A generous, compassionate, courageous woman….       Irena Sendler – who recently died at 98 years of age, was a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; During WWII, Irena was given permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto, as a plumbing/sewer specialist.  She had an ulterior motive. Irena was German.  Irena knew what the Nazi [...]

On March 16, 2003, U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by the Israeli military as she was nonviolently trying to protect a Palestinian home from being destroyed. On the 6th anniversary of her death, the US Campaign is honoring Rachel’s memory by supporting student activism for justice in the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and [...]

Speech delivered by Nadine Rosa-Rosso http://atheonews.blogspot.com/2009/02/left-and-support-for-islamist-anti\ .html The massive demonstrations in European capitals and major cities in support of the people of Gaza highlighted once again the core problem: the vast majority of the Left, including communists, agrees in supporting the people of Gaza against Israeli aggression, but refuses to support its political expressions such [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW MEDIA RELEASE Conflict Risk Alert: DR Congo Nairobi/Brussels, 27 January 2009: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have struck a deal for military cooperation that risks a new escalation of combat in the eastern Congo and an even greater humanitarian crisis without assurances that it will solve the region’s [...]