MECA's Palestine Blog

Dec 29, 2011
Open Letter from Gaza: Three Years after the Massacre, Justice or Nothing!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Besieged Gaza

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Nov 30, 2011
Responding to NY Times Article
by Barbara Lubin

Below is the letter I sent to the NY Times yesterday in response to a recent piece they published about a family discussing support for MECA's Maia Project which provides clean water for children in Palestine:

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Oct 11, 2011
How You Can See, Share and Support Palestinian Children’s Art
by Barbara Lubin

Dear Friend,

If we are prevented from hearing the voices of children living through war, how can we hope to protect them or help them heal?

Last month as you know, powerful organizations that defend Israel’s reputation at any cost, bullied the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland (MOCHA) into canceling an exhibit of children’s art from Gaza.

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Sep 23, 2011
Palestinian Statehood?

Dear Friends of MECA,

This week the Palestinian Authority (PA) is going to seek recognition as a state before the United Nations. As the PA leadership goes to the UN to become the 194th member, we cannot forget the significance of this number: UN resolution 194, which calls for the Palestinian refugees’ right to return.

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Sep 15, 2011
Stretching the Siege From Gaza to Oakland

By Barbara Lubin & Ziad Abbas

Asil, a ten-year-old girl from Rafah refugee camp in Gaza, painted a picture of herself in jail, with Arabic phrases in the spaces between the bars: “I have a right to live in peace,” “I have a right to live this life,” and “I have a right to play.”

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Sep 11, 2011
Who Wins?
by Barbara Lubin

Dear Friends,

On Thursday, September 8, 2011, MECA received the disturbing news that the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) in Oakland decided to cancel “A Child’s View From Gaza,” an exhibit of Palestinian children’s art.

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Aug 19, 2011
Gaza This Morning
by Dr. Mona El-Farra

Gaza, August 19, 2011, 8am

Shattered glass, a big building destroyed (it was a city library still under construction) close to Rosy Women's Beauty Center. On my way to check on the Red Crescent Society's building, I can see many broken windows and people cleaning the rubble and the shattered glass. The Red Crescent's headquarters is close to Arafat Police Headquarters building. It was not hit, as I have heard in the local radio news last night. But I need to check for peace of mind.

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Aug 18, 2011
Gaza is Under Israeli Military Attack
by Dr. Mona El-Farra

Gaza , August 18, 2011, 1am

Dear Friends,

I am ok.

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Jul 11, 2011
Murals in Silwan
by Josie Shields-Stromsness

We received these beautiful images from Susan Greeene of Break the Silence Mural and Arts Project. Susan and a delegation of US artists accompanied Barbara and I on a visit to Silwan last week. We were treated to a delicious homecooked meal, a briefing of the situation for Palestinian residents of Silwan, a quick tour of the neighborhood, and a music recital by children from Madaa Center!

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Jun 29, 2011
I’m going to visit Silwan—Please help me bring some good news
by Barbara Lubin


Dear Friend of the Children,

Tomorrow, I’m leaving for Palestine.  After attending a wedding of a young Palestinian friend, I will visit MECA projects and partners, including the Madaa Creative Center in the village of Silwan, East Jerusalem. I want to meet the people MECA is working with there and to learn more about the difficulties the community faces.

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