I am republishing, with permission, this GoFundMe appeal started by Vicky Brotherton in the U.K. on behalf of a family in Gaza, one of thousands struggling to survive the horrific conditions that the daily assault by Israel has caused. I…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
“My dream is to leave this hell.”
Tagged with: Gaza, genocide, Hadeel, Israel, Palestine, scholarships for Palestinian students, Vicky Brotherton
Posted in Gaza, Human Rights, I BLOG, Palestine, Peace with Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in Gaza, Human Rights, I BLOG, Palestine, Peace with Justice, Uncategorized
We must speak now: Palestinians in Rafah are in terror
First published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser 2/15/2024. Republished here with permission. The US Administration finally appears to be recognizing that Israel’s war of revenge for the attack by Hamas on October 7 may be “over the top,” to use President Biden’s words.…
Value common humanity over raw power
ISLAND VOICES. Published 10/24/2023 in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Republished with permission We rejoice at the release of four hostages taken by Hamas and pray for the safe return of the rest. We cannot but recoil from the violence of…
Tagged with: Collective punishment, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, settler colonialism, Water
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
JVP calls on all people of conscience to stop imminent genocide
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…
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
Guest Post: Dr. James J. Zogby
I AM FURIOUS First published at https://www.aaiusa.org/ Reblogged with permission The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh has left me furious. Furious that a wonderful woman journalist has been taken from the world. Furious because of the predictable way Israel has…
Tagged with: assassinated journalists, James Zogby, Jenin, Palestine, Shireen Abu Akleh, West Bank
Posted in I BLOG, Palestine, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Palestine, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Again: violent expulsion of Palestinians from their homes by Israel
Dr. Cindy Franklin of Student and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at the University of Hawai’i, suggests these resources to learn more about what’s happening in Sheikh Jarrah and Jerusalem: Middle East Eye – Israel-Palestine: A Glossary of Problematic Media…
Tagged with: Jerusalem, JVP-Hawaii, Noura Erakat, SFJP-Univ of Hawaii, Sheikh Jarrah
Posted in I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Palestine and Decolonial November (and October): COME HEAR VOICES FROM PALESTINE
If you are haunted by the continued oppression of the Palestinian people, if you don’t know enough, but are open to hearing more, mark your calendar for this series of talks, part of PALESTINE and DECOLONIAL NOVEMBER (AND OCTOBER!). YOUSEF…
Tagged with: "deal of the century", J. KĒHAULANI KAUANUI, Noura Erakat, Rana Barakat, Yousef Aljamal
Posted in Grace, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in Grace, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Israel’s “restraint” kills 60 in Gaza: Second Honolulu Protest. Wednesday May 16, 4-5.30p.m
“No country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has,” said Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations at today’s Security Council meeting to discuss the violence in Gaza. She took a minute to mark the…
Tagged with: Ahmad Abu Artema, Gaza, March of Return, Nakba, Nikki Haley, UN Security Council, US Embassy in Jerusalem
Posted in I BLOG, Israel, Nakba, Palestine, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Israel, Nakba, Palestine, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Noura Erakat in Honolulu: Solidarity Across Borders
No matter how much you thought you understood–or did not understand–about Palestine and Israel, you would have come away from Noura Erakat’s first talk in Honolulu with new information and a new lens through which to look at the laws,…
Tagged with: Calvary by the Sea, Divestment, Hamas, Israel, Jon Osorio, Noura Erakat, Palestine
Posted in I BLOG, Israel, Middle East, Palestine
Posted in I BLOG, Israel, Middle East, Palestine
