Gaza Vigil, Falmouth

Vigil for the people of Gaza
Falmouth Moor, Saturday 10th Jan 2009
10am-12noon

Vigil in Falmouth for the People of Gaza
(All quotes from http://talestotell.wordpress.com/ where there is a daily blog from peace workers in Gaza)

This Saturday, 10th January, a vigil is to be held on Falmouth Moor, 10am-12noon, in solidarity with the people of Gaza. This will include a number of two-minute silences, information leafleting, speaches, and opportunities for discussion. The intention is to raise awareness, show the people of Gaza that yet another corner of the world cares about their plight, and send the message out to local, national and international powers that the current atrocities must not be allowed to continue. Peace activist Jenny Linnel, 33, from Devon, who intends to move to Falmouth to be with friends on her return, is in Gaza now:'"This is a humanitarian crisis. It's absolutely desperate. People feel isolated.... The best we can do is to be a witness to these atrocities and report back so pressure can be applied by the international community." Our government is continuing to be complicit in the violence by allowing it's arm trading with Israel to continue.

50% of Gaza's population re under 18 - and are trapped there.Sara, 11, 'Gaza is living in a siege, like a big jail; no water, no electric power. People feel afraid, don't sleep at night, and very day more people are killed.'

We have lecturers, local church figures and families suporting Saturday's vigil, aswell as the more typical demographic. We hope this to be a moving, informative and motivating event both for those involved, and for passers-by, which has ripples far beyond the streets of Falmouth. The more pressure we put on our government, locally as well as nationally, the more likely they will stop sitting back, alowing this humanitarian crisis to continue unabated. We hope also to raise awareness of the constant oppresion suffered by the Palstinian people at the hands of the Israeli state, with the help of British companies.

Linnel describes the evacues of Rafah, yesterday,' Most of these areas are refugee camps, where residents are being made refugees yet again, some for the third or fourth time following the mass home demolitions of 2003 and 2004 by Israeli military D-9 bulldozers.'