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Bay Area Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid Special Action Alert, May 31 2010 |
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FREEDOM FLOTILLA – ATTACKED BY ISRAEL, CIVILIANS KILLED!
Join the world in condemning Israel’s violent attacks on the Freedom Flotilla, an international effort to deliver essential humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza, which has been under Israeli siege for four years.
The Flotilla, including ships carrying Turkish, Greek, American, and Irish flags, was attacked in international waters. Israeli commandos raided the ship at dawn and immediately opened fire on the unarmed passengers.
News agencies have reported the following:
• 19 Civilians Killed • 50-80 Wounded • Flotilla Was Carrying Food, School Supplies, Medical Aid, and Cement • 800 passengers from 40 countries on board
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JOIN THE WORLD Tuesday, June 1, 2010 4:30 – 6:30 Israeli Consulate 456 Montgomery Street, Between California and Sacramento, San Francisco
Future Actions:
Friday,June 4th 12 Noon
Interfaith Action
San Francisco City Hall
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Saturday, June 5th 11am
Mass Mobilization
San Francisco, Civic Center
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Freedom Flotilla Action Alert!!!
H&M Boycott – International Campaign Shows Up In Bay Area
A number of European groups have decided to target H&M for that company’s support of apartheid. Recently, that campaign has hit the streets of SF. Check out the pictures below:
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Check out the H&M boycott page: http://bdshm.org/
Elvis Costello Agrees Not to Play in Israel
Another important victory in the cultural boycott! Elvis Costello has heeded the call from the British Palestine Solidarity Campaign and others not to play a concert in apartheid Israel. He has posted the following statement:
It is after considerable contemplation that I have lately arrived at the decision that I must withdraw from the two performances scheduled in Israel on the 30th of June and the 1st of July.
One lives in hope that music is more than mere noise, filling up idle time, whether intending to elate or lament.
He continues:
Sometimes a silence in music is better than adding to the static and so an end to it.
Read the complete statement here.
This follows in the footsteps of a similar decision by Gil Scott-Heron. Let’s continue to put pressure on others including Elton John and Joan Armatrading!
Elton John: Boycott Israel!
Great video from Canadian Filmmaker John Greyson (who helped initiate the protests at the Toronto International Film Festival last year) to Elton John. It’s a great use of humor (and the spirit of humanity) to make the case.