On February 1, Just World Ed was honored to work with Just World Books to present an online launch for Women Surviving Apartheid’s Prisons, a book by Shanthini Naidoo that …
S. African ambassador in U.S. to discuss women’s role in her country’s freedom struggle
Just World Ed is delighted to announce that, in conjunction with our friends from the publisher Just World Books, in February and early March we’ll be presenting some breakthrough public …
The emotional brilliance of the Palestine Writes Festival
by Alice Rothchild We’re pleased to re-post this essay by our board member Alice Rothchild, which was originally published at Mondoweiss. This past year, the isolated loneliness of being a …
Moving reunion for S. African struggle she-roes
Four she-roes of South Africa’s historic freedom struggle came together by Zoom on November 29 in an event organized by the Johannesburg-based non-profit Value Ed, with some technical help given …
New JWE project explores foodways challenges in Palestine & globally
Just World Ed’s timely new project “Beyond Survival”, which explores food sovereignty challenges in Palestine and elsewhere will launch at 1 pm ET on November 28, with a webinar, co-sponsored …
With John Lewis in Stockholm 1969
Moved by the iconic recognition of John Lewis’ exceptional courage and perseverance on behalf of human rights, non-violence, and opposition to American militarism, I recall a weekend spent together in Stockholm.
The unbearable legacies of settler colonialism
Today, an Air Algerie plane conveyed to the Houari Boumedienne International Airport in Algiers the mortal remains of Sheikh Ahmed Bouziane, commander of a native-Algerian force overpowered by the invading French in Zaatcha, Algeria.
Triple Jeopardy: Refugees/Migrants/ Palestinian Prisoners
Recently reflecting on the plight of refugees fleeing war zones in the Middle East and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and Central America I was struck by the analogy to ‘double jeopardy.’
Palestine solidarity work is most effective when done within an anti-racist framework
by Alice Rothchild We’re pleased to publish this blog post by Alice Rothchild, a JWE board member who’s a writer, activist, and retired OB/GYN. This essay by Dr. Rothchild was …