Pilar Barrado (Spain)

Pilar Barrado Liesa, magistrada Juzgado de Primera Instancia 45 de Barcelona, Master en Derechos Fundamentales, Doctora en Derecho por la Universidad del País Vasco. Colaboro

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Thiago Ávila (Brazil)

Thiago Ávila is a Brazilian, Latin American from the Global South, communicator, internationalist and socio-environmentalist, coordinator of Freedom Flotilla Brazil and member of the Steering

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Jim Koenigsaecker (USA)

Jim Koenigsaecker is the Knight Fellow in the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University. He is also a documentary photographer and filmmaker specializing in

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Tom Hayes (USA)

Tom Hayes, 69 years old, originally from Vermont, is a documentary filmmaker and Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Film at Ohio University.

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Sanford Kelson (USA)

I graduated high school fully indoctrinated in the belief the United States was the most moral and kind nation in the history of the world.

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Jorunn Kalvik (Norway)

Jorunn Aanensen Kalvik is a Norwegian, a mother of three adult kids, educated as a teacher first but has worked as a deputy head for

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Elizabeth Murray (USA)

Elizabeth Murray served as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East in the National Intelligence Council before retiring in 2010 after a 27-year career

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Edward Digilio (USA)

Edward Digilio is a boat repair technician and peace activist from the United States. He is a member of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent

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Catherine Watters (USA)

The most recent mass killings taking place in Gaza, recent attacks in Rafah, the pier on top of the already, decades long genocide going on

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Daniel Shunra (USA)

Daniel Shunra was born in the Netherlands and grew up in a settlement in Galilee in northern Palestine. He became politically active in anti-Zionist organizations

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Ibrahim Adham (Malaysia)

Ibrahim Adham bin A.Khalil, 29, born and raised in Malaysia, is a dedicated humanitarian advocate renowned for his impactful work on Palestinian issues. His journey

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Jonatan Michaneck (Sweden)

Jonatan Michaneck is a 26-years-old master’s student in Global Studies from Gothenburg, Sweden who fight for a just society. Having spent two years in Latin

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John Turnbull (Canada)

John Turnbull from Canada is aboard the Handala during its English Channel voyage to Ireland and France. In 2018 he was the captain of the

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Wellu Koivisto (Finland)

I am Wellu Koivisto, 56 years old, from Finland. I am a human rights and environmental activist. I have been working for peace, the environment

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Hege Bae Nyholt (Norway)

Hege Bae Nyholt is a member of the Norwegian Parliament, representing The Red Party, and is Chair of the Standing Committee on Education and Research.

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Terje Adkins

Terje Adkins (Sweden)

I am a 55-year-old teacher from Gothenburg, Sweden. I have four fantastic children however only one remains at home. Three of them are my own

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Grethe Kvist

Grethe Kvist (Norway)

I am from Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. As a social worker I am concerned about children welfare. It is important that we

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Jorgen Pedersen

Jørgen Pedersen (Norway)

Jørgen is from Norway, lives on a sailing boat, and works as a professional chef in Oslo. Jørgen has been active in demonstrations against the

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Herman Reksten

Herman Reksten (Norway)

Herman Reksten was Captain of the Freedom Flotilla fishing vessel Al Awda (The Return) which sailed  in 2018, his third attempt to break the illegal Israeli blockade

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Gerd con der Lippe

Gerd von der Lippe (Norway)

Gerd von der Lippe is a professor of Sports Sociology and an author. She has been working on research projects in cooperation with university colleagues

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Wendy Goldsmith

Wendy Goldsmith (Canada)

Wendy has been working in the field of social work for the past 35 years working with children, families, newcomers, survivors of abuse and women’s

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Daniele Poccia

Daniele Poccia (Italy)

As an activist who learned the ropes in the aftermath of the massive earthquake that struck L’Aquila on 6 April 2009, Daniele Poccia (Italy, 1983)

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Dimitri Lascaris

Dimitri Lascaris (Canada)

Dimitri Lascaris is a lawyer, journalist and activist. He sat on the Shadow Cabinet of the Green Party of Canada and sponsored a resolution calling

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Ili Suhaimi

Ili Suhaimi (Malaysia)

Dr. Ili Suhaimi was born and raised in Malaysia, a country well-known for its support for the Palestinian cause. She is affiliated with MyCARE, a

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Awni on the deck of Handala, beside a Palestinian flag, with green shoreline in the background, going through the Caledonian Canal in Scotland.

Awni Farhat (Palestine)

Awni is a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip, born and raised in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza. In Gaza, Awni worked with children and youth

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