Posts tagged protest

Order Out of Chaos – A Chronicle of the Gaza Freedom March 2009

1 year ago

by Sarah in Gaza Freedom March, Palestine

A film by GFMer Sarah Mahmoud in Toronto, Canada.

REELThursdays: Sleepless in Gaza…and Jerusalem

1 year ago

by Sarah in Palestine, REEL Thursdays

Sleepless in Gaza...and Jerusalem,a reality-style show shot exclusively in Occupied Palestine and broadcast exclusively on the show's YouTube Channel, is a video diary about young Palestinian women, Muslim and Christian, living in Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of The West Bank.

Martyred at the Buffer Zone

1 year ago

by Sarah in Gaza Freedom March, In the News, Palestine

The Gaza Freedom March may have passed, but Palestinians in Gaza continue to march for their freedom on a daily basis. They are protesting the illegal, Israeli buffer zone, pretty much every day now and the IDF has not held back in their response. Today, a young Palestinian protester was shot and killed by an Israeli bullet, while peacefully protesting the theft of his land.

16-year old boy shot dead by Israeli snipers

1 year ago

by pieceofmind7 in In the News, Palestine

This afternoon the Israeli military killed 16-year old Mohammad Qadus from Iraq Burin, a village south of Nablus, with a live round on his heart. A second youth, Asaud Qadus, 19 years old, was critically injured after being shot in the head. Mohammad was trying to carry Asaud to safety when he was hit.

Budget Cuts for Schools, Unlimited Spending for Wars (VIDEO)

1 year ago

by Sarah in In the News

Students have carried out rallies at dozens of universities and schools across the United States in protest against cuts to public education funding. Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from a protest rally in New York.

Israeli Apartheid Week Gaining Ground (VIDEO)

1 year ago

by Sarah in In the News, Palestine

This week marks the Sixth Annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) which is taking place across the globe in over 40 cities. Below is an episode from Al Jazeera's hard-hitting program "Inside Story" which focuses specifically on Israeli Apartheid Week, the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement, and the implications they have for the racist apartheid regime of Israel.

Resist 2010: Eight Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics (VIDEO)

1 year ago

by Sarah in In the News

With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games officially kicking off this past weekend, it's important to look past all the glitz and glamour being portrayed in the mainstream media and get right down to the behind-the-scenes corruption, deceit, and destruction taking place in Vancouver. The video below is an excellent short film (appx. 15 mins.) focusing on the negative impacts of the 2010 Olympic Games being held in Vancouver, and the ongoing resistance by Indigenous, human rights, and other social movements.

“How to protest” from Al-Ahram Weekly

2 years ago

by Sarah in Gaza Freedom March, Politics

The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram Weekly has a remarkable editorial titled "How to Protest" about the effects of the Gaza Freedom March and the events that unfolded in Cairo after the Egyptian government refused to allow 1362 international delegates to go to Gaza.