It’s always been one of my great dreams to come and be at a Quaker Friends meeting, even if it meant just sittin’ and bein’ quiet. And that’s because I know enough about history to know about the Religious Society of Friends and the abolition campaigns that began long before the end of slavery in Britain. Rev William J. Barber II
Category: resistance
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
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.
Politics and war mentality
I felt uncomfortable when I attended the Hands Off! vigil at the Wisconsin State Capitol yesterday and couldn't figure out why. Now, I'm beginning to understand some of the reasons.
Two Demonstrations
Yesterday there were two sets of national demonstrations. March for Palestine in Washington, DC, and Hands Off! demonstrations in hundreds of cities.
Palestinian suffering mind map
Mind maps are ways to visually show connections between related parts of the information you are analyzing. Following are various views of the mind map for the Quaker Tent Solidarity for Palestine database I've been building using NotebookLM.
Police raid Westminster Meeting House
Young people are done with this! We call on the media to tell the truth about the complicity of our political elites in genocide and to join us in civil resistance to pt an arms embargo on Israel and end Tory oil. Youth Demand
Recent Israeli Brutality
With this, we call to you, students, faculty, alumni, and community members to continue standing firmly with Palestine and the Palestinian resistance. Show up to protests, join call in campaigns, and be there for one another in the face of repression. Speak about it loud and proud. Spark uncomfortable conversations. Educate. Do not be afraid. Let every effort to silence us only deepen our commitment. Our solidarity is rooted, growing and unstoppable. UMW Popular University for Palestine
Today’s Anti-War Movement
We cannot allow genocide to be normalized. I didn't say BECOME normalized, because that has already happened.