December 30th candlelight vigil to mark one-year anniversary of the Israeli attack on Gaza
Posted December 11, 2009
When: December 30th, from 5 to 7 pm
Where: Downtown DC at the corner of 7th and H Streets, N.W. (Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro)
What: Candlelight vigil
Why: CNI members and citizens from around the country will be meeting to mark the one-year anniversary of last winter’s Israeli attack against Gaza, in which over 1,300 Palestinians were killed during 22 days of hostilities. Living conditions in Gaza remain desperate, as Israel continues to impose its siege on Gaza’s 1.5 million Palestinians, preventing almost anyone from leaving the strip and making it virtually impossible to rebuild or repair the thousands of homes and businesses that were demolished during the attack.
The vigil is part of a worldwide effort in solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza, including a Freedom March scheduled to take place in Gaza on Dec. 31st, involving peace activists from over 40 countries.
The DC Vigil for Gaza is sponsored by the Council for the National Interest, Jewish Voice for Peace, CodePink, Peace Action Montgomery, Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace, the Way to Jerusalem Mission Group of The Church of the Saviour, the Peace and Justice Foundation, and the American Palestinian Women’s Association.
For more information, log into Facebook, then search on “DC Vigil for Gaza” – or contact DCVigilforGaza@gmail.com – or call 202-286-5493.
