Nic Abramson, U.S. Boat to Gaza Passenger
Channel: USBOATTOGAZA
Date: 2011-06-21

Passenger Nic Abramson talks about why he is going aboard the US Boat to Gaza with the Stay Human Flotilla at the end of the month.

Bio: Nic, age 69, is a long-time resident of Woodstock, NY, and has been involved in anti-war, peace, and solidarity activities since the 1960s. He was active in Vietnam protests and draft counseling, and in Central American solidarity work, especially Nicaragua, where he traveled with an international delegation in 1984. He is currently active in Palestine solidarity work with Jews Say No! and Middle East Crisis Response (MECR). He traveled to Cairo in 2008-2009 with the Gaza Freedom March and also visited the West Bank at that time. He is currently a board member of ICAHD (USA), and active with Vets for Peace. He is a member of a 4-person collective that publishes The Woodstock International, a bi-monthly left newspaper. He has been happily married for 36 years, and has 2 sons (40 and 21) and two grandchildren.