Organizing for Solidarity in Derry
Dr. Mona with Irish trade unionists in Derry I had the honor to participate in the "Building our Power – Organising for Global Solidarity" in July. I was the keynote speaker and updated [...]
Rumi’s Caravan Raises funds for Palestinian Children
Huge thanks to Barry & Maya Spector and all the performers and organizers from Rumi’s Caravan – whose Oakland benefit on July 14 raised over $4000 for MECA’s programs. The event features what they call [...]
Poverty Kills the Future in Gaza
Students protest outside of university in Gaza Last week, I received a phone call from abroad asking me to describe life in Gaza. I felt I would like to say a lot but [...]
A new Israeli law reflects an old reality
Knesset member Oren Hazan takes a selfie with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a Knesset session that passed the 'nation-state' bill in Jerusalem on July 19 [AP Photo/Olivier Fitoussi] When Zionist immigrants came [...]
The smallest child in Gaza knows the meaning of these sounds
BACKGROUND: Since March more than 150 Palestinians have been shot and killed by Israeli snipers. Over 16,000 have been injured. Israelis are targeting Palestinian children: two teenage boys were killed in Gaza and another thirteen-year-old [...]
MECA is Hiring! Administrative Manager and Bookkeeper
The Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA), a Berkeley-based nonprofit organization, seeks a highly motivated individual for a bookkeeping & administrative position. MECA works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the [...]
Kids in March of Return
Since the Great March of return began, 127 people have been killed in Gaza strip, over 14,000 injured, hundreds are in critical condition. Over twenty children have been killed and hundreds injured. Many of them [...]
Daily life and work in the Gaza Strip
Today I visited the village of Khuza’a in the Gaza Strip. I was met with poverty, disease, disability, humiliation, helplessness, and much more. It is worse than any explanation or description I can offer. In the [...]
Is the right of return possible, or is it just a romantic dream?
When I was young most of what I heard about Jarash, my mother’s village, came from her and my uncle. My mother also told me about Zakaria, my father’s village. They told many stories about [...]
End the Siege of Gaza
We are pleased and honored that the Center for Study of Political Graphics chose to highlight a poster created by MECA Art Director Jos Sances this week along with important information about the situation in [...]