We had a good showing of people who came out for this demonstration in Woodstock. Thanks to those who participated.
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| Photo by Ellen Davidson |
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We had a good showing of people who came out for this demonstration in Woodstock. Thanks to those who participated.
Rally in front of Rep. Delgado's Office
Rally on Sep. 4 in front of Rep. Delgado's Office in Kingston, NY
Congressman Delgado, despite receiving more than 2,400 petition signatures, has repeatedly refused even to meet his constituents to discuss co-sponsoring the legislation. He continues to support your tax dollars to being used for these human rights abuses.
Tell Delgado he can no longer turn a blind eye to this abuse of children. He must stop taking contributions from the Israel Lobby (over $30,000 last year) and co-sponsor HR 2590.
You can also call him (845-443-2930), or send him a message on Facebook or Twitter (@repdelgado).
March and rally sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace - Hudson Valley, Middle East Crisis Response, and Women in Black - New Paltz.
New Paltz Women in Black stood for Palestinian rights
Hi, friends,
This Saturday New Paltz Women in Black stood for Palestinian rights. Naftali Bennett, the new Israeli premier, says he wants to "shrink the conflict" between Israel and the Palestinians, but what he really wants to shrink is the growing amount of international attention and support for Palestinian rights and the growing worldwide criticism of Israeli apartheid.
We stand from 12:45 to 1:30 on Main Street at Front Street, in front of the Elting Library.
Our demands highlighted:
*stop the 14-year-long siege of Gaza;
*remove the Jews-only settlements from occupied Palestinian land;
*all Palestinians have a right to return to their homeland;
*end Israeli apartheid, land theft, and home demolitions, and attempts at ethnic cleansing; *stop U.S. aid to Israel until Israel respects Palestinian human rights.
Rhinebeck Farmers' Market
We handed out about 100 flyers, and quite a few Ben & Jerry ice cream cones. We celebrated the fact that Ben & Jerry's products will no longer be sold in the occupied territories.
"Free Palestine" is theme of Wednesday Walk for Black Lives event in Kingston
Felice Gelman of Red Hook, a member of the Middle East Crisis Response, talks about the history of Israel and Palestine from before 1948 through today.
Aleesa Alvarez, left, and Azeeza Saafir, both of Poughkeepsie, were two of dozens of people who came out to the Wednesday Walk for Black Lives Free Palestine event at Academy Green . In the foreground, Christine Keator Steele of Bearsville, N.Y. holds a sign in Hebrew and English.
The theme of the event was 'Free Palestine,' and dozens of people participated despite the threat of rain. (Lightning ultimately forced the event to end early.) Speakers, lined up by Jewish Voice for Peace/Middle East Crisis Response, included Palestinians, Muslims and Jews.
Tania Barricklo — Daily Freeman
Citizens turn out to support Palestinian rights. Rep. Delgado missing again.
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| Photo by Ellen Davidson |
We had no shortage of people coming out to protest Israel's racist military actions in the West Bank and Gaza. There were over 80 who gathered to protest Israeli apartheid and US complicity in these horrendous war crimes. MECR joined JVP-Hudson Valley, Vets for Peace, and Women in Black to hold this vigil and teach-in about the issues.
It is a shame that Rep. Delgado has said or done nothing so far. Part of it must be the free trip he got to Israel at the beginning of his term. Another part is the financial support he gets from the Israel Lobby. He received over $30,000 from the lobby this last year. But our progressive champion is nowhere to be seen in many areas, like universal healthcare, the Green New Deal, and efforts to trim the defense budget. And he certainly is PEP, progressive except for Palestine.
Can't the Democratic Party do better than that? Isn't it time to talk about running someone else in the next primary?
Equal Rights for All in the US, Northern Ireland, and Palestine
Zoom Panel on Equal Rights for All:
Resisting Settler Colonialism and
White Nationalism in the United States,
Northern Ireland, and Palestine
Sunday, April 11 at 2 pm Eastern Time
Speakers will explore the successes and failures of their various liberation campaigns, with the goal of learning from each other and building international solidarity. The panel will include:
- Fanon Frazier, a local community organizer with Citizen Action HV from Kingston, NY
- Jim Keys, a filmmaker, cultural activist and guerrilla muralist from Derry, Northern Ireland
- Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, an internationally known peace and justice activist, author, and natural scientist with the Palestinian Museum of Natural History in Bethlehem, Palestine
You are invited to watch our Zoom panel
Watch the video here:
Friday, Dec. 4 from 7 to 8:15 pm ET
Zoom panel on "How police and vigilantes operate
to attack and undermine minority groups and
progressive movements in the U.S. and Palestine."
Speakers will explore how we can support local and national movements in overcoming racism and political repression to achieve basic human rights for all. The panel will include a Kingston, NY BLM activist (Anne Ames), the editor of mondoweiss.net (Philip Weiss), and a radical feminist, revolutionary member of Black Alliance for Peace (Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture). To register in advance for this Zoom meeting, click on the button above. Sponsored by Jewish Voice For Peace - Hudson Valley, Middle East Crisis Response, NYC Veterans For Peace, US Boats to Gaza, and Women in Black - New Paltz.
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