MADRE Statements
Articles with keyword "Palestine"
Event: Today at 5:30pm Join Women in Black in Zuccotti Park
Posted on: Thursday, December 22, 2011
Keywords: Human Rights Advocacy, Palestine, Middle East
Join Women in Black to support the Occupy Wall Street movement and call for an end to the occupation of Palestine.
Midwives for Peace Come Together in Friendship
Posted on: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Activism, Peace Building, Middle East
An update from MADRE sister organization Midwives for Peace
Resources on Palestinian Statehood Vote
Posted on: Friday, September 23, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Gaza, Middle East, UN, US Foreign Policy
Today, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is expected to submit a request for Palestinian statehood to the United Nations.
Building a Better World in 2011 with Your Support
Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Palestine
Thank you for taking part in MADRE's 2011 Membership Drive.
MADRE Denounces the Violent Attacks against Palestinian Refugee Protesters
Posted on: Monday, May 16, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Middle East
On Sunday, protesters demonstrated in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank to mark the anniversary of the “Nakba” (“catastrophe”), the mass displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the formation of Israel in 1948. They...
Event: A Dialogue On Feminist Peace Activism in the Midst of Conflict
Posted on: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Middle East, US Foriegn Policy
This event will bring the perspectives of women so often absent from the discourse on the Israeli / Palestinian conflict.
Take Action: Join the "To Gaza With Love" Letters Campaign
Posted on: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building
Write a letter and join this collective action of friendship with the Palestinian people.
MADRE Mourns the Death of Juliano Mer-Khamis
Posted on: Friday, April 8, 2011
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Activist
MADRE joins many in mourning the death of Juliano Mer-Khamis, an activist who used theater to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and Israel. He co-founded and directed the Freedom Theater of Jenin, reaching out to the young generation...
Event Update: Salt of This Sea - SUHEIR HAMMAD at Quad Cinema TONIGHT for Q and A, 7:30 p.m.
Posted on: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy, Gaza
Cannes 2008 Selection, SALT OF THIS SEA (Milh Hadha al-Bahr), EXTENDED WEEK IN NYC:** SUHEIR HAMMAD IN PERSON THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 AT 7:30 SCREENING **Exclusive Engagement at the Quad Cinema (34 West 13th St, near Union Square)SHOWTIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 19: ...
Event Update: Salt of This Sea Still in Theaters!
Posted on: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy, Gaza
There's still time to see Salt of This Sea!
Take Action: Urge Secretary Ban Ki-Moon to remove Uribe from panel on Gaza flotilla
Posted on: Monday, August 16, 2010
Keywords: Human Rights Advocacy, Colombia, Israel, Gaza, Palestine, UN, Peace Building
The following is an alert from Colombia Support network. Please see below for information on how to take action regarding the appointment of Alvaro Uribe-Velez to the UN's panel of inquiry into the Israeli attack on the Gaza humanitarian flotilla.
Event: Salt of this Sea (Milh Hadha al-Bahr) Opens Friday, August 13th in New York City
Posted on: Friday, August 13, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy
Join us for SALT OF THIS SEA (Milh Hadha al-Bahr), this Friday, August 13, in New York City.
Event: NYC Boat Fundraiser for the US to Gaza Campaign
Posted on: Friday, July 30, 2010
Keywords: Gaza, Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Economic Justice, Event
MADRE is supporting the US to Gaza Campaign. Check out the fundraising event listed below. For more information about the campaign, visit www.ustogaza.org. A NYC FUNDRAISING EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED JOIN A SUNSET CRUISE IN NY HARBOR THURSDAY AUGUST...
A Peaceful Boycott Should Not be a Crime
Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy
In its bid to maintain its occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, the Israeli government has launched a new offensive, this one against its own citizens. A bill that is currently before the Knesset would allow...
Fact Sheet: The Water Crisis in Gaza
Posted on: Monday, July 26, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Gaza, Water Rights, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice
The Water Crisis in GazaSince 1967, the Gaza Strip has been under Israeli military occupation. As a result, Palestinians in Gaza have endured many harmful policies, including the denial of their rightful share of water and restrictions on developing water...
MADRE Brings Gaza to the United Nations' Attention
Posted on: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Gaza, UN
The blockade of goods to Gaza imposed by the Israeli government has had crippling effect on Palestinians, severely impacting the flow of essential supplies including food, medicine and water. Restricting supplies has led to critical decline in the water supply....
Event: Bil'in Habibti (Bil'in My Love)
Posted on: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building
Jewish Voice for Peace-New York Presents Bil'in Habibti (Bil'in My Love), the 2005 movie by Israeli Shai Pollack about the joint Palestinian-Israeli struggle against the Wall in Bil'in.
Event: Free Gaza Flotilla Survivor Tells Her Story
Posted on: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy, Gaza
Where: All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Avenue between 79th and 80th Sts., New York CityWhen: 7 pm Wednesday, June 9Ann Wright, retired US Army Colonel and former U.S. diplomat, and outspoken anti-war activist will talk about her experiences with...
Physicians for Human Rights Israel's actions & response to Gaza Flotilla incident
Posted on: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy, Gaza
A letter from Gila Norich, Director of Development at Physicians for Human Rights Israel. Waking up to Monday's events was disheartening and shocking, to say the least. Throughout the ordeal, Physicians for Human Rights- Israel has remained in constant contact...
Event: Demonstrate to Support Free Gaza Flotilla - Thursday, May 27 5 pm until 7:30 pm
Posted on: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building, Human Rights Advocacy, Gaza
COME THURSDAY, MAY 27, 5 PM-7:30 PM TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FREE GAZA FLOTILLA. TELL THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT HANDS OFF HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA. Meet at 5 pm on 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue in New York City. ...
Event: Women in Black, Union Square
Posted on: Monday, May 24, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building
Women in Black are holding a special event to acknowledge 43 years of Occupation by Israel of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza—and the disastrous effects it has had upon the Palestinian people.Please join us.Thursday June 3, 2010, 5:30...
Event: Pogroms in Hebron
Posted on: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Keywords: Event, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Peace Building
Jewish Voice for Peace - New York Presents Their Kick-Off Community EventPogroms in Hebron: Courtesy of America
Hebron is a city under siege. The final resting place of Abraham, revered by Jews and Muslims alike, is home to the...
Event: Protest Friends of the IDF and Ashkenazi!
Posted on: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy, Event
Printable Flyer Join human rights organizations for a moving procession to protest the annual fundraising dinner of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces & and keynote IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi. WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 from 5:00 -...
Event: Procession for Justice for the Palestinian People
Posted on: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy
Israeli War Criminals Feast at the Waldorf while Palestinians Hunger for JusticeJoin us for a moving procession to protest the 2010 Annual New York Gala Dinner of the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)WE WILL NOT BE SILENTNO to...
Take Action:
Posted on: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Gaza
MADRE belongs to the coalition US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. Unfortunately, it's not too often that we get the opportunity to thank Members of Congress for doing the right thing. That's why it's so important to do so...
Gaza Freedom March Ends--But Our Work of Ending Israeli Apartheid Continues!
Posted on: Monday, January 11, 2010
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Gaza
MADRE is a member of the coalition US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. The Gaza Freedom March is over, but our work of changing U.S. policy toward Israel/Palestine is more important now than ever!Over 1,300 people from across the...
You and MADRE in 2010
Posted on: Thursday, January 7, 2010
Keywords: Sudan, Kenya, Guatemala, Palestine, Nicaragua, Panama, Iraq, Colombia, Afghanistan, Emergency Relief
Make this the year that you become an unstoppable force for women’s human rights.When you partner with MADRE in 2010, you’ll: Save lives, Build lasting solutions to violence and poverty, and Join the world’s bravest women in making human rights...
Take Action on the Anniversary of Israel's Assault on Gaza!
Posted on: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East
Join MADRE and other members of the coalition US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation: join us in taking action for Gaza. Find a Gaza Freedom March event in your area. Learn how to organize your own Gaza Freedom...
MADRE Year End Report
Posted on: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Keywords: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Nicaragua, Sudan
How Your Gifts Save LivesMADRE is a small organization with a big reach. We're able to have an impact beyond our size because we know how to focus on the most strategic places to make change. We focus on the...
Childbirth under Occupation: A Conversation between Aisha Saifi and Yifat Susskind
Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights
In the West Bank, Palestinian women in labor are routinely denied access to necessary medical care by Israeli military checkpoints and roadblocks. MADRE partners with a group of Palestinian and Israeli midwives to ensure that skilled, well-equipped midwives are available...
Ezra Nawi's sentencing delayed, Action Update
Posted on: Friday, August 21, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Ezra Nawi
The sentencing for Ezra Nawi, Israeli human rights activist, has been postponed until September 2009. Ezra Nawi was arrested for standing between an Israeli bulldozer and the home of a Palestinian family in the West Bank. Though his protest was...
The Ezra I Knew: The Man with the Roses
Posted on: Saturday, August 8, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Ezra Nawi, Human Rights Advocacy
By Jessi Roemer, MADRE supporter, cantorial soloist and writer. I first knew Ezra Nawi as the man with the roses. He was not a florist. He was a plumber, a gentle Jerusalemite who would show up every Friday at French...
MADRE Co-Sponsors a Delegation to Gaza
Posted on: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief
MADRE is co-sponosoring Codepink's delegation to Gaza where they are meeting with several organizations, including MADRE's partner organization in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society.From Codepink's website:Itinerary: Meet up in Cairo, Egypt on March 5 Travel to Gaza on March...
MADRE's sister organization in Gaza outlines 12 month plan to address massive medical and humanitarian crisis left by invasion
Posted on: Monday, January 19, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
While the bombardment of Gaza is currently halted, the impact of a month of ceaseless violence against women and families is catastrophic. MADRE's sister organization, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, has assessed the most critical needs of the population and...
Israel's use of non-conventional weapons in Gaza
Posted on: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
An update from our sister organization in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS): There is growing evidence that the Israeli army is using non-conventional weapons in its assault on Gaza according to a report released on Friday 9 January...
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Posted on: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East, Emergency Relief, Gaza
An update from our sister organization in Gaza, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS):Saturday morning, the 27th of December, Israel started a massive offensive in the Gaza Strip, leaving behind death, destruction and intense suffering. Israeli military planes carried out...
Humanitarian Supplies Urgently Needed in Gaza, as Israel Begins Ground Offensive
Posted on: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Keywords: Palestine, Emergency Relief. Israel, Gaza
The Israeli ground offensive, which began on the night of Saturday, January 3, has signaled yet another escalation of violence in Gaza. An intensification of Israeli military aggression, which began on December 27 in the form of airstrikes, this latest...
