[antiwar-van] May 10 - Silent March for Palestine

[Harsha]

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NO TIME TO CELEBRATE!
A Walk for Palestine Commemorating 60 years of Nakba
National Day of Action
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Saturday, May 10
Gather at 1 pm at Clark Park (Commercial Drive at 14th Ave)
Followed by a silent march and rally at Grandview Park
**Please wear black**

This May, celebrations are taking place in Israel and around the world to
mark the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel. For Palestinians and for
people of conscience worldwide, this birthday is nothing to celebrate.

60 years ago, over 800,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes in
the war of 1948, known as al Nakba, the Catastrophe. Today, there are over
6 million Palestinian refugees whose right of return is denied by the
apartheid state of Israel. Palestinians living in Israel are subject to
systemic discrimination, while the people of Gaza and the West Bank
continue to live under an illegal military occupation. In the Gaza Strip,
where refugees make up over 70% of the population, a brutal and
comprehensive siege by Israel and its allies has prevented the shipment of
fuel, medical supplies and food aid, worsening the already harsh
conditions.

While some choose to celebrate Israel's founding, ignoring historic and
present day injustices, we are gathering to demand an end to the ongoing
colonization and occupation of Arab lands, an end to the apartheid system
in Palestine, full recognition of the fundamental right of Palestinian
refugees to return to their homes and properties as guaranteed under
international law and UN Resolution 194, and an end to all forms of
Canadian support for Israeli war crimes.

The Walk for Palestine is part of Vancouver's Palestine Solidarity Month,
and is endorsed by the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (BIAC),
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR-UBC), Al-Awda Vancouver,
Canada-Palestine Support Network, Canadian Arab Federation, Stopwar.ca,
International Solidarity Movement - Vancouver, and Jews for a Just Peace,
Vancouver District and Labour Council, No One is Illegal - Vancouver, La
Surda Latin American COllective, Adala - Canadian Arab Justice Committee,
Redwire Native Youth Media, and World Peace Forum. For more information,
please contact alnakba2008 at gmail.com.