Tag: Rachel Corrie

  • Rickman Slams ‘Censorship’ of Play about US Gaza Activist

    by Julian Borger Published on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 by the Guardian / UK A New York theatre company has put off plans to stage a play about an American activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza because of the current “political climate” – a decision the play’s British director, Alan Rickman, denounced yesterday…

  • Travelers share tales from Rafah

    by Venice Buhain Originally publsihed in The Olympian OLYMPIA — For a few hours Sunday, the Olympia Eagles Ballroom was filled with friendly chatter, the enticing smells of Mediterranean food and the delicate handiwork of Palestinian embroidery. But the main event at the fundraiser for the Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project was a presentation by two…

  • Parents continue daughter’s cause

    By Jennifer Moody Originally published in the Albany Democrat-Herald Cindy Corrie used to think the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians had no beginning, no end and no solution — if she thought about it at all. That was before her daughter Rachel was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer as she stood in protest…

  • Standing for justice — visiting family tells story of conflict

    Presentation on non-violence in Israel-Palestine conflict sparks conversation By Andrew Miner Originally published in the Oregon State Daily Barometer Rachel Corrie sacrificed her life hoping to bring peace through non-violence in the Israeli Palestine conflict. Craig and Cindy Corrie spoke Tuesday in the MU Journey Room about their daughter’s history. Rachel Corrie was protecting the…

  • Activist’s parents recall Palestinian strife

    By Tony Lystra Gazette-Times reporter Originally published in the Corvallis Gazette-Times Corvallis crowd hears legacy of nonviolent stance When Rachel Corrie was 2, she looked up at her mother and asked an unsettling question: “Mom,” she said, “Is brave part of growing up?” More than two decades later, just before her 24th birthday, Rachel was…