A Santa Cruz teacher returned to her home in Watsonville Sunday after she and her husband were detained in the middle east.
Kathleen Crocetti and Bill Lucas left before Christmas on a journey to participate in the Gaza Freedom March in support of Palestinians when they were arrested. Crocetti is part of the anti-war group “Code Pink.”
In addition, Crocetti said she wanted to deliver a peace mural to a women’s center in Gaza. Crocetti is an art teacher at Mission Hill Middle School in Santa Cruz and passionate about expressing peace through art. The glass mural Crocetti designed was put together by at least 50 women in Santa Cruz and Watsonville.