By Emma Rosenthal “I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.” -Jessica Dovey incorrectly attributed to martin luther king jr.* “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: [...]
Archive for the ‘Privatization’ Category
On False Quotes, Real Quotes and Our Collective Rage and Vision
Posted in Afghanistan, Calling out neo-liberalism, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Privatization, Racism, U.S. empire on May 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Attack on the Freedom Flotilla: A facebook status montage
Posted in Art and Activism, Calling out neo-liberalism, Dissident Jewish Voices, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Now who's the terrorist?, Palestine, Privatization, Racism, This is what genocide looks like, U.S. empire, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Facebook Status Montage Facebook provides an amazing network of activists, writers, photographers, artists. Here are commentaries by some of my facebook (and in some cases, real life) friends, allies, comrades. Majed Abusalama “All Gaza people are praying in solidarity with our friends in the flotilla , Gaza is so angry now , Mosques is [...]
Stand up for students rights, Stand down groups like “Stand with Us”!
Posted in Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Art and Activism, Dissident Jewish Voices, Education, Human Rights, Human rights rhetoric in the service of empire!, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Palestine, Privatization, Racism, Shoah, Stand With Us, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Cafe Intifada response to demands made by Stand With Us* ______________________________________________ This week, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke as a guest of the UC Irvine Law School. Eleven students were arrested and may yet be EXPELLED because each uttered one sentence and then walking peacefully out of the hall. Zionist, right wing organization, “Stand [...]
UMass students for divestment: a global approach
Posted in Afghanistan, Calling out neo-liberalism, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Palestine, Privatization, This is what genocide looks like, U.S. empire on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Exciting times. I was a student at Hampshire College for two years, before transfering to UMASS and graduating in 1981. Those were the days fighting South African apartheid. Towards a Divestment Policy that Makes Global Connections University of Massachusetts/Amherst Calls for Divestiture of Companies that profit from War and Occupation Emma Rosenthal [...]
Santee Education Complex: LAUSD: ONE HOUR WILD CAT STRIKE!
Posted in Building Community, Education, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Privatization, The war against the children, UTLA on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Hakrq3nT0
Chavismo: Christian, Anti-Nazi, Pro-Muslim, and Pro-Jewish by Roy Chaderton
Posted in 11823487, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, International Solidarity, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli Offense Forces, Latin America, Palestine, Peace and Justice Caucus, Privatization, The Americas, U.S. empire, Uncategorized on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/chaderton020209p.html Matos Roy Chaderton, Venezuela’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States, speaks of numerous members of the Jewish community who have supported the struggles of peoples against imperialism and Zionism, and he rejects any attack against the Jewish people. Watching television footage of one of the necessary and legitimate protests against the Israeli [...]
Sam Bahour: Palestinians Calculating Next Move
Posted in Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, Privatization, U.S. empire on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Palestinians Calculating Next Move: Coexistence with Occupation Not an Option By Sam Bahour Palestinians have been historically outmaneuvered, politically neutralized, and made totally dependent on international handouts. Or have they? A newly released Palestinian strategy document which outlines strategic political options gives witness to a renewed breath of fresh air in the Palestinians’ struggle for [...]
NYT Article and CI Commentary
Posted in Art and Activism, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, Privatization, U.S. empire on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i hope jimmy carter reads this article too, since he insists that the issue of palestinian human rights only exists in the occupied territories and not within israel. the construct described in the article is essential to apartheid, which was a system based on two designs: native american reservations, and u.s. jim crow (segregation) laws. [...]
Iraqi Labor Solidarity Tour Part IV
Posted in Art and Activism, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Iraq, Iraqi Labor Tour, Labor Against the War, Privatization, U.S. empire, UTLA on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday June 9, 2007 7:30 PM Community/Labor Solidarity Forum United Teachers Los Angeles Sunday June 10, 2007; Arlington West <> Saturday, June 9, 2007 Community Solidarity Forum United Teachers Los Angeles UTLA Headquarters The community forum, hosted at UTLA headquarters, was the largest of the events on the Los Angeles leg of the Iraqi Labor [...]
The Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech: Corporate Funded Privatized Espionage
Posted in ADL, Anatomy of a Blacklisting, Cafe Intifada Advisory Board, Calling out neo-liberalism, Calling out the liberal left!, Dissident Jewish Voices, Human Rights, Human rights rhetoric in the service of empire!, Palestine, Privatization, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Stand With Us, U.S. empire, UTLA, Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech on October 19, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Large NGO’s and the Campaign Against Human Rights Activists What is at stake in UTLA’s capitulation to Zionist pressure to close a meeting and shut down a committee? (For the full history of UTLA’s decision, and the events leading up to it go to: http://cafeintifada.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/anatomy-of-a-blacklisting-a-thread-in-two-blogs/ ) According to an article printed in the Jewish Journal,* [...]
