MECA's Palestine Blog

Jul 25, 2010

 

Dear ILWU Local 10 members,

I am writing to you from the Gaza Strip to thank you for your union action in refusing to unload an Israeli ship and to tell you a little bit about our life here. Like everyone in Gaza, I have lived through the 3-year siege and decades of Israeli military attacks. That is why your solidarity touches me.

Jun 16, 2010

MAGUIRE CALLS FOR ISRAEL’S BLOCKADE OF GAZA TO BE 
LIFTED COMPLETELY 

Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate, who was a passenger on the

MV Rachel Corrie Ship which tried to break the Siege of Gaza and

Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, but whose boat was illegally  confiscated

May 31, 2010

Dear friends and supporters,

With great sadness I am watching the news of what is happening on board the flotilla. The cruel and harsh act by the Israeli occupation army does not  surprise us, it is another episode of the occupation practice against the Palestinian people and its struggle for freedom, it is an act of terrorism against all the international humanitarian forces that work for peace and justice .

May 18, 2010
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Mohammed F. Al Majdalawi, MECA volunteer and Assistant Coordinator of ‘Lets Learn English’ in rural Gaza, describes the importance of reaching out not only to Palestinian kids in rural areas, but their mothers too.

"Why not us? Why can’t we speak English? What’s the problem?" my children ask me all the time.

Apr 26, 2010
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There has been an intense debate at UC Berkley over a student senate bill calling for divestment from two companies. This bill and this vote is about withdrawing financial support from companies that concretely contribute to the deaths of children. It is a very human response to a very terrible reality.

Mar 22, 2010

Toni Morrison wrote, "All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was." I feel it is the same for Palestinian refugees, who have struggled for decades for their right to return home. I thought of this connection between water and refugees during a recent meeting about the Middle East Children's Alliance's (MECA) Maia Project with Mr. Aidan O'Leary, Deputy Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza.

Mar 7, 2010

Hello family, friends, and supporters,

I'm so sorry it's been a long time since I wrote. I'm sorry also that I've not yet responded to the wonderful emails of support so many of you sent during my illness.

Feb 5, 2010

Now that we have a faster internet connection we've finally posted a few videos of our time in Cairo with the Gaza Freedom March. They are just small snapshots of some of the demonstrations in Cairo trying to draw attention to the siege of Gaza.

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