Tag Archives: Liberate THIS

To follow my heart and find my voice (Liberate THIS, Part 16)

Posted on May 3, 2012 by kathiemm

Rachel Corrie literally stood up for what she believed on March 16, 2003. She stood before the Israeli military who came to Rafah in armored bulldozers to level homes.

With her courageous stand, she equated her Western life with the lives of the Palestinian families behind her. Perhaps her actions were an affront to the occupation soldiers staring … Continue reading →

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To reach one another (Liberate THIS, Part 15)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by kathiemm

Iraqis are still suffering today under the brutal grip of American-led occupation. Life goes on in the hope that one day, circumstances will improve.

For now, however, as it has been for decades, they struggle. Electricity, water, and jobs… Continue reading →

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“I think tomorrow, we lose air” (Liberate THIS, Part 14)

Posted on April 12, 2012 by kathiemm

I stepped off of the rickety bus at the Iraqi border along with my fellow passengers making the difficult journey into occupied land. I was so tired, both from the long trip and my recent crying. My eyes alternated between staring vaguely into the distance in a sleep-deprived daze and darting toward … Continue reading →

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There was no turning back (Liberate THIS, Part 13)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by kathiemm

Finally, on Christmas Eve, I got a seat on a red-eye flight out of London and landed in Kuwait City on Christmas morning. Though I was tired, my excitement prevented me from getting any sleep. Exhausted and jet-lagged, I struggled through airport customs and the Kuwait border emigration process to get to Kuwait’s northern border. Continue reading →

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