The following is a message from Amal Dedky Winter, a member of the CODEPINK delegation currently visiting Gaza. [Read more…]
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International delegation gains entry to Gaza for International Women's Day
The parents of Rachel Corrie were among a group who entered Gaza to deliver aid and witness the aftermath of the Israeli siege on the most densely populated place on Earth
Cindy and Craig Corrie, parents of Rachel Corrie, joined a 60-member aid delegation organized by CODEPINK which was granted entry to Gaza through the Egyptian border crossing at Rafah on Saturday. The group, which included The Color Purple novelist Alice Walker, delivered medical supplies and wanted to mark International Women’s Day in the war torn area. [Read more…]
Interview with The New Olde Bank Theatre art director
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an interview with The New Olde Bank Theatre Art Director Sean O’Donnell on the staging of My Name is Rachel Corrie. Controversy seems to follow this play based on one woman’s emails. O’Donnell said that didn’t play into his theatre’s decision process, it was the play’s content that he considered: “The play gave me a reference point and afforded me a different perspective on the situation. Rachel talks about the Palestinian people who gave her shelter and became her friends. She gives them an identity that can’t be found in a 30-second news report. And in giving them an identity, we are forced to identify with them.”
“What I appreciate most about “My Name is Rachel Corrie” (and all theater, really) is the ability it has to educate and change people’s perceptions. I think most people don’t really understand the dynamics of this conflict — and by no means does this play explain it all — but “Rachel Corrie” does offer its audience a first-hand point of view, a different and accessible point of view, of what is going on in Palestine.
I hope audience members will come with an open mind — regardless of their preconceived beliefs — and listen. Beyond the politics of the play is a human story.”
— The New Olde Bank Theatre Art Director Sean O’Donnell
“Help me save my dad’s life.”
This time last week, I saw an email in my inbox with the horrifying subject line: “Help me save my dad’s life.”
It was from Amer Shurrab, who I’ve known for ten years, from Seeds of Peace. [Read more…]
Peace and justice groups spur action following Obama inauguration
Few could fail to witness without awe the historical significance of the inauguration of President Barack Obama as the first African American president of the United States. As people see it as an opportunity for change, those in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as those working to bring about an end to the use of the modifier “occupied” to that phrase, realize that there is no time for a long honeymoon for the 44th leader of the nation. [Read more…]
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