As published in Shifting Sands: Jewish Women Confront the Israeli Occupation By Emma Rosenthal I: Year: 1969 “Good Germans,” my father muttered as we walked from door to door petition in hand, collecting signatures, working for an end to the war in Vietnam. Some yelled at us to “go back to Russia!” Others politely said [...]
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Good Germans
Posted in Art and Activism, Dissident Jewish Voices, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Palestine, Poetry, Racism, Shifting Sands: Jewish American Women Confront the Israeli Occupation, Shoah, U.S. empire, Women's Lives on May 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Just Released Book: Shifting Sands Available for sale from Cafe Intifada
Posted in Dissident Jewish Voices, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Palestine, Poetry, Racism, Shifting Sands: Jewish American Women Confront the Israeli Occupation, U.S. empire, Uncategorized on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The newly released book, Shifting Sands, Jewish American Women Confront the Occupation, edited by Osie Adelfang, with forwards by Amira Hass and Cindy Sheehan, and contributions from Cafe Intifada’s Emma Rosenthal as well as: Hanna Mermelstein, Tomi Laine Clark, Starhawk, Alice Rothchild, Hedy Epstein, Sandra Butler, Kim Goldberg, Maia Ettinger, Anna Baltzar, Linda Dittmar and Susan [...]
Tin Soldiers: For the Students at Kent State, 1970
Posted in ADL, Art and Activism, Dissident Jewish Voices, Human Rights, Mumia, Palestine, Poetry, this is what a police state looks like, U.S. empire on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Emma Rosenthal Posted on the 40th anniversary of the Kent State Massacre. Written on the 30th anniversary of the massacre. On a campus that was 5% Jewish. 75% of the students killed, and 50% of the students who were shot, were Jewish– no word from the ADL. (bold text by Neil Young) “ [...]
A Poem At the Break of War
Posted in Human Rights, International Solidarity, Iraq, Poetry, Racism, This is what genocide looks like, U.S. empire on March 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Written on March, 19, 2003 as the first bombs drop on Iraq this century. By Emma Rosenthal i can kill the mirror of my own likeness if i do not recognize myself i can kill you if i do not know that killing you is killing you i can kill you if i believe [...]
Announcing the Upcoming Book Release: Shifting Sands
Posted in Art and Activism, Dissident Jewish Voices, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, Poetry, U.S. empire, Women's Lives on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jewish-American Women Speak Out Against the Occupation Whole World Press Spring 2010 Edited by Osie Gabriel Adelfang with an introduction by Cindy Sheehan and a forward by Amira Hass Including contributions from: Anna Baltzar Maia Ettinger Susan Greene Linda Dittmar Osie Gabriel Adelfang Hannah Mermelstein Tomi Laine Clark Starhawk Alice Rothchild Jen Marlowe Hedy Epstein [...]
SATURDAY AFTERNOON POETRY IN PASADENA
Posted in Art and Activism, Building Community, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Poetry on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey So Cal Poets, Here’s the schedule of featured poets for Saturday Afternoon Poetry during September, October, November, and December in the backroom of the Santa Catalina Branch of the Pasadena Public Library on 999 E. Washington Blvd. September 27th – Emerging Urban Poets (Lynn Allgood, Michelle Angelini, CaLokie, Don Kingfisher Campbell, Barbara Cogswell, Pauli [...]
Saturday Afternoon Poetry in Pasadena
Posted in Art and Activism, Building Community, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Poetry on September 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This message comes from Cafe Intifada Advisory Board Member, Don Campbell Hey So Cal Poets, Here’s the schedule of featured poets for Saturday Afternoon Poetry during August, September, October, November, and December in the backroom of the Santa Catalina Branch of the Pasadena Public Library on 999 E. Washington Blvd. September 6th – Andrea [...]
New Publication: Poets for Palestine
Posted in Art and Activism, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Palestine, Poetry, U.S. empire on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.poetsforpalestine.com/ Poets for Palestine: Edited by Remi Kanazi Poets For Palestine was published to unite a diverse range of poets, spoken word artists, and hip-hop artists who have used their words to elevate the consciousness of humanity. Sixty years after the dispossession of the Palestinian people, this anthology presents forty-eight poems alongside original works by [...]
Two events: Commemorate the life of poet, Mahmoud Darwish
Posted in Art and Activism, Building Community, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Obituary, Palestine, Poetry, The Americas, U.S. empire on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are dead who light up the night of butterflies, and the dead who come at dawn to drink your tea as peaceful as on the day your guns mowed them down. O you who are guests in this place, leave a few chairs empty for your hosts to read out the conditions for peace [...]
Poem in Your Pocket Day: Poetry Contest
Posted in Art and Activism, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Poetry on March 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
IT’S TIME FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL TOP TEN POETRY CONTEST! Because April 17th, 2008 is going to be the first annual Poem In Your Pocket Day, this contest will enable ten poets to have a way to put their poetry in people’s pockets! And it’s free to enter! Just send in the body of an email message up to [...]
