MARCH AND RALLY FOR PALESTINE:
Commemorating 60 Years of Al Nakba and Zionist Oppression
Celebrating 60 Years of Palestinian Resistance
Palestinian Refugees Will Return !
WHEN: 1:00 pm, Saturday May 10, 2008
WHERE: Meet at Queens Park, Toronto
** See below for full calendar of Nakba events this May in Toronto**
During 1947-1948, over two-thirds of the Palestinian people were
driven from their homeland. Over 500 Palestinian villages and
neighborhoods were destroyed and the state of Israel established.
Palestinians call this process of ethnic cleansing, Al Nakba, or
the 'Catastrophe' .
Sixty years later, Israel's war against the Palestinian people has
reached unprecedented levels:
** Over 7 million Palestinian refugees are in exile waiting to return
home. Millions more live as citizens of Israel or under military
occupation under conditions akin to South African Apartheid.
** From September 2000 â€" March 2008, over 4900 Palestinians have
been killed by Israeli troops. The Israeli military has killed, on
average, two Palestinians every day of the last 7.5 years.
** In the Gaza Strip, over 1.5 million people live in an open-air
prison with the entry of food, electricity, fuel, medicines and
essential supplies restricted by Israel.
** Israel holds over 10,000 Palestinians as political prisoners â€"
most face some form of torture or abuse while in detention.
Despite these crimes, supporters of Israeli Apartheid in Toronto are
holding a series of events this May under the title: "Let's Party
Like Its 1948".
Join us in the May 10 Al Nakba Commemoration march and rally,
beginning at Queens Park, 1pm. Make a banner and some noise, wear
Palestinian dress and bring your friends!
Let's say NO to ethnic cleansing and proclaim loudly: Palestinian
refugees will return!
MAY 2008: 60th ANNIVERSARY OF AL NAKBA COMMEMORATION ACTIVITIES
The following schedule of events is planned for May 2008 in
commemoration of Al Nakba. For more information please contact
info@palestinehouse.com
>>Thursday 8th May: Toronto Press Conference
Hear Al Nakba survivors recount their experiences. Speakers include
Palestinian refugees and community supporters. Organized by Palestine
House, info@palestinehouse.com
>>Friday 9th May: Anti-Apartheid Picket of Chapters/Indigo Bookstore.
The majority owners of Chapters Indigo founded 'Heseg', a scholarship
program for individuals who want to join the Israeli military. Meet
5pm @ Bay and Bloor.
>>Saturday 10th May: MARCH AND RALLY, 1pm, Queens Park.
>>Sunday 11th May: Film Screening of "1948" by Mohammad Bakri.
A profound and deeply moving record of the Nakba by Palestinian film-
maker Mohammad Bakri. 7pm, (venue to be announced).
>>Wednesday 14th May: Workshop: "Palestinian Education under
Occupation and the Campaign for Academic Boycott".
A meeting organized by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) and
university faculty from across Toronto to hear the experiences of
Palestinian students under occupation and discuss ways to move
forward in the campaign for academic boycott. For more information,
contact saia@riseup.net
>>Thursday 15th May: Tour of the renowned Palestinian Hip-Hop group,
DAM! Also featuring Invincible and a B-Boy battle.
Straight from 1948 Palestine. All ages show. Organized by Coalition
Against Israeli Apartheid. Tickets are $15 and are available at:
Toronto Women's Bookstore 73 Harbord Street
>>Friday 16th May: Reel Activism Film Screening: Arna's Children
Documentary about Palestinian children of the Intifadas,7pm. @ Bloor
Street United Church upstairs Chapel. Organized by the Social Justice
Committee of the Uniting Church.
>>Saturday 17th May: Youth Day - Popular education workshop on
Palestine.
An exciting and fun introduction to Palestine for youth! Run by the
New York based Palestine Education Project (PEP). Organized by High
Schools Against Israeli Apartheid, haia@caiaweb.org
>>26th - 30th May Forum: "Workers' Rights Under Occupation" at the
Canadian Labour Congress convention, Toronto.
Forum with Palestinian and Haitian trade unionist (details to be
announced). Organized by Labour for Palestine and Toronto Haiti
Action Committee
>>Thursday 29th May: Preview Screening of the Play, "My Name Is
Rachel Corrie"
8pm, Tarragon Extra Space 30 Bridgman Avenue. Tickets are $20 and
available at: Toronto Women's Bookstore 73 Harbord Street
WHEN: 1:00 pm, Saturday May 10, 2008
WHERE: Meet at Queens Park, Toronto
** See below for full calendar of Nakba events this May in Toronto**
During 1947-1948, over two-thirds of the Palestinian people were
driven from their homeland. Over 500 Palestinian villages and
neighborhoods were destroyed and the state of Israel established.
Palestinians call this process of ethnic cleansing, Al Nakba, or
the 'Catastrophe' .
Sixty years later, Israel's war against the Palestinian people has
reached unprecedented levels:
** Over 7 million Palestinian refugees are in exile waiting to return
home. Millions more live as citizens of Israel or under military
occupation under conditions akin to South African Apartheid.
** From September 2000 â€" March 2008, over 4900 Palestinians have
been killed by Israeli troops. The Israeli military has killed, on
average, two Palestinians every day of the last 7.5 years.
** In the Gaza Strip, over 1.5 million people live in an open-air
prison with the entry of food, electricity, fuel, medicines and
essential supplies restricted by Israel.
** Israel holds over 10,000 Palestinians as political prisoners â€"
most face some form of torture or abuse while in detention.
Despite these crimes, supporters of Israeli Apartheid in Toronto are
holding a series of events this May under the title: "Let's Party
Like Its 1948".
Join us in the May 10 Al Nakba Commemoration march and rally,
beginning at Queens Park, 1pm. Make a banner and some noise, wear
Palestinian dress and bring your friends!
Let's say NO to ethnic cleansing and proclaim loudly: Palestinian
refugees will return!
MAY 2008: 60th ANNIVERSARY OF AL NAKBA COMMEMORATION ACTIVITIES
The following schedule of events is planned for May 2008 in
commemoration of Al Nakba. For more information please contact
info@palestinehouse.com
>>Thursday 8th May: Toronto Press Conference
Hear Al Nakba survivors recount their experiences. Speakers include
Palestinian refugees and community supporters. Organized by Palestine
House, info@palestinehouse.com
>>Friday 9th May: Anti-Apartheid Picket of Chapters/Indigo Bookstore.
The majority owners of Chapters Indigo founded 'Heseg', a scholarship
program for individuals who want to join the Israeli military. Meet
5pm @ Bay and Bloor.
>>Saturday 10th May: MARCH AND RALLY, 1pm, Queens Park.
>>Sunday 11th May: Film Screening of "1948" by Mohammad Bakri.
A profound and deeply moving record of the Nakba by Palestinian film-
maker Mohammad Bakri. 7pm, (venue to be announced).
>>Wednesday 14th May: Workshop: "Palestinian Education under
Occupation and the Campaign for Academic Boycott".
A meeting organized by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) and
university faculty from across Toronto to hear the experiences of
Palestinian students under occupation and discuss ways to move
forward in the campaign for academic boycott. For more information,
contact saia@riseup.net
>>Thursday 15th May: Tour of the renowned Palestinian Hip-Hop group,
DAM! Also featuring Invincible and a B-Boy battle.
Straight from 1948 Palestine. All ages show. Organized by Coalition
Against Israeli Apartheid. Tickets are $15 and are available at:
Toronto Women's Bookstore 73 Harbord Street
>>Friday 16th May: Reel Activism Film Screening: Arna's Children
Documentary about Palestinian children of the Intifadas,7pm. @ Bloor
Street United Church upstairs Chapel. Organized by the Social Justice
Committee of the Uniting Church.
>>Saturday 17th May: Youth Day - Popular education workshop on
Palestine.
An exciting and fun introduction to Palestine for youth! Run by the
New York based Palestine Education Project (PEP). Organized by High
Schools Against Israeli Apartheid, haia@caiaweb.org
>>26th - 30th May Forum: "Workers' Rights Under Occupation" at the
Canadian Labour Congress convention, Toronto.
Forum with Palestinian and Haitian trade unionist (details to be
announced). Organized by Labour for Palestine and Toronto Haiti
Action Committee
>>Thursday 29th May: Preview Screening of the Play, "My Name Is
Rachel Corrie"
8pm, Tarragon Extra Space 30 Bridgman Avenue. Tickets are $20 and
available at: Toronto Women's Bookstore 73 Harbord Street
>> Saturday May 31- Friday, June 1, Founding Conference "Building a National Voice for Palestinian Canadians" Montreal . More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nidah/ , membership@pnvcanada.org or visit http://pnvoc2008.weebly.com/
>>Friday 30th May - Sunday 1 June: "Brick By Brick" National
Conference.
National workshop for labour activists and trade unionists on
building labour solidarity with Palestine. To register, contact
Labour for Palestine, labour@caiaweb.org
>>Friday 30th May - Sunday 1 June: "Brick By Brick" National
Conference.
National workshop for labour activists and trade unionists on
building labour solidarity with Palestine. To register, contact
Labour for Palestine, labour@caiaweb.org
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