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DESCRIPTION:    Dear friends,\n\n    Please join Dialogues Against Militarism and 
 friends this Saturday,\n    January 9th, at the Ferry Building Farmers' 
 Market (Embarcadero BART\n    Station in SF) at 11 a.m. for a solidarity 
 party for imprisoned war\n    resisters.\n\n    The Israeli shministim 
 (meaning "12th graders" in Hebrew, who publicly refuse\n    to enter the 
 Israeli military) have called for an international day of\n    solidarity 
 on January 9th as Or Ben-David, 19 years old, begins serving a third\n\n    
 person term. Their letter of refusal and more news is at\n    
 www.shministim.com. The shministim refuse to serve in the Israeli\n    
 Occupation Forces in solidarity with Palestinians resisting\n    
 occupation, who are also imprisoned (at a much higher rate and with\n    
 many fewer civil rights). We'll also be drawing attention to the\n    
 December 15th arrest of Jamal Juma, coordinator of the Grassroots Stop\n    
 the Wall Campaign, and other Palestinian prisoners.\n\n    We'll have a 
 letter-writing stand for people to fill out notes of\n    solidarity and 
 will be distributing information as well as having\n    conversations with 
 shoppers. The tone of the action will be\n    nonconfrontational, firm, and 
 celebrating the strength of\n    international resistance to militarism and 
 occupation.\n\n    Bring: banners or signs, pens/crayons/art supplies if 
 you feel inspired.\n\n    For more information or to RSVP please contact 
 clare@collectiveliberation.og\n\n\n    Dialogues Against Militarism:\n    
 http://againstmilitarism.org/\n\n    The 2009-2010 Shministim\n    
 http://www.shministim.com/\n\n    Jamal Juma\n    
 http://stopthewall.org/latestnews/2139.shtml\n\n\nFrom the public letter of 
 refusal by the 2009 Shministim:\n\nOut of sense of responsibility and 
 concern for the two nations that live in this country, we cannot stand 
 idle. We were born into a reality of occupation, and many of our generation 
 see this as a “natural” state. In Israeli society it is a matter of 
 fact that at 18, every young man and woman partakes in military service. 
 However, we cannot ignore the truth – the occupation is an extreme 
 situation, violent, racist, inhuman, illegal, non democratic, and immoral, 
 that is life threatening for both nations. We that have been brought up on 
 values of liberty, justice, righteousness and peace cannot accept it.\nOur 
 objection to becoming soldiers of the occupation stems from our loyalty to 
 our values and to the society surrounding us, and it is part of our ongoing 
 struggle for peace and equality, a struggle whose Jewish-Arab nature proves 
 that peace and co-existence is possible. This is our way, and we are 
 willing to pay the price.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/01/06/18634454.php
SUMMARY:Solidarity party for imprisoned war resisters
LOCATION:the Ferry Building Farmers' Market (Embarcadero BART\nStation in SF) 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/01/06/18634454.php
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