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DESCRIPTION:The pickets of the Zim Shanghai held firm all day Saturday, and the ship 
 remains untouched. It is crucial that we have all hands on deck this 
 morning to chase ZIM out of Oakland. Mobilize your friends!\n\nWe will 
 continue the blockade Sunday morning.\nGather 5am W. Oakland BART.\n 
 \nPlease check text messages and Twitter for urgent alerts in the morning, 
 in case the ship leaves or tries to pull another fast one and moves to a 
 different berth.\n\n\nText: “Join” to 88202 for alerts on ship location 
 and picket status\nTwitter: @StopZIMOak\nFacebook: 
 https://www.facebook.com/events/545270232240123/\nInquiries: 
 stopzimoak@gmail.com / (415) 282-1908\n \nTo track the Zim Shanghai: 
 http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/477634600\nPort of 
 Oakland map: http://www.portofoakland.com/pdf/maritime/mari_map.pdf\n \n \n 
 \nEnd the Siege of Gaza!\nPicket the Zim Shanghai \nStarting September 27 
 at the Port of Oakland!\n \nIsrael and Hamas agreed to a set of conditions 
 for a ceasefire on August 26th, after Israel had killed more than 2,100 
 Palestinians in Gaza – mostly civilians, more than a quarter children – 
 and destroyed much of Gaza’s infrastructure, housing, hospitals, schools 
 and water supply.\n\nIsrael claims it does not “occupy” Gaza, yet it 
 has complete control of Gaza’s land crossings, seacoast and air space. 
 Israel severely restricts Palestinians’ movement and their access to 
 food, medical supplies, and construction materials. \n\nIn 1984, protesting 
 against South African Apartheid, the Bay Area longshore workers union, ILWU 
 Local 10, went on strike for 11 days against the Nedlloyd Kimberley, a ship 
 carrying South African cargo. \n\nIn 2010, responding to the deadly Israeli 
 attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Local 10 honored a picket of an 
 Israeli-owned ZIM ship by 1,200 community and labor activists, refusing to 
 unload the ship for 24 hours. In August 2014, Palestinian, community and 
 labor activists, in an historic victory, blocked the Zim Piraeus for five 
 days and forced it to leave the Bay with most of its cargo still on 
 board.\n\nWe ask the ILWU to carry on its long historical tradition of 
 opposing injustice and honoring community picket lines. Let’s keep the 
 pressure on and continue this tradition of labor blockades against 
 oppression. \n\nPlease come to a sustained community and labor activist 
 picket beginning on September 27th to stop the Zim Shanghai from unloading 
 or loading any cargo – from when it arrives in Oakland until it leaves. 
 This will also send a message to stevedoring companies such as Stevedore 
 Services of America (SSA) who are pushing for concessions right now against 
 longshore workers who are working without a contract.\n \nPicket Lines Mean 
 Don’t Cross!\nAn Injury to One is an Injury to All!\nSolidarity with the 
 Palestinian people!\n \nStop ZIM Action Committee\n 
 \n======================\n \nEndorsed by:\n \nAl-Awda, The Palestine Right 
 to Return Coalition USA\nBDS National Committee (Palestinian Boycott, 
 Divestment and Sanctions National Committee)\nBDS Marin\nBerkeley 
 Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists – Social Justice Committee\nBlock 
 the Boat, Tampa\nBlock the Boat, Vancouver\nBoston Coalition for 
 Palestinian Rights (BCPR)\nCoalition of Lebanese Civil Societies\nCodePink, 
 Golden Gate Chapter\nCodePink, SF Chapter\nEast Bay Veterans for Peace\n14 
 Friends of Palestine – Marin\nFree Gaza Movement\nFree Palestine 
 Movement\nGlobal Campaign for the Return to Palestine\nGlobal March to 
 Jerusalem\nInternational Bolshevik Tendency\nISM – NorCal\nJustice for 
 Palestinians (San Jose)\nKeep Hope Alive\nLake Merritt Neighbors Organized 
 for Peace (LMNOP)\nMECA (Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance)\nNorCal 
 Friends of Sabeel\nNorth Coast Coalition for Palestine\nMuslim American 
 Society\nPalestinian Association (Hamilton, Ontario)\nPalestine Solidarity 
 Committee/ISM, Seattle\nPalestinian Solidarity Committee Stuttgart, 
 Germany\nPax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore\nPeace and Freedom Party\nSocialist 
 Organizer\nSt. Francis of Assisi Pax Christi, Derwood, MD\nTransport 
 Workers Solidarity Committee\nUnited Public Workers for Action\nVoices for 
 Palestine\nVoices for Peace in the Middle East, Bellingham\nWashington 
 Report on Middle East Affairs\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/09/27/18762164.php
SUMMARY:Zim Blockade Continues - All Out to the Picket Line!
LOCATION:Gather at West Oakland BART\n451 7th St, Oakland, California 94607
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/09/27/18762164.php
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