Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:11 PM
Carole Swords sent a message to the members of "Viva Palestina" viva Palestina. Aid Convoy to Gaza! "THE RETURN." -------------------- Subject: Giving Gaza a helping hand just three thousand miles or so to Gaza. Giving Gaza a helping hand 1) AID Requests 2) Plans for Sunday 3) Convoy 3 shirt 1) You can still help With the convoy to Gaza leaving in three days for its three week journey to Gaza, there are still ways YOU can help. AID: For a list of what is desperately needed please visit: http://www.facebook.com/l/2fbd0;www.palestinecampaign.org/Index5bwide.asp?m_id=1&l1_id=79&l2_id=84 If you live in London and would like to drop off items to take to Gaza, please contact: Riaz at 07956 525 727 (Bethnal Green – close to the tube under St John’s Church) There are also regional teams across England, Wales and Ireland – to find out who the team leader in your region is. Important note: All donations must be in clear plastic storage boxes and content of the box should be clearly labelled. If possible, take pictures of the aid If you know the recipient, please put their details on the box - this will make the distribution in Gaza much easier. Support the convoy volunteers by donating: • CAMPING SUPPLIES - Tents, sleeping bags, camping stoves, etc. • LAPTOP COMPUTERS • INTERNATIONALLY COMPATIBLE MOBILE PHONES • GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - Uploaded with international maps • CB RADIOS - To install in our vehicles • POWER CONVERTERS - Especially vehicle-to-household power outlet converters • MEDICAL KITS All of these items will be used, if needed, on the journey and will be left in Gaza as donations to the medical community there. Not only will they help convert our vehicles into ones that will be most efficiently used for medical purposes in Gaza, but all that can given to our medical NGO's for use in clinics and hospitals, will be donated directly to them. For enquiries about aid please do NOT reply to this email but send your email direct to [email protected] 2) Plans for Sunday 6th Due to logistical difficulties, not all of the vehicles going to Gaza will be coming into Central London for a send off on Sunday morning. Those driving the 15 ambulances dedicated to the memory of those killed during Israel’s assault on Gaza last December/January whilst on duty will attend a photo call and mini send off for supporters, families, and media outlets. This will take place on the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge at 10am. For press enquiries contact: [email protected] or ring 07944 512 469 3) Convoy 3 - the official shirt Philosophy Football's latest Palestine T-shirt is in support of the third 'Viva Palestina' convoy which leaves London for Gaza on 6 December. The Arabic text translates as 'A Lifeline from Britain to Gaza'. Back shows route of convoy, Britain-Gaza. All profits from the shirt help fund the convoy. Wear it with pride, be part of making history on the road to a free Palestine. In sizes S-XXL. SPECIAL OFFER - BUY BEFORE THE CONVOY LEAVES AND £5 OFF - JUST £15.99. Available from http://www.facebook.com/l/2fbd0;www.philosophyfootball.com/view_item.php?pid=561 And while you are wearing the shirt - don't forget the fantastic new Viva Palestina enamel badge - from just £2.50 including postage from http://www.facebook.com/l/2fbd0;www.vivapalestina.org/shop/shop.Important notice to all UK Convoy volunteers Below is the plan for Saturday 5th December Vehicles must arrive at London Gateway services on the M1 just south of the M25, it is the last service station on the mortorway, on Saturday from 11am to complete the final paperwork, get the vehicles stickered up, sign the indemnity forms and so forth. On Sunday 6th December Vehicles will gather on the Sunday from 9am at the services on the *CLACKET LANE* SERVICE STATION ON THE M25 HEADING EASTBOUND, THE ANTI-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION, FOR HEADING DOWN TO THE M20. There will be 15 ambulances to go to the Embankment in London on Sunday from 10am to 11.30am for a photocall and official Convoy launch. These vehicles will then drive around Parliament Square and then down Embankment to East London down the Whitechapel Road, down to the Blackwall Tunnel approach road then through the Blackwall tunnel and down to Folkestone. It's then just three thousand miles or so to Gaza. -------------------- To reply to this message, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?inbox%2Freadmessage.php&t=1248671707769&mid=1825efbG22a30ffcG3671baeG0 ___ .
