Join as at the weekly peace vigil organized by our friends at the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation.
As the assault on Palestinians continues, and the situation in Gaza becomes worse, we’ll hold signs for a permanent ceasefire and and end to genocide.
We’ll have signs, or bring your own.
Thanks again to Olympia FOR for holding this vigil for so many years, and inviting us to share the space as we advocate for peace. And thank you for being considerate of the nature of the vigil!
Come stand with the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice and Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation at a peaceful vigil as we grieve for those who have been lost and demand an immediate ceasefire, release of hostages, protection of Palestinian civilians in both Gaza and the West Bank, and stopping a genocide in Gaza. Hold our signs supporting Palestinian rights, an end to occupation and apartheid, and peace with justice for Palestinians and Israelis – or create and bring your own. Help us all take a peaceful step toward a future in which Palestinians and Jewish Israelis live together as equals on shared lands.
Here are some ideas for signs: “Immediate Ceasefire,” “Ceasefire Now,” “End the Killing,” “Hold on to our Humanity,” “Value Humanity: End the Killing,” “STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA”
We’re excited to invite those of you in the Olympia area to join us next Monday, October 2, 7:00 PM, at New Traditions Fair Trade in downtown Olympia, 300 5th Ave SW, for Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire.
Yousef Aljamal, Palestinian writer and translator from Gaza, will speak about the ongoing struggle for Palestinian liberation, freedom of movement, and the impacts of the Israeli occupation.
Joining the event will be Jennifer Bing, National Director of the Palestine Activism Program at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Jennifer began her advocacy for Palestinian children after working as a teacher in a Quaker school in Ramallah during the first Palestinian uprising (1986-1989). During those years she also worked as a field worker and researcher for Save the Children, documenting the impact of the first popular uprising on Palestinian children under the age of 16. Since joining AFSC in 1989, Jennifer brings a long history of advocating for peace with justice and Palestinian rights.
This event is part of the AFSC sponsored 2023 Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire Book Tour. Yousef Aljamal contributed to the anthology, and Jennifer Bing served as its co-editor.
We hope to see you next Monday, October 2, at New Traditions Fair Trade as we all take advantage of this unique opportunity to focus on Gaza!
“Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire (Haymarket Books, 2022) is a seminal, moving and wide-ranging anthology of Palestinian writers and artists. It constitutes a collective effort to organize and center Palestinian voices in the ongoing struggle. As political discourse shifts toward futurism as a means of reimagining a better way of living, beyond the violence and limitations of colonialism, Light in Gaza is an urgent and powerful intervention into an important political moment.”
Appeal Court Said No Liability for Civilian Death
February 17, 2015
(Jerusalem, February 17, 2015) – The Israeli Supreme Court ruling in a suit seeking damages over Rachel Corrie’s death sends a dangerous message to Israeli armed forces that they can escape accountability for wrongful actions, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel’s Supreme Court on February 12, 2015, exempted the Israeli defense ministry from liability for actions by its forces that it deemed to be “wartime activity,” but wrongly refused to assess whether those actions violated applicable laws of armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said. … Read More: full statement available at Human Right’s Watch.
On November 28th, we hosted an educational event at Traditions Café in Olympia, Washington. A panel discussion and Q&A talked about what recently happened in Gaza, and what we may expect in the future. Below is the live video from that event:
http://blip.tv/veterans-hour/behind-israel-s-permanent-war-on-gaza-6474697
