April 20, 2010 at 09:55
1) The Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People (PCR) was where innovative acts of popular resistance started and continue to be molded. Its Media department, the International Middle East Media Center (
2) Al-Rowwad Cultural and Theater Society in Aida Refugee Camp does a tremendous work. It is an “independent, dynamic, community-based not-for-profit organization which strives to empower children and women by targeting behavior, knowledge, concepts and practices through beautiful and non-violent means.” When I lived in the US, we brought the theater group twice to perform to capacity crowds and all who attended came out touched by the humanity of Palestinians and by our suffering and many resolved to work for Palestinian Rights. Al-Rowwad’s units or divisions include: Art, Educational, Images for Life, Health and Environment, and Women. To donate go to
3) The One Democratic State group is organizing to bring the most logical solution to the foreground. Your support can enhance the effectiveness of their outreach
Finally to be inspired, there was amazing actions for Palestine to
protest naming a Paris street for war criminal Ben Gurion. Watch and smile
http://www.imemc.org ), produced excellent videos (for example http://www.youtube.com/abunimi#p/u/4/4he1vayLrfo ) and helped places like Bil’in and other villages harness the power of visual media in their popular resistance. PCR was also the driving force behind development of International support on the ground in Palestine including being the incubator where the International Solidarity Movement hatched (co-founded by Ghassan Andoni, George Rishmawi of PCR, Neta Golan, Luisa Morgantini and others). PCR and especially its IMEMC division could use financial support because there is a deficit that did not allow payment of the very small salaries or even office rent for several months. Please go to http://www.pcr.ps look around and then click on the donate button (there are tax-deductible options).http://alrowwad.virtualactivism.net/donate.htm> or http://www.alrowwad-acts.ps/etemplate.php?id=19>
for more information seehttp://www.alrowwad-acts.ps
http://alrowwad.virtualactivism.net
http://www.amis-alrowwad.org/
http://www.imagesforlifeonline.com/http://www.odsg.org/co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1570&Itemid=72
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