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Jan. 14th 2004 From the Palestine Activist Forum of New York:
On April 11, 2003, Tom Hurndall, a British volunteer with the International SolidarityMovement, photographer and student, was shot through the head by an Israeli sniper in Rafah,Palestine in the occupied Gaza Strip. The sniper started shooting into a crowded area, andmost of the children who had been playing there fled, along with the adults. But three smallchildren were left, frozen with fear. Tom, who was clearly visible wearing the bright orangejacket of an international volunteer, had already carried one boy to safety and had returnedto help the two girls who remained. The bullet hit him as he bent down to take one of them tosafety. He laid in a vegetative state at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability in Putney,England after suffering severe brain damage with no possibility of ever recovering. Today,Tom passed away. He was only 22 years old.Tonight we stand in solidarity with Tom⤙s family and friends in mourning and we remember the courageous way he lived. We will join our fellow activists on Monday January 19th at theMLK-day march against Israeli violence towards civil rights organizing in Israel/Palestine toexpress our grief for Tom's family and our outrage at the Israeli Occupation, which Tomdied resisting. Please join this community protest to remember Tom and support the brave workof human rights activists in Palestine and around the world.
Here is the information:
CALL TO ACTION (corrected) FORWARD WIDELY
MLK-DAY EMERGENCY COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ESCALATION OF ISRAELI VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS ,ORGANIZING IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE: March for the Right to Non-Violent Civil Resistance
WHEN: Monday, January 19th - MLK Day - Meet at 12:00 pm sharp.
WHERE: March from 39th St & Broadway to Union Square
(**NOTE THIS NEW LOCATION**)The last three weeks have seen a huge increase in Israeli military attacks on non-violent Palestinian,
Israeli and international civil rights demonstrators: at marches, funerals and in daily life activities. The right to organize is essential for any process towards peace and self-determination - and to ensure that we have alternatives to violent struggle.
ISRAEL'S MILITARY VIOLENCE against non-violent civil resistance MUST Cease.On Martin Luther King Day, honor the U.S. struggle for civil rights, racial and economic justice, and the right to organize without fear of reprisals. Demand an end to Israel attacks on non-violent civil rights resistance in Israel/Palestine!
For more info and printable flyers, visit
www.JewsForAFreePalestine.org,
or call 917-517-3627.
Coordinators: JFFP, Queer Justice,
PalestiniansAtPointZero