Wednesday, March 18 at 7:15pm at the
NARO Cinema in Ghent
1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517
757-625-6276
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Bearing Witness in Gaza: An Evening with Kathy Kelly
Wednesday, March 18 at 7:15pm at the
An Evening with Kathy Kelly
Presented by the Tidewater Peace Alliance and
Author and activist Kathy Kelly returns to the Naro with stories from her recent travels to Egypt and Gaza during the Israeli invasion. Circumventing the Israeli blockade, Kathy was able to enter Gaza from Egypt during the Israeli siege.
Twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Kathy founded Voices in the Wilderness and is executive director of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. She has travelled twenty-four times to Iraq and was in southern Lebanon in summer 2006 during and after the Israel-Hezbollah war. (see:http://vcnv.org/speaker-bio/kathy-kelly)
Included in the evening will be the premiere of the new documentary.
YOUNG FREUD IN GAZA Against the violent backdrop of armed clashes between Hamas and Fatah factions and Israeli missile attacks, a young psychotherapist for the Palestinian Authority's Clinic for Mental Health struggles to provide for his many patients who need therapy and medication for depression, anxiety attacks and suicidal tendencies. Filmed in Gaza during 2006-2008, this new documentary premiered at the recent New York Jewish Film Festival. (60 mins)
Admission is $8 at the door.
Note: Reception for Kathy Kelly at Azar's (20th & Colley Ave) at 6:00pm.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Strike updates for Gaza, Israel
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Friday, January 16, 2009
GAZANS WAVING WHITE FLAGS ARE SHOT...
The latest example of atrocious war crimes being committed by Israel in Gaza....
The BBC reports:
At least three Palestinians in Gaza were shot dead yesterday after Israeli soldiers fired on a group of residents leaving their homes on orders from the military and waving white flags, according to testimony taken by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. The testimony was rejected by the military after what it said was a preliminary investigation. (Source)
These reports sound eerily familiar. When the Israeli military invaded Lebanon there were numerous reports of the Israeli military killing numerous civilian families fleeing their homes.
These allegations should be investigated. These are a few examples of the Israeli governmnet violating their defense trade agreements with US.
In the meantime, the USA continues to enable the commission of war crimes and state sponsored terrorism....and civilians--including women and children--are being slaughtered.
How can anyone defend these types of actions? Their is no excuse for any military force to behave in such a fashion.
The BBC reports:
Claims have been received by the BBC and an Israeli human rights group that Israeli troops have fired on Gaza residents trying to escape the conflict area. Israel has strongly denied the allegations.The Belfast Telegraph reports:
BBC journalists in Gaza and Israel have compiled detailed accounts of the claims. (Details here).
At least three Palestinians in Gaza were shot dead yesterday after Israeli soldiers fired on a group of residents leaving their homes on orders from the military and waving white flags, according to testimony taken by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. The testimony was rejected by the military after what it said was a preliminary investigation. (Source)
These reports sound eerily familiar. When the Israeli military invaded Lebanon there were numerous reports of the Israeli military killing numerous civilian families fleeing their homes.
These allegations should be investigated. These are a few examples of the Israeli governmnet violating their defense trade agreements with US.
In the meantime, the USA continues to enable the commission of war crimes and state sponsored terrorism....and civilians--including women and children--are being slaughtered.
How can anyone defend these types of actions? Their is no excuse for any military force to behave in such a fashion.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Voices For Creative Nonviolence: Voices From Gaza
VOICES JOINS EFFORT AT BORDER CROSSING INTO GAZA
Dear Friends,
Many of you began supporting Voices activists when teams of delegates traveled to Iraq to defy the economic sanctions imposed against Iraq by the U.S., the U.K. and the international community. When the first delegation of Voices in the Wilderness traveled in January 1996, there was a deafening silence in the U.S. regarding the catastrophe being endured by Iraqi citizens. Economic sanctions were, indeed, collective punishment imposed by the U.S. and the U.K. against the Iraqi peoples.
Today, Israel’s economic and military siege of Gaza continues the immoral and illegal use of collective punishment against a civilian population. Every day brings news of death and destruction. As we write, over 750 Palestinians have been killed, many more injured. A third of those killed are children. The United Nations announced today that it was suspending operations in Gaza after a U.N. convoy was fired upon by Israel’s military, resulting in the death of an aid worker.
Kathy Kelly, Bill Quigley and Audrey Stewart, known to many of you through past delegations to Iraq and the Middle East, are in Egypt now, aiming to maintain a presence close to the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, near the city of Rafah. They will link with other internationals there and hope to coordinate efforts with other activists who have assembled there.
We’ll be posting updates on the Voices website.
We at Voices call for:
1) an immediate end to Israel’s military offensive into Gaza;
2) the withdrawal of all of Israel’s military forces from Gaza;
3) the opening of all border crossings into and out of Gaza to allow for the immediate delivery of all necessary humanitarian and medical supplies, including medical personnel;
4) the suspension of all U.S. assistance to Israel until such time as Israel ends its military offensive against Gaza; and,
5) the immediate end to the use of violence against populations in Israel and in the Occupied Territories of Palestine.
We recognize that these steps are only initial steps to address the immediate crisis and that much work remains to be done to achieve a just resolution of the conflict in Israel – Palestine.
We encourage you to seek out alternative sources of information on the current conflict and especially suggest the following resources:
Live Station
You can download a free video player at this website. Once you download and install this player you will be able to watch live feeds of news from such sources as Al Jazeera and BBC World News.
Al Jazeera
(you can also watch a live stream in English on Live Station)
The Guardian
Dear Friends,
Many of you began supporting Voices activists when teams of delegates traveled to Iraq to defy the economic sanctions imposed against Iraq by the U.S., the U.K. and the international community. When the first delegation of Voices in the Wilderness traveled in January 1996, there was a deafening silence in the U.S. regarding the catastrophe being endured by Iraqi citizens. Economic sanctions were, indeed, collective punishment imposed by the U.S. and the U.K. against the Iraqi peoples.
Today, Israel’s economic and military siege of Gaza continues the immoral and illegal use of collective punishment against a civilian population. Every day brings news of death and destruction. As we write, over 750 Palestinians have been killed, many more injured. A third of those killed are children. The United Nations announced today that it was suspending operations in Gaza after a U.N. convoy was fired upon by Israel’s military, resulting in the death of an aid worker.
Kathy Kelly, Bill Quigley and Audrey Stewart, known to many of you through past delegations to Iraq and the Middle East, are in Egypt now, aiming to maintain a presence close to the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, near the city of Rafah. They will link with other internationals there and hope to coordinate efforts with other activists who have assembled there.
We’ll be posting updates on the Voices website.
We at Voices call for:
1) an immediate end to Israel’s military offensive into Gaza;
2) the withdrawal of all of Israel’s military forces from Gaza;
3) the opening of all border crossings into and out of Gaza to allow for the immediate delivery of all necessary humanitarian and medical supplies, including medical personnel;
4) the suspension of all U.S. assistance to Israel until such time as Israel ends its military offensive against Gaza; and,
5) the immediate end to the use of violence against populations in Israel and in the Occupied Territories of Palestine.
We recognize that these steps are only initial steps to address the immediate crisis and that much work remains to be done to achieve a just resolution of the conflict in Israel – Palestine.
We encourage you to seek out alternative sources of information on the current conflict and especially suggest the following resources:
Live Station
You can download a free video player at this website. Once you download and install this player you will be able to watch live feeds of news from such sources as Al Jazeera and BBC World News.
Al Jazeera
(you can also watch a live stream in English on Live Station)
The Guardian
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