We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Jewish [-American] teenager arrested for demonstrating against Gaza siege

Click here to access source of YouTube video posted on Eagainst.

 Because US government gives over $3 billion dollars annually to support Israel, one might expect better treatment from Israeli authorities toward an American protesting their crimes against humanity.
Police violently arrested a a 19 year-old boy from Philadelphia, in Jerusalem, while he was protesting against Gaza bombings. The youth, who arrived in Israel as part of a trip arranged by a Jewish-Christian group, claims he was attacked by a policeman during the celebrations. 
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