TODAY: 50 Minnesota Groups to Call for Immediate End to Israels Airstrikes on Civilians in Gaza - #GazaUnderAttack #FreePalestine Groups join Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement (MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/31/14) - Today, over 50 Minnesota mosques, interfaith groups, civil liberties organizations, and other groups concerned about peace and justice will hold a press conference in Minneapolis to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and call for an immediate end to Israeli attacks targeting civilians. Israels use of unjust and disproportionate force against the Palestinians in Gaza stems from the vast international military cooperation and trade that it maintains with complicit governments across the world. At the press conference, community leaders will announce support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. WHAT: 50 Minnesota Groups to Announce Joining BDS Movement to Help Stop Killing in Gaza WHEN: Thursday, July 31, 11 a.m. WHERE: Masjid An Nur, 1729 N Lyndale Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411 CONTACT: Amber Michel, 651-724-7352; amberdmichel@gmail Participating Minnesota organizations include: Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center Al Amal School Al Aqsa Institute Al Farooq Youth & Family Center Al-Wafaa Center for Human Services American Muslims for Palestine-MN Chapter American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa Anti-War Committee Blaine Community Center Break the Bonds-Minnesota Brooklyn Park Islamic Center Building Blocks of Islam Burnsville Mosque Church of All Nations-Columbia Heights Council on American-Islamic Relations, MN Darul Arqam Center of Excellence Eden Prairie Mosque Egyptian Americans for Democracy and Human Rights EngageMN Friends of Sabeel North America-Minnesota Chapter Good Deeds Charity-USA International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network Islamic Center of Minnesota Islamic Civic Society of America Islamic Community Center of Minnesota Islamic Institute of Minnesota Islamic Society of Woodbury- East Metro Jaafari Islamic Center Jewish Voice for Peace Masjid Al Huda Masjid Al Taqwa Masjid Al-Iman Masjid An Nur Masjid Ar-Rahman Masjid As Salaam Masjid Tawbah MidEast Peace Now Minnesota Coalition for Palestinian Rights Minnesota Dawah Institute Muslim American Society of Minnesota Muslim Healthcare Professionals of Minnesota Muslim Youth Leadership Award Muslim Youth of Minnesota National Lawyers Guild-Minnesota Chapter Noor Kids North American Council of Somali Imams Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel Northwest Islamic Community Center Sisters Need A Place Southeastern Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers St. Cloud State University Muslim Student Association Students for a Free Palestine-St. Cloud State University Students for Justice in Palestine, University of Minnesota Underground Seminary-Minneapolis University of Minnesota Muslim Student Association Women Against Military Madness ZACAH Israels ongoing assault on Gaza has killed more than 1000 Palestinian civilians - including 250 children - and injured 6000 civilians. It has devastated the civilian infrastructure, including the health sector, which is facing severe shortages. Israel is using the full force of its military against the captive Palestinian population, particularly in the besieged Gaza Strip. UN reports indicate that 80 percent of the people killed in Gaza have been civilians, raising serious concerns about Israels disregard for international and humanitarian law. In Israel, two civilians have been killed by Hamas rocket attacks, some property has been damaged and more than 50 soldiers have died since the Israeli military invaded Gaza. The loss of life or infrastructure on either side is unacceptable. SEE: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement: Freedom, Justice, Equality bdsmovement.net If governments refuse to act on Gaza, we must emulate the methods that isolated South Africa during apartheid theguardian/commentisfree/2014/jul/28/gaza-crisis-boycotts-israel-impunity-apartheid 64 public figures, 7 Nobel laureates, call for arms embargo on Israel haaretz/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.606228
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:14:50 +0000
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