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Gaza delegation: Pam Rasmussen’s diary

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:

Gaza delegation, in Gaza City: Susan Adelman’s diary

Here’s another update from Susan Adelman, in Gaza City now! The Egyptians blinked!! We were contacted by the Egyptian Red Crescent just before dinner on the 7th and told that they and the Palestinian Red Crescent would facilitate the transportation of our relief supplies from Egypt to Palestine. This was a BIG signal. They also mentioned [...]

Official release: Parents of Rachel Corrie, American killed in Gaza, to join Alice Walker on 60-person aid delegation to Gaza this week

Official release: 50 international delegates to arrive in Gaza with gift baskets for Gazan women Vows to camp on border if blocked, demand its opening

50 international delegates to arrive in Gaza with gift baskets for Gazan women: Vows to camp on border if blocked, demand its opening WHAT: 50 international delegates to camp out at Gaza border until allowed inside; plan to meet with women’s groups, call for end to blockade WHEN: March 6 to March 12, 2009 WHERE:  March 6, leaving Cairo; [...]

The U.S. Airways crash and the American will to survive

Mary Perkins Harris, an inspiring Los Angeles-based CODEPINK leader, has written this beautiful piece in the wake Thursday’s U.S. Airways plane crash into the Hudson River outside New York City. Everyone survived. They’re calling the U.S. Airways crash a miracle.  It’s not a miracle, it’s America. We’ve forgotten who we really are in America.  Beaten down by [...]

Remind Obama to Keep His Promises for Peace

As Barack Obama is sworn in as President of the United States of America next week, we – as progressives, activists, and organizers – are more mindful than ever of the promises Obama made during his election campaign – as well as the great challenges he has ahead of him.  After nearly six years of [...]