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Pro Palestine demo at "Israel in the Gardens" event

by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
Palestinians and allies rallied outside today's celebration of 60 years of the zionist apartheid state of Israel
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Today the Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco was the site for a "celebration" of 60 years since the founding of the state of Israel. This event is known as the Nakba (the Catastrophe) to Palestinians, thousands of whom were forced to leave their homes and flee for their lives and have still been refused right of return. (here's one of many informative websites about the Nakba 60: http://www.nakba60.org.uk/)

Palestinians and allies gathered to let the celebrants know that the resistance continues and 60 years of occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and oppression is nothing to celebrate.

§JVP
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/
§QUIT
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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http://www.quitpalestine.org/
§banner launch
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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a highlight of the day was the banner held aloft by two big red balloons, shown here just as it was launched.
§no peace
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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No Peace in 60 years of israeli apartheid
§two people, one future
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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§women in black
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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Women in black held a picket, walking with their signs past really foul mouthed zionists who shouted things like"If you hate yourself so much why don't you kill yourself?" and other inane nastiness.


§mothers grieve
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Black
§dismantle
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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the call to dismantle israeli settlements comes even as Israel announces new plans to build illegal settlements in the west bank: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL0161682420080601?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
§are you kidding me???
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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bizarre.

§ 60 years of what?
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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§60 years of what?
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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§the air banner!
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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§gah!
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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this is one of the more offensive signs I've seen the zionists toting around lately. Another example of the right taking the left's language and twisting it for their own purposes. self determination is not occupation.
§the air banner!
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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a nice shot of the big banner from below. It took six people to anchor and steer this awesome banner!
§wrong in palestine, wrong in iraq
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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and afghanistan, and tibet, and the americas, and, and....
§from inside
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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this shot of the banner was taken from inside the event showing that it could be clearly seen by all the people who chose to celebrate the catastrophe.
§60 years is enough
by Rahula Janowski, Heads Up Collective
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another couple of good organizations doing this work:
http://www.araborganizing.org/
http://www.ijsn.net/


and the electronic intifada is always a good source of information from a palestinian and pro-palestinian point of view: http://electronicintifada.net/new.shtml
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Kate R.
Sun, Jun 15, 2008 9:21PM
Ravenhawk III
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 8:16PM
more photos here
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 9:38AM
Re: QUIT
Thu, Jun 5, 2008 10:53AM
Marshall Schwartz
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 6:59PM
Margot
Tue, Jun 3, 2008 8:36PM
that makes it fair game
Tue, Jun 3, 2008 1:42PM
Peace Activist
Tue, Jun 3, 2008 11:03AM
for anyone
Tue, Jun 3, 2008 7:19AM
no $ for Saudis
Mon, Jun 2, 2008 5:30PM
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