We Say No More
October 2014 – A Month of Resistance
Gather
©2014 by Alice Walker
for Carl Dix and Cornel West
It is still hard to believe
that millions of us saw Eric Garner die.
He died with what looked like a half dozen
heavily clad
policemen
standing on his body, twisting and crushing
him
especially his head
and neck.… Continue reading
Summary of findings
“The Gaza War (2014) under International Law: An Inquiry into Israel’s Crimes, Responsibility, and the Response of the International Community”.
Extraordinary session
Brussels, 25 September 2014
Jury: John Dugard, Miguel Angel Estrella, Christiane Hessel, Richard Falk, Ronnie Kasrils, Paul Laverty, Ken Loach, Michael Mansfield, Radhia Nasraoui, Vandana Shiva, Ahdaf Soueif and Roger Waters.
Witnesses: Paul Behrens, Desmond Travers, David Sheen,… Continue reading
Alice and Rebecca, Careyes, the mid 1980s
Making Frittatas
©2014 by Alice Walker
For Rebecca
Ten years is a long time
and I have missed you.
I thought of this
this morning as I commenced making
a splendid (it turned out) frittata.
You taught me how to do this. After ten years during
which I assumed you did not cook – time… Continue reading
Findings of the Recent Extraordinary Session in Brussels, September 2014
Please Read Full Findings of Russell Tribunal held in Brussels on September 24 and 25, 2014
SUPPORT
Support the Russell Tribunal on Palestine and the forthcoming Extraordinary Session in Brussels, 24-25 Sept 2014 investigating Israel’s Crimes in the Gaza Strip under International Law.
The Russell Tribunal asks us… Continue reading
September/October 2014
Meridian Seminar
A recent seminar on my 1976 novel, Meridian , arranged by Robert Cohen, author of the much anticipated and highly praised Freedom’s Orator: Mario Savio, and the Radical Movements of the 1960s, gave me the opportunity to look back at that book, as I had not done, possibly, ever. In speaking with the alertly interested young UC students… Continue reading
Kaleo and Alice, Robben Island 2011
At The Door Of Pollsmoor Prison
for Kaleo, for Madiba
©2014 by Alice Walker
When we arrived at the door of Pollsmoor prison
we were already deeply stirred
and sat a while outside
calming ourselves before going in. Me, breathing deeply,
you holding Madiba’s image in consciousness
so that walking in you might more completely
Gather
©2014 by Alice Walker
for Carl Dix and Cornel West
It is still hard to believe
that millions of us saw Eric Garner die.
He died with what looked like a half dozen
heavily clad
policemen
standing on his body, twisting and crushing
him
especially his head
and neck.
He was a big man, too. They must have felt
like clumsy midgets… Continue reading