By Alice Rothchild Originally published in Mondoweiss. Rothchild is a Board Member of Just World Educational. An extraordinary response has been unfolding around the scheduling of a mental health conference …
Our joint Appeal: To Save the Earth, Curb Militarism!
Just World Educational is excited to announce that earlier this month we joined with four other organizations to launch a public appeal, “To Save the Earth, Curb Militarism!” We warmly …
Eroding Civil Liberties and the Holy Land Foundation Five
Since 9/11/2001, prejudice against Muslims has coincided with an erosion of civil liberties in the U.S., particularly for Muslim Americans. The case of the Holy Land Foundation Five (HLF5) is …
Zohra Drif memoir spurs discussion on political violence and anti-colonialism
In recent weeks, the NYC-based Nation magazine has hosted an intriguing discussion about the use of political violence in one of the great anti-colonial movements of the twentieth century: the …
More preparations for the #WarHurtsEarth campaign, for Earth Day!
We’ve been refining our thinking for the #WarHurtsEarth campaign that we’re planning for Earth Day 2018 (April 22.) As you can read here, we’re planning for this campaign to have …
Miko Peled (and we) took Holy Land Fdn Five story to New York, NJ!
Author/activist Miko Peled took the story of the “Holy Land Foundation Five” to two great gatherings in New Jersey and New York last weekend, as part of a speaker series …
Ian Williams explores UN-US ties with DC’s World Affairs Council, and with Helena Cobban
In late January, Just World Educational brought veteran UN watcher Ian Williams to Washington DC, to discuss US-UN ties (in general) with members of the city’s World Affairs Council. We …
Our new #WarHurtsEarth campaign!
Just World Ed invites all our friends to join #WarHurtsEarth, the campaign we’re planning for the upcoming Earth Day (April 22), to explore, describe, and publicize the many known links …
Miko Peled launching project on joint US-Israeli attack on civil liberties
On February 3, Just World Educational and author-activist Miko Peled will be launching a new project: A speaker series on the topic of “US-Israeli Collusion in Eroding Civil Liberties.” This …
US aid to Palestinians: Facts, context, impact
The AP reported earlier today that, The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year’s first contribution …