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Humanitarian Aid Under Attack: Gaza Boat Survivors Report

Date:
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Sacramento Area Peace Action
Location Details:
Pioneer Congregational, 2700 L Street, Sacramento.

Testimony from human rights workers who survived the Israeli Navy’s attack on the May, 2010 unarmed Freedom Flotilla that was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Nine people were killed and over 50 wounded in the attack. San Francisco Bay Area activists Kathy Sheetz and Gene St. Onge were among the over 600 passengers and crew-members on six ships. The program will also include a West Bank update from recently returned local activists and information about boycott & divestment efforts you can get involved with locally (http://www.sacbds.org/campaigns).
Requested donations will go to continue work to break the siege on Gaza. Hosted by: Justice & Witness Group, Pioneer Congregational United Church of Christ, Sacramento Area Peace Action, Jewish Voice for Peace, Sacramento Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Working Group, Palestine American Congress, Israel Divestment Campaign, Grandmothers for Peace, Sacramento Chapter Veterans for Peace.
Added to the calendar on Fri, Jul 9, 2010 8:15PM
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