March 15-20, 2024
Madison Premier of Film Bad River

From 350 Wisconsin:

Since long before 1953, when Line 5 was constructed without the consent of Tribal Nations in its path, the Bad River Band has been fighting for their rights, culture, land, water, sovereignty, and so much more. This is a battle that we at 350 Wisconsin continue to witness every day, led by the Tribe in the most courageous and selfless way possible – for future generations.

The 70-year-old Line 5 pipeline, on the verge of a catastrophic rupture, plows its way through the Bad River reservation in northern Wisconsin putting the Great Lakes, and so much more, at risk. Now, the Tribe is up against Enbridge, a multi-billion dollar multinational oil corporation, to protect Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in North America, and all that depends on it.

A new documentary, Bad River, shines a light on the Band’s story of struggle from the beginning and through to current generations. Mary Mazzio, director of the film, says that the Tribe’s resistance against Line 5 is “the newest chapter of a very old story”, a story that is largely unknown to the public.

Watch the trailer

Starting this Friday, March 15th, through March 20th, the film will be in select theaters around the country, including here in Wisconsin. Showings are selling out fast – be sure to reserve your seats soon so you don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity. Fifty percent of all profits will be donated to the Bad River Band. 

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March 9, 2024
International Women’s Day Celebration

24-03-09 Africaide
Hosted by AFRICaide and 4W

Christ Presbyterian Church
944 E. Gorham Street
Madison
10:30 am – 4:00 pm

For more than a decade, the AFRICaide organization has been bringing together women and girls from all backgrounds to celebrate International Women’s Day here in Madison. 2024 marks the 10th year of the collaboration between AFRICaide and 4W (Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & the World) Initiative to partner to host the event, which features morning engagement sessions, hands-on activities, lunch and networking, and music and movement. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in discussions with community members engaged in improving conditions for women locally, nationally, and internationally.

Both MRSCP and Palestine Partners will be participating in the All-Day Global Marketplace, and lunch will be provided by a group of fantastic Cameroonian caterers. Dr. Linda Vakunta will deliver the keynote address and organizers will present six trailblazer awards that acknowledge the achievements that women have made from the Madison area to the global sphere. The afternoon portion of the program will be live-streamed online.

Optional donations benefit AFRICaide programs

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Supporting International Solidarity and Sistering

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Below is a letter from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) to the US El Salvador Sister City Network, asking them to follow the lead of their partner CRIPDES (Association for the Development of El Salvador) in supporting historic and ongoing Salvadoran-Palestinian solidarity and contributing to emergency humanitarian relief for the people of Gaza.

The US El Salvador Sister City Network’s annual fundraising appeal in March will include a letter supporting the work of MRSCP and directly appealing to fund MECA.

Dear Salvadoran Comrades and Friends,

Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) was founded in 2003 as a solidarity sister city aiming to build people-to-people relationships with the citizens of Rafah, a poor city and refugee camp on the southern border of Gaza, Palestine. MRSCP modeled itself after the US-El Salvador Sister Cities projects, and from the beginning has been supported and inspired by the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project. 

For the past 21 years MRSCP has worked to raise public understanding of the situation in Rafah and throughout Palestine, to affect public policy, and to support grass-roots sustainable projects that help people improve their quality of live and remain on their own land, even while Gaza has suffered under siege, blockade and frequent military assaults.

But we have never seen anything like the present level of mass slaughter and physical destruction. Over two million human beings — including over a million children — are facing an unprecedented level of death, injury, disease, trauma and deliberate destruction of their ability to simply survive. Rafah is now overwhelmed with over a million refugees, trapped in the cold, wet winter under constant bombardment and denied all but the most inadequate trickle of life’s necessities. Hunger in particular has become so severe that the large majority of the population is now facing imminent threat of actual starvation and famine.

Even as we do all that we can to try to stop this US-funded atrocity, MRSCP is joining forces with our long-time partner the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) in an emergency campaign for Gaza.

Since 1988 MECA has worked to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. In the Middle East, MECA provides humanitarian aid, partners with community organizations to run projects for children, and supports income generation projects. In the US and internationally, MECA raises awareness about the lives of children in the region and encourages meaningful action.

We know and share the feelings of horror and helplessness that many feel as we watch this unthinkable tragedy assume genocidal proportions before our eyes. Besides taking whatever actions you can to try to stop this war, we invite you to donate here to support MECA as they operate on the ground in Gaza to save as many lives as possible.

In solidarity and gratitude,
MRSCP

Solidarity Speaks: Videos Of All Emergency Webinars!

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our 11th & Final Emergency Webinar!

Thank you to everyone who joined our Solidarity Speaks emergency webinars since October 7th.

We are proud that over 3800 people responded to this series in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli human rights defenders calling for a permanent ceasefire, a release of all the hostages, and an end to collective punishment in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

If you found these webinars meaningful or benfited from the insight they provided, consider becoming a sustaining member of the Green Olive Collective.

Together these webinars constitute an incredible archive of this last period, with testimonies from human rights defenders from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Aida Refugee Camp, Jericho, Jenin, Masafer Yatta, Jaffa, Haifa, and over a dozen justice initiatives. We hope they can be a valuable resource for all those looking to more fully understand the current reality and work for a better future.

We end this series like we began, determined to insist particularly in this moment that occupation can only bring despair and that only freedom, equality, solidarity, and an end to ongoing displacement can bring a future of dignity for all.

The video recording of our final webinar, along with all the prior webinars of this emergency series, can be found below or on the Green Olive YouTube channel for those who weren’t able to attend or would like to refer to them in the future.

Click this link for a video recording of the webinar.

Warmly,
Erez Bleicher
Communications and Advocacy Director

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our Tenth Emergency Webinar!

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We joined together on Wednesday, December 13th of 2023 for Solidarity Speaks, the tenth session of our emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinian human rights defenders calling for an permanent ceasefire, a release of all the hostages, and an end to collective punishment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

We were joined by Basman Derawi of We Are Not Numbers, a Palestinian youth-led project that provides the world with direct access to Gazan narratives without any restrictions and without foreign intermediaries speaking on their behalf. In their own words, they “share and celebrate the stories, daily personal struggles and triumphs, the tears and the laughter, and the aspirations of Palestinians that are so universal that if it were not for the context, they would immediately resonate with everyone.”

Basman Derawi is a physiotherapist who was not able to return to his home in the al-Remal neighborhood of Gaza City since October 7th. He was attending a course in physiotherapy in Egypt with the Palestinian Ministry of Health when aggressions began. He believes in writing as a remedy and a tool for change and is inspired by music, movies, and the stories of people with special needs. We were honored to speak with him about the events of the last weeks and about the ways the ongoing violence was impacting him, his family, and his community.

Click this link for a video recording of the webinar.

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our Ninth Emergency Webinar!

We joined together on Sunday, December 10th of 2023 for Solidarity Speaks, the ninth session of our emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis calling for an permanent ceasefire, a release of all the hostages, and an end to collective punishment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

We were joined by Itamar Shapira of the Green Olive Collective for an emergency briefing about the status of Masafer Yatta in Area C of the occupied West Bank. Itamar was completing his thesis about Masafer Yatta at Haifa University and was currently participating in direct solidarity, emergency response, overnight shifts, and protective presence efforts in Masafer Yatta, where settler militias were threatening communities with imminent displacement, villages were under military lockdown, and residents were facing mass eviction in Firing Zone 918.

He provided geopolitical perspective about Area C, a chronology of diplomatic and grassroots activity in the region since the war began, and personal reflections based in his work and years of experience in Combatants for Peace, Breaking The Silence, Green Olive Tours, and other justice initiatives.

Click this link for a video recording of the webinar.

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our Eighth Emergency Webinar!

We joined together on Wednesday, December 6th of 2023 for Solidarity Speaks, the eighth session of our emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

We were joined by Ahmed Helou of Combatants for Peace, a grassroots movement of former Palestinian and Israeli combatants working together to end the occupation through civil resistance, education, and other means of creative nonviolence.

Ahmed Helou is a second generation refugee whose great-grandparents left Gaza for Bir-Saba before being displaced to Jericho, and much of his family lives in Gaza now. He is a current resident of Jericho, a former political detainee, a former parliamentary aid in the Palestinian Authority, and worked as an ambulance volunteer with the Palestine Red Crescent during the 1996 clashes in Jerusalem. Since 2013 he has been active in Combatants for Peace promoting a future of collective dignity, freedom, and equality for all. 

We were honored to speak with him about the events of the last weeks and about the ways the ongoing violence was impacting him, his family, and his community.

Click this link for a video recording of the webinar.

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our Seventh Emergency Webinar!

We joined together on Tuesday, November 28th of 2023  for Solidarity Speaks, the seventh session of our emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in the Gaza Strip.

We were joined by Sapir-Sluzker Amran of Breaking Walls and Naama Cohen of Culture of Solidarity, two long standing community organizers who have worked  to develop an intersectional movement for economic and racial justice working with underprivileged communities in Israel including Ethiopian Israelis, Eritrean asylum seekers, Palestinian citizens, unrecognized Bedouin villages, senior citizens, domestic violence survivors, and many others.

They spoke with us about the mutual aid, emergency response, and direct solidarity efforts that activists organized in the weeks before with the families of the hostages, with unrecognized Bedouin villages, and with human rights defenders facing legal censure for speaking against the assault in the Gaza Strip.

Sapir Sluzker-Amran is the founder of Breaking Walls, a grassroots movement that promotes civic, feminist, and community activism. She is a human rights lawyer and works to archive the unwritten history of social movements.

Na’ama Cohen is a community organizer and member of Culture of Solidarity, a community center and gathering space that works to develop justice initiatives, food programs, political education, mutual aid, and relationships across borders.

Click this link for a recording of the webinar.

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our Sixth Emergency Webinar!

We joined together on Sunday, November 12th of 2023 for the sixth webinar of Solidarity Speaks, our emergency series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

We were joined by Ahmed Muna of the Educational Bookshop and Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine to hear about the ways Palestinian Jerusalemites and cultural workers were being impacted by escalating violence.

Ahmad Muna is joint manager of the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem. Since 1984 the bookshop has functioned as a cultural, political, and literary center of Palestinian life. The bookshop presents a wide variety of Palestinian scholarly titles and frequently hosts workshops, lectures, and educational events.

Izzeldin Bukhari is the founder of Sacred Cuisine. This unique platform is dedicated to the ongoing preservation of Palestinian foodways, cuisine, and heritage. The project highlights the importance of maintaining Palestinian culture through food tours, catering, education, and interactive workshops.

Click this link for a recording of the webinar.

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our Fifth Emergency Webinar!

We joined on Wednesday, November 8th of 2023 for the fifth webinarof Solidarity Speaks, our emergency series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis calling for an immediate ceasefire, a release of the hostages, and an end to collective punishment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Life had become nearly impossible for Palestinian communities in Area C. They were experiencing dramatic escalations of settler violence, severe military lockdowns, and frightening threats to forcibly expel them from their homes.

Settlers had taken up arms, given to them by Israeli state officials, and were dressed in army uniforms, making it almost impossible to distinguish between settlers and soldiers. All aspects of life had effectively been shut down for these communities. Under this unlivable reality, many Palestinian families had already been forced to flee. We joined together for an emergency fundraiser to materially support communities facing one of the largest mass expulsions since 1948.

We were joined by Ali Awad and Awdah Hathaleen, two long standing advocates against the expropriation of Palestinian land in Masafer Yatta and for the collective rights of their communities in Area C.

Click this link for a recording of the webinar.

Palestine Speaks: Recording Of Our Fourth Emergency Webinar!

We joined together on Sunday, November 5th of 2023  for Solidarity Speaks, the fourth session of our emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians and Israelis calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The occupation regime does all it can to fracture Palestinian society and isolate them from each other and the world. We joined with Abed Abu-Shehade to hear about the ways Palestinian citizens of Israel were being impacted by the escalating violence and how the social contract between Jewish and Palestinian communities was being rewritten. Abed is a city council member in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality, and an advocate for Palestinian collective rights and the rectification of historical injustices in Jaffa.

Click this link for a recording of the webinar. 

Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our Third Emergency Webinar!

We joined together on Sunday, October 29th of 2023 for Solidarity Speaks, the third session of our emergency webinar series highlighting Palestinian and Israeli voices of solidarity calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

The occupation regime does all it can to segregate Palestinians and Israelis. We were honored to join with three longstanding Israeli activists who have worked to build solidarity across checkpoints, border walls, and closed military zones for many years. They each shed light on the current moment and discussed the urgent need to build empathy and common cause against the limits of the dominant discourse set by Biden and Netanyahu.

Noam Shuster-Eliassi is a comedian, creator, and unique cultural voice who uses humour to satirize and lampoon systems of racial inequality. She has gained global recognition for her uncompromising commitment to justice and her ability to challenge dominant narratives with hilarity and biting wit. Her comedy show Coexistence My A** is a groundbreaking work commenting on the absurdities of identity and power in Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East.

Sahar Vardi is a prolific activist who began her solidarity work as a member of Anarchists Against The Wall supporting the popular struggle of Palestinians in Area C against land expropriation. Since then she is known for her participation in weekly demonstrations in Sheikh Jarrah and a variety of organizations including the Refuser Solidarity Network, Free Jerusalem, American Friends Service Committee, and others challenging unbridled militarism in Israeli society.

Yossef Mekyton is an animal liberation, environmental, queer, and decolonial activist. During the Great March of Return in 2018 he helped organize Israeli solidarity demonstrations across the fence from the Gazan returnees. He is working with Zochrot to promote Israeli accountability for the Nakba of 1948 and a future beyond partitions.

Click this link for a recording of the webinar.

Palestine Speaks: Recording Of Our Second Emergency Webinar!

We joined together on Sunday, October 22nd for the second webinar of Palestine Speaks, an emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank about the ways their communities were impacted by recent events and the escalating violence they were experiencing.

The occupation regime does all it can to fracture Palestinian society and isolate them from each other and the world. We came together to hear Palestinians speak in their own words, express our solidarity, and demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in Gaza and the West Bank. We were joined by:

Mustafa Sheta is the General Director of the Jenin Freedom Theater, a lauded institution that offers drama and performance art education in the heart of the Jenin Refugee Camp.

Sameeha Hureini is the founder of the Mothers of Sumud Garden in Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills, a women lead project which resists settler expropriation of land in Area C.

Mohammed Barakat is a Green Olive Senior Partner and second generation refugee whose family was expelled from their home outside Jerusalem in 1948. He worked in Palestinian labor unions, hospitality, and tourism for many decades.

Click this link for a recording of the webinar.

Palestine Speaks: Recording Of Our First Emergency Webinar!

On Wednesday, October 18th of 2023 we joined together for the first webinar of Palestine Speaks, an emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank about the ways their communities were impacted by recent events and about the escalating violence they experienced.

The occupation regime does all it can to fracture Palestinian society and isolate them from each other and the world. We came together to hear Palestinians speak in their own words, express our solidarity, and demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in Gaza and the West Bank.

We were joined by Khalil Abu Yahia in the Gaza Strip, Mustafa Alarag from Aida Refugee Camp, and Awdah Hathaleen from Umm Il-Kheir. Each shed light on the moment and its implications for the future.

Click this link for a recording of the webinar.


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Shawn Fain: “We Cannot Bomb Our Way to Peace”

At a press conference in D.C. on December 14, UAW president Shawn Fain called for a cease-fire, alongside Democratic lawmakers and other labor leaders.

SHAWN FAIN, IN THESE TIMES, DECEMBER 26, 2023

Shawn Fain stand behind a podium and microphones. He is wearing a blue UAW quarter-zip over a white collared shirt. Around him are Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain calls for a ceasefire in Gaza during a press conference alongside progressive legislators and other union leaders.BILL CLARK/CQ-ROLL CALL, INC VIA GETTY IMAGES

This past summer and fall, unions leveraged their power to win better contracts for U.S. workers across industries. Now, an increasing number of unionsare leveraging that same power to demand a cease-fire in Gaza and call for more international solidarity with Palestinian people. 

United Auto Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain called for a cease-fire during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, December 14, alongside Democratic lawmakers and representatives from other unions, such as the American Postal Workers Union and United Electrical workers. The event was organized by Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), who in October introduced the cease-fire resolution urging President Biden to support an immediate end to the violence and send aid to Palestine. More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. In These Times has obtained the exclusive text of Fain’s remarks.

Fain, elected in March, has emerged as one of labor’s most prominent voices after leading some 145,000 autoworkers on a six-week strike this fall to secure a historic contract. When the UAW announced its support of a cease-fire on December 1, it became one of the largest unions to do so.

In his comments, printed below, Fain calls on other members of the labor community to join the growing number of organizations calling for peace. 

The following speech has been edited for clarity. 

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Thank you for having me and our UAW members represented here today.

As trade unionists, and as a labor movement, it’s up to us to stand up and fight for the best of what humanity is and can be.

The UAW is proud to stand here with our fellow union family and Congresswomen Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib — who are a couple of the most badass leaders we have in Congress — calling for peace, calling for a cease-fire.

It is a product of our belief in humanity that innocent civilians must be protected. We cannot bomb our way to peace.

The only path forward to build peace and social justice is a cease-fire. As the UAW, we take pride in our history of standing up for justice at home and around the world.

Throughout our history, we are a union that has always spoken out for civil rights and human rights, time and time again.

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That said, I want to be clear, what we’re calling for today — a cease-fire — is what the global community is standing together for.

At the United Nations, it’s what the vast majority of nations have called for! It’s what the majority of citizens in our country want.

The world has seen enough slaughter and devastation. Peace is the only path forward.

While we call for a cease-fire, we also condemn anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism. All of these are growing in our nation at this moment and must be stopped.

We know unions are the best bridge toward fighting all forms of hatred and phobias: racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, Islamophobia and more. As union members, we know we must fight for all workers and people suffering around the world.

That means we must restore people’s basic rights and allow water, fuel, food and humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

We must also call for the release of all hostages. I thank our UAW members for speaking out and pushing us to come out in support of a cease-fire.

It was the right thing to do.

Now, it’s time for the rest of our elected officials to step up and do what it takes to end the violence.

And I call on the rest of the labor movement to join us in the mission for peace and social justice for all of humanity!

Thank you.

SHAWN FAIN is the President of the United Automobile Workers.


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Labor union march for Gaza

Dave Lippman, Dec 23, 2023

Democratic Socialists of America brings democratized unions out in support of a ceasefire in Gaza, and an end to settler colonial apartheid while we’re at it. 2,000 march to the offices of AIPAC, captain of the Israel lobby that bribes and coerces politicians to support any genocide of Israel’s choosing. Midtown Manhattan, 12-21-23.

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: Urgent Gaza Relief Updates

Urgent Gaza Relief

Our “Gaza Relief and Recovery” campaign aims to address urgent humanitarian needs and support long-term recovery efforts in Gaza. The funds raised will primarily focus on immediate relief, including providing essential medical supplies, food, medical treatment, clean water, and other necessities for families affected by the conflict. Additionally, our campaign will support rebuilding healthcare facilities and providing long-term support through impactful programs and projects to support the needs of children and the health sector in Gaza. It will also allocate resources towards trauma counseling, mental health support, and other initiatives for children affected by the conflict, aiming to foster healing and resilience within the community.
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Humanitarian Airlift: Medical Aid to Gaza

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The PCRF team, in collaboration with the Jordan Hashemite Charitable Organization, loaded 30 tons of vital medicines and medical supplies onto a military cargo plane for swift delivery to four operational hospitals in South Gaza. Furthermore, one-third of a larger cargo plane was secured and loaded. The cargo reached Al-Arish airport in Egypt on December 7th, ready for swift transportation into Gaza.
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Food Relief: PCRF and UNRWA Aid Displaced Families in Southern Gaza, Rafah

The PCRF and UNRWA collaboration has distributed vital food supplies in Rafah since December 7, 2023. Initially, 7,561 kg of turkey meat aided 7,560 families. This effort extended to distributing 1,020 kg of calf meat and 1,000 vegetable baskets to 22 shelter centers supporting 199,653 displaced individuals.
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Fresh Turkey Distribution for Displaced Families in Southern Gaza, Rafah

Our staff in Rafah, in collaboration with UNRWA, identified an extra food source—fresh turkey meat. We’ve initiated a five-stage distribution plan, providing 5,000 kilograms to 10 shelters in each phase. This intervention aims to serve 100,000 displaced individuals over the next week, with efforts to secure more turkey meat underway.
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PCRF Partners with Anera to Provide 800,000 Hot Meals in Gaza

In a demonstration of solidarity, PCRF granted $1.5 million to Anera for 800,000 hot meals, underlining collective strength in crisis response. This collaboration so far has provided 125,628 ready-to-eat meals.
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Toys For Children In Gaza Shelters

Our Gaza team, with dedication and bravery, procured and distributed Toys for Children to bring joy to 6,000 children in shelters. Collaborating with UNRWA, our committed team members, Mahmoud and Fadi, facilitated the distribution process. Your continued support is crucial as we strive to make a positive impact in Gaza’s challenging shelter conditions.
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Humanitarian Collaboration: PCRF and PRCS Address Urgent Needs for Stranded Gaza Workers

In response to dire circumstances, PCRF, in collaboration with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), has provided essential relief to Gaza workers that have been left stranded in the West Bank’s Jenin and Tubas regions since the beginning of October. Our joint effort delivers urgently needed items, including blankets, pillows, and mattresses, to help alleviate the pressing humanitarian crisis. This crucial initiative is a direct response to the harsh conditions faced by Gaza workers.commitment to global humanitarian efforts is vividly demonstrated through this initiative, wherein each shipment comprises essential medical supplies meticulously chosen to address the pressing challenges faced by the people of Gaza.
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   Help Provide Urgent Humanitarian Care for Gaza's Children

Amidst the Unfolding Crisis in Gaza, Over One Million Children Hang in the Balance

PCRF is the primary humanitarian organization in Palestine, delivering crucial and life-saving medical relief and humanitarian aid where it is needed most.  Access to essential resources like food, clean water, and healthcare is severely limited. Urgent action is needed. With your support, we can continue this vital work, ensuring that the over one million children of Gaza receive the urgent care they need and deserve.

 

FREE EBOOK: From the River to the Sea 🍉

Verso Books

From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine

An urgent editorial intervention, published in collaboration with Haymarket Books.

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In the final months of 2023, as this ebook is published, Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.

Israeli officials have repeatedly made their intentions to do so extremely clear; talking of collective punishment, mass murder, and ethnic cleansing in newspapers, at press conferences and on television. While Western governments have supported the unjustifiable, or spoken inane words of condemnation while failing to take any concrete action, millions around the world have poured into the streets to denounce their complicity, to demand a ceasefire and a free Palestine.

From the River to the Sea collects personal testimonies from within Gaza and the West Bank, along with essays and interviews that collectively provide crucial histories and analyses to help us understand how we got to the nightmarish present. They place Israel’s genocidal campaign within the longer history of settler colonialism in Palestine, and Hamas within the longer histories of Palestinian resistance and the so-called ‘peace process’. They explore the complex history of Palestine’s relationship to Jordan, Egypt, and the broader Middle East, the eruption of unprecedented anti-Zionist Jewish protest in the US, the alarming escalation in state repression of Palestine solidarity in Britain and Europe, and more.

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Taken together, the essays comprising this collection provide important grounding for the urgent discussions taking place across the Palestine solidarity movement.

Published in collaboration with Haymarket Books.

Cover design: Tom Greenwood.

From the River to the Sea: download here

Contributors

We thank the following who have contributed to the essays in this collection, alongside the Palestinian writers published pseudonymously:

Dr. Reda Abu Assi, Asmaa Abu Mezied, Tawfiq Abu Shomer, Khalil Abu Yahia, Dunia Aburahma, Spencer Ackerman, Hil Aked, Dr. Yousef Al-Akkad, Jamie Allinson, Dr. Hammam Alloh, Riya Al’Sanah, Soheir Asaad, Tareq Baconi, Rana Barakat, Omar Barghouti, Sara Besaiso, Ashley Bohrer, Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, Nihal El Aasar, Mohammed El-Kurd, Sai Englert, Noura Erakat, Samera Esmeir, Rebecca Ruth Gould, Toufic Haddad, Adam Hanieh, Khaled Hroub, Rashid Khalidi, Noah Kulwin, Saree Makdisi, Ghassan Najjar, Samar Saeed, Reema Saleh, Alberto Toscano and Eyal Weizman.

Further resources

We have made a number of books from across our publishing free to download, including Ilan Pappe’s Ten Myths About Israel and Gideon Levy’s The Punishment of Gaza. You can find the full list here, alongside other reading resources from the Verso Blog, and our Free Palestine reading list.

See also Haymarket’s past and future live-streamed events in Until Liberation: An Event Series for Palestine.

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December 16, 2023
Dar al-Kalima University Cookie and Crafts Sale

9:00 – noon
Memorial United Church of Christ
5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg

This will be the 19th year of selling crafts and cookies to support a full-year scholarship to a student at Dar Al Kalima University of Arts and Culture in Bethlehem.

We sell hand-made crafts made by the congregation, and Christmas cookies by the pound.
 

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Over 3,000 people form human mosaic in Spain to support Palestine

Middle East Monitor, December 8, 2023

Hundreds of people gather to make a giant human Palestinian flag mosaic as they stage a demonstration in support of Palestinians and condemn the Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Gernika, Spain on December 8, 2023 [Javi Julio/Anadolu Agency )
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Hundreds of people gather to make a giant human Palestinian flag mosaic as they stage a demonstration in support of Palestinians and condemn the Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Gernika, Spain on December 8, 2023 [Javi Julio/Anadolu Agency )
Hundreds of people gather to make a giant human Palestinian flag mosaic as they stage a demonstration in support of Palestinians and condemn the Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Gernika, Spain on December 8, 2023 [Javi Julio/Anadolu Agency )
Hundreds of people gather to make a giant human Palestinian flag mosaic as they stage a demonstration in support of Palestinians and condemn the Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Gernika, Spain on December 8, 2023 [Javi Julio/Anadolu Agency )
Hundreds of people gather to make a giant human Palestinian flag mosaic as they stage a demonstration in support of Palestinians and condemn the Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Gernika, Spain on December 8, 2023 [Javi Julio/Anadolu Agency )

More than 3,000 people supported Palestine by forming a human mosaic in Guernica, one of the symbolic places of the Spanish Civil War, which was bombed in 1937, Anadolu Agency reports.

At the event organised in the town of Guernica in northern Spain, people created a mosaic with a human chain, depicting the pain of the victims of Israeli attacks on Gaza and the Palestinian flag.

Organised by the Guernica-Palestine Citizens’ Initiative, including trade unions, political parties and social organisations, the event was held in the Pasialeku Market Place in Guernica, which has gone down in history as the site of the first major bombing against the civilians population The airstrike caused widespread destruction and many civilian deaths in Guernica.

The world and history must not accept a new Guernica

was the message of the event.

In the manifesto, the Guernica-Palestine Citizens’ Initiative said:

Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people

and asked the international community to share the suffering of the Palestinian people and stop the massacre.

Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, painted “Guernica” in Paris, where he lived at the time, to reflect the pain of this attack.

The painting is currently on display at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.