1) DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THE ISRAELI ASSAULT ON GAZA! LIFT THE SIEGE!
*WHEN: 11am Saturday January 10, 2009
*WHERE: Israeli Consulate, 180 Bloor St West, Toronto.
As the Israeli ground, air and sea assault continues on the civilian population
of Gaza – we need to continue mobilizing against these war crimes.
At least 540 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured in the single
largest massacre in Gaza since Israel illegally occupied the area in 1967.
These latest war crimes occur in the context of official Canadian complicity
with Israel's illegal siege, bombardment and starvation of the civilian
population in Gaza. We must denounce this on-going support - including the
intensification of bilateral military, political and economic links between
Canada and Israel. Palestinian civil society continues to urge solidarity in
the form of a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign until Israel complies
with international law. This is the time for people of conscience to take up
this call from Palestine.
Last Saturday, over 10,000 people rallied in Toronto in the largest Palestine
solidarity demonstration in decades. This coming Saturday, millions of people
across the globe will return to the streets in internationally coordinated
demonstrations against the Israeli onslaught.
Join us this Saturday to demand that the Canadian government call for an
immediate halt to Israel's attacks and an end to the siege of Gaza!
CONTACT:
Palestine House
info@palestinehouse.com
Demonstration Organized By:
Palestine House
Canadian Arab Federation
Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
Canadian Union of Public Employee (Ontario)
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Steel Workers – Toronto Area Council
Canadian Peace Alliance
Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
Not in Our Name – Jewish Voices Opposing Zionism
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network Toronto
Indpendent Jewish Voices
Yosher – Jewish Social Justice Network
Women In Solidarity with Palestine
Muslim Unity
Educators for Peace and Justice
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation
Canadian Forum for Justice and Peace in Sri Lanka
Muslim Association of Hamilton
Canadian Druze Society
Canadian Syrian Cultural Club
Al Huda
Canadian Shia Muslims Organization
Worker to Worker Canada Cuba Solidarity Network
Somali Canadian Diaspora Alliance
Science for Peace
Bayan – Canada
Bengali Student Association
McMaster Muslims for Peace and Justice
Arab Students Association at Ryerson University
Please send further organizational endorsements to: info@palestinehouse.com
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Followed by:
Free Gaza: A Teach-In
Saturday, January 10
1:00-5:30 pm
United Steelworkers Hall
25 Cecil Street (1 block south of College, 2 blocks east of Spadina)
1:30-2:30 Workshops: The Crisis in Gaza - History and Context
· Israel, Gaza and the War on Terror
· Gaza, Israeli Apartheid and the Political Economy of the Middle East
· Canada's Complicity, Zionism and Islamophobia
· Media Mythology: "Rebranding" Israel, and Covering the War
3:00-4:00 Gaza: the Humanitarian Crisis
4:15-5:30 Building Solidarity: Next Steps
Register Now: E-mail your name, with subject "Free Gaza Teach-in", to:
faculty@caiaweb.org
(Pay what you can at the door - $5-50 suggested)
Followed by Free Gaza Fundraiser, with DJ No Capitalista
Venue: TBA 8:00 pm
Organized by Palestine House, Canadian Arab Federation and the Coalition Against
Israeli Apartheid
Info: www.palestinehouse.com
