American activist and feminist Starhawk denied entry and deported
from
Israel.
http://www.imemc.org/article/53454
Thursday March 13, 2008
15:25
by Mary Firth - IMEMC News
- Starhawk, well known American activist was deported by the Israeli
government on Thursday.
Starhawk - file 2008
Starhawk, author of many works celebrating the Goddess movement and
Earth-based, feminist spirituality arrived in Tel Aviv Wednesday, 12
March.
She was here to help teach a permaculture course in the northern West
Bank as well as working with earth activists to develop a project in the
Bethlehem area.
Dr. Joanne Taylor, a British psychologist commented on the deportation
"clearly the Israeli authorities are paranoid even about letting
people grow crops and conserve rainwater on their own land."
Declaring herself as 'a peace, environmental, and global justice activist
and trainer, a permaculture designer and teacher, a Pagan and Witch',
perhaps this earthy combination was just too threatening for the powers
that be. Starhawk's key message is that the power we hold within
ourselves has potential far greater than any people can have over
us.
Certainly survival of the Palestinian people depends on being able to
feed themselves; whilst even access to water is under threat from the
Israeli military occupation, learning ways to recycle and store this is
an urgent priority.
One of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality,
Starhawk is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer,
whose work and writings have inspired many to action. Her works have been
translated into many languages and her essays reprinted across the
world.
An 'out' lesbian, Starhawk's newest book is The Earth Path: Grounding
Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature. It would seem that Israel has much
to fear from such open-minded thinking and this cowardly move will only
help spread her word more widely.
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