Two things of note happening in Northfield and environs:
ONE: What's next for Palestine?
Our friends at Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel are hosting Jeff Halper for an in-person presentation and Q&A on What's next for Palestine? on
- Monday, July 8 at
- 10:00am
- First UCC -- 300 Union St -- Northfield,MN
For more information, contact Jenny Hartley at jdhartley1@aol.com.
Please share this announcement with others who might be interested.
TWO: MARC IVES ANNOUNCES RUN FOR CONGRESS
Local teacher challenges incumbent Rep. Angie Craig in Aug. 13 Democratic primary to offer anti-war alternativeLocal K-8 teacher Marc Ives recently filed to run for Congress in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District against three-term incumbent pro-war candidate Angie Craig. Early voting started on June 28 for the August 13 DFL primary.
“Many people I have spoken with who supported Angie Craig in the past are disappointed with her recent votes for genocide in Gaza and her support for extreme MAGA bills that favor corporations and powerful special interests like AIPAC rather than the people of the district,” Ives said. “I am running for three distinct reasons: to End the Violence in Gaza by stopping weapon shipments to Israel; Protect Reproductive Rights of women nationally, not just in Minnesota; and Fight Corruption caused by big-money interests and companies who think they can buy members of Congress, including Angie Craig.”
“The thought of doing nothing while thousands of children in Gaza were killed made me sick” he said. “So when I saw Angie Craig had voted to give $26 billion in weapons, I knew I had to give Minnesota voters win our district an alternative.”
Ives said he understands Angie Craig has millions in her corporate campaign war chest, including hundreds of thousands from donors like AIPAC and those tied to the right-wing regime in Israel led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Ives believes the people of CD-2 are looking for true representation from someone who cares about their daily lives - rather than appeasing big corporations and PACs.
“I live off a teacher’s salary and have all summer to meet people around the district and knock on doors,” Ives said. “Sufficed to say, we are running a David vs. Goliath campaign here - but the stakes could not be higher.”
To donate to Marc’s insurgent campaign, and learn more about his plans to represent the district, visit his website at www.IvesforCongress.com
For more information on either of these events contact Jenny Hartley at jdhartley1@aol.com
In solidarity,
Jenny Hartley
More about: What’s Next for Palestine?
On Monday, July 8, 10am, in the Assembly Room of First UCC, join a discussion with Jeff Halper on what is going on in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel today and what should happen tomorrow. Jeff will open with some comments and then will reply to questions and comments. Sponsored by Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel. Coffee and other refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.
Jeff Halper is an anti-colonial anthropologist, the head of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a founding member of the One Democratic State Campaign. He is the author of War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification. (London: Pluto, 2015). His latest book is Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism and the Case for One Democratic State (London: Pluto, 2021). He is an Israeli-American Jew who grew up in Hibbing, MN, and has been teaching in Israel since 1973.
This month he has been giving talks in Minnesota on “From Genocide to Gaza to Decolonizing Palestine: Towards a Democratic State for All between the River and the Sea.”
A recent article by Mr. Halper can be found at https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/24/belligerents-or-criminals-terrorism-in-a-world-without-peaceful-redress/?utm