“The Gaza Freedom March is not over, it’s only begun.” So says Professor Sarah Roche-Mahdi, Boston CodePink organizer, just back from the event in which most of the 1300+ marchers from numerous countries were harassed by Egyptian authorities and blocked from entry to Gaza. Salma Abu Ayyash interviews Roche-Mahdi and two other marchers, live in our studio, on their feelings and experiences in Egypt. The other two marchers are Stephanie Andrews (a local organic farmer), and Emily King (a PhD student at Tufts University).
This program was produced by This Week In Palestine for January 10, 2010.
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Medea Benjamin is a co-founder of CODEPINK a grassroots anti-war group that seeks “positive social change through creative protest, non-violent direct action, and community involvement. Medea is also a member of the advisory committee for The Real News.
Benjamin recounts details of the recent Gaza Freedom March and describes Egypt’s role in attempts to thwart the peaceful mission and the delivery of aid for the people suffering under the siege in Gaza.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 17, 2010.
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Medea Benjamin, founder of Global Exchange and co-founder of CODEPINK, discusses the US and Middle East climate for war vs peace. She also talks about the Gaza Freedom March planned for December 31st of this year. Hundreds of international citizens are set to pour across the Egyptian border carrying a message of hope about peace and justice.
This program was produced by Talk Nation Radio for November 19, 2009.
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Omar Barghouti, founder of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), and Nancy Kricorian, NYC Coordinator of CODEPINK discuss the global growth of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against the Israeli Occupation. CODEPINK is boycotting the Israeli cosmetics company, Ahava, which illegally manufactures in occupied Palestine.
This program was produced by Building Bridges for November 8, 2009.
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Ridgely Fuller is a social worker and Tufts’ School of Law and Diplomacy graduate. She speaks out against US weapons to Israel such as DIME, and talks about her educational tour on the Palestinian health crisis, Gaza, efforts to broaden Congressional awareness, and foster better climate for peace talks.
She is a member of CODEPINK that has been organizing visits to Gaza for some of the same reasons, to help Americans view Palestinians as human beings rather than ‘militants’ as often defined by the corporate press.
Ridgely Fuller explains some of her reasons for visiting Gaza in June and talks about the continued impact of Israel’s air attacks and ground invasion during the winter of 2009.
This program was produced by Talk Nation Radio for August 25, 2009.
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After the Israeli attack on Gaza earlier this year, the international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign (BDS Movement) escalated all around the world. Now, activists are targeting AHAVA, an Israeli cosmetics company founded by and based in an Israeli settlement in the Occupied West Bank. The AHAVA company, as many others in Israel that are based in the Palestinian Territories or profit from their occupation are owned by the powerful Israel family – the Livnat family. The Real News investigates how the family’s dynasty is invested in the economy of the occupation.
This program was produced by The Real News for August 11, 2009.
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