[Marxism] Report back from Gaza and the West Bank - NYC - July 14

[Dennis Brasky <dmozart1756@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> *Report back from Gaza and the West Bank**
> **Information on the footage from Gaza is near the bottom*
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> July 14, 2009, Brecht Forum, 6 pm to 8:30 pm
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> Hear eyewitness accounts from members of delegations trying to break
> through the blockade of Gaza - some successfully and some not. Hear first
> hand their experiences challenging the Egyptian and Israeli governments and
> their experiences working with Israeli and Palestinan peace activists. Hear
> what is going on in Gaza and the West Bank, and how Palestinians are
> fighting to survive.
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> Invited speakers:
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> - Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink
> www.codepink4peace.org
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> - Felice Gelman, leader of New York delegation to Gaza, member WESPAC
> www.wespac.org
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> - Phil Weiss, journalist, Mondoweiss blog
> www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss
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> - Manijeh Saba, Iranian-American human rights activist, member of
> delegation to Israel/Gaza
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> Sponsors:
> Adalah-NY www.adalahny.org
> Code Pink www.codepink4peace.org
> Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism www.codz.org
> Jews Against the Occupation www.jatonyc.org
> Jews Say No! jewssayno.wordpress.com
> Women in Black www.womeninblack.org
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> 451 West Street
> (between Bank & Bethune Streets)
> New York, NY 10014
> phone: (212) 242-4201
> www.brechtforum.org  <http://www.brechtforum.org/>
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> *Video Footage from Gaza*
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> A member of Adalah-NY was with the delegation that went to Gaza and has
> been posting video from the trip in a series entitled "Voices of Gaza" which
> can be found on our website at:
> http://adalahny.org/index.php/support-gaza/gaza-actions-a-events/311-voices-of-gaza.
> The videos are rough, unedited testimonials of Gazans explaining their
> experiences in the December 2008/January 2009 attacks.
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> Visit us on line at www.adalahny.org
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>  "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong."- *Voltaire*
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