After two relentless years of bombing, displacement, and famine, the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has brought a fleeting moment of hope to the people of Gaza — hope that, this time, the guns might truly fall silent and the suffering might finally begin to end. Jan Egeland, Secretary General of Read More…
By Anne Thompson Introduction If I had the power, I would step into the chaos and declare, ‘I don’t care who started it: it ends now.’ Just as I would handle unruly children or adolescents, I would insist on an immediate cessation of hostilities. Inevitably, one would point to the other and claim, ‘They started Read More…
Anne open letter to the Liberal Party of Canada by Anne Thompson 4324 innocent children not deliberately targeted and dead all the same. “Ceasefire now!” say Médecins Sans Frontières Dear Liberal Party of Canada, Thank you for responding to my outreach expressing my concerns about The Liberal Party of Canada’s influence on Canada’s responses to Read More…
