[mgj-discuss] Hey DC: Help Us Organize for J10

Tue May 8 16:31:44 PDT 2007

Below are some announcements related to the June 10 demonstration against the Israeli occupation. The most exciting are the ads that will be going into 20 metro stations starting on May 13 and will stay up for a month (a low-resolution version of the ad can be viewed by clicking here). There will be a press conference being held this Thursday to announce the ads (see below). As support for the June 10 demonstration grows, so does the need for additional volunteers. Please come out to the organizing meeting on Thursday, May 10 @ 7 at the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation office at 1736 Columbia Rd and help us build the largest demonstration against the Israeli occupation ever!

  Next Local Organizing Meeting for June 10-11

          WHEN: Thursday, May 10, 2007, 7:00PM
WHERE: US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, 1736 Columbia Rd. NW, Suite #107, Washington, DC  

  Find out how to get involved with local organizing and mobilizing efforts to promote the June 10-11 mobilization against Israeli military occupation.
  The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice need the help of every DC-area activist and supporter to help us make this the largest-ever protest in the history of the United States in support of Palestinian human rights and a just peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
  Come on out, find out how to get involved, and pick up materials at the US Campaign's office on Thursday evening.
  For additional details about the mobilization, click here: http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=162 
  To RSVP, email june10 at endtheoccupation.org or call 202-332-0994
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  PRESS CONFERENCE: GROUPS LAUNCH METRO ADS AGAINST ISRAELI OCCUPATION

  WHAT: Press Conference Launching Metro Ads against 40 Years of Israeli Military Occupation 
WHO: US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice
WHEN: Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 1PM
WHERE: Zenger Room, National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW

  Washington, DC (May 7)—The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice will hold a press conference on Thursday, May 10 at 1PM in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club to launch a metro rail ad campaign protesting 40 years of Israel's military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip.

  The advertisement promotes a national demonstration on Sunday, June 10 which will begin with a rally at 2PM on the West Lawn of the Capitol, followed by a 4PM march to the White House. This historic mobilization is being organized by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice and is endorsed by more than 200 organizations nationwide. Thousands of expected protestors will call for: 

  * An end to U.S. military, economic, diplomatic, and corporate support for Israel's illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.

  * A change in U.S. policy to one that supports a just peace between Palestinians and Israelis based on equality, human rights and international law, and the full implementation of all relevant UN resolutions. 

  For additional information on the national rally and march to protest U.S. support for Israel 's military occupation, click here.

  The 46x60 inch advertisements will appear in 20 downtown metro rail stations beginning on Sunday, May 13 and will remain up for one month. Advertisers estimate that the ads will be seen by Washington, DC-area commuters almost 9 million times. The ad campaign is already the subject of international interest, with stories written about it in the U.S. , Canadian, Israeli, and Iranian press. A low-resolution version of the ad can be viewed by clicking here.

  The advertisement features a picture of a Palestinian boy walking to school past a tank and reads, in part, "Imagine if this were your child's daily path to school. Palestinians don't have to imagine. This is what life is like for millions of Palestinians forced to live under Israel 's military occupation—an occupation financed yearly with billions of dollars in U.S. military aid and paid for by U.S. taxpayers like you."

  A full-scale version of the metro rail advertisement will be displayed at the press conference.

  The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation is a national coalition of more than 200 organizations working to end U.S. support for Israel 's military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, and to change U.S. policy toward Israel/Palestine to support a just peace based on equality, human rights and international law. For additional information about the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, click here.

  United for Peace and Justice is the country's largest anti-war coalition, composed of more than 1,400 organizations, working to end the U.S. war on and occupation of Iraq . UFPJ has organized the nation's largest antiwar demonstrations, including the January 27th march that encircled the Capitol. For additional information about United for Peace and Justice, click here. 

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  HELP ORGANIZE AND VOLUNTEER

  Sign up to help us organize in your community by becoming a June 10 volunteer organizer. When you sign up, we'll send you an organizing packet with postcards, petitions, and posters to help you get the word out.

  We need hundreds of people to get involved in the planning process for the protest and to volunteer on the day of. Fill out a brief on-line form to join the local DC organizing committee. Or if you're coming in from out of town for the weekend and would like to help out, fill out the brief on-line form to volunteer on June 10. 

  You can also download a variety of organizing resources to help us get the word out, including mobilizing posters, petitions, fliers, and more.

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  ENDORSE AND SIGN THE PETITION BACKING THE POLITICAL DEMANDS

  More than 225 organizations have endorsed the political demands of the mobilization, which are:

  * An end to US military, economic, diplomatic, and corporate support for Israel's illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.
  * A change in US policy to one that supports a just peace between Palestinians and Israelis based on equality, human rights and international law, and the full implementation of all relevant UN resolutions.

  You can view a flash map of endorsing organizations and also add your organization's endorsement. Individuals can also sign a petition to their Members of Congress backing the political demands of the mobilization. 
  You can also read the more detailed call to action, issued by the US Campaign and UFPJ.

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  SUPPORT THIS MOBILIZATION
  We couldn't put this mobilization together without your generous support. We're almost at our goal for our spring fundraising drive. Help put us over the top by making the most generous tax-deductible contribution that you can today.

  For a limited time, make a donation of $25 or more and receive a free set of six anti-apartheid posters—union-made and suitable-to-frame. Thank you in advance for your generous support! 
  We'll you in Washington , DC on June 10-11!

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