PSL Forum: Prop 8 and marrige equality/End the Seige of Gaza

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Date:

Friday, May 29, 2009

Time:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Type:

Other

Organizer/Author:

Party for Socialism and Liberation

Email:

sf [at] socialismandliberation.org

Phone:

415-821-6171

Address:

2489 Mission St., #28, SF CA

Location Details:

2489 Mission St. Rm. 28, San Francisco
$3 - $5 donation requested, no one turned away for lack of funds.
(Refreshments served. Cross street 21st. Near 24th St. BART. MUNI #14, 49, 26. Parking garage located one block west on 21st. St. btwn. Mission & Valencia, parking cost $2/hr.)

For more info, or to reserve free childcare (please call at least one day in advance if you would like childcare) contact PSL at 415-821-6171.

Prop 8 and the struggle for
LGBT civil rights!

The California Supreme Court will announce its decision on Tuesday, May 26 whether or not it will repeal the homophobic law, Proposition 8, which halted same-sex marriages in the state. LGBT activists and supporters around the country are ready to take to the streets in celebration or protest depending on the outcome. LGBT equality and civil rights are part of a larger struggle for peace and for social justice. Come for discussion and eyewitness reports from the streets.

End the Siege of Gaza!
June 6 marks the 42nd anniversary of the Israeli seizure of Gaza. Organizations and individuals in solidarity with the people of Palestine will be taking to the streets once again to demand: End the Siege of Gaza!

The world looked on in horror this past winter as Israel mercilessly starved and bombed the people of Gaza, killing more than 1,400 Palestinians, at least a third of whom were children. The Arab world now refers to the dark days from the end of December to mid-January as “The Gaza Massacre.” Although the mainstream media no longer focuses on Gaza, the suffering continues there nonetheless. Gaza City still lies in rubble and its citizens are still sleeping in tents.

This Friday’s program will feature a speaker who recently attended the Al-Awda Conference in Southern California where the right of return was a central theme. Join us for a critical analysis of the U.S./Israeli siege of Gaza and the worldwide movement in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

For more information: http://www.pslweb.org

Added to the calendar on Mon, May 25, 2009 3:02PM

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§PSL won't support the kind of actions that will make a difference.

by Aaron Aarons

Fri, May 29, 2009 12:17AM

It's only recently, under pressure from Palestinians, that the PSL and ANSWER have begun to acknowledge that Israel is not a simple tool of U.S. imperialism, but that the Israel lobby -- basically the Jewish section of the U.S. ruling class -- is a very powerful force inside the U.S. with a very strong influence on U.S. Middle East policy and a very corrupting influence on the U.S. left, which is often paralyzed by fear of the "anti-semitic" label.

Once one realizes the key role of Jewish American capitalists in enabling the oppression of the Palestinian people, it becomes obvious that those are the main people to whom real pressure has to be applied to stop that oppression. Boycotts and other actions against businesses whose owners or executives materially support the racist Jewish state are one rather mild form of action that can be undertaken. Beyond that, I'll leave it to each anti-racist, anti-imperialist activist's creative imagination.

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