FRIDAY JUNE 4TH: March to End the Siege of Gaza, Solidarity with Freedom Flotilla Activists
On Tuesday, Minnesotans entered Senator Amy Klobuchar's office to demand a political response to both the killings on the flotilla and the inhumane blockade of Gaza. This Friday, we will go to the MN trade office to demand an end to local economic relations between Minnesota and the State of Israel as part of a larger project of ending all US financial sponsorship of the Israeli war economy. The Minnesota Trade Office facilitates the relationship between Minnesota-based corporations and the State of Israel. In 2008, Minnesota companies made over $10 million on goods exported to Israel. (Photo: The aid ship MV Rachel Corrie is en route to Gaza undeterred by the flotilla attack.)
When: Friday, June 3rd at 3:15pm
Where: Leaving from the State Capitol steps in Saint Paul and marching to the Minnesota Trade Office (32 Minnesota St., St. Paul)
FRIDAY JUNE 4TH: March to End the Siege of Gaza, Solidarity with Freedom Flotilla Activists
Early Monday morning, The Gaza Freedom Flotilla was raided by Israeli military commandos in international waters who fired live ammunition on the civilian passengers, killing at least 9 people and wounding scores more. The flotilla was a humanitarian aid convoy of 6 ships en route to the Gaza strip carrying 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid, including food, medical supplies, construction materials. On board were more than 600 passengers from over 40 countries including activists, parliamentarians, journalists, and doctors. The flotilla's stated purpose was to break the inhumane Israeli blockade of Gaza's borders which has deprived its population of more than 1.5 million of mobility and access to basic needs since 2007. While the violent raid of the Freedom Flotilla in international waters is itself a horrific assault on human life and a repressive act of state violence by Israel, it is but one expression of Israel's ongoing apartheid program in Palestine.
On Tuesday, Minnesotans entered Senator Amy Klobuchar's office to demand a political response to both the killings on the flotilla and the inhumane blockade of Gaza. This Friday, we will go to the MN trade office to demand an end to local economic relations between Minnesota and the State of Israel as part of a larger project of ending all US financial sponsorship of the Israeli war economy. The Minnesota Trade Office facilitates the relationship between Minnesota-based corporations and the State of Israel. In 2008, Minnesota companies made over $10 million on goods exported to Israel. The blockade of Gaza and the occupation of Palestine cannot be sustained without the military and financial support of the United States. This year alone the US will give a total of $2.8 billion to the state of Israel. The US also supports the occupation of Palestine through military aid in the form of technology, training, and weapons. In Minnesota, companies with Israeli contracts directly profit from the systematic violent assault on Palestinian life in the occupied territories.
Join us Friday to show that we will NOT tolerate the murder of activists and the undue persecution of Gazans. March on the Trade Office and demand NO MORE TRADE! TAKE DOWN THE BLOCKADE!
--Direct Action To Stop War & Occupation (DASWO)
Media coverage of Tuesday's action at Amy Klobuchar's office:
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=455298
Media coverage of Tuesday’s protest in Duluth:
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/95370414.html?video=pop&t=ahttp://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/95370414.html?video=pop&t=a
Updates on the imprisoned flotilla activists and resistance to the blockade around the world: www.smpalestine.com
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Many thanks to the israeli
Many thanks to the israeli military for valiantly protecting the Gazan people from international aid! By attacking the convoy and killing 9 (or 10, or 15) people, they managed to successfully divert all of these dangerous goods that would have done such harm to Gaza. An epidemic of food poisoning was swiftly averted, no doubt.
Oh jeez, I just realized I
Oh jeez, I just realized I was staying in character a little too well. Who, after all, are the "gazan" people?
This march was called by
This march was called by Direct Action to Stop War & Occupation (DASWO) and endorsed by the Anti-War Committee (AWC), the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network Twin Cities Chapter (IJAN-TC), the Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign, Opposition to War & Occupation (OWO), and Women Against Military Madness (WAMM)
Is the address right?
Shouldn't the address be 332 Minnesota, not 32?
march reportback
i posted a few photos here:
http://twitpic.com/photos/haloka (click them to bigify)
between 50-100 marchers - kind of a disappointing turnout for a clear sunny day in my opinion - and about a dozen pro-massacre zionist apologists. the MN trade office people at the first national bank building were too cowardly to let anyone go in.
meanwhile as I write this, it's about 6am Gaza time and the MV Rachel Corrie has either been boarded or has been stopped, but in any case is being prevented from continuing.
(and yes, the trade office is at 332 minnesota, for anyone who can and should go back when they're not expecting it)
"Zionist apologists"
If labels are necessary, I am a Zionist and I was protesting the attack on the flotilla as well.
Amazing people
Amazing people
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