[A-List] Fwd: NEW YORK CITY FUNDRAISING CRUISE FOR GAZA -- SOLD OUT!

[Nadja Tesich]

Suzanne,
I am so happy and that Flotilla is also going from New York.
Nadja

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> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 21:15:41 +0200
> From: suzannedk at gmail.com
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> Subject: [A-List] Fwd: NEW YORK CITY FUNDRAISING CRUISE FOR GAZA -- SOLD OUT!
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> From: Suzanne de Kuyper 
> Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:15 PM
> Subject: Fwd: NEW YORK CITY FUNDRAISING CRUISE FOR GAZA -- SOLD OUT!
> To: "kcourtenay at aol.com" 
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>
> COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suzette
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> From: Sid Shniad 
> Date: Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:13 PM
> Subject: NEW YORK CITY FUNDRAISING CRUISE FOR GAZA -- SOLD OUT!
> To:
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> http://ustogaza.org/
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> NEW YORK CITY BOAT EVENT SOLD OUT:
>
> TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. CONTACT US AT NYBOATEVENT at GMAIL.COM TO BE PUT ON
> A WAITING LIST AND WAIT FOR OUR RESPONSE.
>
> ________________________________
>
> STATEMENT
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> This is an important moment in history. In the aftermath of the Gaza
> Freedom Flotilla massacre and increased world-wide scrutiny of
> Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has mounted a huge
> public relations campaign spreading the lie that by letting a few more
> items into Gaza the blockade has been lifted. This is not the reality.
> Gaza is still under siege, vital building materials and other supplies
> are banned, exports of goods from Gaza are denied and neither ships
> nor people can travel without permission from Israel, permission which
> Israel will not give. Gaza is essentially an open-air prison under a
> U.S.-backed Israeli blockade.
>
> We are planning to launch a U.S. boat to Gaza, joining a flotilla of
> ships from Europe, Canada, India, South Africa and parts of the Middle
> East due to set sail in September/ October of this year. In order to
> succeed in this essential but costly human rights project, we need
> significant financial support.
>
> Citizens around the world have responded to the plight of the
> Palestinian people and are taking action to help break the blockade
> which is suffocating the lives of the people of Gaza and denying them
> their liberty. The U.S. government is complicit through established
> policies that uncritically support Israel in its brutal attack on the
> Palestinian people and on those who attempt to intervene on their
> behalf. We in the United States must continue to step up and do our
> part. We must join with others from across the world to support an end
> to the collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza.
>
> We turn to you to help make the U.S. boat, The Audacity of Hope, a
> reality. We must raise at least $370,000 in the next month. These
> funds will be used to purchase a boat large enough for 40-60 people,
> secure a crew, and cover the licensing and registering of the boat. In
> addition, the funds will subsidize some other costs of sending a U.S.
> delegation. We can make this happen together. For example, with 370
> people giving $1,000, or with 3,700 people giving $100, we will have
> raised our full amount.
>
> We have already received donations ranging from $10 to $10,000. So,
> give what you can and give generously. From the deck of The Audacity
> of Hope, we will be in a powerful and unique position to challenge
> U.S. foreign policy and affirm the universal obligation to uphold
> human rights and international law. Let us act now because every
> moment counts and every dollar counts. Together we will contribute to
> the great effort to end the blockade of Gaza and the illegal
> occupation of Palestine.
>
> Please spread this appeal letter far and wide, so that others will
> contribute as well.
>
> Thank you for your generosity.
>
> On behalf of the U.S. BOAT TO GAZA,
>
> Nic Abramson, Middle East Crisis Response
>
> Elliott Adams, Past President, Veterans For Peace
>
> Ujju Aggarwal
>
> Laurie Arbeiter, Activist Response Team
>
> Anna Baltzer, Human Rights Activist and Author
>
> Russell Banks, Writer
>
> Kahlil Bendib, Political Cartoonist
>
> Medea Benjamin, Co-founder CODEPINK
>
> Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies
>
> Elaine Brower
>
> Naomi Brussel, Activist Response Team
>
> Allan Buchman, Founder and Artistic Director, The Culture Project
>
> Leslie Cagan, Co-Founder United for Peace and Justice
>
> Henry Chalfant, Film Maker
>
> Kathleen Chalfant, New York
>
> Cindy Corrie
>
> Craig Corrie
>
> Ellen Davidson, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA
>
> Angela Y. Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz
>
> Noor Elashi, Writer
>
> Basem Emara, Gaza Freedom March
>
> Kathy Engel, Poet
>
> Hedy Epstein, Palestine Solidarity Committee, St. Louis, Missouri
>
> Mike Ferner, National President, Veterans For Peace
>
> Lisa Fithian, Alliance for Community Trainers
>
> Felice Gelman, Gaza Freedom March
>
> Jenny Heinz, Activist Response Team/Granny Peace Brigade
>
> Jane Hirschmann, Jews Say No!
>
> Jennifer Hobbs, New York City Attorney/Gaza Freedom March
>
> Nubar Hovsepian, Associate Professor of Political Science and
> International Studies, Chapman University
>
> Mary Hughes – Thompson, Free Gaza Movement
>
> Abdeen Jabara, Past President, American Arab Anti-Discrimination
> Committee, Civil Rights Attorney
>
> Tarak Kauff, Veterans for Peace
>
> Kathy Kelly, Co-Coordinator, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
>
> Eleanore Kennedy
>
> Michael Kennedy
>
> Mona Khalidi
>
> Rashid Khalidi, Columbia University
>
> Ramzi Kysia, Free Gaza Movement
>
> Iara Lee, Cultures of Resistance/Freedom Flotilla Survivor
>
> Karen Malpede, Playwright
>
> Helaine Meisler, Hudson Valley BDS
>
> Gail Miller, Women of a Certain Age
>
> Fatima Mohammadi, Attorney at Law/Freedom Flotilla Survivor
>
> Donna Nevel, Jews Say No!
>
> Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights
>
> Mariam Said, New York
>
> Najla Said, Actor/Writer
>
> Hannah Schwarzschild, American Jews for a Just Peace
>
> Bert Shaw
>
> Moira Shaw
>
> Kathy Sheetz, Free Gaza – USA/Freedom Flotilla Survivor
>
> Ann Shirazi, Granny Peace Brigade/Women of a Certain Age
>
> Starhawk, Alliance of Community Trainers
>
> Eleanor Stein, Albany Law School
>
> Michael Steven Smith, New York City Attorney/Author
>
> Vivian Stromberg, MADRE, Executive Director
>
> Yifat Susskind, MADRE Policy/Communications Director
>
> Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies,
> Syracuse University
>
> Alice Walker, Author
>
> Darlene Wallach, Free Gaza Movement, Justice for Palestinians
>
> Donna Wallach, Free Gaza Movement, Justice for Palestinians
>
> Sarah Wellington, Activist Response Team
>
> Diane Wilson, Writer/Activist
>
> Ret. Col. Ann Wright, Freedom Flotilla Survivor
>
> Rebecca Vilkomerson, Jewish Voice for Peace
>
> Dorothy M. Zellner, Veteran Civil Rights Activist
>
> David Zirin, Sports Correspondent, The Nation Magazine
>
> Organizations listed for identification purposes only
>
> PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GROWING LIST OF INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS
>