Category: Activists

She Must Have Touched a Nerve

Jane Fonda’s FBI file From the 60s & 70s Is 22,000 pages long. “The way we treated the Vietnamese belied everything I thought about my country.” –Jane Fonda, on awakening to the truth about the…

An American Satyagrahi

Brooke Adams sent me this message: Thought of you when I saw this cause you taught me what it meant.   Mohandas Gandhi: “A satyagrahi bids good-bye to fear. She is therefore never afraid of trusting…

Obituary by Dianne Lee

Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, 91, died at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on May 26, 2016. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Hedy was encircled by friends…

Vigilance

In all these struggles [inside the Empire] the greatest danger for us lies in becoming tired and giving up, letting ourselves be diverted or corrupted, falling into dependence on drugs, alcohol, or prosperity, becoming depoliticized…

His Memory Always a Blessing

From Rabbi Michael Lerner: Daniel Berrigan was one of the most inspiring figures of the anti-war and social justice movements of the past fifty years. He died on Saturday, April 30, 2016, and will be…

On the Phone with Hedy

Even her detractors might agree: Two of Hedy Epstein’s characteristics— Pertinacity and indomitability I’ll add a third and fourth Tenderness and compassion As when I called her from Ramallah To explain why I was unable…

Support a Gaza Cancer Center

It’s an honor to know Dr. Zeina Kiblawi; please consider making a contribution to this project. She writes: “Hi everyone! On April 1st, I’m running in the Palestine “Right to Movement” Marathon (I’ll be doing the 10K!!)…