Tag: Global Actions
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Three peace activists freed in Iraq
From the BBC Norman Kember, 74, of Pinner, north-west London, James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden, were three of four men seized in Baghdad in November. Mr Kember is said to be in a “reasonable condition” while the two Canadians were taken to hospital. The body of murdered US citizen Tom Fox was found in…
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Events All over the world in Memory of Rachel Corrie -Non-violent Activists Beaten
Today, March 16th, the third anniversary of the murder of Rachel Corrie, events in honor of her memory are taking place in 13 different countries. Nine events are taking place in Palestine and Israel and 41 events are taking place in the US. For details of events around the world, visit rachelswords.org AT 14:00 today…
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The Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine calls for the release of the remaining hostages
English translation of the statement: In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, The Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine deeply regrets the killing of the peace activist Tom Fox on Iraqi land. We were shocked and grieved to receive news of Tom’s death on the morning of the 11th of March 2006. We…
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Another Fallen Friend and Martyr
The death of Tom Fox and a true test of solidarity By Joe Carr I first met Tom Fox in Chicago at a Christian Peacemaker Teams’ training and we became good friends through our work together. He was a father with children about my age, and was like an uncle to me. He was my…
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Action Alert: The New York Times Distorts Key Facts About Cancellation of Play on Activist Rachel Corrie
Please read, write, and forward widely! In his March 6, 2005 New York Times article “Too Hot to Handle, Too Hot Not to Handle”, New York Times cultural critic Edward Rothstein comments on the New York Theatre Workshop’s “postponement” of the play “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” about American activist Rachel Corrie who was crushed…