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From: ISM Media Group <media@palsolidarity.org>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Subject: [ISM Updates] Join the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign
To: International Solidarity Movement <palsolidarity@googlegroups.com>
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Join the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign
With rapidly escalating levels of settler violence in the West Bank,
the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for
volunteers to participate in the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign.
The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands of
olive trees have been bulldozed, uprooted and burned by the Israeli
military and settlers, harvesting has become more than a source of
livelihood; it has become a form of resistance. The olive harvest is
an annual affirmation of Palestinians' historical, spiritual and
economic connection to their land, and a rejection of Israeli efforts
to seize it.
Palestinian communities are inviting internationals to support and
show solidarity with this resistance by working in the olive groves
with them. By doing so, activists can reduce the risk of extreme
violence from Israeli settlers or army through non-violent
intervention and documentation.
The campaign will begin on the 3rd of October and run for
approximately 6-8 weeks, depending on the size of the harvest. We ask
that volunteers commit at least 2 weeks of their time.
Training:
The ISM will be holding mandatory two day training sessions every
Friday and Saturday (see: http://palsolidarity.org/join). Please
contact palreports@gmail.com for further information.
Ongoing campaigns:
In addition to the olive harvest, there will also be other
opportunities to participate in grass-roots, non-violent resistance in
Palestine.
In occupied East Jerusalem, ISM activists have been staying with the
Hanoun and Ghawe families, prior and post their evictions. We will
continue to support the initiatives of the families who face evictions
or demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and other Palestinian
neighborhoods in resisting the ethnic cleansing of occupied East
Jerusalem (see: http://palsolidarity.org/tag/east-jerusalem).
ISM has been active in the village of Ni'lin, supporting its non-
violent resistance to construction of the Apartheid Wall that annexes
much of its land. Since May 2008, Ni'lin has been demonstrating and
the Israeli military suppression of their unarmed protests has led to
the death of 5 Palestinians and critical injury of an ISM activist
(see: http://palsolidarity.org/tag/nilin).
In Bil'in, ISM has once again taken an apartment to participate in
prevention of arrests and the ongoing night raids. Since the beginning
of the summer, Israeli forces have been invading and arresting in the
village of Bil'in, known for its creative resistance to the Apartheid
Wall and construction of settlements on village lands (see:
http://palsolidarity.org/tag/bilin).
Additionally, ISM maintains a presence in Hebron and Susiya. Work in
these areas includes solidarity visits, farmer accompaniment and
response to settler violence (see: http://palsolidarity.org/tag/hebron
and http://palsolidarity.org/tag/susiya).
Come! Bear witness to the suffering, courage and generosity of the
Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Experiencing the
situation for yourself is vital to adequately convey the reality of
life in Palestine to your home communities and to re-frame the debate
in a way that will expose Israel's apartheid policies; creeping ethnic
cleansing in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem as well as
collective punishment and genocidal practices in Gaza.
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From: ISM Media Group <media@palsolidarity.org>
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Subject: [ISM Updates] Join the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign
To: International Solidarity Movement <palsolidarity@googlegroups.com>
****please distribute widely****
Join the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign
With rapidly escalating levels of settler violence in the West Bank,
the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for
volunteers to participate in the 2009 Olive Harvest Campaign.
The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands of
olive trees have been bulldozed, uprooted and burned by the Israeli
military and settlers, harvesting has become more than a source of
livelihood; it has become a form of resistance. The olive harvest is
an annual affirmation of Palestinians' historical, spiritual and
economic connection to their land, and a rejection of Israeli efforts
to seize it.
Palestinian communities are inviting internationals to support and
show solidarity with this resistance by working in the olive groves
with them. By doing so, activists can reduce the risk of extreme
violence from Israeli settlers or army through non-violent
intervention and documentation.
The campaign will begin on the 3rd of October and run for
approximately 6-8 weeks, depending on the size of the harvest. We ask
that volunteers commit at least 2 weeks of their time.
Training:
The ISM will be holding mandatory two day training sessions every
Friday and Saturday (see: http://palsolidarity.org/join). Please
contact palreports@gmail.com for further information.
Ongoing campaigns:
In addition to the olive harvest, there will also be other
opportunities to participate in grass-roots, non-violent resistance in
Palestine.
In occupied East Jerusalem, ISM activists have been staying with the
Hanoun and Ghawe families, prior and post their evictions. We will
continue to support the initiatives of the families who face evictions
or demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and other Palestinian
neighborhoods in resisting the ethnic cleansing of occupied East
Jerusalem (see: http://palsolidarity.org/tag/east-jerusalem).
ISM has been active in the village of Ni'lin, supporting its non-
violent resistance to construction of the Apartheid Wall that annexes
much of its land. Since May 2008, Ni'lin has been demonstrating and
the Israeli military suppression of their unarmed protests has led to
the death of 5 Palestinians and critical injury of an ISM activist
(see: http://palsolidarity.org/tag/nilin).
In Bil'in, ISM has once again taken an apartment to participate in
prevention of arrests and the ongoing night raids. Since the beginning
of the summer, Israeli forces have been invading and arresting in the
village of Bil'in, known for its creative resistance to the Apartheid
Wall and construction of settlements on village lands (see:
http://palsolidarity.org/tag/bilin).
Additionally, ISM maintains a presence in Hebron and Susiya. Work in
these areas includes solidarity visits, farmer accompaniment and
response to settler violence (see: http://palsolidarity.org/tag/hebron
and http://palsolidarity.org/tag/susiya).
Come! Bear witness to the suffering, courage and generosity of the
Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Experiencing the
situation for yourself is vital to adequately convey the reality of
life in Palestine to your home communities and to re-frame the debate
in a way that will expose Israel's apartheid policies; creeping ethnic
cleansing in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem as well as
collective punishment and genocidal practices in Gaza.
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
PLEASE FORWARD THIS UPDATE WIDELY
DONATE @ http://palsolidarity.org/donate
WEBSITE: http://palsolidarity.org
YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/user/ISMPalestine
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/ismpalestine
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Solidarity-Movement/56674479144
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to palsolidarity-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
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