Newsletter, Fall 2013, Full LaMont article-1
A huge thank you to Laura Myerson who worked so hard on the layout, editing and collecting the articles from WESPACers. Thank you, Laura!
Fair Trade gift items available in WESPAC office
We have a few beautiful fair trade items available in the office. I am able to ship items to you if you would prefer:
Triangular hand painted ceramic bowl - $20 (6 remaining)
Large hand painted yellow bowl - $40
Hand embroidery is from refugee women in Lebanon:
Shawls (one turquoise and one multicolor) - $55
Cushion covers - $25, $40 for the cover with more embroidery
Cosmetic bag - $20
2019 Political Prisoner Calendar - $15
Call 914.449.6514 or email [email protected] if you are interested.
Howard Horowitz is a member of the WESPAC Board of Directors:
When will the mainstream Jewish community call us to ‘light a candle’ for the Palestinian people?
mondoweiss.net
A coalition of Jewish organizations’s lead by the American Jewish World Service and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, invited “concerned Jews across the U.S. to unite in solidarity against th...OMG: I did not hear his speech until now. The best response to CNN’s firing of Marc Lamont Hill would be for all of us to share his actual words as widely as possible around the planet. Robert Kesten: you can start Monday’s town hall with this. It is all about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, how they must apply to ALL people. Please take the time to watch:
Marc Lamont Hill Speech at United Nation's International Day of Solidarity with Palestine
jadaliyya.com
Marc Lamont Hill is a scholar, activist, and media personality. On 29 November 2018, Hill gave a speech at the United Nations as part of the United Nation's International Day of Solidarity with the Pa...Congress is trying to criminalize free speech. The House is considering HR 1697, a bill that would impose sanctions and possible criminal penalties on those who participate in the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for Palestinian rights. Support for BDS is being redefined as "hate speech." Was it "hate speech" to boycott apartheid South Africa? Was it "hate speech" to boycott grapes in support of American farmworkers? Is it "hate speech" to boycott Wendy's until they agree insure their suppliers provide decent working conditions for farmworkers?
I don't think so. Israel has budgeted $80 million to suppress the BDS movement. Our Congress appears ready to be bought off. www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-join-republicans-in-bill-criminalizing-speech_us_5978bc17e...
www.jewishlinkbwc.com/index.php/world-us/9735-israeli-ministry-of-strategic-affairs-announces-new...
It was a lovely evening last night at WESPAC with Wafa Ghnaim and Tatreez and Tea:
