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Gaza delegation: Pam Rasmussen’s diary

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Pam Rasmussen, of Maryland, shares her experiences (with great photos!) on the 60-member aid delegation on her blog here. Here’s an excerpt from March 11:

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International Women’s Day in Pictures

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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As International Women’s Day passes and our delegation to Gaza prepares to return to their respective homes, I am reflecting on what an amazing grassroots response we had to our call to action to dedicate this Women’s Day to the women of Gaza. In less than one month, we gathered 60 women and men to [...]

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Gaza delegation: Sandra Ruch’s diary

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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Sandra Ruch, in Gaza City now on CODEPINK’s 60-member international delegation delivering aid to Gazan women today for International Women’s Day, is updating her own blog with her experiences and sending updates to PINKTank. We’ll update this post with each of her updates. Read on!

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Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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“Afghanistan is known as the “graveyard of empires… Why do we think the American attempt will be any different?” If ever there was a sadder, truer statement on US involvement in Afghanistan it would be this one in Phyllis Bennis and Farrah Hassen’s recent article in the Progressive. Possibly only topped by Robert Naiman’s recent [...]

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CODEPINK LA “check point” outside AIPAC fundraiser!

Monday, March 9, 2009

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On International Women’s Day, March 8, about 50 LA activists gathered at the entrance to the Universal Hilton Hotel where the annual AIPAC fundraiser was being held. We arrived about 30 minutes early to eight cop cars lined up in wait. The press outreach had been effective as three local cameras were arriving along with [...]

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