February 02, 2010 | Al Awda Activist Lamis Deek MCs evening of poetry, talk, and song, starting here with poet Tahani Salah, and then British MP George Galloway reporting on his December Viva Palestina Caravan of trucks with supplies to Gaza and their bloody difficulties with Egyptian dictator Mubarak's resistance
before eventually allowing some to enter Gaza, but for only 48 hours. Afterward Egypt deports Galloway and says no more truck caravans. So Galloway begins recruiting for an international convoy of boats from Turkey to Gaza to deliver building supplies, returning full of Gaza items for sale, from Gaza grown produce to whatever, even souvenier beach pebbles.Galloway spoke about recent history of Palestine and Hamas triumph in the recent election.
Some of the actual fundraising for the convoy follows his talk, including a contribution and talk by Neturei Karta Rabbi.
before eventually allowing some to enter Gaza, but for only 48 hours. Afterward Egypt deports Galloway and says no more truck caravans. So Galloway begins recruiting for an international convoy of boats from Turkey to Gaza to deliver building supplies, returning full of Gaza items for sale, from Gaza grown produce to whatever, even souvenier beach pebbles.Galloway spoke about recent history of Palestine and Hamas triumph in the recent election.
Some of the actual fundraising for the convoy follows his talk, including a contribution and talk by Neturei Karta Rabbi.
Event January 31, 2010 in Brooklyn's Widi Hall.
