[WCUSP] Peace not Apartheid

[yvonne simmons]

Thankyou for initiating a letter and action and I am
sure that the other members of the team would welcome
your work. I will help with this letter and
action..Thinking of the recent days in Austin and that
so much can get done when we are physically together
as Pat and I realize, both living in Portland, Make a
wish Yvonne.
--- Tura Campanella Cook <turacc at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> Thanks, Yvonne, for reminding us.  The last I heard
> we were waiting  
> until we could read the book.  I will be getting a
> signed copy when  
> Carter comes to Austin on Dec. 14, but feel I can
> speak out already  
> after hearing numerous interviews.  I admire the way
> he responds to  
> rather baiting questions, "my, that is a
> controversial title..." etc.   
> He is speaking about apartheid in Palestine, not
> within Israel, and  
> makes that point clearly.  He hammers away at the
> need to restore aid  
> and how the Palestinians' tax money is being
> withheld, etc., (points we  
> make as well in action alert).  The man is forcing a
> debate and taking  
> the heat and we should be there with him.  We
> already believe in these  
> things and he is generating the publicity.  I see
> nothing wrong in  
> piggy-backing here, and applauding this courageous
> man.  Can we ask  
> members to be present at book signings and to hold
> signs??
> 
> Although no longer a member of the Leadership Team,
> I have some time to  
> help develop a model letter, sign, or other items to
> make it easier for  
> members to speak out.  If you need a hand in this
> area, I am available.  
>   I think this is an activity to rally other groups
> to as well.  By that  
> I mean whoever you work with locally, have them join
> you with signs  
> about "restore aid to Palestine" when Carter comes
> to town.
> 
> And or course, put WILPF on your sign, and pass out
> WILPF and WCUSP  
> materials!
> 
> Peace,
> Tura
> 
> On Dec 5, 2006, at 7:47 AM, yvonne simmons wrote:
> 
> > Dear all, I feel as I have already said that not
> > addressing ex President Carter's book is not being
> > where so many people are. I find it cowardly to
> not
> > talk about the issue even if  we think
> differently, it
> > won't go away. It is on the main media including
> "Meet
> > the Press" last Sunday where page 215 of the book
> was
> > on the screen, the page that I wrote to you all in
> an
> > e-mail, where Carter writes why it is apartheid.
> We
> > need to have courage to talk about difficult
> subjects
> > and be called names. Names don't kill people,
> > starvation, bombs and guns do. Death on both sides
> is
> > disturbing but cannot be compared because the
> Israeli
> > occupation of Palestine is the problem and not
> talking
> > about how  this occupation is devastating the
> > possibility of a viable Palestinian State so
> sometime
> > in the future there will be no possibility if the
> > situation continues. How can Gilit, the kidnapped
> > Israeli soldier have a chance of release when so
> much
> > violence, pain and destruction are going on.
> Yvonne
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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