Leah Harris

Nov 8, 2023 | staradvertiser.com | Leah Harris

Last Friday, I participated with a group of 20 American Jews who sat in at the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz to demand that the Hawaii congressman speak out for a ceasefire in Gaza, and to introduce legislation to make it a reality. We were Jews from across the country, with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Our sit-in took the form of sitting shiva, a Jewish ritual of grief.

May 7, 2023 | truthout.org | Sasha Abramsky |Gareth Dale |Saher Selod |Leah Harris

Thousands of King Charles III’s subjects protested against the monarchy Saturday in London — and heavy-handed police detained many of them for “suspicion of breaching the peace.”Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police tweeted that they would have an “extremely low tolerance” of those seeking to “undermine” King Charles III’s coronation day. “A significant police operation is underway in central London,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement Saturday.