Letters From the West Bank #4
As always, this column explores the Palestinian-Israeli lived reality through everyday stories—from Easter to Ramadan to Passover. This time, it tells of people who choose action over watching injustice on social media
As always, this column explores the Palestinian-Israeli lived reality through everyday stories—from Easter to Ramadan to Passover. This time, it tells of people who choose action over watching injustice on social media
As the State drops the ball on Mexico’s missing persons crisis, civil society takes the field in search of the disappeared—enough to fill the stadium that hosted the World Cup opener
Once seized by the Nazis and nearly lost to history, Max Liebermann House was reclaimed by citizens determined not to let his legacy disappear
Long before concerns about "kill switches," a grassroots open-source ecosystem laid the groundwork for this German city's break from US tech dependence
Activist Hae-Lin Choi, co-founder of Hands Off NYC, explains why the worst of ICE operations may still be ahead in New York City — and how New Yorkers are preparing to resist
Founder Kerry Brodie on running cafés to train asylees’ culinary skills — and why creating opportunities is crucial in the midst of a migrant crisis in New York
Backed by thousands of donors and volunteers, an independent cinema in Paris was saved from redevelopment and is now community-owned
Chess activist Kineke Mulder shows us in Vienna how playing chess could help stem the tide of individualism and polarization in other cities, too
“Libraries are more than repositories. They are sites of heritage and action.”
“As those spaces were filling up with people, it was evident that people wanted to see another type of comedy.”
“Religious property is actually working against our religious objectives.”
“Through my art, I am trying to transmit a positive message to other women to wage war with nonviolent alternatives.”
“A settler right winged Israeli and a Palestinian, right?”
“When hotels subcontract chambermaids, they pay them around forty percent less than the regular hourly salary.”
“While cycling, I realized that mostly only whites were using bikes.”
“It’s the result of the pressure that has been put on banks to clean up their portfolio.”
“There are lots of talents in the community. Let’s show everybody what we’ve got.”
“Well I thought, if you make a house pretty, that’s public art.”