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Come celebrate Palestinian arts and culture, and learn the realities of life in Palestine. Activities and presentations for adults and children.
If you can help, please go here and indicate what you
can do and what if anything you can provide:
Palestinian groups are welcome to have a table; please contact Bob Cable (bob.cable@hotmail.com) by October 17th if you would like to reserve a table; he'll let you know if there are any spots left.
(Table arranging deadline is Wed Oct 17)
World-renowned Israeli-Jewish peace activist Jeff Halper, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and a Nobel Peace prize nominee, will speak on why securing Palestinian rights is crucial to Israel’s future. “We think, as Israelis, that Jews and Arabs should live together,” he says. “Palestinians have rights of self-determination just like we have. We have to fight also for their rights. One of our slogans is ‘we refuse to be their enemies.’"
Dr. Jeff Halper, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) is an Israeli-American peace activist, professor of anthropology, distinguished author and internationally acclaimed speaker. His popular book, Obstacles to Peace is to be followed by a forthcoming work: An Israeli in Palestine. Dr. Jeff Halper was a 2006 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize and a 2007 recipient of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)’s Olive Branch Award.
At the end of the Civil War, with the rebellion put down and slavery ended, America seemed to belong to Lincoln's "plain people." But "government of the people" and economic democracy were betrayed by political parties that fanned memories of the war to distract Americans from government of the corporation.
In a brilliant reconsideration of the so-called Gilded Age, Beatty provides a fresh look at a time when an oligarchy of wealth triumphed over democracy, when dreams of freedom and equality died of their impossibility.
Telephone: (978) 369-9763
Taped Information: (978) 369-9609
"Sunlight is Life" weaves technology, politics and social policy together with humor and compelling graphics to clearly demonstrate that the end of the era of cheap oil is upon us and that renewable energy is ready here and now to help define the path to a sustainable future in the post-petroleum world.
The Same People Who Sold You the Iraq War, Who Want to Sell You an Iran War, now Are Selling You "Islamo- Fascism Awareness Week."
There is a serious attempt to pressure the University of Michigan Press to censor the book Overcoming Zionism by Joel Kovel and to cripple the distribution of Pluto Press in the United States. Now we face a new threat on college campuses: the "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" (IFAW) October 22-26 being organized by neoconservatives and rightwing Zionist forces.
The purpose of this week is to whip up and rally reactionary elements in academia. Under the guise of protecting freedom, its activities include demands that Muslim student groups sign a loyalty pledge to the war on terror, sit-ins at women's studies departments for alleged inattention to the plight of women in Islamic states, and demands to tighten border controls in the U.S. Speakers being offered to rightwing campus groups for the IFAW include former Senator Rick Santorum, Daniel Pipes, Robert Spencer, Ann Coulter, and David Horowitz -- some of the same people who helped to foment the war on Iraq.
As we point out in our Mission Statement: "The suppression of discussion of Zionism occurs within the context of a broader assault on academic freedom and critical thought; it is a concentrated expression of that assault." IFAW is a well-organized campaign to silence dissent on campus and to get people to look at all Muslims as "Islamo-Fascists," creating a dangerous atmosphere for Muslim students who have sustained so much hate and abuse since 9/11. IFAW seeks to solidify the "you're either with us or your against us" call of the Bush administration, to equate any questioning of Zionism with support for terrorism, and to further beat the drums for war on Iran.
The spontaneous response of some may be to stand aside and hope that the IFAW is generally ignored. This would be a serious mistake. To do this is to allow poisonous ideas to go uncontested and to give political reactionaries the initiative to set the very terms of debate.
Accordingly we call on you to help organize counter- demonstrations, to write letters and op-eds, and to defend Muslim students and women's studies centers from attack.
Committee for an Open Discussion of Zionism
Speakers are Jeff Halper & Anat Biletzki (Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University and Former chairperson of B'Tselem Human Rights in the Occupied Territories.)
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict - Occupation 101 presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of the long-perceived myths and misconceptions.
The film also details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United Sates in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace.
HB 2059, The Patient Safety Act, will require the Department of Public Health to set a limit on the number of patients a nurse has to care for at one time. This is a common sense solution to a growing health care crisis. Visit our webpage for more information and updates on the campaign. On Wednesday, October 24th at 10 am, the state legislature's Public Health Committee will conduct a hearing on HB 2059.
We need YOU at that public hearing to pass this legislation!
Transportation from many points across Massachusetts is available and lunch will be provided.
Contact: Yirgalem Madie at 617-524-8778
On Sept 20, 2007, over 20,000 Americans drove to Jena, to protest the unjust prosecution of 6 black youth. Young people of color across the country were galvanized to stand up for equal protection in the criminal justice system. But white progressives didn't join them in Jena and prominent progressive leaders largely ignored the significance of the Jena Protests. How do we change the ways white Americans think about justice and national community, so that youth of color become "all of our" youth?
Presenter: Lydia Bean, co-founder of FRIENDS OF JUSTICE
Please bring your lunch. Beverages will be provided. $5 contribution requested.
This story follows Fernanda, a young Brazilian transexual woman who travels to Milan and becomes involved in sex work to raise money for a sex change operation. She dreams of being a woman but is transformed into a figure of allure.
Attend a forum with journalist Dahr Jamail, author of the new book "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalists in Occupied Iraq" (Haymarket Books, 2007). Sponsored by Haymarket Books and In These Times
Dahr Jamail is an independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for more than four years. Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Iraq, with a forward by Amy Goodman, is his first book.
DAHLIA WASFI, MD, grew up in Iraq before moving to the United States with her family in 1977. In 2006, Dahlia traveled back to Iraq to witness the occupation and is now speaking out about her experiences there.
Contact: for Boston information, 617-648-0561.
Jamie will describe his beginnings in politics as the only Clean Elections candidate elected in Massachusetts history, along with a discussion of why Clean Elections did not succeed in the Bay State even though it has become the conventional way to run for public office in some states, such as Maine and Arizona. Jamie will also talk about current state and federal efforts to decrease the role of money in elections.
Event Co-Sponsored by Brandeis Democrats, DFA-Brandeis & Democracy Matters
Contact: David Emer (978-549-1694)
To be followed by at 7 – 9 PM by
"In Search of a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine:
A View from the Ground"
Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)-Boston
and Workmen’s Circle Middle East Working Group
We expect to sell out all seats (we already have about 200 registrations from out of state). This would also help the conference planning committee in its planning for this conference. As you can see from the list of speakers, this will be a wonderful conference.
We are also looking for volunteers to help in local set up during the two days of the conference, so please let me know if you are available to help in this.
Keynote Address:
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Panelists:
Naim Ateek * Anat Biletzki
Diana Buttu * Noam Chomsky
John Dugard * Farid Esack
Noura Erekat * Jeff Halper
Donald Wagner * David Wildman
Other Participants:
Phyllis Bennis * Joan M. Martin
Nancy Murray * Bishop Thomas Shaw
FOSNA Main Office
PO Box 9186, Portland, OR 97207
Credit Card Registration#: (503) 653-6625
Conference Local Phone#: (617) 491-0700
FRIDAY, OCT 26, 2007
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SICK OF WAR?... then take a sick day… or better yet…
WALK OUT!................
Rally on Boston Common, 1:00 pm March at 3:00 PM
Sickout/Walkout Coalition
617-482-3090 or 617-230-9382
Nationally coordinated day of protest called by United for Peace and Justice. Boston is one of 10 cities participating and is the center for the mobilization of New England United, our newly-formed, 6-state region.
Please Join
The Boston Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace,
The Mass. Chapter of The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
at a large, area-wide mobilization
Hear activists from Israel, Palestine, South Africa and the U. S. address the issues of inequality, violence and peace in Israel/Palestine. Take a stand for justice and human rights for everyone in Israel/Palestine.
Mobilization Cosponsors: American Friends Service Committee, The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Centro Presente, Jewish Women for Justice and Peace in Israel/Palestine, Pax Christi Massachusetts, Friends of Sabeel North America, and Unitarian Universalists for Peace in the Middle East.
Poems and texts by Askia Touré, Aldo Tambellini, Brenda Walcott, Jill Netchinsky,
Joselyn Almeida, Neil Calender, Tontongi, Anna Wexler, Gary Hicks, and
Tony Medina.
THE LIBERATION POETS COLLECTIVE
IS HOLDING A BOOK PARTY AND SIGNING,
IN CELEBRATION OF THE PUBLICATION OF
THEIR FIRST ANTHOLOGY,
POETS AGAINST THE KILLING FIELDS.
Trilingual Press 166 pages $12.95
Books - DVDs - COFFEE - LEMONADE
FREE ADMISSION - FREE DOCUMENTARY DVD
A free public forum: How will global warming affect the economy, environment, and quality of life of the northeastern United States? What can we do to prevent the most severe consequences?
Dr. Peter C. Frumhoff, director of science and policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists and chair of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment (NECIA) team, will present findings from the new NECIA report and describe the ways in which we can pursue a lower emissions pathway.
Q&A session with the audience.
Sponsored by Sustainable Belmont. Co-sponsors: the Lexington Global Warming Action CoailtionLexington Global Warming Action Coalition, Belmont Public Schools, the Belmont Vision 21 Implementation Committee, and the Belmont League of Women Voters.
For more information, email
CALL YOUR SENATORS RIGHT NOW AND DEMAND THEY
VOTE DOWN THE LIEBERMAN-KYL AMENDMENT
In case you thought it was just an aberrant moment of lunacy last week when Lieberman pressed General Petraeus for an attack on Iran, just before the weekend he introduced an amendment to the defense bill to authorize exactly that.
No, we are not kidding. He has drafted language that any impartial observer would interpret as a DECLARATION OF WAR against Iran, and he is pressing for a vote as fast as possible.
Congress will be debating war appropriations again, and the Senate - as the Republicans have routinely demonstrated - has the power to filibuster any appropriations it doesn't like. A filibuster in the Senate next month would effectively force an end to the war. So if each of us does our part in exposing the filibuster option, then we can apply tremendous pressure on our senators, the likes of which they haven't felt in decades!
Petition to sign.
"We do not support construction of new nuclear
reactors as a means of addressing the climate crisis.
Available renewable energy and energy efficiency
technologies are faster, cheaper, safer and cleaner
strategies for reducing greenhouse emissions than
nuclear power."
You can vote Yes in the National Cheney Impeachment Poll by texting the word "impeach" to 30644.
See and hear Walter, Joe, Abbey, random pedestrians (One even honked.) and a supporting cast of spontaneous volunteers all explaining the Honk Experience. (You can hear them when the cars aren't honking anyway.) No honks were added.
This took five hours in the cutting room. It's derived from thirty minutes of source shot over a two hour period on July 30th.
Cuencavision the local Spanish cable TV that carries some TV from Cuba. It includes Cubavision news from 1 to 1:30 PM weekdays and News from Telesur at Noon. The current schedule is viewable as a pdf file by clicking on the "Media Kit Cuencavision" link. Telesur is a major initative by several Latin American countries to provide an alternative to the US dominated media.
Cuencavision a local low power Spanish TV station in Boston is picking up Telesur and Cubavison TV and rebroadcasting them during the day. Cuencavision is carried on Cablevision in Boston and Brookline on Channel 26. It can also be received directly on Ch 58 in a limited area of its Albany Street, Boston, Transmission Site.
They aren't content with just manipulating government. Now they want to "be" the government.
A bill known as Chapter 40T is moving swiftly through the legislature that would enable real estate developers to create their own special purpose governments within cities and towns. This allows critical functions of local democratic government to be replaced by the rule of unelected developers with personal financial interests to advance.
CALL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS IMMEDIATELY. They might vote on it before end of session on July 31. Mention all three bill numbers/names - H159, S146, and "Chapter 40T."
Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities
617-821-1453.
On June 21, 2007, Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) and Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Local Community Radio Act. Passing this bipartisan bill will bring more diversity of views and music to your radio dial and re-connect communities to a medium that has been largely overrun by massive corporate conglomerates. This legislation needs your support today.
The bill opens the dial to Low Power FM radio stations. These stations are community driven and locally oriented, providing news and information often ignored by mainstream radio -- information crucial to healthy communities and a vibrant democracy.
Current rules deprive many communities across the country from access to local radio. If enacted, this bill will clear more space for better, more independent and local programming that will bring diversity back to the airwaves.
Support this legislation today and help bring local radio to your community!
Solidarity Alert! Clear Channel Workers on Strike for Justice! A strike fund has been established to help out the families of workers from Painters DC 35 and IBEW 103 on the line at Clear Channel Outdoor in Stoneham. The strike is entering its second month, and members are hanging tough. Friends can send checks to Painters' DC 35, 25 Colgate Road, Roslindale, MA 02131, made payable to: DC 35 Billboard Strike Fund. On behalf of the 25 families....thank you. You can also show your support by standing with the workers on the picket line. The line is locate at 89 Maple Street Stoneham MA.
Read more about the strike and workers' struggles at Clear Channel.
Representative Dennis Kucinich (Democrat - Ohio, and a 2008 Presidential Candidate) filed three articles of impeachment of VP Dick Cheney on Tuesday, 4/24/07.
House Resolution (HR) 333 first goes to the House Judiciary Committee headed by John Conyers. The committee will then forward it to the main body. NOW is the time to contact your Representative and Senators to let them know that is essential for the future of our fragile democracy that House members give careful consideration to the Articles and vote to impeach Dick Cheney.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBERS FOR THE U.S. CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD
07/07/07: Many of you have written to ask us when we were going to call for the impeachment of Bush as well as Cheney. Of course we have done Bush impeachment action pages before, and were focusing on Cheney on the premise that he was not only the least popular, but also the most guilty. But now Bush has thrown himself in the middle of the worst of the Cheney scandals, and so we have launched a new action page calling for the impeachment of them both.
Doris Tennant and Ellen Lubell (of Newton) are representing a Guantanamo prisoner pro bono, so they are providing their time at no charge. However, their costs, including their own travel and that of a translator, translator fees, and Freedom of Information Act requests, are running at least $20,000 for this year, and will likely continue at that same pace or more. Most of the other attorneys who are representing Guantanamo detainees are members of large law firms that can cover these types of expenses, but in their case the two of them are the firm.
If you would like to make a contribution to help them defray costs, it would be much appreciated. Please make your check payable to "Tennant Lubell Detainee Fund." Your contribution will NOT be tax-deductible, but they promise to put it to good use to help provide fundamental legal rights to a man who remains in indefinite detention.
Doris Tennant, Esq.
Tennant Lubell, LLC
288 Walnut Street, Suite 500
Newton, MA 02460
617-969-9610, X 101
Fax: 617-969-9611
Action Alert: The Alliance for Democracy warns us to oppose Holt bill (HR 811). We call for a ban on the use of Direct Recording Electronic voting equipment (DREs) and to require the use of paper ballots.
AFD urgently calls upon all citizens to call their Representatives to demand amendments to rectify the defects in HR 811, specifically to ban the use of DRE voting machines and require the use of paper ballots in all elections in the United States. Proponents of HR 811 expect the bill to come for a vote during mid- March 2007.
1. DRE systems must be banned.
2. All voting must be by voter marks on a paper ballot.
3. All recounts must be by hand counting of paper ballots.
4. All elections must have a statistically significant verification.
5. All recounts at every level of government must be by hand counting.
6. All software must be subject to public disclosure.
7. No connections to the Internet should be allowed.
8. All election records should be available to the public.
Go to for on-line information and a link to a printable flier.
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.
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail link
We are happy to report that a new shipment of olive oil has arrived. The most recent harvest was excellent and per case prices are less than they were last year.
As with our previous shipments, this oil comes directly from the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees, PARC, a non-profit, non- governmental organization in the West Bank. PARC works with 15 different small cooperatives. This shipment comes from the Mazare' Al Nubani/ Ramallah and the Kufr Thulth, Jayous and Azzoun cooperatives. The labels are printed in the West Bank and the oil is bottled at the PARC bottling facility in Aram. PARC is a member of the International Fair Trade Association, and is the only Palestinian organization that has received the Palestine Standards Institution certification for its olive oil.
OLIVE BRANCH OLIVE OIL DONATIONS
As with past shipments, a percentage of the proceeds of olive oil sales is donated back to organizations working directly with Palestinians. Past recipients include:
Palestinian Medical Relief Society Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Birthright Unplugged American Friends Service Committee-Middle East Crisis Fund American Near East Refugee Aid Olive Harvest Coalition Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees Ibdaa Cultural Center International Solidarity Movement US OMEN Ta’ayush
THE IMPORTANCE OF OLIVE OIL TO THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY
Olive oil is the backbone of the Palestinian agricultural economy. Eighty percent of cultivated land in Palestine is planted with olive trees, and the olive harvest provides between 25 to 50 percent of a farming family’s annual income. Olive trees, many of which are hundreds of years old, hold a deep significance in the culture and economy of the Holy Land. As the political and economic situation in Palestine continues to deteriorate, with increased restrictions on the mobility of people, goods and services, olive oil has become a matter of basic survival for many Palestinian families. Buying this oil is a constructive and tangible way to help alleviate poverty and build peace.
PARC assists at every stage of the olive oil production process, from helping farmers to reclaim rocky land, conserve water and implement sensible environmental practices (like re-cropping, dry-land farming and recycling of waste materials) to setting up regional labs for farmers to test their olive oil. PARC strictly monitors the quality of the oil, testing and re-testing it at its main laboratory to ensure that it meets all specifications. Extra-virgin olive oil comes from the first pressing of the olives, contains no more than 0.8% acidity, and is judged to have a superior taste. There can be no refined oil in extra-virgin olive oil.
Palestinian farmers traditionally care for their trees without the use of pesticides or sprays. PARC is currently working with international agricultural organizations to obtain organic certification for its olive oil, which should be finalized in the next few months. Because both light and heat are known enemies of olive oil, Olive Branch Olive Oil comes in a dark green glass bottle that is optimal for storage.
Available in 750ml bottles, by the case (12 bottles, $145), or more.
For ordering and other info, please email us at palestinebostonoliveoil@yahoo.com or call Susie at 781-648-6307.
We provide posters, literature, info on impeachment, answer questions, tee shirts,
gather signatures on petitions for impeachment to be sent to Congress and our Mass. legislators.
Harvard's Palestine Solidarity Committee will be holding a vigil for Gaza from 11:45 am to 12:15 pm on the steps of Memorial Church in Harvard Yard. All who care for Palestine are invited to attend. Please wear black and spread the word widely.
Meet briefly at the statue to exchange thoughts,
then walk silently around the Yard and nearby streets,
returning to the statue by 12:30pm.
Southeast corner of Rt 27 and 30 (nearest to Brooks Pharmacy).
Come for all or part. Bring a candle, lantern, or flashlight.
Organizer: Sandy Coy.
Join the Boston Tea Party Conference call,
Participant call in: 402-756-9100; Access code: 680903#
Socialist Alternative Radio, 91.5 FM Boston
listen anytime on the Web at WMFO.org. A democratic socialist, working-class view of politics and culture, including solidarity announcements, interviews, music, and more.
Write to us at BostonSAradio@aol.com.
Join a Friday fast and/or protest in solidarity with illegal detentions. The fast began in 2005 when Nobel Peace Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Adolpho Esquivel, (Argentina), along with others around the world, chose this method to seek the release of our unjustly detained and tortured brothers and sisters.
In Boston, local activists Susan McLucas and Phoebe Knopf have joined the Friday fast and will protest every Friday in front of the JFK Building from noon to one. The action, which is rooted in nonviolence, includes speakers, music, hand-outs and petitions to create public pressure to stop all illegal detentions and to try those responsible for the illegal treatment of thousands of detainees, most of whom are Arab and Muslim men. Susan and Phoebe will be wearing orange jumpsuits.