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  • Israeli academics boycott settlements
    7 September 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Israeli academics boycott settlements
    THURSDAY, 02 SEPTEMBER 2010 16:27 Over 150 Israeli academics say they will no longer take part in cultural activities or lecture in the occupied West Bank settlement of Ariel.
    Press TV reported: In a signed petition, faculty members from universities across Israel vowed not to lecture or participate in any discussions in the illegal settlements area and voiced support for the theater artists who have said they would refuse to perform in this West (…)

  • Making history: support for Israeli artists who say NO to normalizing settlements
    7 September 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    When some 60 leading Israeli actors and playwrights signed a letter stating they would refuse to play in the new theatre in Ariel, one of Israel’s largest settlements, the attacks from Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel’s Minister of Culture and Sport and many others were swift and intense. Over 150 leading Israeli academics and writers-including Amos Oz and David Grossman- came to their defense. It was the first time such mainstream figures had drawn a line around normalizing settlements (…)

  • Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack tells William Parry why he is boycotting Israel
    6 September 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The movement for a cultural boycott of Israel in response to its treatment of the Palestinians, modelled on the boycott of apartheid South Africa, could eclipse decades of disingenuous political charades in engaging western intellectuals, academics and artists. Internationally renowned figures such as Naomi Klein and Ken Loach have supported the call, and now one of Britain’s most successful bands, Massive Attack, is publicly backing the boycott.
    “I’ve always felt that it’s the only way (…)

  • Video: Activists Stage “Peace Charade” at White House
    1 September 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On September 1, 2010, at noon, in front of the White House, Human Rights activists staged a “peace charade” skit. Its purpose was, according to their press release, to serve as a theatre parody of the “farce masquerading as [Mideast] peace talks,” currently being conducted by the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas and Israel’s “Bibi” Netanyahu. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, was the leader of the demonstration.

  • SEPTEMBER 7TH 2010 INTERNATIONAL ACTION DAY
    31 August 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The World Federation of Trade Unions -WFTU- calls upon the trade union movement and progressive organizations of the world to act, to participate, to join us on the on September 7th 2010, International Action Day.
    In 2009-2010, we live in a period of global crisis of the capitalist system. This crisis is deep and embraces all areas of the system: the economy, politics, society, culture, environment, even the personal relationships of the people. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is (…)

  • the "Five" to the mountain
    18 August 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    This is a little video (8 mn) of the mounted to the "pic d’Anie" (Pyrénées, France), for the five Cubans Gerardo, Fernando, René, Antonio, y Ramon, in prisons in USA.

  • Video: David Eberhardt Reads his Poetic Remake of “Once to Every Man and Nation.”
    9 August 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Friday evening, Aug. 6, 2010, at the Bufano Sculpture Garden, on the campus of the Johns Hopkins U., in Baltimore, MD, a remembrance ceremony was held by the “Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee.” One of the participants in the event was David Eberhardt. He is a peace and social justice activist, an author and poet. See: http://davideberhardt.webs.com/farewelltophil.htm Mr. Eberhardt read his remake of James Russell Lowell’s hymn, “Once to Every Man and Nation.” Check out: (…)

  • Video: “Free Bradley Manning Rally” at Quantico, VA
    9 August 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    “Free Bradley Manning Rally” at Quantico, VA from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    A spirited rally was held in a park, on Sunday afternoon, August 8, 2010, in the town of Quantico, VA, in support of Private Bradley Manning. Currently, he is incarcerated in a prison at the Quantico Marine Base. It surrounds the town, which borders on the Potomac River. Private Manning is charged with releasing a video which showed, “the killing of civilians and journalist in Iraq,” by U.S. forces, according to a (…)

  • Video: Andrew Castro: “We Demand Freedom for Bradley Manning!”
    9 August 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    A spirited rally was held in a park, on Sunday afternoon, August 8, 2010, in the town of Quantico, VA, in support of Private Bradley Manning. Currently, he is incarcerated in a prison at the Quantico Marine Base. It surrounds the town, which borders on the Potomac River. Private Manning is charged with releasing a video which showed, “the killing of civilians and journalist in Iraq,” by U.S. forces, according to a press release of one of the event’s sponsors. One of the speakers was Andrew (…)

  • Rev. Lennox Yearwood: “I Pray for all Truth Tellers!”
    9 August 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    A spirited rally was held in a park, on Sunday afternoon, August 8, 2010, in the town of Quantico, VA, in support of Private Bradley Manning. Currently, he is incarcerated in a prison at the Quantico Marine Base. It surrounds the town, which borders on the Potomac River. Private Manning is charged with releasing a video which showed, “the killing of civilians and journalist in Iraq,” by U.S. forces, according to a press release of one of the event’s sponsors. One of the spearers was the (…)