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Impression from Bethlehem

All people understand that it takes both resistance to evil in this world and also building a better future for our children. But most of those same people spend far more of their time consuming: consuming news, consuming food, consuming products. Retweeting and liking on facebook maybe useful but I think most people understand this is not the answer. Many who respond to my weekly newsletter ask what can they do. I point them to this list of 70 things that can be done: http://qumsiyeh.org/whatyoucando/ The young people, being idealistic are in the streets trying to actually change things. But there is very little protection for them or organizing and long term planning (Palestinian ageing political parties seem unable or unwilling to provide that). Progressive groups abroad do great work but are hardly networked and all overstretched. Below are questions many of us are asking and you can either: a) visit us today after 2:30 PM for us to chat and to act together, or b) write to us of your thoughts and actions and additional questions/answers, or c) bring a circle of trusted friends together to answer these or similar questions:

Please gather in small groups and address these and/or other questions.
Your public communication needs to be guarded and your private communications limited to trustworthy people. Doing so, we not only can help come up with some answers to these questions but to ask many more questions and answer them together. Towards a better future.

Stay human

Mazin Qumsiyeh
in occupied Bethlehem

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