Let the Viva Palestina Convoy into Gaza!
Sign the
Petition
What you can do:
1) Protest at Egyptians Missions and Consulates
tomorrow, from 4 to 6 (see locations listed below)
2) Sign the online petition at http://www.iacenter.org/palestine/vivapalestinapetition
3) Forward this message to your listserves, post it on your social networking
sites and blogs
Let the Viva Palestina Convoy into Gaza!
As we write, the Viva Palestina Convoy is being denied passage into Gaza by the
Egyptian Government.
This convoy is the largest ever US humanitarian aid convoy, organized by
British MP George Galloway and Vietnam Veteran and antiwar activist Ron Kovic,
and is carry medical supplies for the people of Gaza, who have been the targets
of brutal attacks and an ongoing blockade by the Israeli Occupation
Forces.
The convoy's delegation of about 200 people left for Cairo, Egypt from July
4th to July 7th, en route to Gaza to provide much-needed humanitarian aid to
the people--wheelchairs, walkers and medical supplies. Participants
include former Congressperson Cynthia McKinney, New York City Council Member
Charles Barron, and members of CAIR, Middle East Childrens Alliance, Cuba Coalition, Malcolm X Grassroots
Movement, MECHA, International Action Center, International Socialist
Organization, Workers World
Party, Answer Coalition and many more.
Sign
the petition below to demand that the convoy be allowed to deliver the aid
to the people of Gaza:
To: Egyptian President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak,
Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Mohammed Nazif, the Egyptian Government,
President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe
Biden, Congressional leaders, U.N. General Assembly President
d'Escoto-Brockmann, U.N. Secretary General Ban, members of the U.N.
Security Council, U.N. member states, and the President, Prime Minister,
Cabinet and Opposition leader of Israel
cc: Major media representatives, International Red Cross
LET THE VIVA PALESTINA HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA
NOW!
I am writing in support of the Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy that is
currently seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. This convoy is
carrying humanitarian relief to a beseiged population, and it is a violation of
international law to deny them passage or to detain and harass them in any
way.
This convoy was organized with the support of individuals and organizations
from across the U.S., and is supported by people across the world, who stand
with with the people of Gaza, who have been the target of a two-year blockade
and numerous military strikes by the Israeli Occupation Forces.
I demand that the convoy be allowed safe passage, so that this vital medical
aid can be delivered to the people of Gaza.
I further demand that the siege of Gaza be lifted immediately.
Sincerely,
Sign the online petition at http://www.iacenter.org/palestine/vivapalestinapetition
Protest - Tuesday, July 14 - Protest from 4-6 to demand "Let the Convoy
Through!"
Viva Palestina is asking supporters to protest at Egyptian Missions and
Consulates tomorrow:
New York
Egyptian Mission to the UN
304 East 44th St. (@ 2nd Ave.) New York, NY 10017
Telephone: 212.503.0300
San Francisco:
Egyptian Consulate
3001 Pacific Ave. San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: 415.346.9700- 415.346.9702
Houston:
Consulate of Egypt in Houston
5718 Westheimer Road , Suite 1350
Houston, TX 77057
Tel: 713-961-4915
Chicago:
Egyptian Consulate
500 N. Michigan Ave. – Suite 1900 Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312.828.9162
*** If there is no Egyptian Consulate or
Mission in your city, protest at the nearest Federal Building
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