Palestinian Solidarity Initiative Presents:
Concert for Gaza
The situation in the Gaza remains grim after the recent brutal invasion that has left the people of Gaza under siege and struggling to meet their basic needs.
Please support the Benefit Concert/Middle Eastern Dinner and CD launch on the 30th of May at the Ukrainian Hall (70 Cordelia St, South Brisbane) at 6.30pm featuring the Phil Monsour Band, Surreal MC and Sheikh Ahmad Abu Ghazaleh.
This is the sixth Brisbane fund raiser for Union Aid Aboard APHEDA and all proceeds will be directed to the Gaza Emergency Appeal.
Phil will launch a limited edition acoustic CD “Lies and Silence” on the night. The Concert for Gaza promises to be another great night of food and music and a chance to send support to the people of Gaza.
See Below – Contact Hamish 0401586923 for Bookings)
Phil Monsour Band
Surreal MC
Middle Eastern Dinner (halal)
Saturday May 30, 6:30pm
Ukranian Hall, 70 Cordelia St, South Brisbane
$25/$20 (children under 12 free)
All proceeds to relief efforts in the besieged Gaza strip through Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA’s Gaza Emergency Appeal.
For bookings contact: Hamish 0401 586 923 (RSVP group bookings – 23 May)
Supported by: Amarah, Justice for Palestine, QLD Palestinian Solidarity Committee, Fair Go for Palestine, the people movement
CD Launch
Phil Monsour Lies and Silence
New 13 song CD Available Now
from http://www.philmonsour.com
www.myspace.com/philmonsour
IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
30 June 2009
Kidnaps human rights workers; confiscates medicines, toys and olive trees [23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] – Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel.
According to an International Committee of the Red Cross report released yesterday, the Palestinians living in Gaza are “trapped in despair.” Thousands of Gazans whose homes were destroyed earlier during Israel’s December/January massacre are still without shelter despite pledges of almost $4.5 billion in aid, because Israel refuses to
allow cement and other building material into the Gaza Strip. The report also notes that hospitals are struggling to meet the needs of their patients due to Israel’s disruption of medical supplies.
Just before being kidnapped by Israel, Huwaida Arraf, Free Gaza Movement chairperson and delegation co-coordinator on this voyage, stated that:
Arraf continued,
For more information contact:
Greta Berlin (English)
tel: +357 99 081 767 /
friends@freegaza.org
Caoimhe Butterly (Arabic/English/Spanish):
tel: +357 99 077 820 /
sahara78@hotmail.co.uk
Concert for Gaza
The situation in the Gaza remains grim after the recent brutal invasion that has left the people of Gaza under siege and struggling to meet their basic needs.
This is the sixth Brisbane fund raiser for Union Aid Aboard APHEDA and all proceeds will be directed to the Gaza Emergency Appeal.
Phil will launch a limited edition acoustic CD “Lies and Silence” on the night.
The Concert for Gaza promises to be another great night of food and music and a chance to send support to the people of Gaza.
(Contact Hamish 0401586923 for Bookings)