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Artists Against Apartheid releases new CD

Artists Against Apartheid has released a new album! This album features artists of different genres who have donated a song to the project, resulting in a virtual CD that can be downloaded in a variety of audio formats. Standard quality is 320 K Mp3, but you can also get it in FLAC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis or ALAC. You can download...

Onward, United and Stronger Until Return!  Al Awda Convention 2011

Onward, United and Stronger Until Return! Al Awda Convention 2011

Ninth Annual International Al-Awda Convention The Embassy Suite Hotel, Anaheim South 11767 Harbor Boulevard Garden Grove, California 92840 April 29, 30, 2011 A significant event at a critical time in Arab history At a time when the people of the Arab world have taken to the streets to initiate major and momentous political changes after decades of brutal control by...

Roger Waters: my journey to BDS

Roger Waters: my journey to BDS

In 1980, a song I wrote, “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2,” was banned by the governmen t o f South Africa because it was being used by Black South African children to advocate their right to equal education. That apartheid government imposed a cultural blockade, so-to-speak, on certain songs, including mine. Twenty-five years later, in 2005, Palestinian children...

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd): support the Palestinians’ nonviolent resistance

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd): support the Palestinians’ nonviolent resistance

Roger Waters, frontman and bassist of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd, has become one of the most prominent and active supporters of the Palestinian cause among the celebrities of the world. While some of the world’s iconic figures have been brave enough to cancel their concerts in Tel Aviv, and some have dared to be critical of the brutal...