On Tahrir Square in Cairo New Year's Eve. Photo by Ellen Davidson CAIRO, January 3–Taking advantage of the publicity generated by its attempt to reach Gaza, the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow it to do so, and its protests in Cairo, the Gaza Freedom March (GFM) concluded with plans to intensify its work when marchers return [...] read more »

Hedy Epstein (second row, third from left) with other hunger strikers on the steps of the Journalists Syndicate building in Cairo January 1. CAIRO, January 1–85-year-old Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein ended her hunger strike today. She had begun the fast to protest the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow the Gaza Freedom March to cross the border [...] read more »

End Israeli Apartheid Cairo Declaration January 1, 2010     We, international delegates meeting in Cairo during the Gaza Freedom March 2009 in collective response to an initiative from the South African delegation, state:   In view of:   o   Israel’s ongoing collective punishment of Palestinians through the illegal occupation and siege of Gaza; o   the illegal occupation of the West Bank, including East [...] read more »

“Saw devastating scenes of destruction today in Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, Gaza City. Visited schools, so sad, but brought some light.”  Read Alex Kane’s twitter feed at http://twitter.com/alexbkane . read more »

By Ellen Davidson and Judith Mahoney Pasternak   CAIRO, December 31—At 9:50 this morning, hundreds of Egyptian Museum-bound tourists milled around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. Camouflaged among them were several hundred Gaza Freedom marchers, their “Free Gaza” t-shirts and “My heart is with Palestine”  buttons hidden under jackets, their backpacks holding a day’s worth [...] read more »

Peace activists and members of CODEPINK show New York solidarity with the people of Gaza. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/codepinkalert/4198456667/in/pool-gazafreedommarch Indypendent reporter Alex Kane, who made it into Gaza along with 100 other activists earlier this evening as a part of the Gaza Freedom March, shares why he decided to participate in the Dec. 31 [...] read more »

By Judith Mahoney Pasternak CAIRO, December 28—Cairo was waking up as we made our way to the first of today’s actions. We were going to gather at the bus depot in the section of the city called Ma’arouf. It was from that depot that a convoy of buses was supposed to be taking us this morning [...] read more »

By Ellen Davidson GFM delegates at the U.N. Agencies and World Trade Center Dec. 28 CAIRO–Participants in the historic Gaza Freedom March (GFM) here turned to the United Nations this afternoon for help in getting the 1362-strong delegation through the Rafah border crossing to Gaza. Egyptian authorities have declared the crossing closed for December, stating that tensions [...] read more »

What was really decided in Copenhagen?  “50,000 people went to Denmark and all they got was a lousy 3-page political agreement” Detailed accounts from participants in the recent Copenhagen climate summit are still coming in, but a few things are already quite clear, even as countries step up the blame game in response to the summit’s [...] read more »

Arun Gupta, founding editor of The Indypendent, will present an analysis and lead a discussion on why the antiwar movement dissipated and what it would take to rebuild it. FRI SEPT 11 7pm • $5 suggested donation PRESENTATION: ARUN GUPTA “WHAT ANTIWAR MOVEMENT?” The antiwar movement all but collapsed last year, as many leading antiwar groups argued that activists [...] read more »