On March 30, 2012, Seattle-area citizens will take to the streets to commemorate Palestinian Land Day.
This event is coordinated by members of the NW Regional BDS (Boycott,
Divestment, and Sanctions) Coalition, including members from Voices of
Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle, and The Rachel Corrie Foundation.
Our event marks the day in 1976 when Israel’s government announced plans to take land from Palestinian villages thus cleansing the Galilee of it’s Palestinian majority and Judaizing the territory. In response, Palestinians all over Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and the Diaspora protested peacefully via general strikes and marches. The Israeli government and police responded violently. Unarmed demonstrators were wounded and killed and many people were arrested.
The NW Regional BDS Coalition’s aim is to call attention to the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Israeli apartheid system. We will march through downtown Seattle with music, dancing, and street theater, visiting selected stores where Israeli products are sold. We call on Seattle shopkeepers and consumers to stop purchasing products that benefit the Israeli occupation and apartheid system.
Please join us at 5pm at Westlake Mall. We will begin marching at 5:15pm.
Our event marks the day in 1976 when Israel’s government announced plans to take land from Palestinian villages thus cleansing the Galilee of it’s Palestinian majority and Judaizing the territory. In response, Palestinians all over Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and the Diaspora protested peacefully via general strikes and marches. The Israeli government and police responded violently. Unarmed demonstrators were wounded and killed and many people were arrested.
The NW Regional BDS Coalition’s aim is to call attention to the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Israeli apartheid system. We will march through downtown Seattle with music, dancing, and street theater, visiting selected stores where Israeli products are sold. We call on Seattle shopkeepers and consumers to stop purchasing products that benefit the Israeli occupation and apartheid system.
Please join us at 5pm at Westlake Mall. We will begin marching at 5:15pm.
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