MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 16, 2012
Corrie Family and Attorney Hussein abu Hussein at Haifa Court- July 2011
(Olympia, WA USA – May 16, 2012)– The verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie more than nine years ago will be announced August 28, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. at the Haifa District Court.
The Rachel Corrie Foundation supports the Unified Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions launched in July 2005 and the global BDS movement for Palestine.
» Read the Rachel Corrie Foundation Statement on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
In support of the Olympia Food Co-op at the recent court hearing.
In our work, we have been witness to the lack of intention or will on the part of the Israeli and U.S. Governments to secure freedom, equality, self-determination and security for all in Palestine/Israel, and the inability of the international community to do so. We are keenly aware of Palestinians who have lived under oppression for over sixty years and of their Israeli counterparts who have felt the consequences of their government’s unjust policies — many of whom have struggled in solidarity with their neighbors for decades to change these policies. Step by step, action by action, we must build support for justice and equality for all in Palestine/Israel — support that government leaders will not be able to dismiss. Rachel Corrie took a stand in March 2003 for a Palestinian family whose home was threatened with demolition. We believe the Olympia Food Co-op, of which she was a member, now stands with millions throughout the world who say, “Enough.”
MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – APRIL 9, 2012
(Olympia, WA USA – April 9, 2012) – The announcement of a verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie, which was scheduled for late April, has been postponed due to delays in the filing of closing arguments. A new verdict date has not yet been scheduled by the court, but is likely to be months away.
The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice acknowledges the tremendous importance of calls from Palestinian civil society for tangible action to end the occupation of their land and Israel’s discriminatory policies. We encourage you to support the response of United Methodists and Presbyterians as they seek to pass resolutions this spring (UMC) and summer (PC-USA) to withdraw their church funds from Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard due to their complicity in the Israeli occupation. They want their churches to stop profiting from the violations of human rights which these companies enable.
The Methodist vote is less than one month away and support is urgently needed. You do not have to be Methodist or Presbyterian to work on these campaigns (although it helps).
United Methodists and Presbyterians would be especially helpful, but really anyone can help in lots of different ways. Please:
Endorse the resolution as an individual or on behalf of an organization. All signatures are welcome. There is also a petition you can sign if you participate in services by the UMC General Board of Pension & Health Benefits.
#3 Sign a Letter of Support
