ACTIONS AGAINST MASSACRE! 1/2-1/3 Weekend of Worldwide Protests Against Israeli Attacks on Gaza!

Over 60 protest at coming weekend across U.S. and Europe!

Palestine Watch - Projects of Peace NO War Network
http://www.PalestineWatch.net
http://www.PeaceNOWar.net **Please send us your protest information and report to: info@ActionLA.org **The list at alphabetical order, in case of any changes/errors please make sure to contact the event organizer for any changes before you go to the action!

Emergency Alert: Take Action to End Israeli Attacks on Gaza December 27th, 2008 As of this writing, Israeli Air Force attacks today on the occupied Gaza Strip killed an estimated 200 or more people and injured hundreds more. These Israeli attacks come on top of a brutal siege of the Gaza Strip, which has created a humanitarian catastrophe of dire proportions for Gaza's 1.5 million Palestinian residents by restricting the provision of food, fuel, medicine, electricity, and other necessities of life. While the scope of civilian casualties in today's attacks is not yet clear, it is unmistakable that Israel carried out these attacks with F16 fighter jets and missiles provided by the taxpayers of this country. From 2001-2006, the United States transferred to Israel more than 0 million worth of spare parts to fly its fleet of F16's. In July 2008, the United States gave Israel 186 million gallons of JP-8 aviation jet fuel. Last year, the United States signed a .3 billion contract with Raytheon to transfer to Israel thousands of TOW, Hellfire, and "bunker buster" missiles. In short, Israel's lethal attack today on the Gaza Strip could not have happened without the active military and political support of the United States. Therefore, we need to take action to protest this attack and demand an immediate cease-fire. STOP THE ASSAULT ON GAZA! URGENT ACTION SUGGESTIONS from the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation 1. Take to the streets and make your opposition public. We must keep up the protests until there is a cease-fire and a lifting of the siege of Gaza. We're calling on everyone to continue to organize protests in your community. Thousands of people have already taken to the streets in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dearborn, MI and dozens of other cities to protest Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. We're maintaining a comprehensive listing of all protests -- more than 100 in at least 30 states and 65 cities so far -- on our website and updating it continuously. Join a protest near you or organize one and send us the details. If you know of a protest not listed on our site, send us all the logistical details and contact information by clicking here. 2. Educate and organize people in your community. We are encouraging everyone to attend public events in your communities to pass put information on Israel's atrocities in Gaza and to collect signatures to end U.S. military aid to Israel. Download a flyer by clicking here and a petition by clicking here and make copies. Also, sign up as a volunteer organizer to challenge military aid to Israel by clicking here and we'll send you an organizing packet with fact sheets, petitions, and the postcards below. 3. Get the message out to the media. Call in to talk radio programs and write letters to the editors. To download talking points for the media, click here. To find contact information for your local media, click here. 4. Contact your elected representatives and set up emergency meetings with your Members of Congress before January 6. Demand from the President, your Representative, and Senators an unconditional, immediate cease-fire; full humanitarian access to Gaza and a lifting of Israel's siege; and accountability for Israel's misuse of U.S. weapons to kill Palestinian civilians. Send your letter today by clicking here. Congress is scheduled to go back into session on Jan. 6th. Until then, many Members of Congress are in their home districts. Assemble a delegation of concerned constituents and request an immediate meeting with them. For contact information, click here. For tips on how to arrange a meeting, click here. In these meetings, ask your Members of Congress to send a public letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and make a public statement with the political demands above. To download a sample letter to give to your Members of Congress, click here. Also give them a copy of our open letter to President Elect-Obama signed by more than 250 organizations entitled "We Need a Change in Israel/Palestine Policy" to show them that there is growing and widespread opposition to our country's policy of support for Israel's human rights abuses of Palestinians. Download a PDF copy of the letter by clicking here. If you can take the lead in arranging an emergency meeting with your Members of Congress, please fill out this brief form by clicking here. 5. Step Up the Pressure on the New Administration and Congress. Sign our open letter to President Elect-Obama by clicking here. This open letter will be published as a full-page ad on Inauguration Day. Add your individual and organizational endorsements to it today by clicking here. Then spread the word by copying and pasting the flash graphic below into your email signature, blog, social networking site, or webpage and join our Facebook group and forward it to all your friends. Join us in Washington, DC on January 20 for Inauguration Day to say "Yes We Can…End U.S. Military Aid to Israel!" Sign up to help us pass out information and collect signatures by clicking here. And join us again in Washington, DC for a Grassroots Advocacy Training and Lobby Day on February 1-2 with Interfaith Peace-Builders. Gain the skills you need to change U.S. policy toward Palestine/Israel to support human rights, international law, and equality, and express your concerns directly to your Members of Congress. Space is filling up fast. For more information and to register, click here.

Other On-Line Actions: International Action Center: SIGN Gaza Appeal- STOP the Massacre>> Read More [A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition] Send a letter to the State Department and Congress:  Click this link now to send a letter to the State Department and elected officials in Congress.

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Lists of Protests from Around the Country
Albuquerque, NM (1/2) Saturday, January 2, 2009, 12:00PM-1:30PM
Weekly Rally, Central at Tulane
Contact: 505-898-4544

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Ann Arbor, MI (1/2) Friday, January 2, 3-5PM
Liberty and 5th Ave.
Contact: kaymo19@gmail.com

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Boston, MA (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 12 Noon
Copley Square, Boston
Sponsored by many groups  
http://www.bostonstandswithgaza.blogspot.com/
http://www.bcpr.net/ 

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Brandon, FL (1/2) Friday, January 2, 4PM
Corner of Grand Regency Blvd and Hwy 60

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Charlotte, NC (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 2009, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Rally at Marshall Park (MLK and McDowell Sts.)
Jibril Hough @ (704)258-0304 or email jibrilhough@hotmail.com

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Chicago, IL (1/2) Friday, January 2nd, 2009 3:00 PM
Meet at Tribune Plaza {435 N. Michigan Ave.} then March to Israeli Consulate

Stop Israel¢s War Crimes
Against the Palestinian People in Gaza 
***Bus transportation will be available at Mosque Foundation, AAAN, ICCI, Islamic Foundation of Villa Park, and other sites.  More details to come!*** Stop the Killing of the Palestinian People!
Stop the War and Siege on Gaza!
End All U.S. Aid to Israel!
End the Israeli Occupation of Palestine! Sponsored by (list in formation): American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)-Chicago, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), ANSWER Chicago, Arab American Action Network (AAAN), Comite Anti-Militarizacion (CAMY), Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism (CCAWR), Fight Back! Newspaper, International Solidarity Movement (ISM)-Chicago, Islamic Community Center of Illinois (ICCI), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)-Chicago, Mosque Foundation, Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation, National Boricua Human Rights Network, Palestinian American Community Center, Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG)-Chicago, United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)-Chicago

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Cincinnati, OH (1/2, 1/3) Friday, January 2, 2009, 6:00PM
Vigil and March, meet-up at corner of Clifton and Ludlow, march to Clifton Mosque
Contact: Dr. Father Benjamin Urmston, http://www.xu.edu/peace/ben.htm  Saturday, January 3, 1PM
Fountain Square, Downtown
Contact: Cincinnati Palestinian Rights Meetup

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Cleveland, OH (1/2) Friday, January 2, 2:30PM
Cleveland St. University, 1717 Euclid Ave., zip 44115
Contact: Middle East Peace Forum, Beit Hanina, and others. 440-623-0492

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Columbus, OH (1/2) Friday, January 2,  11:30am-12:30pm
Ohio State House, (Broad St. & High St.), Downtown
Conatct: Wendy Ake at 614-595-8650 or wendy.ake@gmail.com

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Dallas, TX (1/2)  Friday, January 2, 2009 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Earl Cabell Federal Building, 1100 Commerce St. Dallas, TX
Contact: drsuha@tmo.blackberry.net

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Dearborn, MI (1/2) Friday, January 2, 5PM
Candle-light vigil
City Hall, Michigan Ave. and Schaefer
Bring your own candle.
Contact: Hasan Newash, Palestine Office, 313-945-9660

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Durham, NC (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 2009, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Brightleaf Sq, Main & Gregson Sts.
Contact: Tema Okun, 919-949-0609

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Fresno, CA (1/2) Friday January 2nd, 4:30-6:30 PM
Solemn Candlelight Vigil
Blackstone/Shaw Peace Corner
By: Peace Fresno president@peacefresno.org

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Hartford, CT (1/2) Friday, January 2, 3PM
Federal Building, 450 Main St.
Sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Palestinian-American Congress, the Middle East Crisis Committee.

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Houston, TX (1/2) Friday, January 2, 2009
Demonstration at Israeli Consulate, 24 Greenway Plaza (Wesleyan near US 59)

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Indianapolis, IA (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 12-2PM
Monument Circle, Downtown Indianapolis

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Lansing, MI (1/2) Friday, January 2, 12:00-1:00PM
In front of the State Capital Building, Michigan & Capital Aves.
Vigil for Peace
Contact: Michigan Peace Team, 517-484-3178,
www.michiganpeaceteam.org

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Lawrence, KS (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 2009,  1:00pm
Demonstration, Douglas County Courthouse, 11th & Massachusetts
Cosponsored by: Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice & KU Voices for Palestine
Contact: Christine Smith sbpeace@sunflower.com   785-880-9168

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Los Angeles, CA (1/2) Friday, January 2, 4:30pm
Israeli Consulate: 6380 Wilshire Blvd, LA (between Crescent Heights & San Vicente) 213-251-1025 or e-mail answerla@answerla.org

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New York, NY (1/3) Saturday January 3, 1:00 pm
Times Square
42nd and 7th Ave.
Followed by a march to the Israeli mission.
Trains: N,Q,R.S,W,1,2,3,7 to Times Square
Contact: FreeGazaNY@gmail.com Endorsed by:
Al-Awda: Palestine Right to Return Coalition-NY, Arab Muslim American Federation, MAS-NY (Youth Center), National, Queens, NJ, Yonkers, The General Union of Palestine Students, Bayan-USA, Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, Salam Church, International Action Center, Brooklyn Cultural Center, Hudson Valley Islamic Center, December 12 Movement, New York City Labor Against the War, DRUM, Troops Out Now Coalition, Pakistan USA Freedom Forum, International League of Peoples Struggle, Dawoud Mosque, Muslim Alliance in New America, Masjid Al-Taqwa, Islamic Circle of North America, F.I.S.T.

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New York, NY (1/6 & Tuesdays) Women In Black Vigil on Israel/Palestine End the Occupation Vigils
Tuesday 5:30 at 187 St.
Thursday 5:30 at 14th St. & Broadway End the brutal attacks and the blockade,
Tuesdays 5:30-6:30, 187 St and Fort Washington Ave. Ongoing Women In Black Vigil  on Israel/ Palestine- End the Occupation- End the brutal attacks and the blockade of Gaza
Almost every Tuesday 5:30-6:30
187 St and Fort Washington Ave., Washington Heights
"A" train to 181 (front car) or #4 bus Contact Peg Rapp rap8643@aol.com   (646) 271-5964 or
Alice Sturm Sutter elalicia@yahoo.com   (347) 873-0781

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Northampton, MA (1/3) Saturday, January 3 12 noon
Courthouse on Main Street

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Orlando,FL (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 3-6PM
3390 Colonial Drive, across from Fashion Square Mall

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Portland, ME (1/2) Friday, January 2, 2009, 12:00PM-1:00PM
Vigil at Monument Square, Congress Street
Sponsored by: Maine Peace and Justice in Israel/Palestine
Contact: Wells Staley-Mays, drinkingourd@hotmail.com , 207-774-1110

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San Antonio, TX (1/2) Friday, January 2, 11AM
Alamo Plaza, Downtown, in front of the Alamo
Contact: Esperanza Peace and Justice Center (210) 228-0201

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San Francisco, CA (1/2) Friday, January 2, 2009 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Powell & Market Street, San Francisco, CA
Email: GazaAction@gmail.com

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Seattle, WA (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Westlake Park: 4th and Pine
Initiated by Voices of Palestine
Contact: general@voicesofpalestine.org

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Sparta, NJ (1/4) Sunday, January 4, 1PM
Sparta/Newton Rd. and Rt. 181, across from the Sparta United Methodist Church
Contact: Litsa Binder litsa@embarqmail.com tel: 973 886-1150

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Spokane, WA (1/8) Thursday, January 8, 2009, 4:00PM
Federal Building, 904 W Riverside
Sponsored by: Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
Contact: pjals@pjals.net 509-838-7870

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Springfield, MO (1/2) Friday, January 2, 2009, 4:00PM
Protest at the corner of Battlefield and Glenstone
Contact: Peace Network of the Ozarks

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St. Louis, MO (1/2) Friday, January, 2, 2009, 4:00PM-6:00PM
Protest on Southwest corner of Brentwood Blvd , in front of the Galleria

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St. Petersburg, FL (1/3) Saturday, January 3, 2009, 8:30PM
Demonstration, 2nd Ave and 2nd St, N
Contact: http://www.Stpeteforpeace.org  

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Seattle, WA (1/3) Saturday, January 3 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Westlake Park: 4th and Pine
Initiated by Voices of Palestine
Contact: general@voicesofpalestine.org

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San Diego, CA (1/2) FRIDAY 2nd JANUARY 2009 @ 3:00 PM
Federal Building . Downtown San Diego at Broadway and 1st Sponsored By : Al-Awda San Diego, National Council of Arab Americans (NCA), the Free Palestine Alliance (FPA), MAS San Diego, International Socialist Organization, Activist San Diego, International Action Center (IAC), ANSWER, CAIR San Diego among others (List in formation)
 
For more details and to add your organization to the sponsors list please email or call Zahi (760) 685-3243  zahi@al-awda.org , Yousef (619) 980-0677 yabudayyeh@sbcglobal.net

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Washington DC (1/2) Friday, January 2 at 3:30 pm
Rally at the Israeli Embassy - 3514 International Dr, NW
(Van Ness metro on the Red line; near Connecticut & Van Ness)
Followed by march ending at the Egyptian Embassy 3521 International Ct, NW

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Washington DC (1/6) TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009
MARCH OF THE DEAD
OPENING OF THE 111th CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
WE CARRY THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED
DURING THE ILLEGAL U.S. INVASION AND OCCUPATION
OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
AND WE WILL CARRY THE NAMES FROM THE
MOUNTING DEATH TOLL IN PALESTINE
 
Contact:  A.R.T.(activist response team) at arrestbush@gmail.com for more details.

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Washington DC (1/6) Town Hall: The  Arab  American  Community:  Responding  To  Attacks  on  Gaza
ADC is organizing an Emergency Town Hall Meeting at our National Headquarters for members of the Arab American Community to discuss responses to the Attacks on Gaza.   When: Tuesday January 6, 2009 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Where: ADC National Headquarters, 1732 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20007
Attendees must RSVP by sending an e-mail with your full name to rsvp@adc.org Seating is limited.

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Washington DC (1/9) Friday, January 9, 12:00PM
Lafayette Square and march to Upper Senate Park
Contact: National Association of Muslim Women, namaw01@gmail.com

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Woodstock, NY (1/2) Saturday, January 3, 2009, 2:30PM
Vigil at the Village Green
Sponsored by: Middle East Crisis Response
Contact: fnagel@earthlink.net

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Worchester, MA (1/2)
Friday, January 2, 2009, 12:00PM-1:00PM
In front of Rep. Jim McGovern's office, 34 Mechanic St
Contact: Claire Schaeffer-Duffy, theresecw@aol.com

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International Protests   CANADA Montreal, QC (1/4) Sunday, January 4, 2009
12:30pm - 3:30pm
carré Cabot: metro Atwater (corner St. Catherine and Atwater)
Montreal, QC, CANADA
by: Tadamon!
Phone: 5146641036
Email: info@tadamon.ca Toronto, ONT (1/3) Saturday, January 03, 2009 2:00 p.m.
Yonge-Dundas Square (facing Eaton's Centre) Down Toronto, (buses leave Palestine House 1:15pm sharp) Palestine House: 3195 Erindale Station Road, Mississauga
Contact: Palestine House
info@palestinehouse.com     

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ENGLAND   Friday 2nd January 2009 BRISTOL
5pm to 6pm. Centre, opposite the Hippodrome

LONDON
2pm to 4pm. Outside the Egyptian Embassy, 26 South Street, London, W1K 1DW Call for Egypt to open the border immediately

MANCHESTER
5pm to 7pm. Piccadilly Gardens. Vigil and leafleting.   Saturday 3rd January 2009 BRADFORD
1pm. Infirmary Fields, Bradford - March and City Centre rally

BRISTOL
3pm to 4pm. Centre, opposite the Hippodrome.

DURHAM
Assemble 10.45am for 11am start. Gaza protest march from Millennium Square(Gala Theatre) through Durham to Cathedral.

EDINBURGH
12 Noon. Foot of the Mound, Princes Street.

EXETER
12 Noon at Bedford Square, ExeterHigh Street
Bring flowers and wear black if you can
One minute vigils every half hour
Well have petitions, leaflets, banners etc. Join in with friends, relatives, EVERYONE!!

GLASGOW
12 Noon. Outside Lloyds TSB St Vincent Street, then assemble for demo at Blytheswood Square at 2pm

HASTINGS
3pm Vigil in Harold Place.

HULL
11am. Queen Victoria Square.

LIVERPOOL
12 Noon to 2pm St. Lukes Church - top of Bold Street.

LONDON (Major Rally)
NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION: SATURDAY 3 JANUARY  
HANDS OFF GAZA: STOP THE BOMBING: FREE PALESTINE  
ASSEMBLE 12.30 PM EMBANKMENT, LONDON WC2  
Nearest tube Embankment or Charing Cross

LEAFLET FOR DOWNLOADING: http://tinyurl.com/97udra   
DEMO UPDATES: http://www.stopwar.org.uk

MANCHESTER
Assemble: 12 noon on Cavendish St, All Saints Park on Oxford Rd. Manchester(further down from the BBC) March through city centre to Albert Square.

NEWCASTLE
12 Noon to 2pm Greys Monument in Newcastle.

NORWICH
12 Noon to 1pm, Outside St. Peter Mancroft Church in the Millennium Library Square

PORTSMOUTH
11am. Guildhall Square. Organised by Portsmouth Network for a Just Settlement of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Portsmouth Stop the War Coalition.

SHEFFIELD
Assemble at 12 Noon. Outside Sheffield Town Hall.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS
12 Noon. Tunbridge Wells shopping precinct

YORK
1pm.St. Sampsons Squarein York.

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FRANCE   Paris (12/29 - ?) General mobilization headquarters for Gaza with a tent for mourning and protesting
Location: Fontaine des Innocents, Châtelet-les Halles Begins Monday, December 29 at 5:00 pm
Continues: daily from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm (except during the demos) until the end of the criminal operations of the Israeli army.

 

Paris (1/3) Saturday, January 3 3:00 pm
walking from the Place de la République towards the Israeli Embassy
Sponsored by the Palestine Collectif, representing Americans Against the War-France

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SCOTLAND Glasgow (1/3) Saturday 3 January 12 noon.  Outside Lloyds TSB St Vincent Street then assemble for demo at Blytheswood Square 2pm   Edinburgh (1/3) Saturday 3 January 12 noon.
Foot of the Mound, Princes Street