Tag: Alice Walker

Alice Walker’s position on Israeli Boycott

This just in via the Electronic Intifada: JTA and Haaretz distort Alice Walker’s position on boycott of Israeli publisher Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 06/19/2012 – 11:31 Alice Walker speaks in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. (Lazar Simeonov / TEDxRamallah) A JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) report that was carried by Haaretz, accuses Pulitzer prize-winning author Alice Walker of refusing to allow her iconic book The Color Purpleto be translated into Hebrew: Alice Walker, author of “The Color … Read more Alice Walker’s position on Israeli Boycott

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Alice Walker aboard Audacity of Hope

Yesterday the UK Guardian newspaper published an article by Alice Walker, the American poet — below the opening paragraphs; you can read the whole essay on rns — reader supported news — (a setup well worth backing, btw).. Why I’m Joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza   By Alice Walker, Guardian UK 25 June 11   Pulitzer prize-winning American writer Alice Walker is on board an international flotilla of boats … Read more Alice Walker aboard Audacity of Hope

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