Connecting Walls, from Palestine to Mexico. Workshop and March 11/1/06
Hello NAAP-NY!
Please join NAAP-NY's Political Committee this Saturday Nov. 11, as we partake in the International Week Against the Apartheid Wall Campaign (www.stopthewall.org ).
We have worked with the Ad-Hoc Coalition for Justice in the Middle East to develop a workshop, including a report-back from members of DRUM who will share their first-hand accounts of the walls in both Palestine and Arizona.
Connecting Walls
Israel, with US support, continues to build this Apartheid wall; over 400 miles long. It razes Palestinian farms, demolishes homes, and further suffocates and isolates the Palestinian people.
In a similar vein, President Bush recently signed into law a bill authorizing the construction of a 700 mile double-layer border wall between the United States and Mexico. This multi-billion dollar US wall will further separate border communities, break apart families, and increase the number of border deaths as immigrant workers are pushed deeper into the desert.
Elbit Systems Ltd., an Israeli company building and profiting from the Wall in Palestine, has been awarded a contract to build the US wall. Elbit will import Israeli military technology, tested on Palestinians, for use against Mexicans and poor immigrants here.
What: Apartheid Walls from Palestine to Mexico: a workshop and action
Sponsored by: the Ad-Hoc Coalition for Justice in the Middle East and Desis Rising Up and Moving. Co-sponsored by NAAP-NY-PC
When: Saturday, November 11th 1:30 PM Workshop, 3:00 PM March
Where: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South New York, NY
Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F and V to West 4th, or 1 train to Christopher St.
After the workshop, there will be a march. To help spread the word, please download a flyer at www.mideastjustice.org.
Thank you,
The Network of Arab-American Professionals of New York
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