Rachel Corrie

Dit is Rachel Corrie die door het Israelische leger werd vermoord. Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, de Action Advocacy Officer van The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) in Jerusalem stuurde me de volgende email: 'Rachel Corrie was 23 years old when she was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer on March 16, 2003. She was working with others trying to protect the home of a Palestinian pharmacist from demolition in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine. “My Name is Rachel Corrie” is a powerful one-woman show based entirely on the writings that Rachel left behind, telling her story from the time she was a small child, leading up to the days before her death. The play, edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner from Rachel’s diaries and emails, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in London. Starring Megan Dodds, it played to sold out audiences and wide acclaim. “My Name is Rachel Corrie” was scheduled to open at the New York Theatre Workshop on March 22nd. It has been postponed indefinitely, sparking much debate. Director Alan Rickman said, “Rachel Corrie lived in nobody’s pocket but her own. Whether one is sympathetic with her or not, her voice is like a clarion in the fog and should be heard.” Rachel’s mother Cindy wonders, “Why are people so afraid of Rachel’s words?” We ask the same question and are determined to give people the opportunity to hear those words. The “Rachel’s Words” initiative is made up of a broad spectrum of groups and individuals who believe that Rachel’s words and her message of human rights and justice should be heard. We hope that Rachel’s Words will open the door for other equally important and silenced voices. We resist the pervasive climate of fear and challenge to free speech that is increasingly prevalent in our society. Rachel wrote about issues that concern us all. People must have the opportunity to hear her message and decide for themselves what they think. Nobody’s agenda should stand in the way of that.
Click here for the growing list of endorsements and add your name or your groups name to this list of support for Rachel’s Words! ' Lees verder: http://www.rachelswords.org/about/ 'Please come to a reading of Rachel Corrie's words at The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions' activists' centre, DAILA (4 Shlomzion Hamalka Street, West Jerusalem), by ICAHD Advocacy Officer, Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, Thursday March 16th @ 12.30 noon. This is part of worldwide solidarity against "postponement" of the Royal Court Theatre's production in New York. A multitude of such readings will take place in Basra, Cairo, Montreal, Kosovo, Nigeria, America etc. As of today, 40 groups and over 250 individuals have endorsed the initiative from dozens of cities in countries all over the world, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Palestine, Thailand, UK, USA……. You can endorse the initiative and read more about it at http://www.rachelswords.org/ Readings will be available in video on Electronic Intifada's video website http://www.electronicintifada.net/ edited into a video montage to be shown at a March 22nd event at Riverside Church in Manhattan; video footage of people reading Rachel’s words from Rafah, Afghanistan, Iraq and New Orleans—underscoring the important point that there are many silenced voices in the world and that, through this one woman’s words, we hope to acknowledge all of them. The list of places where people are planning actions and expressing support continues to grow! New York, Jerusalem, Iowa, Seattle, Taos, Chicago, Connecticut, Vermont, Detroit, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Jersey, Germany, Montreal, Minneapolis, Boston, Kansas, Florida, Texas, Kansas, Louisville, St. Louis, Portland, OR, Amsterdam, Surinam, Madrid, Spain, Egypt and Oaxaca, Mexico.' Meer over Rachel Corrie:
http://www.rachelcorrie.org/