[WCUSP] [Wisewomen] Apartheid as our frame? Dems Repudiate Carter Book

[Linda Belle]

Hi Tura,

Interesting conversation, I'm following it.

No, JAPA only recognizes books for children and young teens. 
Thanks for thinking of us!

hugs
L.

Tura Campanella Cook wrote:
> Hi Odile. LT, Linda Belle, and all,
>
> Unless someone can organize this before the meeting in Austin, let's 
> make room on next week's LT agenda for drafting a letter to Pelosi, 
> etc. Be thinking of what we want to say and bring your draft to the 
> meeting.
>
> I would take the initiative for doing it now, but still have meeting 
> preparation details to work out.
>
> Ideas re: Carter book and the book-signing tour (I see he will be in 
> Austin on Dec. 14.) Anticipating some negative publicity, let's plan 
> to actively support the book. Write editorial letters of support to 
> coincide with Carter's appearance in your city. Get together with 
> Women in Black and others to do a public event at the signing. Ask 
> Code Pink to give Carter some kind of "pink" award for the book. Think 
> about a WILPF-led visible event...
>
> Linda Belle, does JAPA recognize adult books? could it be considered?
>
> In peace,
> Tura
>
> On Oct 28, 2006, at 9:41 AM, Joyce McLean wrote:
>
>     yeah...so excuse my 'nagging'.... though it may just be a waste of
>     paper....can't a letter be written to the Dem leaders Pelosi,
>     Conyers,etc and perhaps as a model for all to send to their own
>     Congressperson....expressing our discontent at their criticism of
>     Carter and their refusal to acknowledge the injustices being done
>     against Palestineans.....could Kate write up such a proposed
>     letter and unless there is a 'block' it be sent and posted......
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* JoanWDrake at aol.com
>         *To:* lmfrank1 at verizon.net ; beejayssite at yahoo.com ;
>         kzaidan at wilpf.org ; wcusp at wilpf.org
>         *Cc:* turacc at earthlink.com
>         *Sent:* Saturday, October 28, 2006 6:20 AM
>         *Subject:* Re: [WCUSP] Apartheid as our frame? Dems Repudiate
>         Carter Book
>
>         Over the past twenty years or more I have concluded that there
>         is no way of framing the issues posed by Israel's 60-year long
>         military occupation of Palestine that will be acceptable to
>         the US Jewish community. So I see little difference in mincing
>         words or being expansive when trying to reason with or appeal
>         to Jews in the US on this issue; I don't believe our choice of
>         vocabulary words will make much difference in being heard and
>         responded to in a reasoned discussion. Reason does not work --
>         international human rights conventions and the Geneva Accords
>         have no impact on Israeli policy -- words of the victims have
>         no impact and the facts on the ground have no impact on the
>         wall of silence and steadfast denial that American Jewry has
>         built around Israel's total debasement of the Palestinian
>         community and its people. Golda Meir denied the very existence
>         of Palestine and Palestinians -- and today's generation
>         follows in that vein by denying Israel's vicious policies of
>         extermination and control. While there are notable exceptions
>         in our community, such as Libby and Odile and their Israeli
>         counterparts, they are few and far between and they do not
>         speak for the mainstream -- and their attempts to point a way
>         to peace and stability in the region is appreciated more in
>         activist circles than within their own community. I know that
>         they experience the same frustrations that those of us working
>         on the issue have experienced. The knee jerk response to
>         Carter's book title by Democratic Party office holders is
>         quite understandable -- you don't serve in Congress unless you
>         are in line with AIPAC policy -- the politicians who have
>         spoken out on the matter clearly want to hold on to their
>         jobs. I really think the current debate is not very
>         enlightening or helpful -- call it what you like, but if it
>         looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...?
>
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Linda B. Belle
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