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• a 750ml bottle of Palestinian olive oil • 2 bars of olive oil soap • a bag of za’atar • a new, hand-curated Palestinian cultural product in each box (the first box will contain a downloadable album of music from Haidar Eid) • a sterling silver piece of Arabic calligraphy jewelry. |
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The first Palbox ships December 1, just in time for the holidays. You must order during October to receive the December 1st shipment. Here is our 2 minute promo video below: The challenge in creating Palbox was how to support Palestinians living in Gaza, faced with an Israeli blockade of exports. Palbox overcomes with electronic downloadables from Gaza, like music, which bypass the blockade. Here is Katie Miranda’s 10 minute “interview” with singer, BDS activist, and professor of Postcolonial and Postmodern Literature at Gaza’s al-Aqsa University, Haidar Eid, about his new album titled Gaza Blues: Hymns of Love, Death and Resistance. The album comes with the first Palbox. The reason “interview” is in quotes is that due to the inconsistent supply of electricity in Gaza, Katie could not do the interview over Skype, so she emailed him the questions and he recorded the answers. Katie is a successful career artist and former ISM volunteer who is part of the Northern California coordination team. |
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Palbox is most of all an act of solidarity with Palestinians. In addition to supporting the Palestinian economy with Fair Trade principles and practices, proceeds from the sale of Palbox products go to the Northern California chapter of the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent methods and principles. We cannot single handedly stop bombs from raining down on Gaza but we can vote with our pocketbooks by boycotting Israeli goods and buying Palestinian. What if you and everyone you knew used ONLY Palestinian olive oil ? Think what that would mean for Palestinian farmers… Subscribe to Palbox Today and Please Share this Email Widely ! |