Two Aspects of Peace Activism Taking Care of the Needy e.g. the “Cut Man” in the ring Challenging Power e.g. work to abolish boxing

What is Peace? Peace is Struggle "If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." Frederick Douglas, 1857

Zionism (the Power)

Zionism Jewish Colonial Settler Movement To Establish a Jewish State Official Start in Basil, Switzerland, 1897 Required Ethnic Cleansing of Indigenous Peoples (Palestinians) Reference: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Prof. Ilan Pappe

Example of Zionist Intent (1 of 3) “The Arabs will have to go, but one needs an opportune moment for making it happen, such as a war” David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s founding father and first prime minister, 1937

Example of Zionist Intent (2 of 3) "Neither Jewish ethics nor Jewish tradition can disqualify terrorism as a means of combat ... First and foremost, terrorism is for us a part of the political battle" Yitzhak Shamir, seventh prime minister, 1943

Example of Zionist Intent (3 of 3) It is the duty of Israeli leaders to explain to public opinion clearly and courageously ... [that] there is no Zionism, colonialization [sic], or Jewish State without the eviction of the Arabs and the expropriation of their lands” Ariel Sharon, Minister of Defense,then prime minister, 1998

Long-Held Myths (1 of 2) Most Famous ”A Land Without People for a People Without a Land” FALSE!!!

Also FALSE !!! Most Popular Long-Held Myths (2 of 2) Most Popular ”Jews and Arabs have been fighting each other for 2000 years, and there’s nothing we can do about such a history” Also FALSE !!!

How Media Shapes Public “Understanding” Word Choice Placement Lack of Verification Decontextualization Coercion or Censorship

Tactics Two Rules No. 1: Never Compete Where your Opponent is Strong No: 2: Repeat Rule No.1

Food for Thought "The crime against the Palestinian people is being committed by a Jewish state with Jewish soldiers using weapons displaying Jewish religious symbols, and with the full support and complicity of the overwhelming mass of organised Jews worldwide. But to name Jews as responsible for this crime seems impossible to do."

Basem Abu Rahme, 1968 - 2009

Time for Q and A Let ‘em fly