Then Monday, May 4, 1970, four students were killed by national guardsmen at Kent State. Wednesday, after attending the usual silent vigil downtown Iowa City, Bruce and I ate lunch near the Old Capitol on the campus, listening to speakers at a rally (2,000). The four scheduled speakers protested the Cambodian situation but urged students not to act, or react, violently. Thursday 150 students were arrested for ignoring a court injunction against disturbances and some for breaking into the Old Capitol.
Category: Palestinian solidarity
All part of the same genocide
The drone attack on a ship in international waters carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza in the early hours of Friday has been widely condemned, with human rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber saying it was “all part of the same genocide.” “The attacks on the humanitarian flotilla, on Gaza & the West Bank, on Lebanon & Yemen, on Palestinians & human rights defenders in the US, UK, Germany, and elsewhere in the West, on cyber-space & the high seas, are all part of the same genocide,” Mokhiber posted on X.
CJNV and Tent of Nations
When Daoud was asked how Jews around the world could support his family, he replied: come replant the trees with us in a show of solidarity, to demonstrate that the Israeli Army’s bulldozers don’t represent your Jewish values.
Pro-Palestinian solidarity Spring 2025
"Once I started to learn, in conjunction with the videos that were coming out of Palestine, something happened in me. There was an awakening and a remembering of what actually matters in this world." Macklemore
Masafer Yatta and Center for Jewish Nonviolence
The Center for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV) is supporting the Masafer Atta community. Masafer Yatta is the home of Basel Adra, one of the filmmakers of "No Other Land." Basel speaks of the importance of the support from CJNV
Support Masafer Yatta
The Academy Award Winning movie "No Other Land" is about the Palestinian community Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank. Even with the achievement of the award, the message of the movie has continued to be silenced in this country because of the fear of distribution companies of the backlash that continues to occur against any sign of Palestinian solidarity.
You can now watch ‘No Other Land’
"No Other Land" is the Acadamy Award winning movie that documents the misery and injustices of the life, and deaths, of Palestinians under the oppressive rule of the Israeli government and ongoing attacks by Israeli settlers from illegal settlements. Because no U.S. distributor had the courage to show the movie, people in this country have not been able to see it, until now.
Palestinian Dehumanization
Forgive Me, Gaza… Forgive me for my helplessness. Forgive me for every sip of water, every bite of food, every breath I take while you suffocate. Forgive me, if those I met in Gaza years ago ever thought I’d forgotten them. Forgive me if I couldn’t help everyone who asked. Forgive my comfort. Forgive my peace. I seek not your absolution— Only that you know: You are not forgotten. Jamal Kanj
North American and Palestinian Colonization
I've been working on the Quaker Tent Solidarity concept, which is rooted in trying to understand and write about colonialism, both in Palestine, and the parallels to the colonization of Indigenous peoples when white settlers came to this land.
Stop Genocide Abroad, Repression at Home
Don't be afraid. It's an honour to come out for the Palestinian people. Keep fighting for them. Keep coming out. Don't be afraid. Don't let them oppress you. We need to keep coming out to say that his genocide is wrong. This genocide is wrong. 20,000 dead children. It's disgusting. Keep coming out for Palestine Do not be afraid my friends. Free Palestine every day, until it's free. Free Palestine.