‘I Have a Million Nightingales’
Text adapted from the poetry of Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish, tune by Linda Hirschhorn
I Have a million nightingales on the branches of my heart,
I Have a million nightingales on the branches of my heart,
Singing freedom, freedom, freedom,
Singing freedom, freedom, freedom!

Vine and Fig Tree
Translation of Hebrew text
And everyone ‘neath their vine and fig tree
Shall live in peace and unafraid. (x2)
And into ploughshares turn their swords,
Nations shall learn war no more (x2)

“Peace is much more than the absence of War”

On Sunday 15 February, 2009 at 6.00 – 7.00pm, 160 people came together – people of all faiths and humanist traditions to offer prayers, reflections and meditations for the people of Gaza.

Speeches, songs, video montage sound, prayers and silence at Gaza Memoriam

The following is a recording of the speeches, songs, prayers, silence and video montage of the vigil. Be patient the sound file is large and may take some time to play. The speakers includes – Bob Anderson, Halim Rane, Margot Shalom, Enoch Choy and representatives of Buddhism. Also the songs above were sung by a choir specially organised my Anne Birmingham for the event.

Speeches, songs, video montage sound, prayers and silence at Gaza Memoriam

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by Ray Bergmann

A rally was held at Queens Park in Brisbane on Saturday 17^th January 2009 to protest the Israeli attacks on Gaza following a six month siege, which is part of a century-long continuing Zionist colonial project of ethnic cleansing and politicide of the Palestinian people in collaboration with Great Britain and the United States. Continue reading →

Here are the speeches at the Rally on 10 Jan 2009:

Here are the chants and speeches during the march:

ummahmedia has put together this excellent coverage of the Brisbane Gaza Rally and March on 10 Jan 2009

Part 1

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Lie #1) Israel is only targeting legitimate military sites and is seeking to protect innocent lives. Israel never targets civilians.

The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated pieces of property in the world. The presence of militants within a civilian population does not, under international law, deprive that population of their protected status, and hence any assault upon that population under the guise of targeting militants is, in fact, a war crime.

Moreover, the people Israel claims are legitimate targets are members of Hamas, which Israel says is a terrorist organization. Hamas has been responsible for firing rockets into Israel. These rockets are extremely inaccurate and thus, even if Hamas intended to hit military targets within Israel, are indiscriminate by nature. Continue reading →

Michael Shaik (Australians for Palestine)

speaks out on the crisis in Gaza

Friday 2nd January

5:30 p.m.

Brisbane City Council Library (ground floor)

Community Meeting Room, Brisbane Square,

266 George Street, Brisbane Qld

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Kathy kathynew1@hotmail.com
phone: Hamish  0401 586 923

For some insight into Israeli confiscation of Palestinian land see Eran Riklis’s film “The Lemon Tree” based on the true story of a Palestinian widow who defends her lemon tree field…

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