by Serena Becker and Rochelle Gause

Ten hours difference, some 6,800 miles away from Olympia, we are staying in the home of a Palestinian family in Rafah and it feels like an extension of our own families. We are part of a group of four, hopefully five soon, who have traveled to the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a delegation of the Olympia Rafah Sister City Project. After Rachel Corrie was killed, our hearts and minds were drawn to this place. We have come in the hopes of connecting with the community and creating lasting ties through tangible projects and cross-cultural exchanges. . . .

by Serena Becker

On April 13, demonstrations were held in over 30 cities worldwide for the International Day of Action Against Caterpillar. These actions brought attention to Caterpillar's complicity in systematic human rights abuses in the occupied Palestinian territories and demanding an end to their continued violations of international law.