{news} DC ADVISORY Statehood Greens endorse June 10 rally against Israeli occupation

[Justine McCabe]

THE DC STATEHOOD GREEN PARTY
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org

For immediate release:
Friday, June 8, 2007

Contact:
Scott McLarty, DC Statehood Green Party Media
Coordinator, 202-518-5624, mclarty at greens.org


DC Statehood Green Party endorses " The World Says No
to Israeli Occupation" rally on June 10 in Washington,
DC


WASHINGTON, DC -- The DC Statehood Green Party has
endorsed and will participate in a rally in
Washington, DC, planned for Sunday, June 10, in
protest of 40 years of Israel's illegal military
occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza Strip,
and East Jerusalem, and the Syrian Golan Heights.

Titled " The World Says No to Israeli Occupation," the
rally has been organized by the US Campaign to End the
Israeli Occupation
<http://www.endtheoccupation.org/index.php> and United
for Peace and Justice <http://www.unitedforpeace.org>,
and endorsed by more than 300 organizations.

The Green Party of the United States
<http://www.gp.org>, of which the DC Statehood Green
Party is an affiliate, has called for an end to the
occupation and for full human rights and equality for
Palestinians.  See the Green Party's platform section
on the Middle East conflict
<http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/democracy.html#307394>.

The party also supports the Palestinian right of
return, favors a cut-off of US aid to Israel until
Israel ends the occupation and guarantees human
rights, and has endorsed economic divestment from
Israel until these goals are achieved
<http://www.gp.org/position/st_2005_11_21.shtml>. 
Greens have supported the nonviolent efforts of
Palestinian and Israeli peace groups to persuade both
sides to lay down arms and negotiate.

The rally begins at 2 pm on Sunday on the West Lawn of
the Capitol.  The list of speakers
<http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1391>
features at least three Green Party members: Julia
Willebrand, co-chair of the party's International
Committee <http://www.gp.org/committees/intl/>; George
Martin, Wisconsin Green leader and National Co-Chair
of United for Peace and Justice; and Dr. Mazin
Qumsiyeh, Connecticut Green and Executive Committee of
the Palestinian American Congress
<http://www.pac-national.org>.  At 4 pm, participants
will march to the Washington Monument.


MORE INFORMATION

The DC Statehood Green Party
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org

"Letter to Black America on Palestinian Rights and
June 10th March & Rally"
http://www.endtheoccupation.org/modinput4.php?modin=105


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