New Crescent series “For the price of one year of missiles, we could irrigate a thousand years of fields.” “Untwine the budgets of war, and spool them into wells of life.” Elder G Yesterday we looked at the scale of resources needed to support the agricultural community of The New Crescent. The irrigation needs of […]
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Wanting to Believe
New Crescent series Next in the series When Joe Sacco is visiting an office in Gaza Town, he has an interesting conversation about hijabs. (Panel from Joe Sacco’s Palestine, page 140). “I want to believe strongly enough to wear the hijab always.” I realize then I’ve forgotten what it’s like to have […]
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The Women of Palestine
New Crescent series Next in the series We hope The New Crescent will become an agricultural powerhouse, ultimately providing a good living for millions of Palestinian refugees. But there are so many factors to consider besides the economic considerations. We want our Crescent Peeps to be happy, healthy, and with opportunities to […]
New Crescent series Next in the series Before we get started, let’s take a moment to reflect: Q. How cool is the Austin Public Library?A. Very cool. Joe Sacco: The Nuts and Bolts Joe Sacco, journalist, satirist, and illustrator, frequently writes about Palestine, and has collaborated with Chris Hedges on several works. […]
New Crescent series Next in the series The implementation of The New Crescent is complicated by political realities: Rafah Let’s look at a microcosm of this insanity: the city of Rafah. Rafah, the city that Elder G recommended as the eastern boarder for The New Crescent, sounds like hell on earth. In […]