Barbara Lubin

Barbara Lubin, Founder and Executive Director of Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), was a lifelong peace, justice, and disability rights activist. She regularly traveled to Palestine and led many delegations of North Americans to Palestine/Israel, Iraq, and Lebanon. She lectured on Middle East politics and the plight of the children in the region to dozens of schools, universities, conferences, religious institutions, and community groups. She visited the besieged Gaza Strip multiple times. She passed away in 2025.