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http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ Common Ground Relief’s mission is to provide short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area. Common Ground Relief is a community-initiated volunteer organization offering assistance, mutual aid and support. The work gives hope to communities…

www.voicesofpalestine.org We are a Seattle, Washington based community group with strong ties to Palestine. Most of our group’s members are US citizens who either have relatives in Palestine or generally sympathize with the Palestinians and what the illegal Israeli occupation is causing in their communities. We work together on many events including fund raisers, demonstrations,…

http://www.lasmadresproject.org/ (link not currently working.  For more info use one below) http://hispanic7.com/transforming_tragedy_into_art.htm “I am compelled as an artist and more importantly as a resident of our borderlands, to make visible the hidden narratives that are unfolding todos los dias, every day in our backyard.”   The sculptural installation¡±The Mothers; Las Madres¡± standing vigil is an…

students.washington.edu/sjpal Students for Justice in Palestine, University of Washington is a group of students dedicated to promoting the principles of justice, human rights, liberation, and self-determination for the Palestinian people. Our dedication to the rights of the Palestinian people stems from our belief of the equality of all people. We do not endorse any specific plan or solution to the problems of the area, including the…

www.quitpalestine.org As queers, we are part of an international movement for human rights that encompasses the movement for Palestinian liberation, and all other liberation movements. We are also part of the growing international movement seeking active ways to express our solidarity with the people of Palestine Like all people of conscience, we in the lesbian,…

www.palestineinformation.org The Palestine Solidarity Committee — Seattle supports Palestinians in their struggle for the fundamental right of self-determination.  PSC works for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights. We support the provision of full human rights to all Palestinians living as minorities…

www.repohistory.org REPOhistory began in Manhattan in 1989 as a study group of artists, scholars, teachers, and writers focused on the relationship of history to contemporary society. It grew into a forum for developing public art projects based on history and a platform for creating them. For the past ten years REPOhistory’s goal has been “To…

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/basket/pomohist.html Pomo People: Brief History “Among our people, both men and women were basketmakers. Everything in our lifestyle was connected to those baskets. Our lives wre bound the way baskets were bound together.” Susan Billy, Ukiah Pomo, master weaver, teacher The map above shows Pomo communities that had been re-federalized (recognized as reservations) in the…

Arist Bio from: “East/West Convergences” Exhibit, Jan-Feb 2010, Features Arabic, Lebanese & Syrian Artists” After she left her career as an interior designer, Nouha Sinno set off on a journey of self-discovery that began with a desire for free expression, unrestricted by any boundaries. She had always been taken by the enchanting concept of Arabic…