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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.
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.
“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.
Where are the buses?!?! (GFM Update 12/30)
December 31, 2009 - الخميس 16 محرم 1431
Last night we got word that organizers from CodePink met with Mrs. Mubarak and negotiated a deal to allow 100 people and 2 buses leave for Gaza the next morning. We were given just one hour to make the very tough decision of choosing 2 people from each delegation (more or less, depending on proportion) to send on those buses. After submitting the names, the Canadian delegation met and decided that this deal was just one big slap in the face.
SILENCE NO MORE
December 30, 2009 - الأربعاء 15 محرم 1431
Later this morning the Gaza Freedom Marchers will attempt to walk to Gaza for peace and to stop the siege.
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.
