Cecilie Surasky of Jewish Voice for Peace

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Air date: 
Wed, 02/25/2015 - 12:00am
Host Paul Roland interviews the activist in town for event at Portland State University
Hosted by Paul Roland.

CECILIE SURASKY is the Deputy Director of Jewish Voice for Peace, a national 60-plus chapter grassroots organization which advocates for a US foreign policy based on democracy, human rights and equality in Israel/Palestine. Cecilie is a videomaker and former newspaper columnist who has also worked in movements supporting the rights of migrant farmworkers, low-income residents in gentrifying communities, women, and LGBT people. Cecilie's analyses of Israel-Palestine politics have appeared in numerous media outlets around the world, and she has led various efforts to promote the inclusion of Palestinian and progressive Jewish narratives in the public discourse. 

Their website is: http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ 
The local chapter is at: http://jvp-pdx.org/
Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights, the Portland State University group that brought her to Portland, is at:https://www.facebook.com/PSUSUPER


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