ACTION ALERT
For Immediate Release
January 22, 2008
UPDATE: BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA!
COALITION CALLS FOR EMERGENCY PROTESTS FOR GAZA! JOIN US!
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, the National Council of Arab Americans, Free
Palestine Alliance, Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, Palestinian
American Women's Association together with Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to
Return Coalition, and several other organizations are calling for emergency
protests demanding an immediate end to the Israeli blockade and siege of
Gaza. Protests will take place on January 25-26 at Israeli embassies,
consulates, U.S. federal buildings and other locations.
Among the cities where emergency protests will take place:
Anaheim, California: Saturday, January 26, 1 p.m. 512 S. Brookhurst St.
Between Orange Ave. & Broadway
Washington DC: Friday, Jan. 25 (time tba), at the Israeli Embassy, 3514
International Dr. N.W.
San Francisco, California: Friday, Jan. 25, 4-6 p.m., Israeli Consulate, 456
Montgomery St. (near California)
New York, New York: Friday, January 25, 3 pm, and Saturday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m. both at the 'Israeli' Embassy, 43rd
St. and 2nd Ave.
Chicago, Illinois: Tues., Jan. 29, 5 pm at the Lakeshore Theater, 3175 North
Broadway (at benefit for the Friends of the 'Israeli Defense Force').
Initiated by ISM. Call 773-463-0311 for more information.
Seattle Washington: Friday, January 25, 4 p.m., Westlake Park, 4th & Pine
Sts.
If you are planning your own protest for Gaza, please write to
info@al-awda.org so we can post information about your action on our website
http://al-awda.org . To donate to Al-Awda, PRRC, please go to
http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and simply follow the instructions.
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
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