ACTION ALERT  
                        For Immediate Release 
                      January 20, 2008 
                    BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA! 
                      DON'T DELAY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! 
                    Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, calls on its chapters,
                      supporting organizations and individuals to organize to break the silence
                      about the ongoing Israeli war crimes being committed against Palestinians in
                      Gaza. Organize street actions and protests, and community meetings and
                      delegations to religious leaders and educators. Call and write the media and 
                      your congressional representatives. 
                    People of the world watch in horror as the racist state of Israel, with
                      the support and encouragement of the US government, engages in a genocidal
                      project to eliminate the indigenous Arab people of Palestine. 
                    The world community has denounced the government of 'Israel' for using its
                      military for the purpose of collectively punishing the civilian population
                      of the Gaza Strip, a clear war crime and violation of the 4th Geneva
                      Conventions. The only power plant in Gaza was shut down today leaving the
                      1.5 million inhabitants without electricity, water, or any functional
                      medical facilities. 
                    Palestinians continue to endure starvation, aerial bombings, US CIA
                      interventions, and Israeli army brutality. This murderous endeavor has
                      caused the deaths of hundreds of Palestinian civilians and the already
                      fragile economy of Gaza has been decimated. 
                    NO FOOD, NO WATER, NO BREAD! 
                    We appeal to all people living in the US: 
                    SPEAK OUT TO DEMAND ONCE AND FOR ALL AN END TO THE SIEGE OF GAZA
                      AND THE OCCUPATION OF ALL OF PALESTINE! 
                    ORGANIZE STREET ACTIONS AND PROTESTS, CALL AND WRITE THE MEDIA AND
                      YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. 
                    ORGANIZE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND DELEGATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS. 
                    DONATE TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN GAZA! 
                    For information to contact your congressional representatives, go to 
                      http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home 
                    For writing to the media, go to http://newslink.org for contact information. 
                    To make a donation to help the people in the Gaza Strip go to 
                      http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and simply follow the instructions. 
                    Please indicate that your donation is for the GAZA EMERGENCY FUND. 
                    BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA! 
                    DON'T DELAY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! 
                    Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return 
                      Coalition 
                      PO Box 131352 
                      Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA 
                      Tel: 760-685-3243 
                      Fax: 360-933-3568 
                      E-mail: info@al-awda.org 
                      WWW: http://al-awda.org 
                    Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return 
                      Coalition (PRRC) is the largest network of grassroots activists 
                      and students dedicated to Palestinian human rights. We are 
                      a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable 501(c)(3) 
                      organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service 
                      (IRS) of the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, 
                      your donations to PRRC 
                      are tax-deductible.  |