Announcements, February 2004, www.aljazeerah.info
Human Price of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
Israeli daily aggression on the Palestinian people
Mission and meaning of Al-Jazeerah
Cities, localities, and tourist attractions
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| The three women on
this year's "Jerusalem Women Speak:
Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision" tour -- Nahla Assali, Nuha Khoury, and Michal Sagi -- are scheduled to appear on CNN Domestic at 11:10 am and again at 11:35 am on CNN International on Tuesday, March 23. The women have been doing a tremendous job speaking to audiences during the first few days of the tour. The public schedule for the March 17-April 2 tour can be found at: http://www.partnersforpeace.org/documents/db200403100/ The women will also be on WFAE with Mike Collins in Charlotte on Monday, March 22 from 9:00-10:00 am.
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Organizing rally for April 23 International Day of Action Against CAT
Be a Part of the March 20 Global Day of Action
http://www.designandpeople.org
An Open Letter from the Arab-American and Muslim Community to the US Anti-War Movement:
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An open letter and appeal to all the concerned citizens of the state of Georgia:
This is a call to action - to speak out
for justice and political freedom!
March 20, 2004
is the first anniversary of the U.S./U.K. invasion and occupation
of Iraq. People all over the United States and in other
countries are making March 20th a day to express their anger,
frustration, and their opposition to the unjustifiable and
militaristic policies of the current U.S. administration and the
gigantic corporations which support it. In the past year alone,
these policies have taken the form of a war with Iraq and the
removal of the democratically elected government of Haiti. Two
years ago, the U.S backed an attempted coup d'etat
in Venezuela. Since September 11, 2001, the Bush administration has
installed a former oil company consultant as ruler of Afghanistan,
and Congress has enacted draconian measures restricting American
civil liberties in the name of national security.
Where there is no justice, there is no
freedom,
and where there is no freedom, there is
no democracy!
PEOPLE are organizing and
mobilizing to become a POWERFUL VOICE again
-- a voice that must be heard and will be recognized as the
true voice of America -- demanding justice and freedom for
all. This voice, for the most part, has been dismissed and ignored
by the mainstream media -- which does not come as a surprise
considering the fact all the major radio and television stations
across this country are owned by a few giant corporations.
On March 20, 2004, major
regional demonstrations will take place in New York City,
in San Francisco, in Los Angeles, in Chicago, in Washington DC, and
in Boston ....
Here in Atlanta
on Saturday March 20th, there will be a
march and rally at noon at 1100 Spring Street. Then at 6:00 pm,
candlelight vigils will be held at several locations: on the square
in Decatur, at Woodruff Library at Clark Atlanta University, and at
the Cobb Courthouse on the Marietta Square. The names of
U.S. soldiers and Iraqis killed in this war will be read and
displayed.
(For more information about
the rally and the candlelight vigils please contact the
Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition at
http://www.georgiapeace.org/ or call
them at 404-522-4500.)
Please participate in these events and
other upcoming events in the state of Georgia. We have set
up a calendar of political and social
events for the year 2004 (with
contact information) to help in our own small way to get
the information out and to invite more people to take part in these
actions.
The Calendar of
Events is at the end of this e-mail. Please
take a few minutes to go over the entire calendar, which includes
events both local and national, addressing various social,
political, and environmental issues. We have tried to include events
pertaining to a wide range of interests in an effort to be of
service to people with many different concerns. We have set up a
weblog/website for this calendar and we will try to keep it
up-to-date and complete with contact information.
Through our participations in these
events, WE, the American People, are telling our government and the
rest of the world that WE DO NOT support the current policies.
Our Collective
mission is to tell the world that the American
people stand with the people all over this world for global economic
opportunity, environmental responsibility, social justice, and
freedom and democracy for ALL. This mission is not
dependent on the outcome of the elections in November.
Politicians come and go, but civic responsibility is ongoing.
You may be asking - who are we, and what is our
agenda?
We are Marcus and Azita -- a
married couple with two children living in the Atlanta area who are
simply interested in working for peace and justice. We are not
affiliated with any organization or group. We are greatly
alarmed at the dangerous and unjust policies of our nation towards
its own citizens and the people of the world, and we feel we can no
longer sit idly by as spectators.
Our Cry for Justice and Peace for all
is not an expression of self-righteousness. It is about saving
lives. It is about saving our humanity. It is about taking control
of our lives and not feeling hopeless and helpless anymore. It is
about finding meaning and purpose in the day-to-day responsibilities
of our lives while beginning to take our share of responsibility for
humankind. In the midst of the madness and violence and destruction
that has been imposed upon us for reasons of greed and power, we
want to do our part to restore human rights and dignity -- for the
sake of our children, our grandchildren, and all those whom we love
and care about.
We are sending this
e-mail to many people and groups in the state of Georgia,
and not just peace activists and organizations. We
are sending this e-mail to religious institutions (Christian,
Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Bahai, etc.), local and national
humanitarian organizations, environmental groups,
civil liberties groups, youth and student organizations,
cultural and ethnic groups, political groups, labor
and farmer organizations, minority groups - African-American,
Hispanic, Asian, women, gay and lesbian groups, professors of
history, political science, sociology,and religious studies, as
well as reporters at the AJC, Creating Loafing, other local
newspapers and local TV and radio stations. We are sending it to as
many people and organizations as we can here in the state of
Georgia,
Our hope
is that the existing groups and organizations and concerned
individuals with different causes and agendas will come together
to make a resounding voice that can not be ignored and will be heard
by many!
We think Atlanta is a natural center for
the rapidly growing peace movement. Atlanta is the largest
city in the Southeast, with a growing international population. It
is the birthplace of the greatest social activist of the 20th
century, Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is the site of the Carter Center, which is devoted to conflict
resolution across the globe, and of course the part-time home of
Jimmy Carter, the first U.S. president to make
human rights the centerpiece of his foreign policy. It is the home
to many people of good conscience who are already working in many
ways to make the world a better place. Furthermore, it is the site
of CNN, an international media outlet. It should be possible
to organize and hold major STREET events -- demonstrations, rallies
-- here in Atlanta like in other big cities.
As the writer Mark Harris has said,
"Our individual
fates are inextricably linked to the fate of the world."
We would like to hear your
questions, comments, concerns and suggestions.
If you agree with and support the content
of this message,
please forward it to as many people as
you can.
Thank you for your time,
Azita Ebrahimi & Marcus Patton
...
Now
that you're getting to
your favorite part of the story, you
know exactly where you fit in. You surf the
collective unconscious,
grabbing all the beautiful flotsam that comes
your way. When you get to
shore, build a sculpture unlike anything the
world has ever seen.
Somehow your creation reflects the human
condition in all its glory.
You can see that making a difference is
in your power. You'll reach out
to those who need convincing. You'll sweep up
those who need a ride.
- Unknown
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International Oud Virtuoso Simon Shaheen will perform March 13, 2004 in St. Paul, Minnesota
Palestinian Folklore Exhibition
We would like to invite you to take a look at our proposal of the
Palestinian
Folklore exhibition, we hope that we can organize this exhibition in your
country
If you accept our proposal
http://www.najah.edu/english/Youth%20Prog/fine.htm
In case you would like to help us to organize the above mentioned proposal,
contact us
to discuss it.
Alaa Yousef
Zajel Youth Exchange Program
Public Relations Department
An-Najah National University
Nablus, Palestine
www.najah.edu
Phone: ++ 970 9 2381113/7
Fax: ++ 970 9 2387982
Mobile: ++972 59 201 300
[email protected]
http://www.najah.edu/english/Youth%20Prog/Youth.asp
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March 16 The First Anniversary of Rachel Corrie
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| Earth, a planet hungry for peace |
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| The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers (Ran Cohen, pmc, 5/24/03). |
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| The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank, like a Python (Alquds, 1/25/03. |
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