reflections from the vigil in atlanta, plus an audio recording of our remarks with the reading of 64 journalists killed in gaza, israel and lebanon since oct. 7 foreignbodies.substack.com/p/monday-mat...
Your biweekly Foreign Bodies roundup (public)
Had the pleasure of contributing to @austinlouisray.bsky.socialtinyletter.com/GeorgiaBrews...
Listened to a dispatch from a dad in Gaza on NPR this week. He said they were rationing food and trying creatively to explain this to his small children. One day he saw his child gulping water but couldn’t bring himself to say stop, bc he didn’t want that to be the last thing he said to his child.
i feel so anxious calling my reps. Like I'm stumbling over words. But it doesn't take very long and there's a script you can look at it. www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/urg...
The U.S. must work to immediately de-escalate to prevent the further loss of life, and not fuel and exacerbate the violence by sending more weapons to Israel.
“These regulations would allow him to direct police to arrest civilians, remove them from their homes, or seize their property if he believes they have spread information that could harm national morale or served as the basis for enemy propaganda.”
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A friend and Palestinian-American poet, MD Fady Joudah based in Houston, lost 17 family members in Gaza this week. His brave and eloquent interview with ABC. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Dr. Fady Joudah, who has lost 17 family members in Gaza, discusses the humanitarian crisis in the region as the war goes on.Live Updates: https://tinyurl.com...
"The union is asking for a 'pathway to a livable wage' to cover out-of-pocket costs after Powell's put forth a new health care plan with higher deductibles for employees since starting negotiations in February." Powell's workers are striking on Monday, 9/4
It'll be the first strike for Powell's in two decades.