Gaza Freedom March
Alternate Focus: Still in Cairo
Laurie Arbeiter and Tarak Kauff join other activists on the Gaza Freedom March, an effort that brought over 1,300 internationals to Cairo for a historic December 31, 2009 attempt to break the Israeli, Egyptian, and US siege of Gaza. Produced by Fred Nagel (2010)
Email this pageGRITtv: Ann Wright: Worldwide Movement for Peace
Retired U.S. Army colonel Ann Wright just returned from ten days in Egypt with the Gaza Freedom March. Having served both the army and the State Department overseas before stepping down in protest over the Iraq war, Wright knows the power and impact of political protest of a country's actions as well as she does the pressures of serving in an overtaxed military. Wright sat down with Laura recently to discuss her experience with the march, her work for peace, and what Americans can do next to fight for freedom and peace in Gaza and the world.
GRITtv: Marching for Freedom for Gaza
On the anniversary of the "Operation Cast Lead" assault on Gaza, almost 1400 people from 43 countries converged in Egypt to march to Gaza, demanding an end to the siege there. Since the actual attacks ended, the people of Gaza have been cut off from the rest of the world, and this unprecedented action, as well as solidarity movements around the globe, was designed to raise international awareness of the plight of the Gazan people. Ali Abunimah, cofounder of Electronic Intifada, and Medea Benjamin, cofounder of Code Pink: Women for Peace, took part in the march in Egypt. They join us to discuss the march, and we also speak to Electronic Intifada contributor Rami Almeghari, who is living and working in the Gaza strip.
GRITtv: March to Free Gaza
One year ago, at the tail end of the George W. Bush administration, Israel began a 22-day assault on Gaza. This year, more than 1300 people from 43 countries are marching to the Israeli border in a call for Israel to lift the siege on Gaza. In this footage from the march, 85-year-old holocaust survivor Heddy Epstein has been on a hunger strike for justice, and she calls on Israel to do the right thing. Thanks to Cultures of Resistance for the video.
Democracy Now!: Wed., Dec. 30, 2009
We look at the Obama administration’s handling of the aborted bomb attack and the media’s coverage with Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent; in Cairo, we talk with Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada about the situation in Cairo and Gaza and with Roger Waters, who supports the Gaza Freedom March; a Red Cross spokesman remembers the Israeli assault; a final look at the U.S. economy with Dean Baker and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
Democracy Now!: Thurs., Dec. 24, 2009
In a rare Christmas Eve session, the Senate passed its healthcare reform legislation 60 to 39, along party lines. Trudy Lieberman and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D–AZ), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, discuss how to reconcile the House and Senate versions; The Nation's Jacqueline Stevens reports that immigration agents are holding U.S. residents in secretively maintained detention facilities around the country; on the first anniversary of Israel's Gaza assault, we speak with Hedy Epstein, an 85-year old Holocaust survivor, and Medea Benjamin, part of the co-ordinating committee of the Gaza Freedom March. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
