Gaza Vigil in Pittsburgh
Posted January 16, 2009 by mary_tremonte in Events
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March of the Dead- Gaza Vigil in Oakland
PITTSBURGH, PA: On Saturday, January 17, the newly formed Coalition for Peace & Justice in the Middle East (CPJME) will hold a rally and “March of the Dead” to symbolize the one thousand dead Palestinians in Gaza since Israel’s recent attack on the Gaza Strip.
The rally will begin at 3pm on the patio outside of the Pitt Student Union (Fifth Ave and Bigelow Blvd), and will include Muslim, Jewish, and Christian speakers, along with community and student activists from Pitt.
After the rally, activists, dressed in black, will march with white masks and carry coffins to CMU Software Engineering Institute at the corner of Fifth Ave and Craig St. The silent marchers will also carry the placards with the names of Palestinian civilians who were killed during Israel’s recent bombardment of Gaza.
In 18 days, Israeli has killed nearly 1,000 Palestinians and injured over 3,700. Gaza has been under a military siege since Hamas was democratically elected by the Palestinian people. Israel controls the land and sea borders of Gaza, including the airspace. 1.5 million Palestinians live in one of the most densely populated regions on the planet—the Gaza Strip.
CPJME will also maintain a weekly vigil, every Thursday starting at 5pm, at the corner of Forbes Ave and Bigelow Blvd, outside the Hillman Library in Oakland.
CPJME demands an immediate ceasefire, an end to the siege on Gaza, and an end to the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian land. Everyone attending the “March of the Dead” is encouraged to wear black. CPJME will provide the masks.
The Coalition is built of local community peace and justice groups, including but not limited to:
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Black Voices for Peace, CAIR PA Pgh, CMU Muslim Student Association, Human Rights Coalition-Fed Up!, International Solidarity Movement, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, Middle East Peace Forum, Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, OPTICS (Organizing Pittsburgh to Increase Community Solidarity), Pittsburgh Friends of Immigrants, Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee, Students for Justice in Palestine, Tel Rumeida Circus for Detained Palestinians, Thomas Merton Center Anti-War Committee, Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East, University of Pittsburgh Muslim Student Association and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
For more information, contact:
Jonas Moffat, President of Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine
joeskillet@riseup.net
For event flyers, see "Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine" on Facebook
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