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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Meet SUSTAIN!

Come to the next SUSTAIN meeting!
July 3 at 7 pm
Last Drop Coffee House (1300 Pine Street)

If you came to the party or caught a ride to DC on the bus, we encourage you to attend this meeting. It'll be the perfect opportunity for new folks to get involved as we'll be starting new projects this summer and fall. Your participation is essential the continued expansion and greater impact of our solidarity work!

For the rest of the summer, SUSTAIN will continue meeting on the first and third Tuesday of every month (plus July 31st) at 7 pm. We have yet to confirm a regular meeting place, so be on the lookout.

Mark your calendars now--July 3, July 17, July 31, August 7, August 21, September 4.

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Philly in DC

Thanks to all who came with SUSTAIN, Jewish Voice for Peace, and other Philly groups to protest 40 years of Israeli occupation. The bus sold out and we had to get two more vans at the last minute to accommodate all of Philadelphia's energy!

About 5000 people rallied on the Capitol and marched to the White House, carrying messages that demanded an end to the occupation; protested U.S. support for the occupation through military aid and foreign policy; and mourned not just 40 years of occupation but 59 years of displacement, since the Nakba.

To see more pictures, visit this post.

For more on the march, check out the U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation's press release.

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