Photos: Refugees from Syria get help thanks to MECA
As people in many parts of the world face record-breaking cold weather, refugees from Syria in Lebanon are facing cold temperatures, rain, wind, and even snow. Winter is the worst time of year for people in refugee camps.
But MECA is helping some of the children and families stay warm this winter.
Sahar Abbasi and ROOM NO. 4 Photo Exhibit: A U.S Tour about Israeli Arrests of Palestinian Children.
Sahar Abbasi speaking in Oakland about her life and her work with children who are arrested by Israeli authorities CREDIT: MECA
Palestinian Youth Struggling for their Rights
Dozens of Palestinian students in Nablus take a part in a march in support of young people protesting in Jerusalem. CREDIT: ActiveStills
Clean water is a right from Gaza to Michigan
As most of you know, water issues have been a special concern of mine and the Middle East Children’s Alliance for a number of years. Through our Maia Project we have built and installed water purification systems at schools throughout Gaza so thousands of children—and their families—can have clean water to drink.
Drinking clean water; I can’t imagine anything more basic.
MECA artist Jos Sances Honored by Center for the Study of Political Graphics
MECA and Alliance Graphics are so proud to announce that our Art Director Jos Sances was awarded the 2015 Art is a Hammer Lifetime Achievement Award by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. It’s a fitting honor for Jos who has devoted his entire life to using art as an instrument for peace and justice.
The endless occupation: For Palestinian children, a world of fear, humiliation, frustration and mistrust
A Palestinian boy weeps during the funeral of Hani Wahdan, 22, at his family house in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Kidra says, Wahdan was killed Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the Israeli border with east of Gaza City. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
A Call to Affirm the Human Rights of ALL Migrants
The Middle East Children's Alliance joined 300 organizations in signing on to "A Call to Affirm the Human Rights of ALL Migrants."
The statement, issued on International Migrants Day by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, speaks to the urgency of committing to and upholding human rights for migrants:
Your solidarity means so much to me: A letter from MECA’s Director of Gaza Projects
Dear Friend,
On August 1, 2014, after three unimaginable weeks of terror in Gaza, I found out that my cousins were killed with their children and grandchildren.