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Order Out of Chaos – A Chronicle of the Gaza Freedom March 2009
June 24, 2010 - الخميس 14 رجب 1431
A film by GFMer Sarah Mahmoud in Toronto, Canada.
REELThursdays: Sleepless in Gaza…and Jerusalem
May 13, 2010 - الخميس 01 جمادى الثانية 1431
Sleepless in Gaza…and Jerusalem,a reality-style show shot exclusively in Occupied Palestine and broadcast exclusively on the show’s YouTube Channel, is a video diary about young Palestinian women, Muslim and Christian, living in Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of The West Bank.
Martyred at the Buffer Zone
April 28, 2010 - الأربعاء 15 جمادى الأولى 1431
The Gaza Freedom March may have passed, but Palestinians in Gaza continue to march for their freedom on a daily basis. They are protesting the illegal, Israeli buffer zone, pretty much every day now and the IDF has not held back in their response. Today, a young Palestinian protester was shot and killed by an Israeli bullet, while peacefully protesting the theft of his land.
16-year old boy shot dead by Israeli snipers
March 20, 2010 - السبت 06 ربيع الثاني 1431
This afternoon the Israeli military killed 16-year old Mohammad Qadus from Iraq Burin, a village south of Nablus, with a live round on his heart. A second youth, Asaud Qadus, 19 years old, was critically injured after being shot in the head. Mohammad was trying to carry Asaud to safety when he was hit.
Budget Cuts for Schools, Unlimited Spending for Wars (VIDEO)
March 5, 2010 - الجمعة 21 ربيع الأول 1431
Students have carried out rallies at dozens of universities and schools across the United States in protest against cuts to public education funding. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from a protest rally in New York.
Israeli Apartheid Week Gaining Ground (VIDEO)
March 4, 2010 - الخميس 20 ربيع الأول 1431
This week marks the Sixth Annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) which is taking place across the globe in over 40 cities. Below is an episode from Al Jazeera’s hard-hitting program “Inside Story” which focuses specifically on Israeli Apartheid Week, the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement, and the implications they have for the racist apartheid regime of Israel.
Resist 2010: Eight Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics (VIDEO)
February 18, 2010 - الخميس 05 ربيع الأول 1431
With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games officially kicking off this past weekend, it’s important to look past all the glitz and glamour being portrayed in the mainstream media and get right down to the behind-the-scenes corruption, deceit, and destruction taking place in Vancouver.
The video below is an excellent short film (appx. 15 mins.) focusing on the negative impacts of the 2010 Olympic Games being held in Vancouver, and the ongoing resistance by Indigenous, human rights, and other social movements.
“How to protest” from Al-Ahram Weekly
January 11, 2010 - الاثنين 27 محرم 1431
The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram Weekly has a remarkable editorial titled “How to Protest” about the effects of the Gaza Freedom March and the events that unfolded in Cairo after the Egyptian government refused to allow 1362 international delegates to go to Gaza.
Photos from the Gaza Freedom March
January 10, 2010 - الأحد 26 محرم 1431
Pictures from the march are finally up on the site! New pics are being added everyday 
Democracy Now! covers the Gaza Freedom March (VIDEO)
January 8, 2010 - الجمعة 24 محرم 1431
Check out Democracy Now!’s (democracynow.org) amazing coverage of the Gaza Freedom March in Cairo!
Gaza Freedom Marchers issue the “Cairo Declaration” to end Israeli Apartheid
January 1, 2010 - الجمعة 17 محرم 1431
Gaza Freedom Marchers approved today a declaration aimed at accelerating the global campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israeli Apartheid. Roughly 1400 activists from 43 countries converged in Cairo on their way to Gaza to join with Palestinians marching to break Israel’s illegal siege. They were prevented from entering Gaza by the Egyptian authorities.
Gaza-bound convoy stranded in Jordan after Egypt rejects Red Sea Port entry
December 26, 2009 - السبت 11 محرم 1431
Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy, led by British MP George Galloway, was still stranded in the Jordanian port city of Aqaba on Saturday for a second day, following a dispute with Egypt over the caravan’s point of entry.
Welcome!
September 1, 2009 - الثلاثاء 12 رمضان 1430
This is our first post on our new blog! We hope to use this as a forum to share our views of and experiences with important and relevant news from around the world.
