Portland: Gaza Protest Set for Saturday at Pioneer Courthouse Square

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For Immediate Release

Event: Gaza Protest Set for Saturday at Pioneer Courthouse Square
Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill & Broadway, downtown
Portland, Oregon.
701 SW 6th Avenue

Gaza Protest Set for Saturday at Pioneer Courthouse Square


As the death toll from Israel’s 19-day assault on Gaza tops 1,000, plans for
the next local demonstration calling for an end to the massacres are set for
this Saturday, January 17th, at 3:00 PM at Pioneer Courthouse Square. “In
the past nineteen days, Israel’s military has killed more than 1,033
Palestinians, including 335 children, and injured more than 4,850,” said
Hala Gores, a volunteer with Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights
and one of the organizers of Saturday’s protest. “Many of the dead are
still under the rubble of schools, mosques, markets, police stations, and
apartments.”

“Our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Gaza are crying for the world to
demand an end to the massacre and an end to Israel’s war crimes,” said
Gores. “Our flags and our signs will send the message that all Palestinians
are under attack; we are calling on Oregon’s Senators and Congressmen to
demand an immediate end to the bloodshed.”

This Saturday’s demonstration has been called by Americans United for
Palestinian Human Rights, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, Sabeel North
America, American Jews for a Just Peace, Lutherans for Justice in the Holy
Land - A Ministry of Central Lutheran Church, American Friends Service
Committee and others.

For further information, contact Hala Gores at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (503)
307-9339, Nael Saker This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (503) 805-0205, Peter Miller
at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (503) 358-7475, or PPRC at (503) 344-5078 or
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please visit the AUPHR and PPRC websites for updates:
www.auphr.org & www.pprc-news.org.

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