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 CALIFORNIA


Anaheim
Sunday, December 28, 2:00 pm
512 S. Brookhurst St. (between Orange Ave. & Broadway)
Initiated by a coalition with a large number of groups
Los Angeles
Tuesday, December 30, 4:30 pm
Israeli Consulate: 6380 Wilshire Blvd.
Contact: 213-251-1025, answerla@answerla.org
San Francisco
Sunday, December 28, 12:00PM
Protest the Massacres in Gaza
Powell and Market
Contact: Arab Resource and Organizing Center

EMERGENCY ACTION! STOP THE ATTACK ON GAZA
Silent Vigil at Feinstein's Office
5PM Monday Dec. 29th - Montgomery and Market
Bring candles, posters, and banners; wear black.
Rain or Shine
Co-Sponsored by Direct Action to Stop the War; the Middle East
Children's Alliance; Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism; SF Women in
Black
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00 pm
Israeli Consulate: 456 Montgomery St.
Contact: 415-821-6545, answer@answersf.org
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington, DC

Monday, December 29, 4:30PM
Barack Obama Transition Office
451 6th St. NW (1 block from Verizon Center)
Contact: 301-523-4197 or email me at zelamine@gmail.com

Tuesday, December 30, 4:30 pm
State Department: 22nd St & C St NW
Contact: 202-544-3389 x14, dc@answercoalition.org
Friday, January 9, 12:00PM
Lafayette Square and march to UpperSenatePark
Contact: National Association of Muslim Women, namaw01@gmail.com
FLORIDA

Fort Lauderdale
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00 pm
FederalBuilding: 299 E. Broward Blvd.
Contact: 954-707-0155, FtLauderdale@answerfl.org
GEORGIA

Atlanta

Sunday, December 28, 2:00PM
Outside the Israeli Consulate, 1100 Spring St. NW
Contact: Emory Advocates for Justice in Palestine, 770-597-0276 or
404-844-3202

Tuesday, December 30, 4:00PM
Outside the Israeli Consulate, 1100 Spring St. NW
Organizers: Emory Advocate for Justice in Palestine and other local
groups
Contact details:Saba Khalid, 770-597-0276,

skhali3@emory.edu
ILLINOIS

Chicago
Sunday, December 28, 12-2pm
Water Tower Park 830 N. Michigan (Michigan and Pearson) Chicago
Chicago-area Arabs and Jews, along with Chicagoans of all faiths, join
to protest the horrific and bloody Israeli air strikes on Gaza that
have left at least 200 Palestinians slain and another 700 wounded,
including many civilians.
***Bring bouquets of flowers to commemorate the memory of the hundreds
of Palestinians in Gaza who have been killed by Israeli bombardments
today***
Sponsored by (list in formation):
American Friends Service Committee, Jewish Voice for Peace, Arab
American Action Network, Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice
in the Middle East, American Arab Anti Discrimination-Chicago Chapter,
Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, Chicago Faith Coalition on
Middle East Policy, Voices for Creative Non-Violence, International
Solidarity Movement-Chicago Chapter, US Palestine Conference Network,
Students for Justice in Palestine (UIC), American Muslims for
Palestine, Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation, Mosque
Foundation, Tikkun-Chicago, Wright College Students for Peace and
Justice, Fight Back Newspaper.

Separate event in Chicago:
Details to be announced
Contact: 773-463-0311, answer@chicagoanswer.net
KENTUCKY

Louisville

Monday, December 29, 4-6PM
Broadway and Baxter across from Cave Hill cemetery

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston
Wednesday, December 31, 2:00PM
Copley Square
Contact: Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, info@bcpr.net, (617)
491-2313
Details to be announced
Contact: 857-334-5084, boston@answercoalition.org
Brookline

Sunday, December 28, 3PM-5PM
Coolidge Corner, Harvard and Beacon Streets

Northampton and Hadley
Monday, December 29, 7:30-9AM and 4-5PM
Coolidge Bridge between Northampton and Hadley
Contact Paki at paki43@gmail.com
MICHIGAN

Dearborn

Monday, December 29, 6PM
Community Leadership Meeting
Lebanese American Heritage Club ,4337 Maple Road
Contact: Congress of Arab American Organizations, Osama Siblani /
313.505.4889

Tuesday, December 30, 4PM
Human Chain Protest
Gathering at corner of Warren and Chase in Dearborn.  Following the
protest a memorial service will be held at Byblos Banquet Hall, 7258
Chase Road in Dearborn at 5:15 PM. Program will end at 6:30 PM.
Contact: Congress of Arab American Organizations, Osama Siblani /
313.505.4889

MINNESOTA

Various

Protests at Senator Amy Klobuchar and Congressman Keith Ellison's
offices
Tuesday December 30th
10 am-closing
No "holding their feet to the fire" but instead hold them accountable.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Office of Senator Klobuchar
Minneapolis
1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 250
Minneapolis, MN55415
Main Line: 612-727-5220
Main Fax: 612-727-5223
Toll Free: 1-888-224-9043
Rochester Office
1134 7th Street NW
Rochester, MN55901
Main Line: 507-288-5321
Fax: 507-288-2922
Moorhead Office
121 4th Street South
Moorhead, MN56560
Main Line: 218-287-2219
Fax: 218-287-2930
IronRange Office
OlcottPlaza, Suite 105
820 9th Street North
Virginia, MN 55792
Main Line: 218-741-9690
Fax:218-741-3692
Keith Ellison office
Minneapolis office is located at:
2100 Plymouth Ave North
Minneapolis, MN55411
For directions you can call our office, 612-522-1212
MISSOURI

St. Louis

Sunday, December 28, 7PM
3628 Lindell, corner of Grand and Lindell
Contact: Colleen Kelly, Instead of War, 314-761-7428
NEW HAMPSHIRE

Concord
Tuesday, December 30, 3PM
In front of the State House
Contact: New Hampshire Peace Action, 603-228-0559

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque

Tuesday, December 30, 12-2PM
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
1801 Mountain Rd, NW (in Old Town)
Contact: Called by Stop the War Machine, 505-401-4808,

stopthewarmachine@comcast.net
NEW YORK

New York City
Sunday, December 28, 2:00-4:00 pm
Gather at RockefellerCenter
March to the Israeli Consulate: 800 2nd Ave (b/w 42nd and 43rd Sts)
Initiated by Al-AwdaNew York
Monday, December 29, 5:00PM
Adalah-NY is organizing two meeting locations for fliering on Monday
at 5:00:

The south end of Union Square, near the corner of 14th St and 5th Ave.

The triangular park at 6th Av. & 32nd Street.

We welcome you to join us and we encourage other organizations to
choose their own flyering locations and then to join the procession.

We will all meet-up for the procession up 6th Ave at 6:30. We will be
meeting at the triangular park at 6th Av. & 32nd Street. Look for the
Palestinian Flag.
Contact
Tuesday, December 30, 5:00 pm
Israeli Consulate: 800 2nd Ave (b/w 42nd and 43rd Sts)
Contact: 212-694-8720,

nyc@answercoalition.org
OHIO

Columbus
Sunday December 28th - 5:00 PM
Ohio State University - Committee for Justice in Palestine
15th and High St.
Columbus, Ohio

Youngstown

Monday, December 29, 5-9PM
Vigil
15 Belgrade Ave.
Contact: Arab American Community Center, 330-759-9186

Tuesday, December 30, 1-3PM
Demonstration
In front of the Lobardi Federal Building and Court, downtown
Youngstown
Contact: Arab American Community Center, 330-759-9186
ONTARIO

Toronto
Sunday, December 28, 2:00 pm
Israeli Embassy Consulate: 180 Bloor St. West
Initiated by a number of local organizations
OREGON

Eugene

Monday, December 29, 2-5PM
Al-Nakba Awareness Project and Veterans for Peace will erect signage
and provide detailed handout materials along the high-traffic
FerryStreetBridge approach parkway.

Portland

Tuesday December 30, 2008
Gather at 4:30 and Rally 5:00 pm
Where: FederalBuilding, Downtown Portland, SW 3rd & Madison
Organized by: Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights, Portland
Peaceful Response Coalition, and others.

Contact: (503) 344-5078
RHODEISLAND

Providence

Wednesday, December 31, 6-7PM
Burnside Park (opposite KennedyPlaza)
Contact: Martha Yager, AFSC-SENE, 401-521-3584 or

MYager@afsc.org
SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia

Wednesday, December 31, 5-6PM
In front of the State Capitol Building
Gervais and Main St.
Contact: Women in Black, 803-446-2772

TEXAS


Austin

Monday, December 29, 5PM-7PM
In front of the State Capitol
Contact: Haithem El-Zabri, cell. (832) 660-6665, e-mail
haithemelzabri@yahoo.com

Houston

Sunday, December 28, 2008, 4-6PM
Westheimer and Post Oak (in front of the Starbucks across the
Galleria)
Contact: Houston Palestinian Community

San Antonio

Tuesday, December 30, 6-7PM
Candle Light Silent Prayer Vigil for Peace
Around the Peace Pole in front of the Brackenridge Village, University
of the Incarnate Word, enter at 4301 Broadway

You are invited to bring candles.
VERMONT

Burlington

Tuesday, December 30, 4:15PM
Main St. Landing, Burlington
1 Main St.; corner of Main & Battery Sts.)


MEET in Burlington at Main Street Landing at 4:15 to march to
Representative
Welch's, Senator Leahy's, and to Senator Bernie Sander's offices, to
arrive at the top of Church St. at 5pm to stand in solidarity with the
vigil opposing further war profiteering and war crimes--the US
Occupation
of Iraq.

This march is endorsed by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/
Israel
(VTJP), Peace and JusticeCenter, and the International Socialist
Organization (ISO).

TO ENDORSE THIS ACTION OR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
hilarymartin@riseup.net or gypsy7@riseup.net
WASHINGTON

Seattle
Saturday, January 3, 12:00noon - 2:00 pm
WestlakePark: 4th and Pine
Initiated by Voices of Palestine
Contact: general@voicesofpalestine.org

TAKE ACTION

1. Contact the White House to protest the attack and demand an
immediate cease-fire. Call 202-456-1111 or send an email to
comments@whitehouse.gov.

2. Contact the State Department at 202-647-6575 or send an email by
clicking here.

3. Contact your Representative and Senators in Congress at
202-224-3121 or find contact info for your Members of Congress by
clicking here.

4. Contact your local media by phoning into a talk show or writing a
letter to the editor. To find contact info for your local media, click
here.
5. Organize a local protest or vigil and tell us about it by clicking
here.

6. Sign our open letter to President-Elect Obama calling for a new
U.S. policy toward Israel/Palestine and find out other steps you can
take to influence the incoming Administration by clicking here.