FRIDAY: 24-hour Vigil
24 Hour Outdoor Vigil against Israel’s war in Lebanon and Gaza
Starting: 1:00pm Friday, July 21
Ending: 1:00pm Saturday, July 22
Dorchester Square, north-east side of Peel and Rene-Levesque Metro Peel
Please come out and show your solidarity for the people of Lebanon and Gaza, who are currently under brutal attack from the Israeli war machine! We will be staging a 24 hour presence outside the Israeli consulate. Standing together in the shadow of empire, we will show our united resistance!
We will begin immediately following the regular Friday vigil on Friday (noon-1pm), and end just prior to the International Day of Action (July 22, 2pm, Peel and Rene-Levesque).
Please come out for 1, 2, or 24 hours! Participants are especially encouraged to stay during the overnight hours, to maintain a constant presence.
–> Featuring Lebanese films, music, free food, speakers, an information kiosk, and photos.
–> Please bring your blankets, banners, and candles.
For more information, contact ism-montreal@resist.ca.
This 24-hour vigil is part of a week of coordinated actions endorsed by the following groups:
Association of Lebanese Muslim Youth
Canadian Muslim Forum
Coalition against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees
International Solidarity Movement Montreal
Members of the Lebanese Diaspora
Members of the Palestinian Diaspora
Palestinian And Jewish Unity (PAJU)
Parole Arabe
Presence musulmane Montréal (PMM)
Solidarity with Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)
Tadamon! Montreal
Voices of Conscience (OCVC)
Le Regroupement des Algeriens du Canada
Solidarity Across Borders
No One Is Illegal-Montreal
Canadian Muslims for Jerusalem (CMJ)
