Announcements
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Dear friends, We have been busy, generating action on multiple fronts. Our letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will be sent to President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Charles Schumer, and The Jerusalem Post. Over 180 historians have signed, and we invite you join them. The…
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H-PAD members & supporters, Tomorrow, on Tuesday, the 21st of November @ 7pm EST, H-PAD and our partners at Massachusetts Peace Action are hosting a historical webinar on the recent eruption of violence in Israel/Palestine. Last week we shared an invitation with our subscribers to attend, and asked you all to share this invitation widely with your friends and colleagues. We’re writing again…
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HPAD members & supporters, This letter below will be sent to President Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Charles Schumer, and The Jerusalem Post. We invite you to add your signature to the letter, and to share it within your own networks. You can add your name to the letter at this…
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H-PAD members & supporters, Next Tuesday, the 21st of November @ 7pm EST, H-PAD and our partners at Massachusetts Peace Action are hosting a historical webinar on the recent eruption of violence in Israel/Palestine. We invite you all to attend, and to share this invitation widely with your friends and colleagues. You can register for the event at this link,…
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HPAD members & supporters, As Israel’s war against Gaza and its people enters its fifth week, we would like to update you on what we have been doing to build support for peace. We invite you to join us. Eleven members of Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) are now working in our reactivated Israel-Palestine Working…
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Dear H-PAD Members, As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, we urge you to take action to help resolve it and save lives. An Israel-Palestine Working Group (IPWG) has formed in H-PAD, which you are welcome to join. The working group has determined that one thing we as historians can do is write, and we…
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Tell Congress : Call for Cease-fire and Rapid Humanitarian Aid As the nightmare in Gaza continues, it is urgently important that you ask your Senators and Representatives to stand for an immediate ceasefire, unobstructed humanitarian relief for Gaza, and diplomacy to free the hostages. House members can make their voice heard by co-sponsoring H.Res.786 which…
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Historians for Peace and Democracy celebrates the life of Natalie Zemon Davis, a superb historian and staunch supporter. Just weeks ago, she was one of the first signers of our AHA resolution, “In Defense of the Right to Learn,” as she had signed every one of our AHA resolutions since 2014 in defense of academic freedom in…
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Just a note to thank you for your efforts in this terrible time. I’m signing and writing – currently revising an essay on R2P-R2K, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW: REFLECTIONS ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE.- a useless but necessary effort. Hope you are managing to stay well and that we will…