Palestinian Najah Taraya and Israeli Yitzhak Frankenthal, both parents of children who were killed in the cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, helped bring these coffins to the United Nations in New York to call on all sides to end the bloodshed. Please see “In Two Worlds” on page 10. Photo from www.theparentscircle.com

2 From the Editor's Desk

4 Only Reconciliation Brings Atonement:
Saving Low-income Housing
by Emma Morgan
“The preservation of our community thus far has felt like nothing short of staving off the ocean. And now it is high tide and the ocean is at our door.

6 Immigrant Workers' Freedom Ride:
Somos Uno, We Are One
by Maya Raquel Anderson
"I'm on this freedom ride so that no mother will have to go through what I have gone through."

7 I Have a Dream + 40:
From Memory to Transformation
by Rabbi Arthur Waskow
“In 1963, glorious hope; in 2003, dogged resistance.”

8 The American Century as Imperial Enterprise
by Zia Mian
“Empire is not just about geography and history, it's about a relationship.”

10 In Two Worlds: Bereaved Israeli
and Palestinian Parents Unite for Peace
by Tracy Wilkinson
“When I talk about peace, it's as if I'm holding a piece of burning coal in my hand, and I close it tight.”

12 Palestinian Extremists Vote Twice for Sharon
by Tawfiq Abu Baker
“Why did the Palestinian Authority leadership permit them to do this?”

14 Remembering Edward Said
By Hanan Ashrawi
“The conscience of Palestine.”  

15 Rebuilding Iraq
By Ramzi Kysia
“If we believe in democracy, if we believe in peace, then we have to demonstrate it.”  

16 Peace Activists Win Free Speech Victory
By Max Obuszewski
“Citizens must be adamant that dissent is an important part of citizenship, something worth defending vigorously.”

17 Leafleting as an Antidote to Despair
by Bruce K. Gagnon
“The very head librarian who ran me off before, signed our petition.”

18 San Francisco Mobilizes to Implode Empire
by Patrick Reinsborough
“Twenty locations were identified as places for actions, a combination of “A Moveable Feast” of key intersections for blocking traffic into the financial district and a “Traditional Sit-Down Dinner” of Government and Corporate offices.”

20 Afghan Women Write Bill of Rights
by Women for Afghan Women
“As representatives of all of Afghan women, we demand that these rights are not only secured in the constitution but implemented.”

22 PIECES

24 Tear Down the Wall
by David Nurenburg
“The genesis of any war or conflict lies not in bullets, bombs, or weapons of mass destruction, but in the walls of dehumanization built by all sides.”

Short Takes
Remembering Bob Philbrook, p. 9
Against Suicide Bombings, p. 12
Our Pens Should Not Tremble, p. 13
Ramadan Solidarity, p. 15
Letters: On the Cold War, p. 21
Gifts for Peace, p. 21
What Would Gandhi Do? p. 21

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