Ann Menasche was excluded from her local chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace based on her gender critical views, even though they were never even discussed during her activist work. Witch-hunts like this divide and weaken the forces for peace and justice. Below is an open letter to JVP signed by 28 women and men, including feminists, left wing, anti-war and Palestine solidarity activists objecting to Ann’s effective expulsion. Additional supporters are encouraged to write their own letters or make calls in protest of Ann’s treatment and demanding that she be reinstated. JVP national office mailing address is P.O.Box 589, Berkeley, CA 94701; Phone: 510-465-1777.
See also:
Leadership on the “Left:” Able Servants of Divisiveness? by Cindy Sheehan
The Joy of Resistance on WBAI Radio