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A call for all people of conscience to donate to its Lebanon Palestine Emergency Relief Fund. All donations will be used to help Palestinian and Lebanese victims of the latest Israeli aggression.
Please make your tax-deductible donation payable to "Al-Awda, PRRC". Indicate "Lebanon Palestine Emergency Fund" in the memo section.
Checks or money orders should be mailed to: Al-Awda, PRRC PO Box 131352 Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Or you can make a secure online donation using your credit card via website. Please email us at info@al-awda.org to let us know that your online donation is intended for the 'Lebanon Palestine Emergency Fund'.
Tel: 760-685-3243 Fax: 360-933-3568 E-mail: info@al-awda.org Website: al-awda.org
We are all receiving requests for donations to help Lebanon. Our listener Amy Hendrickson of Brookline Peaceworks urges you to contribute as described here.
Those who will not be receiving help are the Palestinian Refugee camps in Lebanon. They were "degraded" long before the present crisis, and their situation is now worse. NONETHELESS, THEY ARE TAKING IN LEBANESE REFUGEES FROM THE SOUTH AND OTHER HEAVILY BOMBED AREAS.
Naseer Aruri and Elaine Hagopian are trying to get some funds to them immediately. We have no tax exempt organization that can receive these funds. Your contribution will not be tax deductible. However, we are assuming that this will not be a factor in this emergency situation. We are asking you all to send Elaine your checks in whatever amount - every dollar helps - payable to Elaine Hagopian who will coordinate the effort. She will cash the checks immediately, add them together, and try to do a bank transfer. Her bank - Cambridge Savings Bank - has informed her that they can try to do a bank transfer. If it doesn't work, the bank will return the funds. They would then be delivered by a wife/husband couple (Lebanese and Palestinian) who teach at AUB and who are waiting to get word as to when they can return. They are presently waiting it out in Boston area. They are a couple who have worked in the camps and know the heads of the programs in there. Elaine's address is: Elaine Hagopian, 385 Mass. Ave. #33, Arlington, MA 02474-6727. If you want to reach her by phone for any reason, call 781 648 1245. Please act now. Also send your email address with your check so Elaine can acknowledge your donation upon receipt. A final accounting will be sent to all donors.
Thank you in advance for responding to this urgent request.
Naseer Aruri and Elaine Hagopian
Our colleague John Grebe (host of "Sounds of Dissent" on this station Saturdays 11am-1pm) has just signed a petition urging regional and global leaders to speak out and support Kofi Annan's proposal. If people around the world can persuade their governments to unite in demanding a ceasefire, all sides in this conflict will be pressured to stand down. Can you sign the petition too?
The petition will be sent to key regional and global leaders and publicized in major newspapers in the Middle East, US and Europe. With enough signatures we can help pressure our so-called leaders to stop the violence.
As of July 9, 2006, 3547 people were engaging in solidarity fasts around the nation and in 22 other countries. If you are interested in joining, you can sign up on Code Pink Boston's website calendar for times you pledge to fast. Please sign up for a time that makes sense in your life. 24 hours is the suggested time, but do as little or as much as works for you. Some people do juice fasts, others drink only water. The important thing is to let people know what you are doing and why. Attending vigils and/or demonstrations with appropriate signs is a good way to spread the work and prepares people for the Declaration of Peace Campaign on 9/21/2006. Send email to encubed1@yahoo.com for additional information.
No student of history can escape the parallels between what is going on in Lebanon now and the start of World War I. The question is, do we have political will, and the sanity, to stop it. Those who are not interested in history are at the mercy of the present, so we might as well review. Please go to: A Tale of Two Resolutions.
The Primary Election for this Campaign is Tuesday August 8th. In my view the most one could do to help Stop the Carnage and Destruction in the Middle East and Iraq is to work for Ned Lamont. It is a close primary between Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont for a US Senate Seat from Connecticut.
Joe Lieberman is probably the staunchest supporter of the Iraq War and a militant pro right wing Israeli in the United States. Ned Lamont is against the Iraq War and hopefully not as pro- Israel as Lieberman. Please contact Michael Trueworthy at the numbers below if you are interested. While Peaceful demonstrations may be good morale boosters, fundraisers and recruiting tools, such action as the above is potentially far more important. If anyone wants an analysis of this please write me.
Contact Info:
Michael Trueworthy, 383 Monroe Street, New Britain, CT 06052
860-573-5051
email: trueworthym@djstrat.com
website: Ned Lamont's Campaign Site
I believe the Secretary of State should not be an insider bureaucrat, but an independent watchdog - and advocate - for our democracy. Please join me in starting to make this a reality by lending a hand in our petition campaign now. It's fun and a great way to get the word out about our campaign - and lay the groundwork for an upsurge of democracy in November! THE PETITION CAMPAIGN NEEDS YOU NOW!
Call Pat Keaney, petition coordinator, at 857-829-1882, or email
her.
Jill' email.
We are just a few days away from the deadline for signature collection to get on the ballot. To be on the ballot in November, we need 5,000 certified signatures. We currently have about 2,000, with several thousand more in the process of being certified.
IF YOU WANT AFFORDABLE, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, YOU NEED DEMOCRACY TO GET THERE! The legislature's recent shameful action - killing the proposed referendum for a constitutional right to health care by sending it to a "study" committee to die - is a bitter illustration that democratic reform is needed to enable the solutions for which there is enormous public support and critical need. This initiative was supported by a 2:1 margin by the people of Massachusetts. Yet the insurance industry again won out over the will of the people. We urge disappointed health care advocates to join us in this campaign for democratic reform.
SEIZE THE MOMENT! HELP GATHER SIGNATURES.
[NOTE: Our special friend John Bonifaz is also running for Secretary of the Commonwealth on the Democratic ticket (has sufficient signatures). Jill Stein would not try to beat Bonifaz if he wins the Democratic nomination.]
Regular Museum hours through November 1st: 10 am to 6 pm daily
Fridays and Sundays during July and August: Indoor shows on Fridays at 8 pm and big puppet programs in the Circus Field on Sunday afternoons starting around 2:30 pm.
Admission free, donations welcome.
All donations are tax deductible.
Phone: 802-525-3031
Fundraising campaign website.
Despite its attempt to create a socially responsible image, Starbucks' failure to meaningfully embrace Fair Trade coffee has left coffee farmers and their children teetering on the brink of starvation in the Global South. A new documentary, Black Gold (blackgoldmovie.com), reveals in detail the pained existence of coffee farmers under the purchasing practices of Starbucks and other multinational corporations. In Starbucks cafes, baristas are paid a poverty wage and the company insures a lower percentage of employees than Wal-Mart. Starbucks baristas are organizing a union (starbucksunion.org) with the Industrial Workers of the World for a better life on and off the job. In response, the company has waged a fierce and relentless anti-union campaign that tramples on workers' rights. In this union-busting operation unburdened by the law, Starbucks routinely retaliates against baristas for supporting the union. In addition, Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz recently broke the union of roasting plant employees. If you or your group is interested in getting involved with the campaign on the ground floor please contact IWW organizer and Starbucks barista Daniel Gross at dgross@iww.org or 917-577-1110.
“Olive Branch” Extra Virgin Olive Oil is raised without pesticides or sprays and First-Cold-Pressed. This year we are importing the oil directly from the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), a non-governmental, non-profit organization in Ramallah which has been on the forefront of supporting Palestinian agriculture since the 1980’s. PARC buys its olive oil from 85 different small farmer cooperatives in the West Bank. It takes care of testing, quality control, bottling, labeling and marketing. Available in 750ml bottles, by the case (12 bottles), or more. Now more than ever, important to Palestinian farmers. For ordering and other info, please email us at palestinebostonoliveoil@yahoo.com or call Susie at 781-648-6307.
This meeting will be the first city-wide organizing meeting for the August 29 rally at Dudley to commemorate the 1st anniversary of Katrina and the struggle of the displaced people fo New Orleans and the Gulf Coast for justice and full Reparations and to Stop the War at Home & Abroad. There will be presentations, cultural performances and plenty of time for open discussion.
Rosa Parks Human Rights Day Committee
Phone: 617-524-3507
Email
True experiences of veterans of the War in Vietnam
Created and Performed by Carl Thomsen
Original music by Jeffry Steele
Newly revised, with additional stories from the war!
Tickets $20
Veterans and children (under 16) $15
Reservations 978 281 0680 or by email
A production of Dancers Courageous, Inc.
Carl Thomsen
PO Box 3146
Gloucester, MA 01931
978 387 6566
Harvey Wasserman, Ohio writer and activist, will speak about the 2004 election as well as the upcoming 2006 and 2008 elections. Wasserman came to Washington with 50 people from Ohio in January 2005 to constitutionally challenge the election results of Ohio. He has a lot to say about what we can do to improve our elections. Free and open to the public. Note: This space is NOT wheelchair accessible. The program is free and open to the public.
Other Contact Information: 781/316-2018.
Church of Our Saviour, 21 marathon St. Arlington
From May 8 to May 20, Frank Gatti and Eleanor (Ellie) Manire-Gatti traveled to Iran as part of a person-to-person, peace delegation to Iran sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR). The purpose of this trip was to introduce Iranians to citizens of the United States that do not want war with Iran but desire to live in peace, and for citizens of the United States to meet Iranians, learn about Iran and come home to share their experience.
The Fellowship of Reconciliation started in 1914 has worked for nonviolent solutions both internationally and at home. Its members are of many faiths and denominations.
This delegation visited Tehran, Shiraz, Esfahan and Qom. There they saw historical sites of Iran including Petropoulos and Necropolis, museums, NGO's, gardens, rug stores, and beautiful architecture and gardens. The best part of the trip was the unplanned interchanges with the people who were friendly, hospitable and curious. With slides and music the Gattis will share the experience of Iran and its people.
Forum to Discuss the Conditions of War Affecting People in
Boston and the U.S. Sent by Harris Daniels, who is organizing a
new branch of the African People's Solidarity Committee in the
Boston area. This is an international group working under the
leadership of the African People's Socialist Movement and the
Uhuru Movement (a group whose goals are to unite, organize and
liberate all African and oppressed people worldwide. With
speakers Diop Olugbala (Lead Organizer for International
People's Uhuru Movement, Brooklyn N.Y.) and Penny Hess
(National Chairwoman for African People's Solidarity Committee,
author of "Overturning the Culture of Violence").
Send email for information.
Jackson Mann Community Center, 500 Cambridge St. in Allston.
Meet briefly at the statue to exchange thoughts, then walk silently around the Yard and nearby streets, returning to the statue by 12:30pm.
Come for all or part of the vigil. Corner of Rt 27 and 30 by the Middlesex Bank and Cochituate Post Office. We got a LOT of positive feedback from the traffic passing by at our first one, and only a few negatives. Hope you can join us. Pass the info on. To request a flyer in Word, send your request to Sandy Coy.
The location will be Kittredge Park, at the intersection of Route 38 and Route 133 in Lowell. We'll have some signs but could use more if you want to bring one. It's time for the anti-war majority to show its strength!
For membership in the Greater Lowell for Peace and Justice
United for Justice with Peace, Cambridge
Left in Lowell
Think out Loud
WUML
Would you walk 123 miles to deliver aid to Palestine?
In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, I have been moved to walk from Boston to Provincetown -- 123 miles in 36 hours straight.
From August 4-6, over two nights and a day, I will raise awareness and Money for a shipment of urgently needed medical supplies to Palestine. Grassroots International needs to raise $20,000 to ship $500,000 worth of donated medical supplies to our partners in Gaza and the West Bank. Would you help with a contribution now?
Contact me if you'd like to join me on my walk. If not, would you make a donation for this medical relief effort to Palestine? Click here to give!
We must raise the money for the shipping this month. If we reach this goal together, your funds will be used for other humanitarian support in Palestine.
I would be grateful if you could forward this message widely to reach tens of thousands of people who will want to help.
Marty Wrin
Local Activist and Grassroots International staff member
Download flyer
or for more information contact IAC Boston 617-522-6626
or the National Office 212-633-6646
Rosa Parks Human Rights Day Committee
Phone: 617-524-3507
Email
Organized by:
ADC Mass, Arabesque Mondays, MIT LCM, NAAP Boston.
This is our call to others of like mind and motivation. Join us in a NATIONAL IMMIGRANT RIGHTS STRATEGY CONVENTION in Chicago, August 11 - 13th , 2006 to further unite our forces, establish a national program and plan of action, create a national immigrant's coordinating committee, and strengthen our network of legitimate base organizations and coalitions to uplift the voice of the voiceless.
Please review the points of unity. If you would like to participate and add your name to the list of organizations that are endorsing the convention please send an email.
More information about the convention will be posted on the website or distributed via e-mail as it becomes available. Please visit our website or call our toll free number (877) 7 - MARCHA.