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From Adriana and Gerardo: To all our friends who share our happiness
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 December 2014 12:22
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Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban five was never supposed to come out of the US prison. He was given a double life sentence. US authorities denied his wife Adriana any visits to see Gerardo since he was imprisoned 16 years ago.
One may ask on how Gerardo's wife Adriana is now suddenly having a baby when she wasn't able to visit Gerardo in prison for the last 16 years?Well, artificial insemination is the answer. The expectation was that Gerardo would die in prison. This was Adriana's only chance of having a child.
Let's hope that this coming year we'll be able to accomplish more in the struggle for Justice, Equality & Peace with a Clean and Healthy Environment.
In Solidarity & Friendship we shall succeed,Victoria Friends of Cuba---------------------------------
Havana, December 30 (RHC) – Fernando González, René González, Antonio Guerrero and Gerardo Hernández, the four members of the Cuban Five...
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3...2...1! (Time's almost up for 2014)
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:00
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A great way to end 2014…
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- Published on Monday, 29 December 2014 09:00
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A great way to end 2014…
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:00
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VOP: Nabla Abdo on her new book “Captive Revo
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- Published on Friday, 26 December 2014 15:44
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This week Voice of Palestine interviews Nahla Abdo about the launch of her new book “Captive Revolution: Palestinian Women’s Anti-Colonial Struggle Within the Israeli Prison System.”
Nahla is an Arab feminist activist and Professor of Sociology at Carleton University in Ottawa. She has published extensively on women, racism, nationalism, and the State in the Middle East, with a special focus on Palestinian women. We talked with Nahla about her book, Palestinian women political prisoners (as well as Palestinian prisoners in general) and the impact of the BDS movement.
Click on this Link to access a download of the show.
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An exceptional report by Sarah Helm: Newsweek Magazine
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 December 2014 16:00
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r52 [CBG-SC2] An exceptional report by Sarah Helm: Collective punishment of 1.8 million human shields in a prison
Collective punishment of 1.8 million human shields in a prison — Newsweek dares publish the truth of Gaza
US Politics Philip Weiss on December 14, 2014 23 Comments
Shuja'iyah, destroyed in Israel's onslaughtI’m going to give the ending first of Sarah Helm’s riveting literary account of touring the overwhelming destruction of Gaza for Newsweek. Yes, Newsweek; but evidently the “European edition version,” whatever that means. Helm:
The evening I left, I passed back by Beit Hanoun. Three young teenagers were digging in the dark… They were clearing the rubble from their family orchard.
The teenagers showed me where they had planted a new...
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BBC News - EU court takes Hamas off terrorist organisations list
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 December 2014 15:44
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Hamas off the Terrorist list - EU Court!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30511569
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A (not so) Green Christmas Story
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:00
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In this issue: A (not so) Green Christmas Story | Déjà vu – again? Another omnibus budget bill rolls back federal environmental laws | Lost in translation on Burnaby Mountain | West Coast spurs dialogue about the 'big picture' on LNG development | The best of Environmental Law Alert for 2014
Dear Paov,
What happens when a little girl asks Santa for healthy...
We want to take a moment to thank you
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- Published on Monday, 22 December 2014 14:22
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He could win again
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- Published on Monday, 22 December 2014 13:44
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Most Canadians want to see a change in government, but our broken electoral system could give the Conservatives another majority - even with fewer votes than last time.
Help stop another Harper majority by chipping in to our people-powered election campaign to defeat the Harper Conservatives and move Canada forward.
Have you seen the latest polls? Most Canadians have rated the Conservatives’ performance as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor,’ and most say that the country is ‘going in the wrong direction.’ [1]
However, new polls show that the Harper Conservatives would win if an election were held today[2]. In fact, because of our broken electoral system, they could still win a majority in the next election - even if...
Ads Against Apartheid hits LA with Mandela camp
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- Published on Sunday, 21 December 2014 13:44
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If only we had the finances of LA!
Ads Against Apartheid hits LA with Mandela campaign – Mondoweiss
Billboards against Apartheid in LA
http://mondoweiss.net/2014/12/against-apartheid-campaign?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=33ba566942-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-33ba566942-398412821
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Israeli arms firm loses key Brazil deal - First US union supports BDS
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- Published on Sunday, 21 December 2014 13:44
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- Published on Saturday, 20 December 2014 22:00
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Dear PAOV,
Happy holidays from all us of at Jewish Voice for Peace.
I hope you can take a moment to watch this very short video that we made with our wonderful members from the Bay Area. It will give you a sense of the tireless work led by our chapters all over the country, and offers a message about Chanukah that I hope will inspire and lift you up for the big work we all have ahead.
If it speaks to you in any way, please share it via email or on your social networks!
Celebrate the Freedom of the Cuba 5
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- Published on Friday, 19 December 2014 13:22
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Bring on the Light Solstice Challenge!
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:00
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You're doing it
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- Published on Thursday, 18 December 2014 13:44
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Each week I sit down at my desk and do an analytics report on the thousands of actions taken by people in the Leadnow community.
Today, you made me do a double take: did you know that in the last week, 963 people in the Leadnow community have raised $34,667 for our campaign to defeat the Harper Conservatives and move Canada forward?
Those are precious resources we can count on putting in the field on January 1st to make sure that we can hold the Conservatives to account at the ballot box in 2015.
Our goal is to raise $100,000 by December 31st so we can be ready for an early election. Can you chip in $5, $10, or $50 to make sure we run the biggest people-powered election campaign that Canada has ever seen? Click here to donate:
The Cuban 5 Are Finally FREE
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 December 2014 10:44
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Thousands of committees and thousands of politicians, artists, students, professors, religious organizations, writers and so many people around the globe have been constantly working for this day to come. This has shown that a united and determined people's struggle for justice can win and has won.
Our small Victoria Friends of Cuba committee has also been involved in that struggle for their release since the beginning. We were able to bring to our community one of the wife's and one of the daughters of the Cuban five and we had also brought Aleida Guevara (Che's daughter) and numerous other speakers to make our supporters and community aware of the details of the...
Paul Dewar goes to Israel
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 December 2014 06:22
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This gives us a good opportunity to either send him a letter or ask to have a meeting with him to ask how his trip went, why he went there and if he met with any government officials. At the same time ask him why he didn't attempt to go and visit the West Bank or Gaza and meet with Palestinians who are left with death, suffering and destruction in the hands of Israel's Apartheid and Occupation. If he met with any Israeli government officials did he raise the issue of:...
Victoria Mutiny Commemoration - SUNDAY DEC. 21st
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 19:44
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Sponsored by the Victoria Peace CommitteeJoin the event on Facebook
Learn more about the " target="_blank">Victoria Mutiny
Victoria Mutiny Commemoration Honour the Resisters of the 259th BattalionSunday, December 21
9:00 AM - Ceremony at corner of Fort and Quadra Street (location of 1918 Mutiny)
7:30 AM - Memorial Walk, departing from Carnarvon Park (2801 Henderson Rd, at Carnarvon Street, in Oak Bay), following the route of the 259 Battalion On the morning of Dec. 21st, 1918, French-Canadian conscripts in the 259th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force mutinied at the corner of Fort and Quadra streets in downtown Victoria. They refused to embark for service in a new war, as the Conservative government of Canada committed troops to aid the White Russian forces fighting the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. The war on the Western Front had ended six weeks earlier. So sending conscripts to fight in the Russian Far East had dubious legal grounds.
No decision can drown out all the voices opposing Site C!
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:00
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