Author Archives: Brian Dana Akers

Activists around the world are way ahead of the U.S.

I read this article in the Times: “Cellphones Become the World’s Eyes and Ears on Protests [link] and got the following links:Storyful; Yfrog; Citizentube; Bambuser. I hadn’t heard of any of them. American activists have been leapfrogged. The more I … Continue reading

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Peace talks in the shadow of demolitions

The BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, an independent, community-based non-profit organization mandated to defend and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees and IDPs, released the following statement today: While President Barack Obama pressures Palestinians to re-engage … Continue reading

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