Fwd: [URBANTH-L]Gaza Solidarity

[saabh at queensu.ca]

Hello Abir,
 These are 2 organizations in Canada that could be useful to you.

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME): http://www.cjpme.org/

Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights:
http://sphr.org/v3/

Please add me to your mailing list, 
Best,


Hana Saab
Faculty of Education
Queen's University
Kingston, ON
Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: rna at sfu.ca
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 6:35 pm
Subject: Fwd: [URBANTH-L]Gaza Solidarity
To: saabh at queensu.ca




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dara Culhane 
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:57:21 -0800
Subject: Fwd: [URBANTH-L]Gaza Solidarity


i received this through the urban anthropology listserve and thought  
you might be interested.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Abir Saksouk-Sasso 
> Date: January 6, 2009 1:28:56 PM PST (CA)
> To: urbanth-l at lists.ysu.edu
> Subject: [URBANTH-L]Gaza Solidarity
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am part of a group of Lebanese, Palestinians and other activists  
> (designers, architects, researchers, media people) who have worked  
> together previously, mainly doing media and mapping work during the  
> summer 2006 Israeli attack on Lebanon (I am attaching one of them  
> for your information). We are also working at the moment, among  
> others, on a daily updated map on what is happening in Gaza (and  
> will send it through as soon as it is complete).
>
> I am working with this group of activists on a platform that will  
> facilitate the co-ordination between solidarity activities for  
> Gaza, and was hoping that you could help me with some information  
> on that if you have any.
> The idea is to:
> (a) Demonstrate in a quick reference that a lot is happening in  
> solidarity with Gaza and that a large group of people is supporting  
> the people there, and
> (b) facilitate information sharing, or at least understanding key  
> trends in the activism work taking place now to allow for  
> coordination & synergy (and thus greater impact).
>
> My questions to you are:
>
> 1. Do you know of platforms/websites, etc.. that are facilitating  
> such information sharing and co-ordination? These could be country  
> or region specific (like protest.net for example), or maybe theme  
> specific (like boycott activities, or Israel Arms trade work, etc..)
>
> 2. Do you know others who are active and well connected who could  
> easily provide such information in your country (if so then please  
> share their contact information or forward this email to them).
>
> 3. How do you usually publicize the activism you are working on  
> (how do people usually know about it?).
>
> 4. What do you think would be useful for you to include?
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
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Dara Culhane
Associate Professor (Anthropology)
Simon Fraser University
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