By Chris Allert on Jan 23, 2008 in Take action
Day of Action: January 26th, 2008
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Call for a Comprehensive Ceasefire, End US Military Aid to Israel
Israel is continuing to escalate its attacks on Gaza, killing more than 40 Palestinians just this past week and wounding scores more, and has placed the already besieged territory under complete lockdown.That is eliminating what little access the besieged population had to food, fuel, clean water and ever-more-urgent medical services. By Sunday Gaza’s only power generator was shut down because of a lack of fuel; hospitals are starting to be affected and Palestinian medical officials reported five gravely ill patients had died.
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By Chris Allert on Jan 23, 2008 in Take action
The Rachel Corrie Foundation invites all who are concerned about the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip to participate in the two vigils this week in Olympia, Washington, sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Some signs will be provided and participants are also encouraged to bring their own. Some suggested signs: The People of Gaza are Under Attack, End the Siege of Gaza, Stop War Crimes Against Palestinians, Our Brothers and Sisters in Rafah are Dying.
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By Chris Allert on Jan 23, 2008 in Take action
Please contact your Congress members and/or Senators to urge them to use their power to bring a stop to Israel’s inhumane pressure on the civilians of Gaza. (This call to action is from the Response Network of the Palestine Solidarity Committee — Seattle)
Gaza under extreme pressure, seige
We are sending you this alert to ask you to take action with regard to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In recent weeks Israel has intensified its ongoing punitive campaign and blockade against the population of Gaza by cutting off fuel supplies, and by daily bombing of the territory, resulting in the deaths of dozens of civilians. The cutoffs have created a dire situation, with severe shortages of food, medicine, and other essentials. With Gaza’s only power plant in danger of being shut off, hospitals are working in the dark and without crucial supplies, forced to decide whose life to save, and whose to sacrifice. Israel’s treatment of Gaza amounts to collective punishment on the scale of a crime against humanity.
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By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 18, 2007 in Take action
Members of Rachel Corrie’s family and friends took part in a vigil and informational flyering July 9 as the family as the oral arguments in the case against Caterpillar got under way the in the US Court of Appeals at the Park Place Building in downtown Seattle. The Center for Constitutional Rights (representing the Corrie family and four Palestinian families in the case) held a press conference at noon. Read the rest
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jul 18, 2007 in Take action
Friends of Palestine, The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, and the Corrie Family encourage you to come out and support international law and human rights. Read the rest
By Andrew Ford Lyons on Jun 22, 2007 in Take action
You can raise money for the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice by searching the web! www.Goodsearch.com is a search engine that raises money for nonprofits. There’s no cost. Visit www.Goodsearch.com to select the Rachel Corrie Foundation. Thanks!
You can also use GoodSearch via the Rachel Corrie Foundation, using the search field in the sidebar at right.
Five families — the Corries and four Palestinian familes — are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Illinois-based Caterpillar, Inc. over violations of international and state law. The case can at first seem confusing to those who have not been following the issue. , 
