Demonstrate against the Israeli Assault on Gaza ! Lift the Siege!

January 8, 2009

As the Israeli ground, air and sea assault continues on the civilian population of Gaza – we need to continue mobilizing against these war crimes. At least 540 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured in the single largest massacre in Gaza since Israel illegally occupied the area in 1967.

These latest war crimes occur in the context of official Canadian complicity with Israel 's illegal siege, bombardment and starvation of the civilian population in Gaza . We must denounce this on-going support - including the intensification of bilateral military, political and economic links between Canada and Israel . Palestinian civil society continues to urge solidarity in the form of a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign until Israel complies with international law. This is the time for people of conscience to take up this call from Palestine.

Last Saturday, over 10,000 people rallied in Toronto in the largest Palestine solidarity demonstration in decades. This coming Saturday, millions of people across the globe will return to the streets in internationally coordinated demonstrations against the Israeli onslaught.

Join us this Saturday to demand that the Canadian government call for an immediate halt to Israel 's attacks and an end to the siege of Gaza !

When: Saturday, January 10, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m.
Where: Israeli Consulate, 180 Bloor St West , Toronto .
(Buses will leave Palestine House at 10:15a.m. sharp)
Palestine House: 3195 Erindale Station Road , Mississauga

CONTACT: Palestine House
info@palestinehouse.com
Phone: (905) 270-3622

Demonstration Organized By:
Palestine House
Canadian Arab Federation
Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
Canadian Union of Public Employee ( Ontario )
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Canadian Peace Alliance
Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
Not in Our Name – Jewish Voices Opposing Zionism
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network Toronto
Independent Jewish Voices
Yosher – Jewish Social Justice
Network Women In Solidarity with Palestine
Muslim Unity Educators for Peace and Justice
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation
Canadian Forum for Justice and Peace in Sri Lanka
Muslim Association of Hamilton
Canadian Druze Society
Canadian Syrian Cultural Club
Al Huda
Canadian Shia Muslims
Organization Worker to Worker Canada Cuba Solidarity Network
Somali Canadian Diaspora Alliance
Science for Peace
Bayan – Canada
Bengali Student Association
McMaster Muslims for Peace and Justice
Arab Students Association at Ryerson University


Free Gaza - A Teach-In

Saturday, January 10
1:00-5:30 pm
United Steelworkers Hall
25 Cecil Street (1 block south of College, 2 blocks east of Spadina)
1:00-2:30 Workshops: The Crisis in Gaza - History and Context

* Israel, Gaza and the War on Terror
* Gaza, Israeli Apartheid and the Political Economy of the Middle East
* Canada′s Complicity, Zionism and Islamophobia
* Media Mythology: "Rebranding" Israel, and Covering the War

3:00-4:00 Gaza: the Humanitarian Crisis

4:15-5:30 Building Solidarity: Next Steps

Register Now: E-mail your name, with subject "Free Gaza Teach-in", to: faculty@caiaweb.org
(Pay what you can at the door - $5-50 suggested)

Followed by Free Gaza Fundraiser, with DJ No Capitalista
Venue: TBA 8:00 pm
Organized by Palestine House, Canadian Arab Federation and the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid


For more information contact:
Palestine House
Phone: 905-270-3622
Email: info@palestinehouse.com
Website: www.palestinehouse.com

Subject Headings:

• Arab/Israeli Issues
• Gaza Strip
• Human Rights Abuses
• Israel
• Middle East Politics/History
• Palestine
• Zionism

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