GAZA Demonstrations - 10 January 2009

A NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST OF THE KILLING OF 640 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA AND A CHILDREN'S MARCH IN HONOR OF THE CHILDREN OF GAZA

Human rights and peace and justice groups are organizing a march and rally starting at the Old Town Plaza on Saturday, January 10^th, 12:00-2:00 pm, as part of a national day of protest to the escalating U.S/Israeli War against the Gaza Strip. The march will begin at the Old Town Plaza and culminate in a rally in front of the Lockheed Martin Extreme Screen(TM) Dynamax Theater.

Lockheed Martin manufactures the F-16s that are used in the Israeli airstrikes against the Palestinian people. Without U.S complicity these atrocities committed against the Palestinian people would not be possible.

Since the beginning of the attack, more than 640 Palestinians have been killed and many more injured (2,700). Many of those are women and children. The population of the Gaza Strip had already been severely affected by a week of air-strikes and the 18-month long closure of the territory imposed by Israel. The latest ground military operation further compounds this humanitarian crisis.

There is now an increased threat to civilians due to combat in densely populated urban areas. Hospitals continue to be overstretched by the large number of casualties that have been accumulating since 27 December. Ambulances and medical staff face serious difficulties in accessing victims of the fighting. Electricity and telecommunications are non-functional in much of the Strip.

Tuesday, the Israeli Army shelled a UN school that inhabited 600 civilians who had to evacuate their homes in north Gaza; at least 42 people were killed.

John Ging, the top UN official in Gaza stated,"There is nowhere safe in Gaza. Everyone here is terrorized and traumatized". Ging calls upon the international community to apply pressure on Israel for an immediate cease fire."I am appealing to political leaders here and in the region and the world to get their act together and stop this. . .They are responsible for these deaths."

Prof. Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and international law expert at Princeton University, described Israel's siege of Gaza last year as a crime against humanity.

Confirmed Speakers: Professor Jennifer Moore; State Representative Moe Maestas; Anita Amstutz, MDiv, MA, ordained minister in the Mennonite Church USA; Ahmed Assad, Palestinian American and prominent Albuquerque Attorney; Professor Stan Hordes, Historian and Researcher on the history of Hispanic crypto-Jews in the Southwest and the Spanish Caribbean; Dr. Robert Anderson, professor of political science and peace and justice activist; Micha Kurz, former Israeli soldier and co-founder of Breaking the Silence; Charles Powell, Veterans for Peace; Sandra Akkad, Palestinian American and peace activist; and Master of Ceremonies, City Council President, Isaac Benton.

Sponsors:  Another Jewish Voice, Middle East Peace and Justice Alliance, Islamic Center of New Mexico and Stop the War Machine.

 

TAOS EVENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2008

The Taos Peace House and Infoshop
801 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, New Mexico 87571 USA
575-776-3880
http://www.taospeacehouse.org


VIGIL FOR PEACE IN GAZA
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009
2:00 PM at the Taos Plaza
Everyone welcome

Join millions of people in calling for an end to the war on Gaza.
Stop Killing! Stop the Siege! Stop the Occupation!

Over 700 men, women and children killed. Tens of thousands without food
and water.

Call on the U.S. Congress to stop funding the assault and blockade of
Gaza.

Free vegetarian meals provided by Taos Food Not Bombs.

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