For Immediate Release
January 23, 2008
UPDATED LISTING OF DEMONSTRATIONS TO BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA!

The following is a partial listing of emergency protests taking place over the next
few days in the US, Europe and Australia. If you are planning your own protest for
Gaza, please write to info [at] al-awda.org so we can post information about your action
on our website http://al-awda.org .

Anaheim, California: Saturday, January 26, 1 PM 512 S. Brookhurst St. Between Orange
Ave. & Broadway

Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana: Tuesday January 22, 11 AM at the Quad

Charlotte, North Carolina: Saturday January 26, 4 PM Forum, Charlotte Energy
Solutions, 337 Baldwin Ave; Organized by Charlotte Action

Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday January 29, 5 PM at the Lakeshore Theater, 3175 North
Broadway (at benefit for the Friends of the 'Israeli Defense Force'). Initiated by
ISM. Call 773-463-0311 for more information.

Cleveland, Ohio: January 26, 2 PM at Cleveland's Market Square at W. 25th & Lorain
Avenue, across from the West Side Market - March to West 25th and Franklin

Costa Mesa, California: Friday, January 25, 5-7 PM, vigil at Bristol & Anton

Edinburgh, Scotland: Wednesday January 23, 5.30 PM at the foot of the Mound, Princes
Street.

Glasgow, Scotland: Friday January 25, 5.30 PM George Square.

London, England: Thursday January 24, 6 PM and Saturday January 26, 4 PM Opposite 10
Downing Street, Whitehall.

Melbourne, Australia: Details to be posted.

Montreal, Canada: Wednesday January 23, 5 PM, Phillips Square, Saint Catherine
Street opposite The Bay department store (Metro McGill) and Friday January 25, 2:00
PM
De Maisonneuve Boulevard corner of MacKay Street, Montreal (Metro Guy-Concordia).

New York, New York: Friday January 25, 3 PM, and Saturday Janusary 26 1 PM - both at
the 'Israeli' Embassy, 43rd St. and 2nd Ave.

Paris, France: Wednesday January 23, 5:30 PM at the Palais de l'Elysee.

Phoenix, Arizona: January 26, 6:30 PM Downtown Tempe, at the corner of Mill Ave and
University Drive.

San Diego, California: Friday January 25, 3:00 - 5:30 PM downtown corner of Broadway
and Front Street.

San Francisco, California: Friday, January 25, 4-6 PM, Israeli Consulate, 456
Montgomery St. (near California).

Seattle Washington: Friday January 25 4 PM, Westlake Park, 4th & Pine streets.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Saturday January 26, 12 Noon at 12th & Phillips

St. Paul, Minesota: Friday January 25, 4:15-5:30 P.M., Corner of Summit and Snelling
Aves

Toronto, Canada: Friday January 25, 5 PM Israeli Consulate at 180 Bloor St. West

Washington DC: Friday January 25, 4 PM at the Israeli Embassy, 3514 International
Dr. N.W.

BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA!
DON'T DELAY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, calls on its chapters, supporting
organizations and individuals to organize to break the silence about the ongoing
Israeli war crimes being committed against Palestinians in Gaza. Organize street
actions and protests, and community meetings and delegations to religious leaders
and educators. Call and write the media and your congressional representatives.

People of the world watch in horror as the racist state of Israel, with the support
and encouragement of the US government, engages in a genocidal project to eliminate
the indigenous Arab people of Palestine.

The world community has denounced the government of 'Israel' for using its military
for the purpose of collectively punishing the civilian population of the Gaza Strip,
a clear war crime and violation of the 4th Geneva Conventions. The only power plant
in Gaza was shut down today leaving the 1.5 million inhabitants without electricity,
water, or any functional medical facilities.

Palestinians continue to endure starvation, aerial bombings, US CIA interventions,
and Israeli army brutality. This murderous endeavor has caused the deaths of
hundreds of Palestinian civilians and the already fragile economy of Gaza has been
decimated.

NO FOOD, NO WATER, NO BREAD!

We appeal to all people living in the US:

SPEAK OUT TO DEMAND ONCE AND FOR ALL AN END TO THE SIEGE OF GAZA AND THE OCCUPATION
OF ALL OF PALESTINE!

ORGANIZE STREET ACTIONS AND PROTESTS, CALL AND WRITE THE MEDIA AND YOUR
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

ORGANIZE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND DELEGATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS.

DONATE TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN GAZA!

For information to contact your congressional representatives, go to
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home

For writing to the media, go to http://newslink.org for contact information.

To make a donation to help the people in the Gaza Strip go to
http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and simply follow the instructions. Please
indicate that your donation is for the GAZA EMERGENCY FUND.

BREAK THE SILENCE ON GAZA!
DON'T DELAY! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail: info [at] al-awda.org
WWW: http://al-awda.org

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest network of
grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human rights. We are a
not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable 501(c)(3) organization as
defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America. Under
IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC are tax-deductible