Ussama Abu el-Sheikh writing from Shatila refugee camp,

Beirut, Electronic Lebanon, 6 August 2006

I just wanted to express that this war reinforced my ideas that what we need is a collective solution for everyone, not individual solutions such as are offered here and there. Just as being “educated” will not replace my loss of identity…

My name is Usama Abu el-Sheikh, and I am from Tabaria, Palestine. I am of course a refugee and have never been to my hometown in Palestine though I learned about it from my grandparents and I read some books about it. I have never been to Tabaria, but I am Tabarian, and will remain so, as I am from Shatila too and will remain so. Although I always dreamt of corresponding with my country and my hometown to see if I still have relatives there, I was unable to because there is no mail between Lebanon and the State of Israel. Ironically, only the missiles of Hizbullah can be sent to Israel. We are not allowed to return, but the missiles go where we cannot. But how can you send love to Tabaria with a missile?
(…اكثر)

MacKay focuses on humanitarian aid, refuses to condemn Israeli aggression

Cornwall, 4 August 2006 — A delegation of community members from Ottawa, Gatineau, the Cornwall area and Montreal calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East was refused the opportunity to speak to the Conservative caucus for 15 minutes this afternoon.

(…اكثر)

Letter delivered by delegation to Peter MacKay and Josée Verner

4 August 2006

Dear Conservative Party Members of Parliament,

We, residents and organisations of Cornwall, Gatineau, Montreal and Ottawa, are here to express our outrage at your government’s unconditional support for Israeli military aggression in Lebanon, as well as in the occupied Gaza Strip.

(…اكثر)

QUEBEC mobilises for justice and peace in Lebanon and Palestine….NOW!

SUNDAY 6 August at 1pm
Gathering point: Parc Lafontaine (corner of De La Roche and Rachel)

Lebanon is being destroyed. In the name of its right to exist and its security Israel is devastating Lebanon. Bombarded from the air, sea and land Lebanon is being transformed into a land of blood and flames.

(…اكثر)

Montreal events in response to Israeli aggression against Lebanon

Check for frequent updates: http://www.tadamon.ca
and www.stopdestroyinglebanon.com.

(…اكثر)

CEASEFIRE NOW!

Friday, 4 August, 9:00 am
Nav Canada, 1950 Montreal Road, Cornwall Ontario
* See driving directions below
* Details on rides from Montreal below. 

This is a CHILD-FRIENDLY rally, please feel free to bring your children!

Less than a week after the worst massacre yet in Israel’s bloody attack on Lebanon – the killing of 65 civilians in Qana on Sunday – the Conservative party is holding a caucus meeting in Cornwall, Ontario.

(…اكثر)

Report prepared by Tadamon! Montreal

As the Israeli military campaign on Lebanon entered the sixteenth day with upwards of 400 Lebanese dead, two busloads of Montrealers took their demand for an immediate cessation of Israeli aggression to Ottawa on Thursday.

After two weeks of letter-writing and actions without results, three Montreal organizations – Al Hidaya Association, Association des jeunes libanais musulmans, and Tadamon! – called on people to travel to Ottawa and bring a message directly to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter MacKay, who has publicly taken a radically pro-Israel position, defending and justifying the Israeli attacks on civilians.

(…اكثر)

To mourn the dead of Qana and everywhere in Lebanon

McGill College and Ste. Catherine
Monday, 31 July from 8pm til midnight

Sunday saw the worst attack on Lebanon in this latest string of Israeli aggression. Qana is now witness to yet another massacre.

(…اكثر)

The following letter was hand-delivered to a representative of Minister MacKay at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa

Honourable Peter MacKay,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
125 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario CANADA

27 July 2006

Dear Minister MacKay,

We, Montreal-area residents and organisations, are writing to express our outrage at the Canadian government’s uncritical stance and unconditional support for Israeli aggression in Lebanon, as well as in the occupied Gaza Strip.

The Israeli attacks on Lebanon are not just “disproportionate” – the term being used by those who want to level a minimal rebuke at Israel – they are unjustified, unjust and criminal. (…اكثر)

‘HUMAN CHAIN’ MARKS OPPOSITION TO HARPER’S WAR SUPPORT
 
Buses leave Montreal: 3300 Cremazie east, Thursday, 27 July at 9:00am
Rally in Ottawa: Department of Foreign Affairs, 125 Sussex Drive at 12:30pm

A human chain encircling the Department of Foreign Affairs will convey opposition to Israeli war crimes in Lebanon, with buses arriving from Montreal to be joined by Ottawa supporters.

(…اكثر)