Youm Al-Ard, Land Day Events in Southern California
March 29-31, 2013
http://www.al-awda.org/event-alardsc.html
https://www.facebook.com/events/227521314061403/?ref=22
Background
Youm Al-Ard/Day of The Land has been marked world-wide yearly since the killing
on March 30, 1976 of six Palestinians in Galilee by Israeli troops during
peaceful protests over the confiscation of Palestinian lands. The Zionist
occupation imposed a curfew effective from 5 PM on March 29, 1976 on the
Palestinian villages of Sakhnin, Arraba, Deir Hanna, Tur'an, Tamra, and Kabul
after it announced plans to further expropriate/steal thousands of dounams of
Palestinian Arab land for "security and settlement purposes". In response
Palestinians called and organized a general strike and protests from Al-Jalil
in the north (Galilee) to Al-Naqab in the south on March 30 1976. During the
protests, occupation Zionist soldiers and police attacked and killed 6
Palestinians, 3 women and 3 men, wounded one hundred, and arrested hundreds.
Solidarity strikes were also held almost simultaneously in the West Bank, Gaza
Strip, and in most of the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Youm al-Ard is
particularly significant because it was the first time since the 1948
occupation that Palestinian Arabs in "Israel" organized a response to Zionist
occupation policies as a Palestinian national collective. Palestinians and
their supporters throughout the world mark Youm Al-Ard annually ever since.
Events In Southern California
As part of the annual Youm El-Ard/Day of the Land Activities in Southern
California, Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition has organized the
following program of events:
Los Angeles: A Day of the Land Demonstration will be held on Friday March 29,
2013, starting 3 PM in front of the Zionist consulate (1766 Wilshire Blvd. Los
Angeles, CA 90025) with participation from all of Al-Awda's chapters in
Southern California. Organizations wishing to co-sponsor, please email
[email protected]
San Diego: On Saturday March 30, 2013 Al-Awda's Chapter in San Diego will be
presenting the following program starting 5 PM at Al-Awda's Palestine National
Center (2720 Loker Avenue West Suite J, Carlsbad CA 92010): A Youm Al-Ard and
Spring Bazaar to help raise awareness and support for Al-Awda's work; A
discussion on the Significance of Youm Al-Ard in the Palestinian national
struggle for liberation and return; A presentation by Khayrieh Zubaidi about
the current dire situation in Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria and
what you can do to help; And a screening of the film "Degrees of Incarceration"
followed by discussion with one of the film makers Nidal Al-Azraq from Aida
refugee camp. For additional information please email [email protected] or
call 760-918-9441
Orange County: On Sunday March 31, 2013 starting at 11 AM at The Holiday Inn,
14299 Firestone Blvd, La Mirada, CA 90638, Al-Awda's Los Angeles/Orange County
chapter will host a screening of "Degrees of Incarceration" with discussion by
Nidal Al-Azraq. This will be followed by presentation by Khayrieh Zubaidi about
the current dire situation in Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. For
further information please email [email protected] or call
323-350-0000
Ventura County: On Sunday March 31, 2013 starting 5 PM at the Arroyo Vista
Community Center (4550 Tierra Rejada Rd Moorpark, CA 93021), Al-Awda's Conejo
Valley chapter will host a screening of "Degrees of Incarceration" with
discussion by Nidal Al-Azraq. This will be followed by presentation by Khayrieh
Zubaidi about the current dire situation in Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp
in Syria. For further information please email [email protected] or call
805-390-6480 or 805-217-7138
"Degrees of Incarceration": This film documents the effects political
imprisonment has on a community of Palestinians in Aida Refugee Camp in the
West Bank. Since 1967, more than 600,000 Palestinians have passed through the
prisons of the Zionist/Israeli occupation. The film introduces viewers to
Palestinian mothers, teenagers, children, and community leaders as they strive
to support each other through crises of arrest and detention. This film
demonstrates that Palestinians continue to struggle against the subjugation of
their human spirit, and challenges the veracity of portrayals of Palestinians
as despairing people http://degreesofincarceration.com/
Event On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/227521314061403/?ref=22
On our website: http://www.al-awda.org/event-alardsc.html
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
E-mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://al-awda.org
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is dedicated to
education and advocacy for the restoration in full of Palestinian human,
national, legal, political and historical rights with particular emphasis on
the right of Palestinians to return to their homes and lands of origin from
which they have been dispossessed since 1948. PRRC is 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. To donate, please go to
http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and follow the instructions. To become a
member, go to http://al-awda.org/membership.html
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