[Stopwar-l] Tomorrow - BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIPPING, BOYCOTT ISRAELI APARTHEID!

[StopWar]

Greetings Friends,
 
You have heard of #BlocktheBoat
campaigns on the US West Coast. Well, it's now our turn and we hope that
you will join us!

We are honouring the Palestinian trade union
movement's request and we will protest the arrival of the Israeli cargo
ship, ZIM Djibouti.

We’re meeting bright and early THIS
Saturday (September 6) in Delta at  the McDonald’s at 5776
Ladner Trunk Rd., at 6:15 AM. From there we’ll carpool out to
Deltaport in time to greet the first shift of longshore workers at 7:00.
We expect to stay until about 10 AM with signs and pamphlets to show that
we do not welcome "business as usual" until Israel ends its
siege and occupation of Palestine. 

Check us out on Twitter
@blocktheboatvan. Sign up on our Facebook page, BlockTheBoatVancouver. https://www.facebook.com/events/695148323887810/
 
For additional information email us at blocktheboatvan at gmail.com
or call 778.882.9724
 
Hope to see you there!

john (max) soos

2014 - UN International Year of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People

 
BLOCK THE
BOAT VANCOUVER
BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIPPING, BOYCOTT ISRAELI
APARTHEID!

Saturday, September 6

Gather at 6:15 AM at McDonald's Parking Lot, 5776 Ladner Trunk Rd,
Delta, BC V4K 1X6 before proceeding to Deltaport

Need
a ride? Need directions?
email mailto:boycottapartheid at gmail.com
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/695148323887810/

In the past 60 days, Israel's bombardment of Gaza, Palestine
has killed over 2137 Palestinians, including over 500 children. Over
10,000 are wounded, including over 3,000 children. 20,000 homes have been
destroyed completely or beyond possibility of repair, and hundreds of
thousands of Palestinians are displaced.
 
Thousands of
people took to the streets in Vancouver - part of millions around the
world -  to express their outrage and horror at this brutal assault,
supported all the while by the Canadian government and the representatives
of all political parties. Palestinian resilience and resistance under the
Israeli bombardment inspired the people of the world to take action and
step up the campaign to Boycott, Divest and Sanction!
 
ZIM
Integrated Shipping Services is a cornerstone corporation of the Israeli
economy that operates a large, global fleet. In Oakland, California,
thousands of protesters came out - and blocked a ZIM ship from unloading
for 4 days thanks thanks to the solidarity of ILWU Local 10 longshore
workers who refused to cross the picket line. In Long Beach, California,
another ZIM ship was stopped from unloading by a community port picket. In
Seattle and Tacoma, ZIM's boats were delayed to avoid protests and ZIM's
business as usual was disrupted at the port. Read more: Protestors block and delay
Israeli ships up and down US West Coast
 
Now
it is time for us to act in Vancouver!
 
Palestinian labor organizations, including the Palestinian General
Federation Trade Union (PGFTU), have called on workers around the world to
refuse to handle Israel goods. Palestinians throughout Gaza, the West Bank
and 1948 Palestine have demonstrated their unity in the struggle against
Apartheid Israel. ZIM's activity up and down the West Coast has been
significantly disrupted with significant financial impact on the business
of apartheid. 
 
Join us Saturday, September 6 for
Port Education and Leafleting of stevedores and truckers on their way to
and from work along Deltaport Way - and build the campaign to BLOCK THE
BOAT VANCOUVER!
 
Global Statements
- Palestinian General
Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip
- Palestinian and South
African Trade Unions
- Labor for Palestine
- Congress of South
African Trade Unions
- National Union of Metal
Workers of South Africa
-
Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
- UNITE, British Trade
Union
 
Block the Boat Actions in Other
Cities:
-
Oakland, California
- Long Beach,
California
-
Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
- Tampa, FL
 
Endorsing organizations: Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign, Canada
Palestine Association, Independent Jewish Voices
 
To get
involved with Block the Boat Vancouver or endorse the action, email mailto:boycottapartheid at gmail.com
!
 
To get involved with Boycott Israeli Apartheid
Campaign, email boycottapartheid at gmail.com
!



-- 
StopWar - Vancouver's Labour/Community
coalition of organizations united for Justice and Peace

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http://stopwarca.wordpress.com/

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