Links Greece to Gaza

07/05/2011

24 Hrs Toronto page 10
http://eedition.toronto.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx
24 Hrs Calgary page 8
http://eedition.calgary.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx
Metro Toronto
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/canada/article/907621--greeks-disable-canadian-ship-bound-for-gaza

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Lyn Adamson
Age 59, I am a lifelong activist for peace and justice. I am a Quaker and Co-Chair of Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. I’ve been on numerous non-profit boards, for food co-ops, housing co-ops, daycare, and also for Zatoun Olive Oil. I’m a mediator and trainer in conflict resolution, and a nonviolence trainer. I’ve worked with peace teams in conflict zones, mostly as an organizer and trainer (with Peace Brigades Indonesia Project, and Nonviolent Peaceforce, for the Sri Lanka and Mindanao teams). In Toronto I’m the coordinator of a project called ‘PeaceWorks’ which offers training in communication, nonviolent social transformation, and activism skills. I was a human rights observer in the West Bank in 2004 with the International Women’s Peace Service. This experience left me with a very strong desire to do more to end the oppression of Palestinians and to support human rights in the region. I consider the Freedom Flotilla to have great potential to bring about positive change and an end to the blockade. It does involve taking a risk and I am proud to be part of a group of Canadians willing to put our bodies on the line for justice.
I am the parent of two adult children and very concerned that we find a way to use our resources for peacebuilding and environmental preservation, not for militarism and oppression. This will require a transition in our thinking . We are all part of the same circle of life – and we can make amazing changes happen when we work together.