Must-watch new documentary from Fault Lines, 'The Night Won't End: Biden's War on Gaza' It's difficultly to watch, but important. [Also available on YouTube] https://aljazeera.com/program/fault-lines/2024/6/21/the-night-wont-end-bidens-war-on-gaza-2 … [Read more...] about New documentary from Fault Lines
Community & Culture
Strong communities allow more sustainable practices to empower the people to create a more sustainable society.
Working together on common interests creates opportunities for both personal and community growth, promotes involvement in the arts and local government, and fosters equality.
My Internship with the Alliance
Throughout my Spring Semester, I have been working closely with the team at Alliance for Sustainable Communities to publish Left Turn and Sustainable Lehigh Valley. Left Turn presents essays and articles by members of the Lehigh Valley focused on global capitalism, methods for sustainable development, and, in the most recent issue, the Israel-Palestine conflict. When I came … [Read more...] about My Internship with the Alliance
Sustainable Lehigh Valley 2024 is here!
The 2024 issue of Sustainable Lehigh Valley is available now! It is full of thought-provoking and enjoyable work — essays, art, poems, and stories — by Rebecca Canright, Dani Dollenger, David Fadem, Faramarz Farbod, Lillie Gensel, Samuel Griffith, Regine Henry, Gene Hunter, Hannah Kraybill-Greggo, Orly Kvitka, Ema Miele, Corena Munroe*, Felix Murch, Ericka Nimbley*, … [Read more...] about Sustainable Lehigh Valley 2024 is here!
What’s really happening in Gaza?
What led to Hamas's 'unprovoked' attack on Oct. 7? Can we make sense of this without looking at history? It’s sometimes difficult to penetrate the lies and propaganda — especially if you rely on major media sources — so please bear with me. Part of the problem is that US corporate media reporting is heavily biased in favor of Israel (and most of Europe isn't doing much … [Read more...] about What’s really happening in Gaza?
Posts related to the genocide in Gaza and silencing dissent
[updated 10 Nov 2023] And here's some video reporting that you are not likely to see on the mainstream media: … [Read more...] about Posts related to the genocide in Gaza and silencing dissent
Harassment of students
In some schools, students of Palestinian, Muslim, and even Iranian and Arab descent are being subjected to name-calling, harassment, and bullying. [read Eleanor Bader's story online] This is reminiscent of and parallel to what I saw in some schools back in the day — Jewish students encountered antisemitism and students of color encountered obvious racism. To … [Read more...] about Harassment of students
Palestine Writes Literary Festival
The upcoming Palestine Writes Literary Festival to be held at Penn has drawn the predictable charges of anti-semitism, where any criticism of Zionism or the state of Israel is conflated with being against the Jewish people or Judaism. If this is an issue that interests or troubles you — or if you care about academic freedom — I suggest you take time to read the attached … [Read more...] about Palestine Writes Literary Festival
Week Nine: The Final Countdown
I can't believe we're already in week nine of the "Rethinking the Food System" project. Looking at all of the material, research, and effort we put into this project is rewarding and honestly changed my perspective on sustainability. Coming into the project, I was worried about not being able to keep up with the science/environmental aspect of the project, since I'm an English … [Read more...] about Week Nine: The Final Countdown
Week Seven: Connecting the Dots
With only three weeks left of our "Rethinking the Food System" project, we have learned an ample amount of information. Since we're still technically in the revision process, we have been altering and expanding most of our documents to fit the goal of our project. The concept of food systems is complex, and our work should reflect that. We can't wait to publish our findings … [Read more...] about Week Seven: Connecting the Dots
Week Six: All About Revision
Now that we're a little over halfway through the "Rethinking the Food System" project, our goals are becoming clearer. This week, we dedicated most of our time to revision. Being an English major, I think revision is the most difficult step in the writing process. Although our project is not formally a writing project, the same mindset applies to its multifaceted revision. With … [Read more...] about Week Six: All About Revision