David Hartsough's blog
Occupy and the Radical King
I highly commend to you this Democracy Now special, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in His Own Words. This is the radical Dr.
Stop the Machine! Create a New World: The Occupation in Freedom Plaza in Washington DC
The Occupation in Freedom Plaza in Washington DC (two blocks from the White House) and the occupations around the country and the world give me more hope than anything which I have experienced since the civil rights and anti-war movements in the 1960s.
Returning to Gaza: 60 years later, visiting the same refugees my father once knew
By David Hartsough
On the first anniversary of the war on Gaza, known as Operation Cast Lead, close to 1,400 people from more than 40 countries came to Cairo, Egypt planning to go to Gaza and help end the siege, a total blockade which began in 2007 and continues today. Unfortunately, under extreme pressure from Israel and perhaps the United States, the Egyptian government did not allow most of us to enter Gaza. However about 90 from the Gaza Freedom March did get into Gaza from Dec. 30, 2009 to January 2, 2010. I was privileged to be part of that group.
