Tragic Loss in Palestine

Woodstock Free Acts of conscience … International make a difference. International, National, and Community News—From a Left Perspective Vol. 2 No. 5 May/June 2011 Tragic Loss in Palestine Vittorio Drawing by Shahd Abu Salama bore his burden to the land of pain ‘We are By Mohammed Said Alnadi his first homeland Italy (I say “first” because Palestine was his second country), his family, his friends, his luxurious life and came ittorio, your memory will live on forever to Gaza to support, help, and give to the people of Gaza. He came freedom As every Palestinian is, I am in shock at the human to Gaza because he was of a clear conscience and a pure soul. He V capacity for atrocity. Until this moment, I still can’t refused to stand still and watch like so many others did. He could believe that Vik was murdered here, in Gaza, in the land he loved have helped from afar, but he insisted to come, to see firsthand fighters’ the most, the land he heartily embraced. all the crimes Israel was committing against the civilian population of Gaza. He tirelessly documented Israeli violations against human By Maryam Monalisa Gharavi I didn’t know Vik very well, but now we all do in our hearts, rights in Palestine, including the Gaza war. He accompanied every thoughts and prayers. Since I’m friends with most of the Actor-director Juliano Mer-Khamis was shot dead by a masked fisherman, risking his own life so many times; he wiped away the International Solidarity Movement activists, I used to see Vik gunman outside the Freedom Theatre that he co-founded in the tears on the faces of every child; he always was there for the poor. around. However, every time, I would be taken aback by his Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin in 2006. Born in Nazareth humbleness and sense of humor. Vik passed and left his memories indelibly inscribed in our hearts. in 1958 to Saliba Khamis, a Palestinian Christian leader of the Israeli He taught us how to love, care, defend and sacrifice for the sake Communist Party, and Arna Mer, an Israeli Jewish dramatist, Juliano Everyone who knew Vik said he was nothing but a compassionate of others. He set the whole world an inspiring example of real memorably described himself as “100 percent Palestinian, and 100 human rights defender, an individual who left everything behind— continued on page 22 … percent Jewish.” continued on page 22 … Inside: Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 10 Page 18 Page 2 David Swanson— Chris Hedges— Celia Chazelle—How Antoinette Afghan Youth Neal Smoller, Jr.— They Only Lock Public Schools Churn to Waste Money and Bonsignore—The Peace Volunteers— Community Pharmacy Up Heroes at Out Drones for the Lives: The American Military’s Sexual “Please Stop Care as It Should Be Quantico Corporate State Prison System Assault Epidemic Killing Us” 2 May/June 2011 Woodstock International mortar store. Wal-mart wants you to buy everything else, so they use pharmacy as a loss leader. I believe Community this devaluation of pharmacy services has been pivotal and we’ll look back years from now and Photo by Ellen Davidson Pharmacy blame Wal-mart if things do not change. Our approach to the actual practice of pharmacy Care the Way is simple. Holistic. That’s it. We look at the whole person, not individual disease states. We utilize all tools available to us, including alternative It Should Be treatments and supplements. This is unique, as most pharmacists have little knowledge on the By Neal Smoller, Jr. workings of botanicals and nutrition. e have a vision for our two We’ve become the pharmacists who don’t want community drug stores, Village patients to use drugs. Lifestyle modifications can Apothecary in Saugerties and the W easily change the outcome for many diseases. new Woodstock Apothecary in Woodstock. We’ve seen it firsthand. We’ll help you implement Corporate big business seems to be taking over these modifications without sacrificing your quality our society these days. Sure, we save a buck or of life. Let your food be your medicine and your two with the big guys, but at what cost? We lose medicine be your food. the character and personal relationships of small business. Our goal is to rebuild. We want to prove A major obstacle in efficiently using supplements, you don’t have to sacrifice service for price. herbs, and vitamins is the natural health industry. It is poorly regulated. A bottle of vitamin D can differ An apothecary is an old-fashioned word for both wildly between manufacturers. Upon independent the druggist and the drug store. It was an obvious, testing, multiple products from a company’s whole albeit hard to spell, choice for our venture. We want Woodstock Apothecary line fail for heavy metal contamination, not having the to separate ourselves from the sterile, big box medicine and medical devices (ok, some candy too). Why is it such a fight with the big guys? I can labeled amount of vitamin A (for example), or not stores in any way we can. We started with the Not toys, gifts, DVDs, or things unrelated to achieving speculate that it is the conflict between the lofty having anything in them at all. delivery of our service … health. The stores have a new, clean, yet classic look. “healthcare” goals that are marketed and the To overcome this obstacle, we act as the “supplement When you step into one of these apothecaries, you The apothecary staff members are true healthcare bottom line. A big corporation’s true customers are police.” We have a due diligence process that we will notice a difference between us and the professionals dedicated to helping our patients. stockholders. Mine are my patients and their apply to all companies we do business with. What corporate-owned drug stores almost immediately. families, whom I know, personally. We believe it’s the little things that matter most. is their quality assurance program? Do they You’ll be greeted on arrival. Someone will ask to We give our patients a customized experience. Small pharmacies like mine provide this elevated quarantine raw materials when they arrive? How assist you if you haven’t been helped already. We Mrs. Smith wants her water pill cut in half. Mr. care across the county, state, and country. Recently, often do they test their supplements? What do they thank you, every time, for your support. Thomas likes the oval yellow blood pressure pill. Consumer Reports highlighted America’s best drug do when there is a problem? Through this process, We are part of the community. Study after study Mrs. Miller needs bottles that are easy to open. stores. About 50,000 people surveyed ranked we can deliver a pure and potent product consistently. shows that money spent at local businesses stays We strive to do it perfectly every time. independently owned stores as number one. Number Plus, we have options—extremely low price, vegan, local. We can attest to that. Besides the normal— 2 and 3 are independently owned franchises. The vegetarian, excipient free, whole food, and more. We have an internal motto, “Get it done.” When wages, expenses, and charitable contributions— worst? Wal-mart and mail-order pharmacy. I never problems arise, we fix them. No refills? We call A pharmacy is the most—excuse the pun—natural we eat many, many lunches and dinners in town. understood that. If you have a question, do you talk your doctor. Insurance problem? We’ll make the place to get supplement advice. Pharmacists who We look to other small businesses first. to your mailbox? The “savings” come at a huge cost. call. Something we goofed on? We have an honor are trained in herbs and nutrition can note Most find that mail order in fact doesn’t save them I often say that though we are retail stores, our code. No fibbing—just apologize and fix the supplement interactions—with other supplements much—especially if they forget to ship out your apothecaries are healthcare facilities. You’ll see problem so it doesn’t happen twice. and with prescription treatments. Understanding drugs and you have to pay full price at a brick and the science behind alternative therapies allows pharmacists to help patients to make a truly Woodstock International Woodstock International is a informed decision. Our recommendations are voice for upholding freedom and is published by Scoop Progressive Media, LLC. based on all available data—good and bad. democracy through the written Woodstock International We match old-fashioned care with modern P.O. Box 1362, Woodstock, NY 12498 word. Communication and critical www.woodstockinternational.us thinking are key components to technology, adding a holistic approach with a knowledge and understanding. thorough understanding of true quality alternative Editors Political Cartoons/ Antoinette Michael Schwalbe Critical thinking requires access medicines. Sprinkle in advanced clinical services to information. Nicholas Abramson Art Bonsignore Michael Schwartz such as vaccinations, medication take-back Tarak Kauff Bendib Celia Chazelle Nima Shirazi Corporate-owned newspapers programs, and custom-compounded medications Helaine Meisler Carlos Latuff Mohammed Said Neal Smoller, Jr. ignore important news items … Lloyd Dangle Alnadi David Swanson for humans and pets. That’s the apothecary. That’s Design/Layout and much of the news is reported Shahd Abu Salama Felice Gelman Debra Sweet Ellen Davidson from a capitalist-oriented point of independent pharmacy. That’s how pharmacy Maryam Monalisa Kevin Zeese Guest Writers should be practiced. Advisory Board Gharavi Dave Zirin view. An alternative news source, Afghan Youth Peace Joel Kovel Carl Grossman Woodstock International intends Volunteers Poetry Neal Smoller, Jr., is the owner of the Village Michael Ratner Chris Hedges to give greater coverage of news Egidia Beretta Abu al Qasim Michael Smith Conn Hollinan that reflects the reality Apothecary, 31 Market Street, Saugerties, Arrigoni Al-Shab Ann Wright Nicholas Kramer of our times.

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