This came in on July 8th from my friend in Palestine: a demonstration was called for 5 june in nablus. well, at one of the checkpoints for nablus. the idea was to plant trees at huwarra, the infamous checkpoint where the iof has a reputation for being particularly cruel…not that …
From my pal: it has been six days since i’ve sent the last dispatch, and i have much to tell y’all, but it may not all be included in this one email. the occupation is never-ending, and the needs of people are immense. it is, no doubt, similar in all …
From my comarade: the first thing i’d like to say is that this dispatch will be spell-checked. my apologies for the myriad typos of the last one. i just had to get it off my chest. i spent the weekend chilling at a friend’s place in ramallah. it’s a lively …
More from my friend in Palestine: i have begun to write this three times. it just doesn’t feel right to throw just anything on the page, because i’m not only writing about myself and my concerns, vis-a-vis palestine. dare i say, i’m writing about a struggle and i feel i …
This was received from my comrade in Palestine on Sunday: i’ve been studying the map today and i realized that in my first dispatch, i made a brief mistake. petah tiqwa is not a settlement in the west bank. it was, however, the first modern jewish settlement in palestine, colonized …
A good friend, with better than good politics, is currently in Palestine, witnessing the ongoing ethnic cleansing being carried out by the Israeli state. She has been sending dispatches, and i just heard from her that she’s ok with my posting them here, so expect to see more of these …
QUIT! activists who formed the Estee Slaughter team at LGBT Freedom Day in San Francisco. (QUIT!) The following article is just another reminder as to why i do not normally participate in Queer Pride events… the rightwards turn of the queer community over the past ten years just makes the …