Your contribution to the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) in memory of Mary Hughes Thompson will be used to build a playground for Palestinian children living under occupation and siege in Gaza.

Mary Hughes Thompson, 87, died on February 5, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. She was a woman of determination, courage and joy. Her life spanned eight decades and three countries. In the last decades of her life, she was an outspoken advocate for justice in Palestine, Iraq and the U.S. Please make a donation to build a playground in Gaza in her name. She would be thrilled to know that's how we'd like to honor her.