3.05.03 dialogue and reconciliation

The Work Unfinished: Remembering Hilda Silverman

Hilda Silverman, Winter 2006, during filming of a video on Jewish activism for peace with justice in Israel/Palestine Photo: Linda and Steven Brion-Meisels

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We're left without our moral compass.

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A Politics of Inclusion: An Interview with Egyptian Democracy Advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim

 Following a fire in the Qale't el-Kabsh slum of Cairo, residents were promised replacement housing and compensation, but many received nothing. After a prosecutor told residents and the Egyptian Center for Housing Rights that they would not pursue

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Women got upset and marched to the Royal Palace. The King called me and said, 'Saad, do you see what is happening?' I said, 'Yes, but that is democracy, your Majesty.'

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The Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change

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The process of change has begun. It is not directed against anyone, but requires everyone's efforts.

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Diversity is the Revolution: The Tharwa Manifesto for Nonviolent Change in the Middle East

Families of Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, and Egyptian men who disappeared into Syrian prisons during the Lebanese civil war staged a sit-in protest in front of the UN House in Beirut for more than a year. photo: E. Zarwan,June 27, 2006

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We approach our struggle in the spirit of hope, love, and magnanimity.

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Israelis and Palestinians Call for a Ceasefire

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How to Respond to Verbal Or Physical Violence at Vigils and Protests

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Ralph was extricated from police kicks by a knot of rolling huggers.

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No Justice, No Peace: Listening to the Youth

Children living in showgrounds.
Authors: Malesi Kinaro

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The poor and the youth of this nation must be given a say -- not a token!

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Stories from a Siege: A Peace Delegation Reports from the West Bank

Doctor with non-working defibrilators
Authors: Martha Yager

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The level of despair grows daily. Yet the world hears almost nothing of this humanitarian crisis.

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What Do You Do When a Child is Burning?: A review of the film The Camden 28

Camden 28 poster

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She could now understand her protesting son, because the trial revealed the lies which killed her other son.

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Ending the Cycle of Violence: Reforming Discriminatory Criminal Record Laws

CORI Reform Now!

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By depriving ex-cons of opportunity, current laws promote crime.

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