Friday, December 6, 2002

Indians For Israel & Hippies For Peace QUOTE OF THE DAY "Whoever wrote the Ten Commandments made 'em short. They may not always be kept, but they can be understood." - - Will Rogers (Cherokee) RHINO HERE: I mentioned awhile back that Peace Roots Alliance... http://www.peaceroots.org ...was organizing a campaign to install messages promoting peace on billboards across the country saying, Peace IS Patriotic. They're going up and looking good, and there's an article about the effort in yesterday's Oakland Tribune. There's also an upcoming article in Time Magazine on the Peace Movement which will give the billboard project coverage. Following is the link to the Trib article and a list of confirmed billboard locations. If you'd like, you can help with a tax deductible donation. Cheap communications. CAMPAIGN INFO AND DONATION SITE: http://www.peaceroots.org/billboards/index.htm OAKLAND TRIBUNE ARTICLE: http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1726%257E1029052,00.html CONFIRMED LOCATIONS: DENVER, CO - Brighton Blvd, East side 300' N of Columbine - West 48th Ave W 500 South side .1 m north of I-70 - 3201 East Colfaxat Steelle - 834 Wyandot - 4645 Morrison Road at Vrain BERKELEY, CA - Ashby at Sacramento OAKLAND, CA - Telegraph North of Claremont SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bryantat 9th St - Sansome at Pacific - Broadway at Powell - Van Ness at Pine - 5th St at Harrison - Harrison at 1st St THERE ARE ALSO - 2 in Reno, NV - 2 in Cleveland, OH AND THE NEXT BATCH GOING UP WILL BE: - 2 in Tucson, AZ - 4 IN LOS ANGELES And the international peace movement has a new ring leader. Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, Ela Gandhi, joined a hundred peace activists from 45 countries to launch a new peace movement known as "Nonviolent Peaceforce" formally inaugurated during a five-day conference near New Delhi. http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1129-01.htm I realize I usually save my humor for the weekend and its only Friday but the article below the line today, while being quite serious, inspires me to tell you a joke. the article concerns an American Indian man who's become an outspoken supporter for the State of Israel. The article was posted at JTA, an international news service providing up-to-the-minute reports, analysis pieces and features on events and issues of concern to the Jewish people. http://www.jta.org I should preface with the definition of the word, "Shiva". The word Shevah in Hebrew means seven, and the word Shiva is taken from that referring to the seven days of mourning following the funeral. So the oft used phrase "sitting shiva" basically means that one is in mourning. MORE ON THAT AT: http://www.ahavat-israel.com/ahavat/torat/death.asp Soooooo, a young Jewish man calls his mother and says, "Mom, I'm bringing home a wonderful woman I want to marry. She's a Native American and her name is Shooting Star." "How nice," says his mother. "I have an Indian name too," he says. "It's Running Water" and you have to call me that from now on." "How nice," says his mother. "You have to have an Indian name too, Mom "I already do," says the mother. "Just call me Sitting Shiva" Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. "RHINO'S BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. (rhino@kifaru.com) Feedback, and requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://www.rhinosblog.info (RHINO'S WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Tell a friend about this weblog, or if you know someone who'd like to join the Rhino's Blog mailing list, drop a line to rhino@kifaru.com. 9:35:28 AM    comment

"Native American Rallies For Israel, But Few Share In His Enthusiasm By Mica Rosenberg, Dec 3, 2002, JTA; Global Jewish, http://www.jta.org Rarely do Native Americans speak out on the issue of Israel. That is, except for Santos Hawk's Blood Suarez, a Native American in New Jersey who calls himself a "one-man crusade" for the Jewish state. He and a small band of supporters have participated in several pro-Israel marches, like the Youth Walk for Israel held in October in Monmouth County, N.J. When Native Americans come up in media and political discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, parallels are drawn between Palestinians in the occupied territories and Native Americans in the United States. But Hawk's Blood Suarez, a 50-year-old Apache originally from Texas, denies the connection. "We were highly offended when things came out in the media comparing Native Americans to Palestinians," he says. Instead, he sees strong similarities between the Native Americans and Jews: Both people were targeted for extermination and both have lived in exile, he says. In fact, some say the Native Americans should take heart from the example of the Jews, who showed that it is possible for a people to return to its native land and revive its ancient language after an exile of 2,000 years. Native Americans, who number approximately 2.5 million in the United States, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, were forced by the U.S. government to live on reservations. "I admire the people who" take a stand, and "that's why I admire the people of Israel: They're people who stand up to defend their homeland," Hawk's Blood Suarez says. "We are not with the Palestinian people." But many Native Americans find it more difficult to take sides [~] and some take issue with Suarez's support of Israel... READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT: Native American rallies for Israel 9:26:22 AM    comment

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