[Org4j-announce] URGENT - Actions for Gaza at US embassy, Ottawa

[Organizing For Justice]

*"Biden/Harris: End This Madness"*

*CONFIRMED ACTIONS:*

Thursday 24 October – 11am to 7pm – across street from USA Embassy (Byward
Market side)

Saturday 26 October – 11am to 1:30pm – same location




*please share / forward onpromo materials and more
info: tinyurl.com/613embassy4gaza <http://tinyurl.com/613embassy4gaza>*
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*This action is to bring the message of medical professionals who have
served in Gaza over the past year, **to Ottawa, to the Embassy of the USA.*

99 medical professionals from the USA have written to their country’s
President and Vice-President, stating their experiences and observations as
some of the only independent observers permitted to enter Gaza this past
year.

They demand that the USA follow its own laws and thus stop supporting
Israel as it continues to violate international law, and in particular
impose an arms embargo on all sides, and also ensure basic humanitarian
measures are taken.

Here in Ottawa, we will stand vigil outside the USA embassy, with a large
printed version of the letter that all can read.

Further signage can be consistent with the messages contained in the
letter, available at GazaHealthcareLetters.org

<https://gazahealthcareletters.org/>The website also has Canadian and UK
letters written to those countries’ rulers by medical professionals
from the respective
countries who have served in Gaza. The action will simultaneously raise the
profile of the Canadian letter.

This action will not necessarily be loud or confrontational; the goal is to
have a presence and make the message clear.


*HOW TO SUPPORT THIS ACTION*
This action is being taken in consultation and with support of signees of
the letters from both USA and Canada, who are not themselves in Ottawa /
able to attend the action(s), and with local medical professionals and
other concerned people.

However, we need more local people to solidify this action, especially:

1) If you are part of a local organization and are committed to being at
the action for a certain duration, please let us know in advance. We want
to be prepared to be able to coordinate anything that may arise.

2) Promotion of the action(s) through a variety of channels, in advance and
also during the action(s). *Here is a link to a folder of **promo**tion*
* material **to use**.*
<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19AXkXUfHmsAS-NRx4uqgGXrgtEkppKdV?usp=sharing>

3) Attending the action(s) – not everyone can attend a weekday action, but
many people can*.
Being there for whatever duration you can be there, at either or both
actions, is welcome and important. The weekday action is planned to go
until 7pm to allow those who work until ~5pm to still attend afterwards.
**Carleton University is on reading week this week, so we hope to see a
large turnout of people from that campus!*

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On the evening of Friday 25 October, there is a Gala in Ottawa
<https://www.instagram.com/runforpalestine.ottawa/p/DBOVBh_RZfQ/> to
fundraise for the Glia medical clinics in Gaza
<https://glia.org/products/gaza-medical-support-initiative>, that will
feature as speakers four medical professionals with experience in Gaza.

The Saturday action aims to feature (some of) those speakers, and other
local medical professionals who are unable to attend on Thursday due to
their work.
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