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"We Are Jews Who Stand for Humanity!" |
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by Sophie Yon-Gharbi, sophie.gharbi (nospam) gmail.com |
 Boston, Mass. – Four weeks after their first demonstration against The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) who claim that the Jews of Boston are united in their support of Israel, 30 people gathered once again in front of 126 High Street to speak out: “Not in our name”, or as some Israeli Refusers have been known to chant: “Not with our bodies”.
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07 Sep 2006
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Race : War and Militarism |
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Lessons from Katrina: One Year Later |
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by Sofia Jarrin, sofiajt (nospam) yahoo.com |
 “The source of the flood is not the water; it's gentrification,” said Keric Johnson from the Builders Guild at a rally yesterday in Roxbury organized by the Rosa Parks Human Rights Day Committee to remember the ongoing suffering of the people of New Orleans from Katrina and its aftermath. “The land belongs to the people. It isn’t the water that drove us away, it’s the globalization of the economy, it’s the end of the post-industrial cities. We need to build a damn ourselves.” |
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30 Aug 2006
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Race |
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Local Jews Protest Against War and Stand With Humanity |
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by Jonathan McIntosh, jonnyrebellious (nospam) gmail.com |
 On Thursday afternoon, August 10th, several dozen people from various Jewish peace organizations gathered for a demonstration at 126 High Street in downtown Boston. They came together at that location to protest under the banner “The Jewish organizations in this building do not speak for us!” |
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10 Aug 2006
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Race : War and Militarism |
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Poverty in Boston, What Poverty? |
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by Sofia Jarrin-Thomas, sofiajt (nospam) yahoo.com |
 That’s exactly what an editor for the business section at the Boston Globe said during class at Harvard when I proposed writing a story about the correlation between the rise in crime and poverty in our city. I was dumbfounded and almost answered, “All you have to do is look outside your window,” as I remembered the men standing day after day on the street corners looking for work at my Somerville neighborhood. Then again, I didn’t know where the editor lived and the suburbs isn’t exactly a Boston hub for the homeless. The story idea was shut down, and we both moved on with our privileged lives. |
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09 Aug 2006
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Filed under: News / Education : Media : Race |
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Young Jews Stage Die In to Denounce Israeli Attacks on Civilians |
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by Marjorie Dove, marjoriedove (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Boston, Mass. – A group of young American Jews staged a "Die In" on Tuesday August 1, 2006 at South Station in downtown Boston to demonstrate their opposition to recent actions by the Israeli government in Lebanon and Gaza. |
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01 Aug 2006
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Race : War and Militarism |
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Boston City Council's White Majority Abandons Youth of Color |
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by Jonathan McIntosh, jonnyrebellious (nospam) gmail.com |
 Several hundred Boston youth, youth workers and community members converged on Boston City Hall on Wednesday June 28th to demand a budget that would offer more job opportunities to young people. The thirteen city councilors (nine district councilors and four "at-large" or citywide councilors) are required to vote on the mayor's budget each year. |
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30 Jun 2006
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Filed under: News / Organizing : Politics : Race : Social Welfare |
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Somerville 5 Jury Returns Mixed Verdict |
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by Bill Cunningham, |
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Boston--After deliberating all day, jurors found Somerville Five defendants Calvin Belfon, Jr and Isaiah Anderson 'not guilty' of all felony charges but 'guilty' of several misdemeanors. Their lawyers immediately filed appeals on their behalf. A quiet tension greeted the jurors as they filed into the courtroom at 4:15 in the afternoon. Several of the jurors smiled. But the smiles were deceptive, and soon there were tears in the eyes of friends, family members, and supporters as the indictments and verdicts were read out and repeated back one by one, according to a precise ritual ordained by the Commonwealth. |
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23 Jun 2006
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Organizing : Race |
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Roxbury Organizers Continue to Fight Biolab |
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by homefries, |
 Despite the recent ground-breaking of Boston University's BioSafety Level 4 laboratory, Roxbury organizers are still trying to stop its construction. The lab, which would test deadly pathogens such as anthrax and ebola, purportedly using scores of animals in the process, would be located next to the Roxbury neighborhood, putting Roxbury residents at grave risk in the case of a leak. |
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11 Jun 2006
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Filed under: News / Environment : Human Rights : Organizing : Politics : Race : Social Welfare |
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