Let Gaza Live
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The mass starvation and ongoing violence and occupation in Gaza are soul shattering. Such horror, streamed on our phones, paid for with our taxes and supported by our government is so hard to bear. And yet, we must not turn away, as the people of Gaza manage to live and die through it.
Please take action by calling your Congressional reps and demanding they stop the death dealing. Given Republican control of the entire federal government, and too much Democratic complicity when it comes to Palestine, it's hard to feel hopeful about change. So, we're also sharing a hopeful poem, one with a vision of peace in the Middle East. Written by Jack Manno (author of Blessings for Times Like These) in 1991 during the first Gulf War, it speaks to our deepest aspirations.
Peace Blessing
May the desert storm subside and a breeze of peace alight on the
ancient and holy sands
May language be purified of military babble and all its
collateral damage
May soldiers party long into the night on word their joyful leaders
have changed their minds
May all the soldiers be gathered at coffee clatches on cool oases
where snapshots of children are shared
May the desert night be bright with stars and huge with silence
May the only desert tank be the frugal camel's wondrous hump
May all the ugly wars and imperial arrogance of the past
be acknowledged and their legacy rejected
May the otters, dolphins, cormorants, dugongs, flamingos,
green turtles and white cheeked terns that ply the mesopotamian seas
be blessed and may their fate forever and always
be valued greater than a president's pride.
–Jack Manno, Syracuse, NY, 1991
ake a few minutes to watch this brief update and appeal for action by Palestinian/Gazan poet Mosab Abu Toha from Washington, DC last week.
Calls to Action
Tell Congress “Stop Starving Gaza”