An Amerikan Tradition: Taking thanks when none was given

This page is being updated with new links, throughout the day, with the newest posts at the top of the page. it is impossible to separate this gluttony with the symbolism, its origins, the narrative taught in classrooms throughout the country, and what this holiday means to native american people. it’s sort of like leonard [...]

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HAPPY PASSOVER FROM GAZA by Sam Bahour

here is a wonderful article by friend, activist and writer sam bahour on the jewish holiday of passover and the current oppression of palestinians in historic palestine. in this spirit, we’ve made a few changes on our seder plate over the years– 1. an orange, usually a blood orange, because it is said that many [...]

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NO TIME TO CELEBRATE: Jews Remember the Nakba

 <> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/notimetocelebrate/index.html NO TIME TO CELEBRATE: Jews Remember the Nakba Statement and Pledge of Action This May, Israel will mark 60 years of statehood. In cities across the U.S. and Canada, major Jewish organizations will sponsor celebrations of “Israeli Independence Day.” Meanwhile, Palestinians around the world will mourn 60 years since the Nakba – Arabic [...]

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Thanksgiving: A National Day of Mourning

 http://www.uaine.org/ Thanksgiving A National Day of Mourning for Indians By Moonanum James and Mahtowin Munro Z Magazine Nov 2006   http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Nov2006/munropr1106.html ______________________________ Some Who Feel There’s No Reason For Thanksgiving By Mumia Abu Jamal _http://www.prisonradio.org/thanksgiving2006.htm For additional Audio Commentaries by Mumia Abu Jamal:  __http://www.prisonradio.org/mumia.htm What are you doing for justice today?

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