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The Prayer for Breaking the Fast all Muslims recite when they break their fast. At iftaar (the fast-breaking meal at sunset) recite this out loud, after which the fasting members of my family would break their fast with a date. Fasting does not end unless this prayer is recited: "Allahuma inni laka sumtu wa bika aamantu wa 'alayka tawakkaltu wa 'ala rizq-ika aftarthu." Oh Allah! I fasted for You and I believe in You [and I put my trust in You] and I break my fast with your sustenance." Prayer for the First 10 Days of Ramadan Muslims scholars agree that Ramadan is such a holy month that any sort of prayer, whether it is a personal one from your heart or one from the Qur'an or other Islamic sacred texts, will surely be received by Allah and the rewards for those prayers will be numerous. But the Prophet Muhammad did recommend Muslims to recite certain du'as at particular time during Ramadan. For example, during the first 10 days of the months, reciting the following prayer provides extra benefits: "Rabbigh fir war hum wa anta khair ur rahimeen." Oh my Lord and Sustainer please forgive me and be merciful to me. You are the best amongst those who show mercy. Source: Reported from the Prophet Muhammad from hadith.

More police violence caught on tape in Oscar Grant case Why won't the DA prosecute? Join us in demanding answers. Dear Iman, It wasn't just one cop attacking Oscar Grant on New Year's Eve. A new video shows that before Grant was killed, officer Tony Pirone punched him in the face without cause, hitting him so hard that he dropped to the ground. Experts have called it criminal. So why has the District Attorney said he's not pursuing charges? It took two weeks and thousands of people speaking out before the DA charged Oscar Grant's killer with murder. Clearly, it will take continued public pressure to see that justice is served throughout this case. This is a moment to demand accountability, and your voice is critical. Please take a moment to click the link below. By adding your voice, you'll help us publicly confront District Attorney Tom Orloff, and put pressure on California's Attorney General to keep an eye on how Orloff handles the case. It only takes a second. And please ask your friends and family to do the same. http://www.colorofchange.org/grant/?id=1905-292569 Local news reported on the video showing Pirone assaulting Oscar Grant last week,1,2 but it has been on the Internet for weeks.3 As with the shooting, the video doesn't leave a lot of room for explaining away Pirone's actions. It makes it clear that with no physical provocation, he punched Oscar Grant so hard that Grant immediately went down. This is assault, and it is a crime. Unfortunately, it appears that Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff is once again falling asleep at the wheel. First, he took two long weeks to make the decision to file charges against Oscar Grant's murderer. Then he declared that he was "not actively pursuing"4 charges against other officers, even though he had access to all the video we've seen, BART's internal investigative report, and the evidence collected under his own investigation. Law professor Peter Keane from UC Hastings College of the Law, couldn't have said it any clearer: "If the district attorney is saying he's not going to charge any officer except Mehserle, in my opinion he's not doing his job."5 Orloff's inaction further calls into question his commitment to justice for Oscar Grant. Given Alameda County's terrible record of prosecuting police abuses, we cannot simply trust that Orloff's office has the will to pursue justice wherever it leads. That's why we're asking the California Attorney General to once again place an observer in the Alameda County District Attorney's office for the duration of any prosecutions related to Oscar Grant's murder. And we want to hear Orloff tell the public how not seeking charges against Pirone could possibly be in the interest of justice. Please join our call for justice, and ask your friends and family to do the same. It only takes a minute: http://www.colorofchange.org/grant/?id=1905-292569 Thanks and Peace,

Many African Americans perceives the election of President Barack Obama to be the long awaited change that the late Sam Cooke beautifully sang of or that the late Dr. King so movingly gave speeches about. Many also now believe that the fight for equality in the United State is now over and that we have finally overcame. While I must admit that I t oo was moved upon witnessing the historical 08 election of America's first Black President sentence, however, we must be careful not to become complacent and blinded of the fact that America's powerful ruling elites- they that are the controllers of world banks and financiers of national elections that maintains true constant power throughout many presidencies-- will not discontinue their greedy , exploitative and suppressive practices merely because of the election of President Barack Obama alone. It is more likely that these ruling elites will attempt to exploit the election of President Barrack Obama, by merely using it as a means for restoring America's eroded global image and standing in the world. Ironically they may also use this historic election to further maintain their white dominance by perpetuating the false hood reflecting that America has truly become an equal society, thus making Blacks cry for true equality even lesser heard. It may even be used as a justification to rethink affirmative action laws. Unless the masses of Black people are made more aware of America's true ruling elites and their modern methods of deploying white racism, nothing will change even with a Black President. Although today most African Americans do not experience racism the way their parents experienced it, they do however, still experience White racism. White America's practices of economically exploiting and suppressing its Black population were never actually abandoned, but instead sophisticatedly reincarnated. White America's methods of institutional racism have been secretly modified into a more contemporary and stealthy design that provides a more socially acceptable means to covertly control and suppress the advancement of its African American population. A sophisticated and covert social engineering system designed to maintain white dominance and control that necessitates the suppression of people of color especially of Black people. The U.S. Government now secretly deliberately disseminates false deplorably racially devaluing statistics, and propaganda about its Black population that are deliberately designed to adversely manipulate and shape the minds and collective consciousness of its African American population-- corrupting African Americans sense of unity, cohesion, and reason -- and that facilitates a consensual national setting of which its Black population is more easily divided, exploited and ultimately suppressed. All African Americans have experienced the burden of this system of applied psychological conditioning, some more severely than others have. It is experienced every time we [Blacks] read a newspaper, watch the evening news, listen to a radio report, enter a classro om and read its racially biased textbooks. To the detriment of many African Americans, it has been an extremely effective. It has successfully conditioned many African Americans to accept the dominance of Whites and white institutions over their lives by misleading them to believe that they are, themselves, their own worst enemies, therefore engendering an aberration of internalized self contempt that pulverizes Black unity and halts Black upward mobility. It is at the root of both the profound division and self hatred now afflicting so many Black Americans and is at the heart of internalized feelings of superiority that many whites possess. This massive psychosocial program not only negatively impacts Blacks self perceptions, it also ensures that the masses of African Americans remains the most racially devalued and most economical exploited and suppressed group in America. America's modern system of deploying white racism is the reason of why today, that so many African Americans, perhaps more now than ever before in history, favorably and adamantly refer to themselves by the derogatory "N" word. It is also the reason why are so many, once very well mannered and respectful young Black men are now admiring the deplorable behaviors of thuggery and pimping? It is the hidden reason why Black unity, racial pride, and educational aspiration, once hallmarks of Black identity -especially during the 1960's- has so dramatically declined? It is ho w we African Americans became living contradictions of our former selves? Did you believe the easy and convenient answer that Black Black unity, racial pride, and educational aspiration, unity, cohesion, and these admirable cultural traits all merely disintegrated when integration and other subsequent opportunities became available? Within this same breath the question may also be asked how and when did the white race become the litmus test and standard for all humanity despite their brutally racist history to the contrary of where of which all other races has been either their enemies or their victims? Many people of African descent ,those possessing the mental fortitude to remain spiritually and psychologically awaken within a white dominated world that wants them asleep, have pondered upon these very same profound questions. They know that there is something going on. Many often can not fully explain it, but have felt it their entire lives like a splinter in their minds that something is terrible wrong. Rather than partaking within the pathological struggle engendered by these profound questions this literature explores, dissects, and exposes the truth about what is really happening. The media's constantly depicted deplorable imagery of Black Americans is also designed to create a shift of victimization that changes the root problem of racism in America to be due to Black's behavior rather than White's proclivity for racism. Thus engendering increasingly prejudiced distorted perceptions and acrimonious beliefs about African Americans that makes the nation and the entire world insensitive to their plight, tranquilizes efforts on their behalf, lessens pressure for social change on their behalf, and makes any serious criticism of White racism almost impossible today. Therefore ultimately fostering a national consensually setting of where in which Blacks are more easily exploited and ultimately suppressed. It also creates a false justification for the legal system's mistreatment of African Americans wherein they are disproportionately incarcerated, given stiffer sentences, and are more likely than other racial groups to be treated brutally, beaten, and fired upon by police officers while they are unarmed. These injustices now goes ignored because the perception has subconsciously become that it's all now justified. When contempt of Blacks is made to appear to be justifiable, it is the fiercest and most effective type of racism because its witnesses, bystanders, and even world audie nces will sit by idly allowing African Americans to be brutally mistreated under the belief that it is justified. And while many African Americans have successfully navigated through this psychologically mortifying mine field and have gone on to lead successful, productive lives, for far too many this immense devaluation can seem inescapable and tragically, over time, many begin to accept subconsciously and painfully the negative portrayals of themselves. In fact, this mortifying psychosocial treatment of African Americans may be the most aggravating, if not core, factor of the national phenomenon of self hatred; loss of educational aspirations; loss of unity, cohesion and racial pride; and fragile psyches of many African Americans today. It is in fact so fundamentally detrimental to the Black human condition and psyche that it may even affect the extent to which many African Americans realize their full human potential. This terrible system of psychological manipulation and social engineering of African Americans has been so successfully accomplished that it is almost impossible to reverse. You see, part of the conditioning is almost like Stockholm syndrome. The victimized group begins to love their enemy and to feel that the enemy is justified in its oppression, etc. The victim begins to feel that they deserve the mistreatment, and they will actually oppose anyone who suggests what is bein g disclosed here. This Black Matrix system will not be discontinued because of the historic and unprecedented presidency of Barrack Obama alone we African Americans must first become cognizant of it and unify ourselves against it . Unless the happens this real Black Matrix will it ever be eradicated. Even with one Black president. The Black Matrix: The modern mental and social suppression of African Americans Under national interest

On New Year's Eve, Oscar Grant was shot execution-style by a transit police officer in Oakland, California. He was shot in the back while face-down on a subway platform, unarmed and posing no threat.1,2 Twelve days later--despite several videos showing what happened--the officer who killed Grant hasn't been arrested, charged, or even questioned. He quit the force and has refused to speak. The District Attorney has done nothing. It's time to demand that California Attorney General Jerry Brown take over the case and arrest Grant's killer, and to ask that the US Department of Justice launch an independent investigation into the conduct of the local authorities. Please join us and ask your friends and family to do the same: http://www.colorofchange.org/oscar/?id=1905-292569 Oscar Grant is the third man murdered by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police in the past 17 years. All three victims were Black and none posed a serious threat. In each case, BART and county authorities have failed to hold the officers accountable.3 In the previous cases, BART's internal investigations concluded that the officers felt threatened by the victims and were justified in pulling the trigger. It's unbelievable given the circumstances of the killings: In 1992, 19-year-old Jerrold Hall was shot in the back by a BART officer as he tried to leave the parking lot of a station. The officer was responding to reports of an armed robbery and said he suspected that Hall and a friend were involved. The officer tried to detain the two, Hall ran and then the officer shot him in the back and killed him. Hall was unarmed, but the officer said he thought Hall was on his way to get a gun and return for a showdown.4 In 2001, a mentally ill man named Bruce Seward was the next victim of the rogue force. Seward, 42, was naked and had been sleeping on a bench outside the BART station when an officer approached him. Seward did grab the officer's nightstick at one point, but there were several options for subduing him. Instead, the officer shot and killed him.5 In addition to BART's internal investigation, Alameda County's District Attorney is also investigating Oscar Grant's murder--but the office's record on investigating police killings is horrible too. In both cases just described, the District Attorney bought BART's argument that the officers felt threatened. As a result, the cops were cleared of any wrongdoing. In the case of Grant's murder, the DA has already let 12 days pass while doing essentially nothing--the officer who killed Grant is able to travel and leave the state, and he's free to talk with other officers and attempt to construct a story to justify his killing of Oscar Grant. The problem with Alameda County's DA goes beyond BART police murders. In the past two years alone, there have been 11 fatal police shootings in Oakland (not including that of Oscar Grant).6 When asked, the officials at the District Attorney's office could not remember a single case in the last 20 years where an on-duty cop had been charged in a fatal shooting in Alameda County.7 It gives the clear appearance that the District Attorney's office just doesn't have the will to prosecute police crimes. California's Attorney General needs to step in now and arrest Oscar Grant's murderer. And the US Department of Justice should investigate the failure of the authorities in Alameda County to act. It's the first step towards justice. After that, we will push for systemic changes to create public accountability for BART and other police departments. Creating those structural changes will be a much longer fight, but Oscar Grant's tragic death is a wake-up call that should give us a real chance to help prevent this from happening again. Please join us in demanding justice, and then ask your family and friends to do the same: http://www.colorofchange.org/oscar/?id=1905-292569 Thanks and Peace, -- James, Gabriel, Clarissa, William, Dani, and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team January 13th, 2008 References 1. "BART shooting captured on video," San Francisco Chronicle, 1-06-09 http://tinyurl.com/7jr4f8 2. "$25 Million Lawsuit Announced In BART Shooting," KPIX, 1-04-09 http://tinyurl.com/a87ya4 3. "BART cop shooting: we've been here before," Daily Kos, 1-08-09

STOP THE SLAUGHTERShare Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 9:02pm | Edit Note | Delete Subject: New List of Protests World Wide + Petitions to Sign for Gaza Body: GAZA 'PEACE AND JUSTICE' PETITION DRIVE + MAJOR PROTEST LIST As salaamu alaikum Brothers & Sisters: PLEASE help spread the word by posting this bulletin on blogs, bulletins, message boards, etc. We cannot be silent or apathetic about this. At the very least, please sign the petition that The Council of American Islamic Relations has put together. Over 500 humans killed in Gaza over the past week. We have to speak up and let the politicians know that we didn't sign on to have our tax dollars pay for bombs to send (as aid) to Israel. Bombing never produces peace. MiHH "Fear the cry of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and God. " Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 1 PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST! Our stance: we don't support the killing of innocents / civilians - on either side. We know that many want peace in and between both Israel and Palestine as do we. Here's some info we gathered for you to sign petitions, go to protests, take action! GAZA 'PEACE AND JUSTICE' PETITION DRIVE (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/31/2008) - CAIR today launched an online petition drive to collect one million signatures urging our nation's leaders to speak "in favor of peace and justice for all parties in the current humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip. " When completed, the petition will be sent to elected officials nationwide and will be given to members of the current and incoming administrations. Please take a minute right now to sign the petition: http://petition. cair. com and forward it to your friends, family and other contacts. To sign the petition, go to http://petition. cair. com The petition states: "We, the undersigned people of conscience who respect international law and the sanctity of human life, urge you to speak out for peace and justice for all parties in the Middle East crisis. "We are concerned that the current violence and ongoing humanitarian crisis is further eroding America's international image. For this reason, a strong, balanced stance from you that is aimed at fostering an enduring peace is vital. "Unfortunately, all parties in the Middle East conflict have committed violence against civilians. We unequivocally condemn all of these actions. "The European Union (EU), Russia, the UN Secretary-General, the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and other international bodies are all urging Israel to end it attacks. "Middle East Envoy Tony Blair deplored the "tragic of loss of life," while French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned Israel's "disproportionate use of force. " "EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said the Israeli attacks were "inflicting an unacceptable toll on Palestinian civilians and will only worsen the humanitarian crisis as well as complicate the search for a peaceful solution. " "Unfortunately, our nation's one-sided response to this tragic episode will only serve to fuel anti-American sentiments in the Muslim world and beyond. "We therefore call on you to demonstrate your commitment to changing our nation's current one-sided Mideast policy by speaking out now in favor of peace and justice for all parties to this decades-long conflict. " Council on American-Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, D.C. , 20003 http://www. cair. com DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD Gathered from http://www. answercoalition. org. In no particular order so scroll down for info on your city or nation. Please check this site regularly for updates. Act Now to Stop War and End Racism! Click link to send a letter to the State Department and elected officials in Congress https://secure2. convio. net/pep/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=233 ARIZONA Phoenix, Arizona Friday, January 9, 2009, 3:00pm In front of the city of Phoenix building Phoenix City Hall 200 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 Organized by CARAMA (Coalition of Arabs and Muslims in America - Arizona Chapter) CALIFORNIA Fresno, CA Friday, January 9 4:00-5:30 pm Shaw and Blackstone Ave. Organized by Peace Fresno and other groups Contact: PF VP, Dan Yaseen at (559) 251-3361 Los Angeles, CA Saturday, January 10 12 noon Westwood Federal Building (11000 Wilshire Blvd. ) For more info about L.A.-Area Protests contact ANSWER at 213-251-1025 or answerla@answerla.org or Al-Awda at 949-510-2925 or mahmud@al-awda.org. Car pooling from Ventura County: Thousand Oaks, 10:30 am at TO Trans Center, Rancho & Hwy 101 Contact 805-241-0708 or answervc@riseup.net Riverside, CA Local Protest Friday, January 9 6:00 pm Corner of University Ave. & Iowa Ave. Sponsored by Riverside Area Peace and Justice Action Saturday, January 10 Transportation to Los Angeles Departs 10:00 am from University & Iowa (behind the Spanish bookstore). San Deigo, CA Saturday, January 10 Transportation to Los Angeles For further information contact Al-Awda at 760-685-3243, zahi@al-awda.org or Free Palestine Alliance at 619-980-0677, yabudayyeh@sbcglobal.net. San Francisco, CA Saturday, January 10 11:00 am San Francisco Civic Center Contact: 415-821-6545, answer@answersf.org CONNECTICUT New Haven, CT Friday, January 9 March 5:00 pm New Haven March & Indoor Rally Indoor Rally Approximately 7:00 pm Gather & Rally at 250 Temple Street., between Chapel and Elm Sts. (Center Church on the Green). Contact: ANSWER CT 203-606-0319 Sponsors: Act Now to Stop War and End Racism/CT; Council on American Islamic Relations; CT Coalition for Peace and Justice, the Middle East Crisis Committee; Palestinian American Congress, People of Faith CT, Queers Without Borders. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington, D.C. Friday, January 9, 12:00PM Lafayette Square and march to Upper Senate Park Contact: National Association of Muslim Women, namaw01@gmail.com National March Saturday, January 10 1:00 pm Assemble at the White House (north side) Sponsoring organizations: ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American Society Freedom, Free Palestine Alliance, American Muslim Task Force, National Council of Arab Americans, Al-Awda - International Palestine Right to Return Coalition, , CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations), American Muslims for Palestine, American Muslim Alliance, Muslimah Writers' Alliance, Voters for Peace and hundreds of others. Click here to endorse Contact: 202-544-3389 x14, dc@answercoalition.org http://answer. pephost. org/site/News2?abbr=ANS_&page=NewsArticle&id=8905 Ongoing from Sunday, January 4, 2009, 12:00PM-3:00PM Protest for Gaza, 100 Constitution Ave NE Contact: Mutaz Alawaleh cybermotaz@hotmal.com 703-937-7409 EVERY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE STARTING: Sunday, January 4, 5:30PM Protest-Vigil to demand President-Elect Obama speak out against the massacre of innocent Palestinians AND call for an immediate cease-fire. Meet at 16th and H Streets NW - across from the Hay-Adams Hotel (alternate meeting place 16th and I (eye) NW) Contact: CODEPINK,202-423-3654, 202-412-6700, 415-235-6517. FLORIDA Melbourne FL Wednesday, January 7th, 2009, 5:00PM-6:00PM Vigil at 1700 West New Haven Contact: Vicki, brevardpatriotsforpeace@gmail.com, 321-720-3520 Florida Statewide March for Palestine Orlando, FL Saturday, January 10 1:00 pm Lake Eola Park (Lake Street and Central Blvd), Orlando, FL Contact: South Florida 954-707-0155, Tampa 727-488-7473, Orlando 407-590-9952 Organizers: Arab American Community Center of Orlando; Act Now to Stop War and End Racism/Florida; Muslim Student Association Florida Council; South Florida Palestine Solidarity; St. Pete for Peace; Rise Up Tampa Bay; Florida Peace Action Network; Iraq Veterans Against the War: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Council on American Islamic Relations; Project Downtown Orlando; Orlando Dawa'ah Project; Muslim Youth Community Center of Orlando; Society for a Just Peace in Palestine (SJP) at Rollins College ILLINOIS Chicago, IL 1) ANSWER Meeting on U.S./Israeli War on Palestine: Thurs., Jan. 8 - 7 pm 2) Mass Demonstration in Chicago: Friday., Jan. 9 - 3:30 pm Assemble at Daley Plaza (50 W. Washington) March to Israeli Consulate! Call 773-463-0311 for more info Sponsored by Coalition for Justice in Palestine Bus from Chicago to DC: http://answer. pephost. org/site/News2?abbr=ANS_&page=NewsArticle&id=8927 INDIANA Indianapolis Saturday, January 10, 12PM Noon Downtown Indianapolis on the Circle MARYLAND Columbia Saturday, January 17, 2009, 3:30PM Howard County Central Library (Little Patuxent Pkwy and South Entrance Road) Contact: Howard County Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (HCCEIO), Joanne Heisel, joanne_kh@usa.net MICHIGAN Kalamazoo Every Tuesday Until Attacks Stop, 4:00PM-5:00PM Michigan Ave in front of the Federal Building Friday, January 9, 2009, 4:00PM-5:00PM Daily Vigil on Michigan Ave Contact: Shadia Kanaan skanaan245@aol.com MINNESOTA Duluth, MN Saturday, January 10, 12 Noon Rally/picket at Minnesota Power Plaza, . This protest is being called by an ad-hoc group of concerned Twin Ports citizens. Contact (715) 398-6554 for more info. MISSOURI St Louis, MO Wednesday, January 7 4:00 - 6:00 pm Rep. Russell Carnahan: 8764 Manchester (corner of Brentwood) * * * * * Thursday, January 8 4:00 - 6:00 pm Sen. Kit Bond: 7700 Bonhomme (corner of Hanley) * * * * * Friday, January 9 4:00 - 6:00 pm Rep. Wm, Lacey Clay: 625 No. Euclid (corner Delmar) * * * * * Saturday, January 10: Big Rally & March 12 noon - 2:00 pm Start at City Hall in U-City, on Delmar (near Lions Gate) NEW MEXICO Albuquerque, NM Saturday, January 10 12 noon Gather at Old Town Plaza March led by children to Lockheed Martin's Dynamax Theatre at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science to protest Lockheed's profiteering from bombings/invasions such as this Organized by Stop The War Machine Gallup, NM FREE PALESTINE: ISRAEL OUT OF GAZA!!! Protest the illegal actions of Israel! 5-7p.m. Wednesday January 7th Meet at the Intersection of Mayamura Bridge and Route 66 Bring signs, noisemakers, chantsheets, puppets, etc... IT IS TIME FOR GALLUP TO BREAK THE SILENCE!!!!!!! More info : galluppeace@yahoo.com or Mike @ 722-3520 NEW YORK Geneva, NY Demonstrate against the US/ Israeli War Against the Palestinian People SATURDAY, JANUARY 10TH Across the street from Wegmans on Hamilton St. (Routes 5 & 20) Geneva, NY 11:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. New York City Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 7:30PM Discussion, Park Slope United Methodist Church, 410 6th Ave, Brooklyn Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 7:00PM Discussion, The Diversity Center of Queens, 76-113 37th Ave, 2nd Fl. , Queens Wednesday Jan. 7, 4-6 p.m. , City Hall Protest Mayor Bloomberg's support for Israel's massacre in Gaza A/C/E to Chambers St. , N/R to City Hall, 2/3 to Park Place, 4/5 to Brooklyn Bridge www. bsg-ny. org Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:00PM Discussion, La Pregunta Cafe, 1528 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan Friday, Jan. 9, 1 p.m. March from Al-Farouq Mosque (Atlantic & 4 Ave. ) to Brooklyn Borough President's Office, Boro Hall N/R/2/3/4/5 to Atlantic/Pacific www. bsg-ny. org Saturday, January 10th -- 1:00pm From Harlem to Gaza -- We are All Palestinians! Speakout! March! Resist! 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell (7th Ave). State Office Building- take 2, 3, A, C, B, or D Train to 125th. For more information,The Revolution Club revolutionclubsnyc@gmail.com Saturday, Jan. 10, D.C. NYC Buses for Let Gaza Live! National March in DC to Stop the U.S. /Israeli War Against the Palestinian People N/Q/R/S/W/1/2/3/7 to Times Square, B/D to 42 St www. masnet. org http://answer. pephost. org/site/News2?abbr=ANS_&page=NewsArticle&id=8927 Sunday Jan. 11, 1 p.m. Times Square. Mass Rally: Stop Massacres in Gaza and Break the Siege www. bsg-ny. org. info@bsg-ny.org Ithaca, NY Thursday, January 8 3:30-5:30 pm Rt. 13 & Clinton St. (near CVS and Wegmans Bridge) Contact: 607-273-7437 New Paltz, NY Saturday, January 10 11:00 am - 1:00 pm New Paltz Plaza Action by the Middle East Crisis Response Contact: mecr@mideastcrisis.org New York, NY is organizing transportation to DC: http://answer. pephost. org/site/News2?abbr=ANS_&page=NewsArticle&id=8927 NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh Friday, January 9, 7PM Educational event Jackson St. , near the Masjid Contact: MAS-Freedom, Khalilah Sabra, 919-345-8105 Charlotte Wednesday, January 7 5:00 pm 7th St & Hawthorne Ln Contact: David Dixon at 704-492-5226 or charlotteaction@gmail.com Sponsored by: CODEPINK, Women For Peace-Charlotte; Action Center For Justice; Al-Awda, Palestine Right To Return Coalition-Charlotte; Islamic Political Party Of America; Jibril Hough, Spokesperson, Islamic Center of Charlotte (listed for id purposes); & others. Demonstrate at Rep. Sue Myrick's Charlotte office Fri., Jan. 9, 11:00 AM 6525 Morrison Blvd Charlotte, NC 28211 Some participants will deliver a letter to Rep. Myrick's staff. Sponsored by: Al-Awda, Palestine Right To Return Coalition - Charlotte; Islamic Political Party Of America; Action Center For Justice; Students For A Democratic Society - UNCC; Jibril Hough, Spokesperson, Islamic Center Of Charlotte (listed for id purposes); & others. For more information call David Dixon at 704-492-5226, email charlotteaction@gmail.com, or see http://www. charlotteaction. blogspot. com/ Charlotte, NC is organizing transportation to DC: http://answer. pephost. org/site/News2?abbr=ANS_&page=NewsArticle&id=8927 Local protest Saturday, January 10 a t 1:00 pm Independence Park: 7th St & Hawthorne Ln Sponsored by Action Center For Justice; Islamic Political Party Of America; Muslim American Society Charlotte; Jibril Hough Spokesperson for Islamic Center Of Charlotte* & others. (*org listed for id purposes) More info at http://www. charlotteaction. blogspot. com/ or 704-492-5226 Charlotte, NC TENNESSEE Knoxville, TN Every Tuesday at 12 Noon Duncan Federal Building: Corner of Cumberland and Locust, downtown Sponsored by Knoxville Area Women In Black For more info: Brenda Bell at msbsbell@yahoo.com or 865-681-4588; Carol Nickle at cnicikle@knoxjustice.com or 865-523-0203 TEXAS Houston Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 4:00PM Protest on Mandell Bridge (located over Hwy 59) Contact: Bob rwcsr1@yahoo.com, 713-771-9439 Sunday, January 11, 2009, 4:00PM-6:00PM: Fundraising Event for Gaza VIRGINIA Charlottesville, VA Saturday, January 10 12:00 noon Federal Courthouse: 225 Main Street Sponsored by the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice Contact: 434-961-6278 WASHINGTON Seattle, WA Wednesday, January 7 Federal Building: 2nd and Madison 4:30 PM Sponsored by Save Gaza Campaign Contact odehamin@yahoo.com Thursday, January 8 University of Washington HUB Lawn 12:00 noon Sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine Contact: sjpal@u.washington.edu Saturday, January 10 12:00 noon Federal Courthouse: 700 Stewart Sponsored by Save Gaza Campaign Contact: odehamin@yahoo.com Spokane Thursday, January 8, 2009, 4:00PM Federal Building, 904 W Riverside Sponsored by: Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane Contact: pjals@pjals.net 509-838-7870 INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA Adelaide, South Australia Sunday, January 11 1:00-3:00 pm Steps of SA Parliament House Organized by the Australian Friends of Palestine LONDON, ENGLAND Monday, January 5 to Friday, January 9: Daily Protests 5.30 pm - 7. 30 pm Israeli Embassy: Kensington High Street * * * * * Saturday, January 10: National Demonstration March to the Israeli Embassy Contact: office@stopwar.org.uk PARIS, FRANCE Paris General mobilization headquarters for Gaza with a tent for mourning and protesting Location: Fontaine des Innocents, Ch telet-les Halles Begins Monday, December 29 at 5:00 pm Continues daily from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm (except during the demos) until the end of the criminal operations of the Israeli army GERMANY Demonstrations in Berlin, Dortmund, D sseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Kassel, M nchen, Nurnberg. Click this link for information and for listings of protests in Austria and Switzerland. http://www. arendt-art. de/deutsch/palestina/krieg_mord_in_gaza_27-12-2008-Aktion_gegossenes_blei_demonstrationen_mahnwachen. htm MEXICO Mexico City Saturday, January 10 In front of USA embassy: Av. Reforma 02:30pm Sponsored by Corsopal and different Mexican organizations contact. palestinaymexico@yahoo.com Coordinadora de Solidaridad con Palestina-Mexico NORWAY Information on upcoming protests in Norway can be found at: http://www. palestinakomiteen. no/ http://www. blitz. no/ http://roedt. no/ If there is a demonstration in your city, email the details to info@answercoalition.org so it can be posted on the ANSWER Coalition website and listed in any future emails. Please also submit reports and photos. Some listings added that I found at http://www. endtheoccupation. org/article. php?id=1773 http://www. answercoalition. org/.. info@internationalanswer.org National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3389 New York City: 212-694-8720 Los Angeles: 213-251-1025 San Francisco: 415-821-6545 Chicago: 773-463-0311 Other petitions circulating that automatically send to your elected officials include: http://www. iacenter. org/gazapetition http://www. endtheoccupation. org/form. php?modin=137 Sponsored Links Create Free Layouts Create Your Own Backgrounds & Layouts for Free. Download Now! Webfetti.com About | FAQ | Terms | Privacy Policy | Safety Tips | Contact MySpace | Report Abuse | Advertise New! | MySpace International | MySpace Latino Web People MySpace Web Music Video Images Powered by Google 2003-2008 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved. 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