If you’ve ever been interested in learning more about the Middle East, Palestinian culture, or finding out what you can do that wil have a positive impact on people living in the current situation in Gaza, consider coming to an ORSCP meeting. We value new ideas and involvement. See the real side of the people you’ve been reading about and seeing in the news. Learn who they are, what their history is and what their lives are like.

Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project meetings are on the 1st Thursday of each month at The Olympia Center (222 Columbia Street) at 7 p.m. Get updates, find out how to participate and share your ideas. Contact ORSCP.

Looking for more information on Palestine, Israel and the ongoing conflict? We recommend the following list of reading materials and films: (more…)

By Donald Macintyre
The Independent
Published: 03 July 2006

Mahmoud Mughari speaks bluntly. “I normally wash and shower twice a day.
Now I can only do it every four or five days. The children smell. We all
smell. We are worried that this will cause diseases.” (more…)