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Awake are compelled by the "fierce urgency of Now" [Rev MLK, Jr.] to raise
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POV.
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December 27, 2009: Today, a year ago and what this little one knew in 2005 regarding Gaza
[Orlando,
Florida] Ever since my first of seven trips to Israel Palestine in 2005, I have
searched for a central Florida church with an open mind and heart for the poor,
oppressed and occupied in Gaza Palestine.
Perseverance
has finally paid off, for this Sunday, December 27, 2009 in
downtown Orlando, St. George Orthodox Church has opened their sanctuary to people
of all faiths-and those with none-to join their 10 AM Holy Liturgy service that
will commemorate all the lives that were lost beginning December 27, 2008 and during
the 23 days of war in the Gaza Strip.
A massive mobilization also begins on December 27, 2009,
with candlelight vigils, concerts, marches, demonstrations, and movie
screenings all over the world, because world leaders have failed to end the
siege on Gaza and act humanely.
Although
the Israeli tanks have left the Gaza Strip, the complete closure of land, air
and sea borders has continued.
However, there are no borders on the world wide web
and a global week of actions will be witnessed in America, France, United
Kingdom, Turkey, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium,
Switzerland, Sweden, Jordan, Canada, Israel/Palestine, Poland, Denmark, and
Greece.
On December 31, 2009, more than 1,400 internationals will converge in Cairo to
join the NONVIOLENT Gaza Freedom March, organized by The International
Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza with the objective to raise international
attention of the ongoing siege and blockade of Gaza-which is illegal under
international law.
A year has passed since 1.5 million human beings in Gaza were terrorized, 1,400
civilians killed, thousands injured and hundreds of thousands became homeless
and today, they still remain in tents or in the ruins of their homes, because
Israel persists to deny the needed building materials into Gaza.
Because leaders of the world have failed to act humanely,
the hospitals in Gaza are also denied the medicine and supplies to provide even
routine medical care.
Israel’s blockade of Gaza is a blatant violation of international law and the
American Government and Egypt are most complicit.
The Conscience of Humanity remains shocked and awed by the
misery inflicted upon the 1.5 million human beings in Gaza, but even a little
one, such as I could read the writing on that wall in 2005; when I wrote KEEP HOPE ALIVE,
Chapter 14: 9/11/05 AND THE GULFPORT
BLUES, from which I excerpt:
Back at the A-frame, Terese sipped from her steaming mug of black brew and
checked her email, to find report 57 from Jerry Levin, the reporter and
full-time volunteer with Christian Peacemaker Teams who had shepherded her
through Hebron. She sighed repeatedly as she read about the start of a new
school year in Hebron, for it wasn’t good. She had spent a few hours in Hebron
in June 2005, and had not forgotten it for one day since.
“Christ, have mercy! These teachers and kids trying to get to school are
threatened and hassled by these erratic and illegal settlers, and a trigger-happy
IDF! What a daily life to have to contend with! I cannot imagine watching my
child have to go through a checkpoint or be verbally and physically abused just
to get to school! What are we teaching these kids, when they grow up looking up
the barrel of an Israeli soldier’s weapon of destruction?”
Next, she opened a press conference summary from September 6, 2005, from Dr.
Mustafa Bargouthi regarding the Palestinian National Initiative's report
regarding the aftermath of the “disengagement” and the bottom line was that there are more
settlers, more walls, and more corruption in the PA.
Dr.
Mustafa Bargouthi, stated that ‘Ninety
percent of security violations in Palestine are committed by security forces
and intelligence. These forces must be disciplined; the rule of law and an
independent judiciary must be installed. [And] it is estimated that 30 percent
of the 160,000 salaried government employees do not attend work of any kind.
This kind of corruption and nepotism must be ended.’
Terese moaned when she read about the violations since the cease-fire agreement
of February 8, 2005:
"Christ, have mercy! Seventy-five Palestinians, including
seventeen innocent children, and fourteen Israelis, including two innocent
children, have been murdered. Two thousand Palestinians have been arrested;
there have been 2,306 checkpoints imposed, and 8,700 acres of Palestinian land
has been confiscated by the Israeli government! And how can these settlers
sleep at night, after attacking Palestinians 394 times since the cease-fire
agreement? I feel bad about these screwed-up settlers, but they are a cult that
has been allowed to get out of control. The Israeli government enticed and
encouraged them to settle in illegal land, and this is what it has come to! And
yet, the illegal settlements continue!
"And, what a farce the so-called disengagement in Gaza was.
"The Israeli
government still controls all access to Gaza by land, sea, and air. Bargouthi
documented that only 25 of over 150 settlements will be dismantled, and only
8,475 of over 436,000 settlers [less than 2 percent of settlers] have been
evacuated. Meanwhile, in the past year, 12,800 new settlers have moved into the
West Bank — 50 percent more settlers than were evacuated."
"This is no withdrawal, this is BS!
"Until Palestinians have control of Gaza’s borders
and a guaranteed passage between Gaza and the West Bank, it is not a
withdrawal; it’s just BS propaganda! And Gaza is less than 6 percent of the
occupied territories, and that leaves 94 percent of Palestinian territories
under the boot of the IDF. The corruption in the PA government and hot tempers
from those under occupation are a powder keg that’s getting ready to blow!
"What’s it going to take to wake the world
up to the fact that most of our problems with radical Islamist fundamentalist
militants leads us back to the conflict in Israel and Palestine?
"All roads do
indeed lead to Jerusalem.
"What’s it going to take before the International
community gets it together and insists, in unity, upon the upholding of
international law as the rule we all live by? And that includes Israel and
America, too, for both ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I
wonder, what’s the point of signing on, but then not doing it?
"What’s it going to take to wake up the legions of blind U.S. Christian Zionists
to their indifference to the misery of their sisters and brothers in Israel and
Palestine? Their blind allegiance to the Israeli government has allowed our
best friend in the world to become a big bully. What’s it going to take to
break through the ignorance that hard-earned U.S. tax dollars are being used to
continue the occupation and apartheid wall?"
On December 28, 2008,Haaretz reported:
"Disinformation,
secrecy and lies: How the Gaza offensive came about.
Long-term preparation, careful gathering of information, secret discussions,
operational deception and the misleading of the public - all these stood behind
the Israel Defense Forces "Cast Lead".
"Sources in the defense establishment said
Defense Minister Ehud Barak instructed the Israel Defense Forces to prepare for
the operation over six months ago, even as Israel was beginning to negotiate a ceasefire
agreement with Hamas…
"The Prime Minister's Bureau misinformed the
media in stating the discussion would revolve around global jihad…In its
summary announcement…the Prime Minister's Bureau devoted one line to the
situation in Gaza, compared to one whole page that concerned the outlawing of
35 Islamic organizations…
"While Barak was working out the final details with the officers responsible
for the operation, Livni went to Cairo to inform Egypt's president, Hosni
Mubarak, that Israel had decided to strike at Hamas.
"In parallel, Israel continued to send out disinformation in announcing it
would open the crossings to the Gaza Strip and that Olmert would decide whether
to launch the strike following three more deliberations on Sunday - one day
after the actual order to launch the operation was issued.
"The final decision was made…when Barak met with Chief of Staff General Gabi
Ashkenazi, the head of the Shin Bet Security Service Yuval Diskin and the head
of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Amos Yadlin. Barak sat down with
Olmert and Livni several hours later for a final meeting, in which the trio
gave the air force its orders."http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050426.html
On December 27, 2008,I received this plea written by Nahida, a child of Gaza:
Look at me
I would love to write poetry about love,
Paint rainbows and butterflies,
Smell the scent of rose buds,
And dance;
Dance with the melody of birds singing
I would love to close my eyes and see children smiling
No guns pointing at their heads
Tell them stories of little fairies in far away lands
Not bullets shooting... missile exploding
But How can I?
There is a knife in my heart
I am hurting
Hurting
I bleed,
I cringe
I cry
HUMANITY, WHERE ARE YOU?
I am being slaughtered
Under your watchful eyes
I am cold… cold…. cold
I cringe
I cry
Humanity, where are you?
Why do you turn your face away?
Why do you keep looking the other way?
I am here
Languishing
In Gaza alleyways
Humanity, where are you?
Look at me
Look at me
I am here
In Gaza alleyways
I cringe
I cry
Humanity,
Enough turning the other way. - By nahida
On December
21, 2009, I emailed the following:
Dear
Mr. Omar Youssef,
As you are the US Egyptian Embassy contact person and I am an American member
of the New Fourth Estate- an activist journalist- I am writing you to
express my full support for the December 31, 2009 Gaza Freedom March.
I am beseeching you to urge the Egyptian government to realize that civil
society has risen up because governments have failed and on the way to Egypt
are over 1,300 committed international Internet connected delegates who are
seeking to NONVIOLENTLY raise awareness regarding the misery of the 1.5 million
human open air prisoners in Gaza who have been denied their human rights.
The 1,300 internationals represent millions around the world who are sending
desperately needed medical aid, school supplies, winter jackets for the
children and most of all; LOVE, HOPE and the message that the world will NOT
give up until the siege is lifted and the occupation ends.
Please, let the people in.
And out.
Most Sincerely,
Eileen
Fleming,
Founder of WeAreWideAwake.org
A Feature Correspondent for Arabisto.com
Author of "Keep Hope Alive" and "Memoirs of a Nice Irish
American 'Girl's' Life in Occupied Territory"
Producer "30 Minutes with Vanunu" and "13 Minutes with Vanunu"
Gaza Freedom March Worldwide
Solidarity Actions:
December 27th and 31st,
2009
Afghanistan
Kite Flying
10:30am
Bamiyan
Peace Park
Bamiyan,
Afghanistan
Australia
Sydney
Gaza Freedom
Vigil Sydney
December 27,
2009
5:00pm
Town Hall
Square
Sydney, Australia
Belgium
Brussels
December 27,
2009
2:00pm,
march through the main streets of Brussels
4:00pm,
vigil with candles
Brussels,
Belgium
Canada
Halifax
Solidarity
March
January 16th
3p
St. Andrews
United Church
Halifax, NS,
Canada
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
Gaza Freedom
March 2010
January 01,
2010
3:00 PM -
5:00 PM
Art Gallery,
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver,
BC
London,
Ontario
Gaza Freedom
March - London, Ontario
January 01,
2010
3:00 PM -
7:00 PM
Victoria
Park, London, Ontario, Canada
London, ON
Toronto,
Ontario
Gaza Freedom
March
A march and
rally in solidarity with those marching in Gaza!
March on
Gaza - Dec. 31st, 2009 - Ontario Supporters
Sunday,
December 27, 2009
1:00pm -
4:00pm
Israeli
Consulate
180 Bloor
Street West
Toronto, ON
Calgary,
Alberta
Gaza Freedom
March
January 01,
2010
3:00 PM
Address
TBA
Calgary, AB
Winniepeg,
MB
Vigil
December 27,
2009
3:30am
Manitoba
Legislature
450 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB
France
Marseilles
Gaza, 1 year
after...gathering
December 27,
2009
4:00pm
Angle
Belsunce/Canebiere
Marseilles,
France
Reims
Candlight
vigil
December 29,
2009
5:30pm
Place
d'Erlon (la Fontaine de la Solidarite)
Reims,
France
Germany
Possneck
Vigil
December 27,
2009
5:00pm
Gerberstrasse
45 / Stadtzentrum
Possneck,
Germany
Reutlingen
Vigil
Marktplatz
December 27
3pm
Reutlingen,
Germany
Dusseldorf
Vigil
December 29,
2009
5:00pm
Schadowplatz
Dusseldorf Inennenstadt
Dusseldorf,
Germany
Freiberg
Vigil
December 28,
2009
3-6pm
Southern
Bertholdstrasse
Freiberg,
Germany
Tubingen
Vigil
December 27,
2009
3pm
Holzmarkt,
27070
Tubingen,
Germany
Hamburg
Rally
December
29th 3pm
Reesendammbrücke
/ Jungfernstieg /Alsterarkaden
Center
in the near
of the Town Hall
Hamburg,
Germany
Munich
Installation
of items forbidden in Gaza
December 29,
2009
11:30am
Richard-Strauss
Foundation
Kaufingerstr
Munich,
Germany
Ireland
Dublin
Embassy of
Israel
January 6th
2:30pm
Dublin,
Ireland
Israel/Palestine
Tel-Aviv-Jaffa
Mass Free
Gaza march and rally
December
26th, 2009
18:30
Tel
Aviv-Jaffa
Israel
Gaza Freedom
March on the Israeli side of the Erez Crossing
December
31st, 2009
10:30 AM
Israel
Erez
Crossing
Bethlehem
December
31st
4-6pm
Nativity
Square
Bethlehem
Poland
Poznan
Prayer
gathering
ul. Plonowa
6a, 61-312
Poznan,
Poland
Spain
MadridMarathon:
"I San Silvestre Leganense. Refugiados palestinos, corre por ellos"
December 27,
2009
10:30 AM -
1:00 PM
Calles de
Leganés
Madrid,
Spain
Valladolid
Solidarity
action
December 26,
2009
7pm
Plaza Mayor
Valladolid,
Spain
San
Sebastian-Donostia
Solidarity
action
December 27,
2009
12pm
San
Sebastian-Donostia, Spain
Sweden
Stockholm
Memorial
Concert
December 27,
2009
7pm
Stockholm,
Sweden
Switzerland
Basle
Livestream
viewing
Connect Cafe
Unternehmen
MITTE
Gerbergasse
30
Basle,
Switzerland
Bern
National
start of Swiss solidarity actions
Candlelight
vigil with 1400 candles on Bundesplatz (or Münsterplatz)
Bern,
Switzerland CH-3000
Zurich
Limmatquair
Vigil
4pm-9pm
Zurich
Turkey
Istanbul
BDS Walk
December 27,
2009
2pm
Istanbul,
Turkey
United
Kingdom
London
One year
since the Beginning of the Attacks on Gaza
December 27,
2009
3:00 PM
High Street
Kensington, W8, London, United Kingdom
Edinburgh,
Scotland
Gaza Freedom
March & public commemoration in Scotland
December 27,
2009
2:00 PM
Edinburgh:
Foot of the Mound
Elsewhere:
to be announced
United
States
Alabama-
January 20th 6pm
Huntsville
Madison County Library
900 Monroe
St.
Huntsville,
AL
Alaska -
Juneau,
Alaska
Film
Screening - Occupation 101 and Life in Occupied Palestine
December 29,
2009
7:00pm
Goldtown
Nickelodeon Theater
Juneau,
Alaska
Rally
December 20,
2009
12:00pm
Dimond Court
Plaza
Juneau,
Alaska
Arizona-
Phoenix, AZ
Movie
Viewing Occupation 101
December 29,
2009
7:30pm
Grace
Lutheran Church
1126 North
3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ
Arkansas-
Little Rock
Vigil
December
27th 5pm
State
Capitol
Little Rock,
AR
California-
Anaheim
Gaza Freedom
March - Los Angeles / Orange County Solidarity Action at Disneyland:
December
30th 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Disneyland
Entrance near Downtown Disney Store
Anaheim , CA
92802
Concord
Gaza
Solidarity - House Party
December 27,
2009
1:00 PM
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Concord
La Jolla
Candle light vigil
January 6, 2009
5:30pm
UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla
Los Angeles
Vigil for Gaza - Los Angeles
December 28, 2009
5:00 PM
Israeli Consulate
6380 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048-5071
Monterey
Action
December 27, 2009 2pm
Window on the Bay Park
700 Del Monte Ave
Monterey, CA
San Francisco
Candlelight Memorial at Union Square,
San Francisco
December 27, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Powell Street & Geary St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
San Francisco
Benefit for the children of Gaza
December 27th 7p
Brainwash Cafe
1122 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco
March across the Golden Gate Bridge
December 31, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, CA 94956
Sacramento
Protest
December 27th, 1pm
Arden and Hertiage
Sacramento, CA
Santa Cruz
Parade
December 31, 2009
5pm
Pacific and Laurel Sts.
Santa Cruz, CA
Redwood City
Discussion
December 27, 2009
12pm
2124 Brewster Avenue
Redwood City, CA
Colorado-
Colorado Springs
Gaza Solidarity Action
December 28, 2009
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Chapel Hills Mall 1710 Briargate
Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Colorado Springs
Vigil
December 29, 2009 5:15p
Bijou and Nevada in Acacia Park
Colorado Springs. CO
Denver
Rally Downtown Denver
December 21, 2009 3pm
16th Street Mall
Denver, CO
Denver
In Door solidarity vigil
December 31, 2009
6:00 PM - 6:12 PM
Short service in chapel At 6pm New
Years Eve
First Unitarian Church 1400 Lafayette
Street
Denver, CO 80218
Connecticut-
Hartford
Sunday, Dec. 27
CT in Solidarity with Gaza
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford
1-3:30 p.m.
Meeting *** Solidarity March
Hartford, Connecticut
DC
Washington, District of Columbia
DC Vigil for Gaza
December 30, 2009
5pm-7pm
Gallery Place Metro, 7th & H St. NW
Washington, DC
Screening of Occupation 101
Grace Episcopal Church
1041 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC
Florida-
St. Petersburg
Slingshot Hip Hop screening
December 30, 2009
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
937 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Idaho-
Moscow
Vigil
December 31st 5:30p
Main St. Friendship Square
Moscow, ID
Illinois-
Chicago
Vigil
December 27th 12pm
Water Town Park
180 East Pearson St
Chicago, IL
Chicago
Gathering
December 30th 5:30p
637 S. Dearborn, 2nd Fl
Chicago, IL
Iowa-
Dubuque, IA
December 28, 2009
4:00pm - gathering
601 Locust St. (the southeast corner of
Washington Park)
Dubuque, Iowa
Kentucky-
Louisville, KY
Friday Vigil for Gaza
January 01, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
6th and Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
Maine-
Blue Hill
Gaza Freedom March
December 30, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
High Street, near elementary school
Blue Hill, Maine
Waterville
Gaza Freedom March Solidarity Rally
December 31, 2009
1:00 PM
Castonguay Square (downtown, adjacent
to City Hall and across the street from Rep. Mike Michaud's office).
Waterville, ME 04901
Maryland-
Baltimore
Vigil
January 1st 12pm
Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts-
Boston
First Night Against the Wars
December 31, 2009
1:00pm
Copley Square
Boston, MA
Northhampton, MA
In Solidarity with the People of Gaza,
December 28, 2009
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
In front of Northampton, Massachusetts
City Hall, 5-6:30 p.m.
Northampton, MA 01060
Michigan-
Dearborn
Vigil and Solidarity March
December 29th 5:30p
Dearborn City Hall
Dearborn, MI
Hartland, MI
Open house
December 31st 2pm
2641 Sun Terrace Drive
Hartland, MI
Kalamazoo
Gathering
December 27th, 12p-1pm
Federal Building
Kalamazoo, MI
Minnesota-
Minneapolis, MN
March
December 20, 2009
11:30am
Hennepin County Government Plaza
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Missouri-
St. Louis, MO
Vigil
December 27, 2009
7pm
St. Louis, MO
New Mexico-
Albuquerque
Vigil December 29th 4p
Federal Court House
Lomas and 5th St.
Albuquerque, NM
New York-
New York, New York
March
December 27th 11am
50th and Park Avenue
NYC
NYC
Gaza Solidarity March
December 27, 2009
1:00 PM
March marking the first anniversary of
the Israeli invasion of Gaza
Assemble at 42nd St. and 7th Avenue
March to the Israeli Mission and the
United Nations
NYC
Syracuse, NY
Free Gaza March
December 28, 2009
4:00pm
Federal Building
100 S. Clinton Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
White Plains, NY
Vigil
December 30th 4pm
Metro North Station
White Plains
Woodstock, NY
Vigil
December 31st 2am
Village Green 6 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY
Oregon-
Corvallis
Potluck dinner and Skype discussion
December 30, 2009
6:30pm
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center
128 SW 9th Street
Corvallis, Oregon
Eugene, OR
March/Demonstration
December 31, 2009 1pm
500 E. 4th Ave
Eugene, OR
Pennsylvania-
Doylestown
December 27, 2009
3:00pm
Vigil
Intersection of North Main St and East
Court St
Doylestown, PA 18901
Philadelphia
Gaza Solidarity Event: Movie &
Snacks
December 27, 2009
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
101 Alter St. Philadelphia, PA 19147
IMPORTANT YOU MUST RSVP, THIS IS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Texas-
Demonstration
December 27, 2009
1pm
Westheimer and Post Oak
Houston, TX
Washington-
Bellingham, Washington
Film Screening
December 29, 2009
6:30 PM
511 East Holly Street, Bellingham, WA
98225
Bellingham, WA 98225
Olympia, WA
Rachel Corrie Foundation presentation
December 30th 7p
Traditions Cafe
300 5th Avenue SW
Olympia, WA
Spokane
Rally
December 30th 5p
Corner of Division and Main
Spokane, WA
Wisconsin-
Racine
Vigil
December 31, 2009
4pm
Cup of Hopes Coffee Shop
517 6th Street
Racine, WI
For more information about the Gaza Freedom March global actions visit:
"HOPE has two children.The first is ANGER at the way things are. The second is COURAGE to DO SOMETHING about it."-St. Augustine
"He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust." - Aquinas
Everyone has the right to freedom of
opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions
without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and
ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
" In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."-Mother Teresa
“You cannot talk like sane men around a peace table while the atomic bomb itself is ticking beneath it. Do not treat the atomic bomb as a weapon of offense; do not treat it as an instrument of the police. Treat the bomb for what it is: the visible insanity of a civilization that has ceased...to obey the laws of life.”- Lewis Mumford, 1946
The age of warrior kings and of warrior presidents has passed. The nuclear age calls for a different kind of leadership....a leadership of intellect, judgment, tolerance and rationality, a leadership committed to human values, to world peace, and to the improvement of the human condition. The attributes upon which we must draw are the human attributes of compassion and common sense, of intellect and creative imagination, and of empathy and understanding between cultures." - William Fulbright
“Any nation that year after year continues to raise the Defense budget while cutting social programs to the neediest is a nation approaching spiritual death.” - Rev. MLK
Establishment of Israel
"On the day of the termination of the British mandate and on the strength of the United Nations General Assembly declare The State of Israel will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel: it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion it will guarantee freedom of religion [and] conscience and will be faithful to the Charter of the United Nations." - May 14, 1948. The Declaration of the Establishment of Israel
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