Reprinted from The Wire, Jewish Voices for Peace 10/11/2023 The Israeli government has declared a genocidal war on the people of Gaza. As an organization that works for a future where Palestinians and Israelis and all people live in equality…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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JVP calls on all people of conscience to stop imminent genocide
Tagged with: Christiane Amanpour, Gaza, genocide, Human animals, Mosab Abu Toha, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Israel, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Israel, Palestine, Uncategorized
The Root of Violence Is Oppression.
A statement from Jewish Voices for Peace What’s happening in Palestine/Israel is truly unprecedented. In the coming days, the people around us will be curious and confused, in large part due to one-sided coverage without any context. JVP offers the…
Tagged with: Ayman Mohyeldin, Jewish Voices for Peace, JVP, MECA, Middle East Children's Alliance
Posted in 2023 Hawaii Legislative Session, Gaza, I BLOG, Israel, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in 2023 Hawaii Legislative Session, Gaza, I BLOG, Israel, Palestine, Uncategorized
Hale Mohalu 40th Anniversary of Eviction
Sermon by Wally Inglis at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church– Sunday, September 24, 2023 Good morning! … Aloha! ….and welcome to all … as we gather to recall an unforgettable event 40 years ago at Hale Mohalu in Pearl City. For those of…
Tagged with: Brian Lott, Fr. David Gierlach, Fr. Gigi Cocquoi, Hale Mohalu, Hansen's disease, John Witeck, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Valerie Monson, Wally Inglis, Wallyhouse
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
It is time to say ‘no’ to the status quo
First published 09/10/2023 in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Reprinted here with permission. Last Sunday, two columnists gave us starkly different views of what the future might hold in the aftermath of the Maui tragedy. Dave Shapiro, clearly fed up with…
Tagged with: clean elections, Hawaii voters, money in politics
Posted in 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Voting
Posted in 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Voting
We Are Called To Be Prophets, Now More Than Ever
First published on Civil Beat Sep 11, 2023. Republished here with permission. It is hard not to feel overwhelmed by the daily rush of calamities, violence and human failures. How not to despair at the willingness of too many, some…
Gratitude
Though it has been more than three decades since he left this world, on this Dec 18, his birthday, my siblings and I are reminded once again of how my father’s life continues to resonate and endure. We are reminded…
Getting to the Peaceable Kingdom
Guest Post by Rev. David Gierlach A look back at the Second Sunday of Advent, as we celebrate the Third. Isaiah 11:1-10Romans 15:4-13Matthew 3:1-12Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Today’s readings begin with a beautiful vision of the peaceable kingdom. A time when…
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
Hope
“We are never on our own; we are anchored in each other. We do not let go of each other.” In this season of Thanksgiving, and as we begin the season of Advent, against a landscape of too much pain…
Tagged with: Allan Boesak, ShineYourLight
Posted in 2022 Elections, I BLOG, South Africa, Uncategorized
Posted in 2022 Elections, I BLOG, South Africa, Uncategorized
It’s been seven years–but we still feel your presence
Gladys Morais May 8, 1923 – Nov 8, 2015 We will always feel your presence. You left behind enough love and wisdom to last all our lifetimes. And we keep drawing on that well. You are in our conversation daily–when…
Democracy faces a crisis in Hawai‘i
First published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser 8/24/2022. Republished here with permission. Our democracy is in crisis. No, not just on the continent. The crisis is here in Hawai‘i: more than half a million registered voters did not feel motivated to…
Dawn Morais 