” tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 24) at 7:30. Craig and Cindy Corrie, as well as friends and fellow activists of Rachel’s, were interviewed for the documentary. The 1/2 hour program is produced by “Full Focus,” described as Washington’s only weekly documentary series. Read the rest
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 18, 2007 in Take action
Members of Rachel Corrie’s family and friends took part in a vigil and informational flyering July 9 as the family as the oral arguments in the case against Caterpillar got under way the in the US Court of Appeals at the Park Place Building in downtown Seattle. The Center for Constitutional Rights (representing the Corrie family and four Palestinian families in the case) held a press conference at noon. Read the rest
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 18, 2007 in Break the Silence Mural project news, Events
Meeting and Walking Party
Thursday, July 12th
6:00pm
Room 200, The Olympia Community Center
222 Columbia St. NW
Artist and activist Susan Greene, who has led many mural projects in the Occupied Territories and elsewhere, will be working with a group in Olympia to plan and paint a mural in downtown Olympia, commemorating the special relationship between our town and Rafah in the Gaza Strip. All are invited to brainstorm ideas for the mural, help put together a fund-raising plan, and scout for available wall space as we walk through downtown following the meeting!
- Build community between Olympians & Palestinians
- Lend your voice, ideas, & skills
- Collaborate in the creation of a beautiful mural
Contact: mural@rachelcorriefoundation.org for more information.
Website: Break The Silence
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 18, 2007 in Take action
Friends of Palestine, The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, and the Corrie Family encourage you to come out and support international law and human rights. Read the rest
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 18, 2007 in Events
Sunday, June 17, 7:00pm
Traditions Café
300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA
FREE – Donations gladly acceptedDr. El-Farra, a Palestinian physician, activist, and mother, founded the Rachel Corrie Children and Youth Cultural Center in 2003. She is the Director of Gaza Projects for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, serves as a health development consultant for the Union of Health Work Committees in Gaza, and is Vice President of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Dr. El-Farra is an internationally-recognized human rights leader who speaks regularly at conferences in Europe and is currently writing a book with Noam Chomsky. Read the rest
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 11, 2007 in Events
To hear the July 9, 2007, proceeding in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar, go to this link and click on cases for 07/09/07 and case number 05-36210. (File size: 6.74MB)
— Get the audio file here
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. , 
