----/ The Squid List /-------------------------------------------------- The Non-violent Resistance Movement in Palestine: A U.S. Speaking Tour
Friday, October 28th 7:00pm-10:00pm $5 (no one turned away for lack of funds) ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- Largely unnoticed by the world's press, thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israeli supporters are engaged in a major nonviolent resistance movement against the occupation and confiscation of Palestinian land, and especially against the Enclosure Wall that is destroying Palestinian homes and livelihood. This is a grassroots movement of farmers, workers and housekeepers who brave teargas, stun grenades, rubber bullets, live ammunition, arrests, beatings and even death to defy their expulsion from their land and its conversion into Israeli settlements. Nevertheless, this struggle has been embraced by thousands of men, women and children in Palestinian villages, and by Israeli and international solidarity volunteers. Working together in hundreds of unarmed mass protests and demonstrations, they block with their bodies the ongoing construction of the Enclosure Wall designed to remove Palestinians from the land and replace them with Jewish settlements. Ayed Morrar and Jonathan Pollak are two of the major figures in this movement. Ayed is from the Palestinian village of Budrus where he organized the first Popular Committee Against the Wall in 2003. Since then, Budrus has staged more than 60 nonviolent demonstrations and became the model for other villages in the West Bank. Ayed is a well- known advocate and speaker for nonviolent resistance in Palestine, has advised other committees on tactics and principles, has sat on government councils, and has conducted one previous overseas speaking tour (in Sweden). He has been physically attacked many times for his efforts and has spent more than six years in Israeli prisons. Jonathan comes from the activist Jewish community in Israel. He, too, has been a tireless organizer, and also formed a popular committee against the Wall among his Jewish colleagues. He has participated in more than 200 demonstrations, has been arrested dozens of times, and was recently wounded in the head by a teargas canister fired directly at him from a high-velocity launcher. He is an eloquent spokesperson for the Israeli solidarity movement in support of Palestinian rights. This event will be ASL interpreted. ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ AK Press 674-A 23rd St Oakland 510 2081700 http://www.akpress.org AK Press 674-A 23rd. St Oakland, CA b/t MLK and San Pablo - near 19th St. BART and West Grand Exit of 80/980 For more info contact: AK Press at 510.208.1700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit www.akpress.org ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510 2081700 http://www.akpress.org ----/ The Squid List Admin /--------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ subscribe, unsubscribe, change your email address or change your subscription options: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html The Squid List Online Calendar: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ The Squid List RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/squidlist ----/ Laughing Squid /-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com underground art and culture from San Francisco and beyond Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services for artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small businesses Copyright (c) 2005 Laughing Squid. All rights reserved.
