Only a single democratic state will promote “human rights and…reconciliation and justice”; there is no other way. You cannot make 78 percent of historic Palestine off-limits to Palestinian refugees (or their descendants) who were ethnically cleansed from their homes and have been granted the right of return under international law. You cannot divide “such a small piece of land…into two countries.”
Excellent analysis of the situation in Palestine and the Middle East by a scholar activist.
The Sisters McDonald are siblings and Sisters in the Order of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ). They began singing together at at early at at the request of their father, a Minnesota farmer. In addition their assigned duties in the order, they found time to sing and bring joy to peace rallies and to many other events. They've been on the protest lines, arrested, hassled but mostly enjoyed by their peace loving admirers. Here's a story about them today.
https://youtu.be/yFGJKSs6WRo The kids get into the act. Wonderful! Amazing! Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. Join the movement at http://www.playingforchange.com. Playing For Change November 20, 2015 Media for the people! Click here to help Rise Up Times continue to bring you vital analysis of and commentary about current issues you More
Another great song from Playing for Change. Dedicated to #Justice for Jamar and the 4th precinct encampment in Minneapolis. https://youtu.be/JEp7QrOBxyQ Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. We started this performance with PFC Band members Titi Tsira and Clarence Bekker while on a trip together in More
Morales: If you were to walk among the crowds that gather each night outside the fourth police precinct in the late autumn darkness you would know that it's all about hope. Hope is what drives a people to resist.
Nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, Kelly's idealism is backed by real action for peace in such war-torn places as Iraq, Gaza, and Afghanistan.
Op Ed: We fear that opposing arguments in favor of national sovereignty will probably not be discussed much during this conference. And yet, the European Union has served as an experimental laboratory testing what happens when a large and growing number (now 28) of sovereign states turns over a major part of their rights to supranational governance.
War costs us everything and resolves nothing.
Their website states: "For many years, the London Arms Fair (DSEI) has been showcasing arms to all kinds of governments, including known human rights abusers."
World Beyond War: Why is an Alternative Global Security System both Desirable and Necessary?
Article: Contact Theory works best when it is applied to youth and children’s peace building programs. The change in attitudes and beliefs, which happens in the formative stage of a young person’s life, creates the conditions necessary for youth to form lasting relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Sustainable peace is rooted in relationships that maintain a sense of connectedness, trust, and the ability to communicate in a nonviolent manner.
