[van-announce] June 18: Flotlla Eyewitness Report w/Kevin Neish

[Harsha W.]

*Please Forward Widely*

*EYEWITNESS REPORT: ISRAELI MASSACRE ON FREEDOM FLOTILLAS*
*
A Public Forum With Flotilla Survivor Kevin Neish *

 *Friday, June 18, 7pm *
Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch), Alice McKay Room
350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6B1

Free admission. Donations will be collected and all proceeds will go the
next Freedom Flotillas.

For more information email sphr.ubc at gmail.com or phone Omar Shaban
604-379-4050

*Sponsored by *

Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (BIAC)
Canadian Islamic Congress
Canada Palestine Association
Canada Palestine Support Network
No One Is Illegal
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) UBC
StopWar.ca
Voice of Palestine

*
Background*

Kevin Neish, from Victoria, B.C., was a part of the international
solidarity flotilla to break the siege and blockade of Gaza which was
brutally stopped by the Israeli commandoes in the early morning hours of
May 31, 2010. The flotilla, which included six ships with over 600
activists from more than 30 countries, was carrying 10,000 tons of
humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

Neish explained, "I got a taste of life in Gaza for the day," after
witnessing the massacre on board the MV Mavi Marmara, where Israeli Forces
killed at least nine people. In addition to witnessing and speaking out,
Neish smuggled out photographs documenting the Israeli massacre which have
been published in the Turkish press.

This latest Israeli crime has been condemned worldwide. There have been
protest actions across Canada -- including three rallies in Vancouver
alone -- condemning the flotilla assault and the Harper government's
uncritical support of Israel, whose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was
visiting with Harper in Ottawa when the May 31 massacre was carried out.

*Further reading*: Victoria's B-Channel News has compiled stories about
Kevin Neish here: http://bchannelnews.tv/?p=5144