We won’t plead for you to recognize our humanity
Oct 15, 2023
"Coinciding with the Israeli aggression on Gaza, 16 Palestinian children have also been murdered by the occupying Israeli regime in the occupied West Bank since last week." October 11, 2023 ...
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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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Update from Silwan, Jerusalem
Sep 05, 2022
“I am out of choices,” Zuheir Al Rajabi, a leader of the Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, Jerusalem, told me during a recent phone call. Madaa is a long-time, cherished...
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Your gift will be doubled to “Teach Palestine”
Feb 08, 2022
2019 Teach Palestine delegation in Palestine with youth and staff at Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, East Jerusalem. (Alvin Rosales) “As much as I tried to assimilate at my high...
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Support and Leadership Opportunities for Jerusalem Youth
Jan 12, 2022
MECA supports the Youth Leadership Program at the Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, East Jerusalem, one of many psychosocial initiatives for children, youth, and families. As Israel continues its multiple...
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Thank you and Happy New Year!
Jan 04, 2022
Life in East Jerusalem is very hard for Palestinian children who face violent Israeli settlers, soldiers, and the possibility of being arrested or losing their homes. MECA’s partner Madaa Silwan—and...
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Palestinians Fight For Their Village: Virtual Brunch in Solidarity with Silwan
Nov 22, 2021
Last summer, Palestinians and pro-Palestinian activists worldwide rose up to defend Silwan and other villages in East Jerusalem from Israeli bulldozers. Silwan is out of the headlines, but the battle...
Edward Said Library, Silwan Branch: A Home for All in the Midst of Home Demolitions
Sep 17, 2021
Children in the reading club All of the children from Batn el-Hawa neighborhood [in Silwan East Jerusalem] are under the risk of forced displacement by home demolitions… or homes being...
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