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For KPFK listeners, interested in more information: To buy the book: http://cafeintifada.wordpress.com/cafe-intifada-shoppe-available-now-shifting-sands-jewish-american-women-confront-the-israeli-occupation/ Information on the upcoming readings: http://cafeintifada.wordpress.com/¡cafe-intifada-events-and-activities/ for information on the blacklisting: http://cafeintifada.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/anatomy-of-a-blacklisting-a-thread-in-two-blogs/ Emma Rosenthal: http://home.earthlink.net/~emmarosenthal/ and http://emmarosenthal.wordpress.com/ In Bed With Frida Kahlo: http://inbedwithfridakahlo.wordpress.com/ Cindy Sheehan on line: http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/ http://peaceoftheaction.org/

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A recent L.A. Weekly article “addressed” the “problem” of getting rid of “bad” teachers.  (see link below)  As someone who retired from LAUSD with disability retirement after trying to get the most minimal of accommodations for my dis-ability and facing incredible harassment for such a request; As someone who requested basic accommodations, found ways to [...]

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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 [...]

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we wonder if any educators in l.a. would be interested in organizing an exhibit of the art work of the children of gaza?  maybe hosted by utla?  human rights committee? progressive educators?  the iso or solidarity?  the jewish labor committee? coalition against (oops, my bad, they changed their name) for alternatives to militarism in the [...]

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when the human rights committee of united teachers los angeles agreed to host a meeting to discuss bds, we were attacked by the zionist establishment. most activists capitulated, and i was blacklisted when “jewish” organizations met with utla president duffy, demanding that he disassociate himself from my organization cafe intifada and me (a union member [...]

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For the last three years I have been documenting a series of events within United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), around disability rights, Palestinian rights, union democracy and blacklisting, which started as a strange power play within the Human Rights Committee apparently around disability rights, but in my estimation, may have merely been the utilization of [...]

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For those following;  Anatomy of a Blacklisting, a thread in two blogs,  return to my other blog, In Bed With Frida Kahlo, and follow the thread, starting where you left off.  It’s not perfect chronological order, though if you wanted to you could take the time to follow both blogs that way.  I think you’ll get [...]

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Fiesta Shalom, in celebration of Israel’s 61 years of colonialism, will take place on Sunday at the restored Breed Street Shul in East Los Angeles. It promises to be a celebration of Jewish and Latino culture. This event includes students from LAUSD, involved in LAUSD programs, such as the Roosevelt HS mariachis!!! (With all the [...]

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Emma’s Notes (Joaquin’s message to follow) One of the most important lessons of my early activism: when i was 16, working in the dc boycott house, which attracted a number of activists from a variety of tendencies, came from a veteran black panther, named paul (i forget his last name.) he left the house one [...]

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