Saturday, January 19

60 Days of Action for 60 Years of Disposession

Hello SUSTAIN supporters!

Philadelphia SUSTAIN-Stop US Tax Aid to Israel Now!, in collaboration with other social justice organizations around Philadelphia, is organizing 60 days of action for 60 years of Palestinian dispossession. 2008 commemorates 60 years since Al-Nakba, the Catastrophe, when in 1948 the State of Israel was founded over the displacement and exile of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

SUSTAIN is heading an international call for focused, targeted action to support human rights, including the right to return, in Palestine. We are working with other organizations to establish a calendar of 60 days of protests, cultural events, readings, and film screenings to educate Philadelphia about where our tax dollars are going and where they're not going, the violence they're funding in Palestine and the positive change they could make if they were redirected to fund our city's needs.

SUSTAIN is a small, grassroots organization and we would love you to get involved! If you have been wanting to plug into Palestine Solidarity work locally, now is the time!

Email sustainphilly@gmail.com to get more information on how to participate in organizing for the 60 Days of Action.

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Monday, August 6

Photos from First Friday!

For more pictures from our wall display on August 3, visit us at myspace.com/sustainphilly!

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Friday, July 6

July Events with SUSTAIN!

Tuesday, July 17: Join SUSTAIN for a discussion of One Country by Ali Abunimah, founder of Electronic Intifada. We'll be discussing the introduction, which lays out Abunimah's vision of a just, peaceful one-state solution in Palestine/Israel. You can find the book at your local independent bookstore or library; if you need help getting a copy, email us. (At the Last Drop coffee shop, 13th and Pine, 7 pm.)

Tuesday, July 31: If you're good at crafts or design, help us repair SUSTAIN's wall panels! We have large panels covered with information and photographs about Palestine and U.S. aid. Join us to fix them up and do role plays about how to engage constructively with passersby when doing street theater and public education about Palestine. (At the Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom, 1213 Race Street.)


Friday, August 3: Come out to First Friday with SUSTAIN! We'll be holding up the mock wall in Old City and giving out information about the Apartheid Wall, U.S. support for the occupation, and the current situation in Palestine. (Meet us at the corner of 2nd and Market -- hope to see you there!)

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