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A List of Our Sponsored Links:
The Electronic Intifada –
http://electronicintifada.net
This is the premier site for coverage of on-the-ground events in the Occupied Territories. Electronic Intifada provides analysis
of international media coverage of the conflict, focusing on coverage within the United States, and also provides a voice for Palestinians
on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza. With the recent outbreaks of violence in Iraq and Lebanon, the EI webmasters have also opened
http://electroniciraq.net and
http://www.electronicintifada.net/lebanon.
Middle East Children’s Alliance –
http://www.mecaforpeace.org
This Berkeley-based humanitarian organization is one of PSC’s closest allies. MECA raises money for direct-aid for Palestinians in the West Bank,
Gaza and Israel, hosts guest speakers on the conflict in the Bay Area, coordinates delegation trips so that Americans can witness events in the
West Bank and Gaza first-hand, among numerous other activities. Students from the UT PSC have participated in MECA’s delegations and in 2005 PSC
worked with MECA to bring twenty Palestinian children to Austin to perform debka dance and raise money for the Ibdaa cultural center in Dehaisha
refugee camp.
Alliance Graphics –
http://www.unionbug.com
This silk-screening shop is an ideal choice for progressive student organizations to use for making shirts, hats, etc. They produce high-quality,
100% sweat-free goods and all profits are given to the Middle East Children’s Alliance.
Palestine Children’s Welfare Fund –
http://www.pcwf.org
Another close ally of PSC, this humanitarian organization is headed by Austin local Riad Hamad: “The Palestine Children's Welfare Fund is an enterprise
that was established by a group of individuals whose goals are to improve the living standards of the children of Palestine in the refugee camps inside
Palestine. The group aims to provide the children of the refugee camps with better educational opportunities, health facilities and a bright future
without violence, hatred and discrimination.”
Website of Norman Finkelstein –
http://www.normanfinkelstein.com
Norman Finkelstein is a professor of political theory at the University of DePaul and he received his doctorate from Princeton in 1988. He is an ardent
supporter of the Palestinian cause and an uncompromising critic of Israel and its apologists, whom he accuses of creating the illusion of controversy
where no controversy actually exists in order to obfuscate the issues and make the conflict seem impenetrable, while Israel continues its policies of
expansionism and “creating facts on the ground.” Finkelstein has twice lectured at the University of Texas and is one of our most popular invited speakers.
International Solidarity Movement –
http://www.palsolidarity.org
The ISM is the global movement which brings internationals to the Occupied Territories to work with Palestinians on the ground and assist in non-violent resistance to the occupation.
B’Tselem –
http://www.btselem.org
An Israeli human rights organization that documents human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza.
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation –
http://www.endtheoccupation.org
SlingShot Hip Hop –
http://www.slingshothiphop.com
This is the website for an upcoming documentary which tells the story of Palestinian hip hop artists living in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel.
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