This is going to be an online webinar only, you can login here: Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture[*]Adil Haque. J.D.Professor of Law and Judge Jon O. Newman Scholar, Rutgers Law School [*]Sari Bashi, J.D.Program Director at Human Rights Watch [*]Dr. Tom DannenbaumAssoc. Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University ...Continue Reading

Dear Fellow Activists:   The Jewish Federation of Toledo’s ironically stated ad in today’s Blade, reads:  /When Will There Be Peace in Gaza? ///It is a list of lies, many of which were long ago proven false, even some, by Israel—notably the lie that 40 babies were beheaded.   I’m sure you all know the reality, so I am writing to ask you to join me in sending your response to the /Blade /Opinion Page.It is shameful that they would permit such a list of falsehoods and propaganda to appear, ir ...Continue Reading

SHAME on us!On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 4:48 PM Josie Setzler josiesetzler@PROTECTED [Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition] <peacelist@PROTECTED> wrote:__  From: josiesetzler@PROTECTED Absolutely appalling.  Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition Post to: Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition ( peacelist@PROTECTED ) Manage Your Subscription Unsubscribe ...Continue Reading

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 Here's the entire resolution -- a recap of some genuinely anti-Semitic events, some free speech actions. It's important to remember that feeling uncomfortable or being made to feel guilty is not illegal, is probably not harassment, is what we are here to experience and work through:*RESOLUTION*Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world.Whereas acts of hate, intimidation, discrimination, and violence based on ethnicity or religion have no place in o ...Continue Reading

Is that one sentence saying we condemn the rise of anti-semitism around the world the whole thing they voted on? Am I missing something? On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 12:58 PM Terry Lodge tjlodge50@PROTECTED [Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition] <peacelist@PROTECTED> wrote:__  From: tjlodge50@PROTECTED Yesterday the House voted on a resolution saying that being anti-Zionist is anti-semitism. H.R. 894 Incredibly, Marcy voted "present" -- possibly she has finally reacted to the high pressure we've be ...Continue Reading

You know what they say, Josie, "Breaking up is so very hard to do." On Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 02:38:00 PM EST, Josie Setzler <josiesetzler@PROTECTED> wrote: Well said, Phung! I did call her Toledo office a few minutes ago and talked to an aide named David. While calling her 'present' vote a step in the right direction, I asked him to tell her we'll be protesting in Fremont this afternoon, saying Ceasefore NOW in Gaza. I said, do you or Marcy believe we in Fremont are antisemitic when we hold thos ...Continue Reading

Well said, Phung! I did call her Toledo office a few minutes ago and talked to an aide named David. While calling her 'present' vote a step in the right direction, I asked him to tell her we'll be protesting in Fremont this afternoon, saying Ceasefore NOW in Gaza. I said, do you or Marcy believe we in Fremont are antisemitic when we hold those signs? I wanted clarification about that "present" vote. He said my phone was breaking up, but he would relay the message. lol.On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 2:25 PM Phung Vo &l ...Continue Reading

Life is made up of tiny steps. Send the thank you! mary On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 12:58 PM Terry Lodge tjlodge50@PROTECTED [Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition] <peacelist@PROTECTED> wrote:__  From: tjlodge50@PROTECTED Yesterday the House voted on a resolution saying that being anti-Zionist is anti-semitism. H.R. 894 Incredibly, Marcy voted "present" -- possibly she has finally reacted to the high pressure we've been exerting on her locally to condemn the genocide. 92 Dems voted "present," ...Continue Reading

  Yesterday the House voted on a resolution saying that being anti-Zionist is anti-semitism. H.R. 894   Incredibly, Marcy voted "present" -- possibly she has finally reacted to the high pressure we've been exerting on her locally to condemn the genocide. 92 Dems voted "present," 13 Dems and 1 Repub voted against.        I'm wondering if a message thanking her for taking that step, saying we continue to ask that she condemn the invasion and demand a permanent ce ...Continue Reading