We Have No More Words: Reflections on a Year of Genocide

Oct 07, 2024
My friend Iyad says, “so far, I’m a genocide survivor. Everyone living in Gaza is on the waiting list. And every day that passes, I consider myself lucky. Now, a...
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All of Us, All Over the World, Are Living on Gaza Time

Jan 19, 2024
On November 23, I woke up in the middle of the night to take the ferry to the Indigenous People’s Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island. It was dark and very...
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Teach Palestine: 2019 Year in Review

Apr 27, 2020
Teach Palestine delegation with youth and staff at Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, East Jerusalem The high point of the year for MECA’s Teach Palestine Project was our June 2019...
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Visiting Alcatraz

Feb 19, 2020
Palestinians join Native Americans on Alcatraz Island CREDIT: Indybay Making the Connection to Palestine Last Fall, I once again took the boat to Alcatraz Island, a small cold rock of...
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Audio from MECA event Commemorating the Nakba: Movement-Building for Collective Liberation

Jun 10, 2019
Panelists Kristian Davis Bailey, Nick Estes, and Lara Kiswani speak at May 8 event organized by MECA What an honor to get to hear powerful front-line activists Nick Estes, Lara...
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MECA’s Teach Palestine Project Making Connections with Native Americans

Dec 10, 2018
A student at the Santa Fe Indian School tries to find Palestine on a world map. Zeiad explains why it isn't there. By Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, Executive Director and Jody...
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