From fire of celebration to fire of shame, from Montreal to the Middle East
Human chain in solidarity with the people of Lebanon and peace in the Middle East, in the Old Port, as an addition to the international fireworks, in which the United States are the Wednesday participants.
Date: Wednesday, 19 July 2006
Location: Old Port of Montreal
Time: At 8pm, gather at Place Jacques Cartier; At 8:30 pm, begin to put together the human chain on de la Commune Street near Quai du Vieux-Port.
URGENT CALL FOR DEMONSTRATION
Sunday 16 July, 11am, gathering at Peel and René-Lévèsque, Montréal
In the past 96 hours, the Israeli assault has killed 97 civilians in Lebanon, tens of whom were children. There have been 266 injuries.
Due to the latest escalation and attacks that Israel has been waging against Lebanese civilians, targeting people in their homes and damaging the vital infrastructure that supports their daily lives (roads, institutions, bridges, and airports), you are asked to join in the demonstration to protest the Israeli atrocities and crimes that are being committed against unarmed innocent civilians.
From: Al Awda Toronto, info@al-awda.ca, www.al-awda.ca
CALL/FAX/EMAIL Members of Parliament to demand that Canada act to stop Israeli aggression
Government contact information and sample letter below
In the past 24 hours, the Israeli assault has killed 27 civilians in Lebanon, 10 of who were children ((latest reports are 47 civilian deaths)). The attacks have hit 10 bridges, a television station, and Beirut International Airport, the only international airport in the country.
The attack on Lebanon has come 19 days into a brutal assault on the Palestinians of Gaza in which Israel has killed 74 people, a disproportionate number of these were children.
Show your support for the Palestinian people of Gaza and the people of Lebanon! Express your outrage against the Israeli military invasion of Gaza and Lebanon! Call on the Canadian government to act!
DEMONSTRATION!!
FRIDAY, JULY 14, noon
Outside the Israeli consulate (north-west corner of Peel and Rene-Levesque, Montreal; metro Peel)
Featuring speakers, music, and recorded statements from Palestine, Lebanon and the middle east. Bring your banners, noisemakers, and placards!
Montreal solidarity activists in Beirut – available for interview on current crisis
13 July 2006, Montreal/Beirut – Members of the Montreal-based Tadamon! collective are in Beirut and available for interviews on the current crisis. Since mid-June, the three-person delegation from the Montreal group has been working out of Beirut, meeting with social justice and cultural organisations, participating in popular campaigns, coordinating solidarity projects between Montreal and Beirut, and creating radio reports on social justice issues in the country. Delegation members were chosen for their experience and knowledge of Lebanese and regional affairs.
On 27 May 2006, CUPE Ontario passed an historic resolution in support of the global campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid. The full text and background to the resolution can be found at: www.ontario.cupe.ca/www/background_on_resolution_50.
