Call to Action: March on the 2008 RNC in Solidarity with the People of Palestine

On September 1, the Republican Party will be in St. Paul, Minnesota for an international media spectacle of the highest magnitude. More than 45,000 people, including 15,000 media employees, are expected to be on hand for the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC). Additionally, in protest, tens of thousands of people will be outside of the convention. On that day, Labor Day, the first in a series of marches to demonstrate against the policies of the Republican Party will be held (for more information on the large permitted march on 9/1, see: www.marchonrnc.org/).

The Coalition for Palestinian Rights, a Minnesota-based group of organizations and activists in solidarity with the people of Palestine, call on all allies everywhere to participate in the Palestine solidarity contingency of the march on the 2008 RNC planned for September 1st.

We invite all those who are tired of Republican and US complicity in the ongoing killing of Palestinians and the forced expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland; we invite all those who are fed up with the construction of an apartheid wall built on Palestinian land for the purpose of dividing and subjugating Palestinians; we beckon all those who decry the inhumanity of the sanctions against and siege of the people in Gaza; we summon all those who are disgusted with US-made military equipment and munitions, including cluster bombs, being unconditionally awarded to Zionist-controlled Israel; we call on all those who are sick of government and media lies and misrepresentations regarding the Palestinian people and US policies in Palestine/Israel.

Media, including such foreign press as al-Jezeera, will be gleaning messages and stories from both inside and outside the convention center. We feel that we can send a strong message to begin creating a better role for the United States regarding the Palestinian people.

We are calling for:

1.Communication - Forward this e-mail to a listserv or any person who may be of like mind: they may wish to participate in the Palestine solidarity contingency of the march. Speak with people or send them an email now!

2.Plans to be in the Twin Cities on Sept. 1, Labor Day - If you would like to reserve a free place to stay, you may use this housing board: NoRNC.org/stay. On the 1st, the march will congregate at the state capital. Look for the Palestinian flags and meet us there!

3.Palestinian support materials - Bring your Palestinian flag, a sign or clothing with your message of solidarity; wear any or all of the Palestinian colors (Green, Black, Red, White). Also, we will have some signs available here.

On September 1st, 2008, we can deliver a new message for Palestine to the Republicans and to the world.

The Coalition for Palestinian Rights
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