RAINBOW RUMPUS PARTY TOWN FREE
For this short narrative it would be wrong to try and ignore this most negative consequence of a free debate. “but I didn’t speak up.” and the consequences of silence. Reverend Neimoller is famous for his words. The flyers and placards that include this inflammatory symbol have been decried by Members of the Boycott Israel Goods group, which coordinated the petition drive, as well as many other in the co-op community. In the process of debate and information sharing, swastikas have come to front doors of the co-op as well. “Engaging with Jewish and Palestinian peace activists is a better approach.’‘Ĭo-op Board member Linda Feldt, on her personal blog, reprints the article that ran in the PFC newsletter, which is more explicit in its discussion of the controversy: “As a Jewish peace activist, I think this is not a good approach,’‘ he said. He said he has a photograph of Nazi storm troopers in 1933 boycotting his grandfather’s shoe store in Cologne, Germany, and doesn’t like the idea of boycotts in general. Robert Oppenheimer of Ann Arbor, a co-op member since 1986, is against the boycott. “We are inviting the members of the co-op to stand up for Palestinian human rights and to send that message to the government of Israel from the well-informed, ethical, caring people who tend to be co-op members,’‘ said Remley, a co-op member for 36 years. member Anne Remley said the campaign highlights the need to show resistance to Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian land.
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Today’s Ann Arbor News discusses some of the viewpoints that have been expressed: For the past few months, the People’s Food Co-op has been building up to a membership referendum on whether the Co-op should boycott products made in Israel.