Remembering Barbara
Jun 08, 2026
On March 8, 2025--International Working Women’s Day, some 300 people gathered in Berkeley to celebrate in words, music, and film, the life and work of MECA co-founder and longtime director...
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Updates from the Teach Palestine Project
Oct 18, 2022
“Before I read Determined to Stay, I knew nothing about Palestine or Israel. After reading it, I learned so much about the hopes that the Palestinian people feel all the...
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Solidarity Rides from Gaza to the UK to California
Sep 28, 2022
MECA’s first ever solidarity ride in July was inspired by Palestine solidarity activists in the UK who started The Big Ride for Palestine www.thebigride4palestine.com) in 2015 following a horrific seven-week...
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First Annual Ride for Palestine a Huge Success
Sep 18, 2022
On the beautiful morning of Sunday, July 17, 2022, 93 people of all ages joined MECA’s First Annual Ride for Palestine. They rode along the beautiful San Francisco Bay Trail...
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Support to and from Refugees
Mar 28, 2022
Activists take part in a June 2019 Equality March in central Kyiv. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich) A few weeks ago, MECA Events Coordinator Penny Rosenwasser told me that her friends Luba Yusim...
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A gift in honor of someone you love
Dec 06, 2021
Dear Friend, As a MECA supporter, I know you have deeply held values about justice and are committed to protecting the lives of vulnerable people in your own community, and...
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This year, give a gift of solidarity
Dec 07, 2020
Gift a donation to MECA in honor of someone special in your life Donate now Dear Friend, I don’t go to the MECA office often these days. Like so many...
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Remembering MECA Friend and Journalist Robert Fisk
Nov 23, 2020
"I always say that reporters should be neutral and unbiased on the side of those who suffer." —Robert Fisk, 1946-2020 Throughout the years, award-winning war correspondent Robert Fisk spoke several...
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