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Sandra Butler's Letters from
Israel/Palestine now available
We invite you to read Sandra's letters. These reports from a
Jewish/American feminist activist in Israel/Palestine were written
during April, May, and June of 2006. The
first documents a
visit to the abandoned Palestinian town of Lifta. The
second describes
a demonstration of support for schoolchildren menaced by settlers
in Hebron. The third
includes both a report on the work of Machsom Watch and a
demonstration in Aram. The
fourth describes
travels through what remains of East Jerusalem and meeting with
Hamas. The fifth reports a visit to Ramallah to meet
with an aid organization and the subsequent return through the
Qalandia checkpoint. The
sixth report
documents Palestinian organizations struggling to provide medical,
psychological, informational, and democratic resources to people
under siege. The
final letter contains three checkpoint stories. We've also posted
The
Heart of the Matter written in 2005 after Sandra Butler's
return from Israel/Palestine to attend the International Women in
Black Conference. This piece was originally published in Turning
Wheel: Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism. You are free to circulate them with attribution. Both BAWIB and Sandy welcome your responses, feedback, questions and
suggestions for organizing efforts. You can contact us at
info@bayareawomeninblack.org.
BAY
AREA WOMEN IN BLACK REPORT-BACK DVD IS AVAILABLE
We are delighted to let you know that the DVD of our Report Back
from the International Women in Black Conference held in Jerusalem
last August is now completed and ready for distribution. The
50-minute video describes the political and personal impacts of
our travels through the West Bank as well as the richness of our
experience meeting with over 700 women from 40 countries. We
are hoping this DVD will be useful in classrooms, community groups
and organizations as a springboard for deeper and more complex
discussions.
We are asking a donation of $15.00 per DVD--more if you can, less
if you can't. Donations will be used to cover the cost of
production and mailing. Checks should be made payable to Bay Area
Women in Black and mailed to Barbara Zoloth, 1726A Hearst Ave.,
Berkeley, CA 94703. Please be sure to clearly indicate the
address to which you would like the DVD mailed. Specify if
you prefer a VHS videotape.
If you'd like one or more of the BAWIB women in the video to
attend a screening and be available for discussion and questions,
we will do our best to accommodate you. Please contact us with
your schedule and location.
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