[van-discuss] Re: [van-announce] Mar 18 - VIGIL & MEMORIAL-Rachel Corey

Geordie Birch geordie at tao.ca
Tue Mar 18 20:24:59 PST 2003


said ISM-Vancouver and UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER,

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> VIGIL & Memorial AT THE US CONSOLATE =96 Mourning Rachel Corey
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> Tuesday, March 18 @ 7:00pm
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> US Consulate
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> 1095 W. Pender Street, Vancouver
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> On March 16, Rachel Corey, a 23 year old student from Olympia, USA was
> killed by the Israeli army when a bulldozer drove over her as she stood
> protesting a house demolition in Rafah, Gaza Strip.  She was one of six
> International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteers who have been staying
> in the city to provide international civilian protection to families at
> risk from the various forms of violence of the Israeli occupation.
>
> Rachel (or =91Racha=92 as she was known to the many many Palestinians who
> had become her friends since she arrived in Rafah in late January) had
> spent most of the afternoon with the other ISM volunteers patrolling a
> small stretch of the border area where dozens of homes have been
> demolished in recent weeks and months.  The group had been clearly,
> audibly and visibly following the tanks and bulldozers up and down this


I just saw the original one you sent - with the white space.  it wasn't
garbled for me as it was for kymhothead.

Geordie.



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