{news} GPCT endorsement? Conn River cruise for US Boat to Gaza + Canadian Boat to Gaza

[Justine McCabe]

Dear all, 
It would be good if the GPCT endorsed this peace event that MECC organized. It's a spinoff of a similar fundraising event that occurred in NYC last month in which 400 of us cruised around the East River to raise money for a new US boat that will be part of a new flotilla trying  to deliver aid to Gaza. The NY event included former NYT Jerusalem bureau chief Chris Hedges and Democracy Now's Amy Goodman.
In any case I urge CT Greens to attend and support this.

Thanks, 
Justine  
 


  

CT Cruise to Raise Money for the Gaza Boat

There will be a new flotilla to Gaza this fall and there will be a U.S. owned ship taking part. A major fund raising effort is ongoing and MECC and other groups will by sponsoring a "sunset cruise" on the CT river Tues., September 14. Dinner, auction, music. 

Click here for details and ways to buy tickets (or to donate money).
http://www.thestruggle.org/get_on_boat.htm

Guests: Tahani Salah http://vodpod.com/watch/63669-tahani-salah-hate-def-poetry-jam
John Mahoney editor of "The Link" http://www.ameu.org/ Nada Khader Exec. Director Wespac www.wespac.org

Leaving from Haddam, CT (opposite the river from the Goodspeed Opera House)
Tickets $50, Board 5:15 Return 7:30

sponsor: Middle East Crisis Committee, Code Pink, Socialist Action, International Socialist Organization, CT ANSWER

see http://ustogaza.org/<http://newsletter.faithct.net/lt.php?id=ekQAUg0EDh5QAkgDBw%3D%3D
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Voice of Palestine will be interviewing Ehab Lotayef Tuesday evening Sept. 7, 2010 between 8:00-9:00pm (PDT). Ehab is a Montréal-based engineer, writer and activist, and is a member of the Canada Boat Gaza Working Group. We will be talking with him about the project, what the Canadian boat to Gaza is trying to achieve, upcoming activities across the country, and his encounter with members of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service CSIS who are trying to intimidate pro-Palestinian activists. 

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