Inline image 2Inline image 3 Labor for Palestine strongly encourages the broadest possible mobilization and support for this critically important action in Oakland! For those who cannot make it, please see below for events in other cities: Stop Israel at the Port Zionism isn't welcome on our Coast! West Coast Blockade of the Israeli Zim Ship Port of Oakland Saturday, August 16th 5am Meet at West Oakland Bart and march to Berth 57 Participants: Those planning to participate: subscribe to text-alerts and receive live updates about the 8/16 Block the Boat, text "join" to (510) 346-5951. Livestream: KFPA will be livestreaming the action at www.kpfa.org/kpfa-live-stream-channel. Also follow @BlocktheBoat for live tweets. Volunteers and Support: Fill out form to volunteer with transportation assistance. Email info @araborganizing.org to support with food donations. Contact AROC to pick up posters and postcards for outreach. Donations: Donate here to help with event costs. STOP THE SIEGE ON GAZA! END THE COLONIAL OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE! RIGHT OF RETURN FOR ALL PALESTINIAN REFUGEES! FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS! BOYCOTT, DIVEST, SANCTION! Global Statements - Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions - Gaza Strip - Palestinian and South African Trade Unions - Labor for Palestine - Congress of South African Trade Unions - National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa - Transport Workers Solidarity Committee - UNITE, British Trade Union Other cities' actions: New York, NY, US Saturday, August 16 1:00 PM Israeli Consulate (Block the Boat Solidarity) More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/429725363832321/ Miami, FL, US Saturday, August 16 5:00 PM Torch of Friendship (Block the Boat Solidarity) More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/316267675214918/ Chicago, IL, US Saturday, August 16 11:00 AM North Avenue Beach Bridge More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/937841456231113/ Los Angeles, CA, US Saturday, August 16 1:00 PM Hollywood and Vine More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482387852007381 Seattle, WA, US Saturday, August 16 12:00 PM Westlake Center More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/665212870225672/ Hamtramck, MI, US Saturday, August 16 12:00 PM Caniff St and Joseph Campau More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/457504094391468/ Tacoma, WA, US (Block the Boat) Wednesday, August 20 More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/678819478876975/ Seattle, WA, US (Block the Boat) Friday, August 22 More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/678819478876975/ What's happening? The world has watched in horror as Israel has continued to bombard and devastate Gaza. Millions around the globe have come out in support of the Palestinian people and against the Zionist regime, holding massive marches, demonstrations, and actions. Here in the Bay, San Francisco witnessed some of the biggest mobilizations in recent years, with a series of marches, each bringing out thousands of people. It's time to step it up. Call to Action Palestine is calling us to action! Palestinians laborers, Palestinian General Federation Trade Union (PGFTU), have called on workers around the world to refuse to handle Israel goods. Palestinians throughout Gaza, the West Bank and 1948 Palestine have demonstrated their unity in the struggle against Apartheid Israel and have taken to the streets in the tens of thousands, bravely facing Israeli military armed with US made weapons to call on the international community to stand with them as they resist Zionism throughout all of historic Palestine. We will be answering this call by organizing community pickets at the Port of Oakland, asking the longshoreman to honor this request and to stand with the people of Palestine as they have done in the past. Historical Background During apartheid in South Africa, ILWU workers made history when they refused to unload South African cargo in San Francisco in 1984. This action was a major catalyst for international anti-apartheid solidarity and struggle worldwide. In 2010, after a Turkish flotilla, the Mavi Marmara, was attacked by Israel for attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, we built on ILWU's history and successfully blocked the Israeli Zim ship from being unloaded at the Port of Oakland - the first time in US history an Israeli ship was blocked. We will be continuing this legacy by organizing to block the Israeli ship once again. And just as apartheid fell in South Africa, so too it will fall in Israel! Sustained BDS in the Bay If there is one thing that the latest Israeli attacks show, it's the power of Palestinian resilience. The resistance in Gaza is still alive and thriving, despite Israel's ongoing attempts to destroy it. But we should always remember that the Palestinian resistance did not begin with Israel's latest bombardment, nor did it begin during the last bombardment. It has been going on since 1948, since Israel came into existence. And it will not cease until Israeli apartheid falls. We refuse to allow Israel to conduct its business as usual, here in the Bay and everywhere! Every Saturday, the Israeli owned Zim shipping line docks and unloads its cargo at the Port of Oakland. Let this action be the beginning of a sustained campaign to stop the Israeli ship from ever unloading in our town. From Seattle to Oakland to Los Angeles - turn the Israeli ship around! Not in Palestine Not in the Bay Not Anywhere Stand Against Zionism Everywhere Endorsed by: AF3IRM All African People's Revolutionary Party (AAPRP) American Friends Service Committee American Muslims for Palestine ANSWER Coalition Arab Youth Organizing (AYO) AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center ASATA: Alliance of South Asians Taking Action AF3IRM All African People's Revolutionary Party (AAPRP) American Friends Service Committee American Muslims for Palestine ANSWER Coalition Arab Youth Organizing (AYO) AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center ASATA: Alliance of South Asians Taking Action Bay Area Women in Black BAYAN-USA Bay Area CodePink Bay Area Latin America Solidarity Coalition Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee Black Organizing Project (BOP) Black Organizing Leadership and Dignity (BOLD) Catalyst Project CodePink Washington Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism (CODZ) Communist Party of San Francisco Critical Resistance - LA Critical Resistance - Oakland Critical Resistance - Portland Descoloniza a Oakland/Decolonize Oakland Free Palestine Movement Freedom Archives Friends of Deir Ibzi'a Fuerza Mundial/Pueblos en Movimiento General Union of Palestine Students - SFSU Global Women's Strike Gray Panthers of San Francisco Green Party of Alameda County Haiti Action Committee International Action Center International Jewish Anti Zionist Network International Socialist Organization International Tribunal of Conscience for Camilo ISM-Nor Cal IWW Bay Area Branch Jews for Palestinian Right of Return Justice for Palestinians La Voz de l@s trabajadores/Worker's Voice Labor for Palestine Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Marcha Patriotica (Colombia) - California chapter Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) Movement Generation National Lawyers Guild SFBA Chapter Noam Chomsky NorCal Friends of Sabeel Occupy SF Action Council ONYX Organizing Committee The Palestine-Israel Action Committee Palestinian Youth Movement Queers Undermining Israeli Terror Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network San Francisco Green Party Socialist Organizer SOUL: School of Unity and Liberation Stanford Students for Justice Students for Justice in Palestine - Cal Totally Radical Muslims US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel US Palestinian Community Network Veterans For Peace Chapter 69 World Can't Wait Bay Area Workers World Party Xicana Moratorium Bay Area Women in Black Bay Area CodePink Bay Area Latin America Solidarity Coalition Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee Black Organizing Project (BOP) Black Organizing Leadership and Dignity (BOLD) Catalyst Project CodePink Washington Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism (CODZ) Communist Party of San Francisco Critical Resistance - LA Critical Resistance - Oakland Critical Resistance - Portland Descoloniza a Oakland/Decolonize Oakland Free Palestine Movement Freedom Archives Friends of Deir Ibzi'a Fuerza Mundial/Pueblos en Movimiento General Union of Palestine Students - SFSU Global Women's Strike Gray Panthers of San Francisco Green Party of Alameda County Haiti Action Committee International Action Center International Jewish Anti Zionist Network International Socialist Organization International Tribunal of Conscience for Camilo ISM-Nor Cal IWW Bay Area Branch Jews for Palestinian Right of Return Justice for Palestinians La Voz de l@s trabajadores/Worker's Voice Labor for Palestine Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Marcha Patriotica (Colombia) - California chapter Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) Movement Generation National Lawyers Guild SFBA Chapter Noam Chomsky NorCal Friends of Sabeel Occupy SF Action Council ONYX Organizing Committee The Palestine-Israel Action Committee Palestinian Youth Movement Queers Undermining Israeli Terror Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network San Francisco Green Party Socialist Organizer SOUL: School of Unity and Liberation Stanford Students for Justice Students for Justice in Palestine - Cal Totally Radical Muslims US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott US Palestinian Community Network Veterans For Peace Chapter 69 World Can't Wait Bay Area Workers World Party Xicana Moratorium For more info: info@araborganizing.org | 415-861-7444 [ Event on Facebook ] 52 N Broadway, White Plains, US 10603 Inline image 4