ACTION ALERT

Last update January 25, 2008

LISTING OF DEMONSTRATIONS TO BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA!

The following is a partial listing of emergency protests taking place over the next few days in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia:

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Saturday January 26, 2:00-3:30 PM, Corner of Tulane and Central S.E.

Anaheim, California: Saturday January 26, 1 PM 512 S. Brookhurst St. Between Orange Ave. & Broadway

Berlin, Germany: Wednesday 23 January 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Birmingham, England: Saturday, 26th January, 11 AM to 1 PM in Victoria Square, Birmingham City Centre and between 2 and 4 PM outside Marks and Spencer on Corporation Street

Boston, Massachusetts: Thursday, January 24, noon Israeli Consulate and Saturday, January 26, noon-1 PM in Harvard Square

Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana: Tuesday January 22, 11 AM at the Quad

Chapel Hill, NC: Saturday, January 26, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, corner of East Franklin and Henderson Streets.

Charlotte, North Carolina: Saturday January 26, 4 PM Forum, Charlotte Energy Solutions, 337 Baldwin Ave; Organized by Charlotte Action

Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday January 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.

Chicago, Illinois: Sunday, January 27, 12:00pm-1:00pm Water Tower Park, 830 N. Michigan.

Cleveland, Ohio: January 26, 2 PM at Cleveland's Market Square at W. 25th & Lorain Avenue, across  from the West Side Market - March  to West 25th and Franklin

Cologne, Germany: Saturday, January 26, 2 - 4 PM, Domplatte (Cologne Cathedral)

Costa Mesa, California: Friday, January 25, 5-7 PM, vigil at Bristol & Anton

Durham, NC: Saturday, January 26, Noon - 1:00 PM, Brightleaf Square, corner of Main and Gregson

Edinburgh, Scotland: Wednesday January 23, 5:30 PM at the foot of the Mound, Princes Street

Eugene, Oregon: Saturday, January 26, Noon - 3:00 PM, Ferry Street Bridge

Galway, Ireland: Saturday, 26 January, 1:30 PM at the Liam Mellows statue in Eyre Square

Geneva, Switzerland: Friday 25 January, 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Passage de la Monnaie; Bel-Air; Geneve

Glasgow, Scotland: Friday January 25, 5:30 PM George Square

Houston, Texas: Saturday, January 26, 1 PM on Westheimer & Post Oak (Galleria Area)

Leicester, England: Thursday 24 January, 5.30 to 6.30 PM The Clock Tower, Town Centre

London, England: Thursday January 24, 6 PM and Saturday January 26, 4 PM Opposite 10 Downing Street, Whitehall.

Los Angeles, California: Sunday, January 27, 2008 12 PM Islamic Center of Southern California 434 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90020

Los Angeles, California: Friday, January 25, 4 - 6 PM in front of the Israeli Consulate, 6380 Wilshire Blvd., LA 90048

Melbourne, Australia: Friday January 25 8:00 AM rally at the offices of ABC Radio at Southbank.

Montreal, Canada: Wednesday January 23, 5 PM, Phillips Square, Saint Catherine Street opposite The Bay department store (Metro McGill) and Friday January 25, 2:00 PM
De Maisonneuve Boulevard corner of MacKay Street, Montreal (Metro Guy-Concordia).

New Haven, Conneticut: Friday, January 25, 4:30 to 5:30 PM The Federal Building on Church Street (opposite the flagpole on the Green).

New York, New York: Friday January 25, 3 PM, and Saturday January 26 1 PM - both at the 'Israeli' Embassy, 43rd St. and 2nd Ave.

Paris, France: Wednesday January 23, 5:30 PM at the Palais de l'Elysee.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Friday, January 25 12 noon, press conference and vigil in front of the Israeli Consulate, and Saturday, January 26 assemble at 12 noon to march from 5th and Market Sts. to the Israeli Consulate (15th & Locust)

Phoenix, Arizona: January 26, 6:30 PM Downtown Tempe, at the corner of Mill Ave and University Drive

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Saturday January 26, 1 PM, Bigelow and Forbes Avenue

St. Louis, Misouri: Friday, January 25, 4:15 - 5:30 PM, Corner of Summit and Snelling Aves

St. Paul, Minnesota: Friday January 25, 4:15-5:30 PM, Corner of Summit and Snelling Aves

St. Petersburg, FL: Saturday, January 26, 8:30 - 10:00 PM Baywalk, 2nd Ave. and 2nd St. N

San Diego, California: Friday January 25, 3:00 - 5:30 PM downtown corner of Broadway and Front Street (infront of Federal Building)

San Francisco, California: Friday, January 25, 4-6 PM, Israeli Consulate, 456 Montgomery St. (near California).

Santa Barbara, California Friday 25 January, 11 AM - 1 PM at UC Santa Barbara in front of Arbor Area

Seattle, Washington: Friday January 25 4 PM, Westlake Park, 4th & Pine streets.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Saturday January 26, 12 Noon at 12th & Phillips

Strasbourg, France: Saturday 26 January, 5 to 6 PM, Place Kleber

Swansea, Wales: Saturday January 26, 12 PM, City Centre of Swansea Front of the Castel

Toronto, Canada: Friday January 25, 5 PM Israeli Consulate at 180 Bloor St. West

Ventura, California: Friday, February 1, 5 PM County Government Center, Corner of Victoria & Telephone

Vienna, Austria: Saturday, January 26, 2 - 4 PM at the Pestsäule/Graben

Washington DC: Friday January 25, 4 PM at the Israeli Embassy, 3514 International Dr. N.W.

Wuppertal, Germany: Saturday January 26, 11 PM vigil followed rally in front of the town hall (Barmen)

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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