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Prayers for peacemakers, January 23, 2013
Pray with Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence, on
hunger strike since December 11, that she and other indigenous leaders be
granted a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor
General David Johnston to address treaty rights being threatened by new
Canadian laws.
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The USA is gearing up for war with Iran. I’ve anticipated this war all my life, but I didn’t expect to feel quite so disoriented
In an age in which the act of bearing witness carries heightened risk, accompaniment comes with an increased personal toll. Here, two members of CPT Palestine reflect on a particularly tense morning.
Across the occupied West Bank including major cities like Hebron (Al-Khalil), Nablus, Ramallah, and many towns and villages, Israeli forces have significantly increased the installation of heavy metal gates and military checkpoints at entrances to Palestinian communities. These gates have become symbols of fragmentation, control, and hardship in the lives of ordinary Palestinians.
