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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ACTION:
URGENT- Israel blockades Gaza conference
We learned on Friday that Israel has denied access to all
150
international participants of the Gaza Community Mental
Health Program
conference "Seige and Mental Health" scheduled
for 27-28 October in
Gaza City and co-sponsored by the World Health
Organization. Please
see and distribute the press release below and attached
from GCMHP. We
internationals will be holding a press conference on the
morning of 26
October (press release to follow), then traveling to the
Erez Crossing
to attempt entry and protest if refused.
Please do what
you can to contact your governmental representatives,
press contacts etc. to try to expose this unconscionable
behavior on
the part of the government of Israel.
The conference
has been organized to serve as a forum for professional
discussion and scientific exchange concerning the impact
of the Gaza
siege on children, families, and communities and
peace-making efforts.
The plan is to gather top researchers and academics from
around the
world to build bridges for dialogue, mutual
acknowledgment, and peace.
Some 120 participants from universities around the
world were
scheduled to attend. 25 of them are presenting papers and
original
research. The main themes of the conference are
addressing
professional, mental health and human rights matters.
If Israel
imposes strict siege on the whole population of Gaza strip
for "security reason", as claimed, we wonder,
how could such a
conference constitute a threat to the Israeli security.
These actions represent a profound blow to the rights of
academic
freedom, free speech, education, and cultural dialogue?
Despite
all the challenges, we are determined that the conference will
go ahead. We plan that the internationals will
participate in Ramallah
with a video link to Gaza for the local participants who
are prevented
by the Israelis from leaving.
We affirm that, If Israel can impose siege on our bodies,
they cannot
besiege our minds and interaction with the outside world.
Despite the
unjust decision, we have the determination to continue
with the
conference as planned. We aim to be able to achieve goals
of the
conference as well as raising awareness about the
catastrophic
humanitarian consequences of siege on the civilian
population of Gaza .
We demand the
Israeli authorities to change their decision and allow
conference participants to enter Gaza.
Finally, we urge our participants, friends, solidarity
groups, human
rights organizations, and mental health communities, to
protest against
this decision, denounce it, and expose the ongoing
Israeli policies and
violations of human rights.
For more information, please contact Husam El-Nounou
Public Relations Director Gaza Community Mental Health
Programme
0599 862595
08-2825700
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WOW! Stay of execution for Troy Davis
This is wonderful news! Thanks to Amnesty International for your
persistence. And thank you to those who joined up to support Mark
Konrad’s work releasing political prisoners.
marlena santoyo
From: Amnesty International USA
[mailto:alerts@takeaction.amnestyusa.org]
Sent: 2008 October 24 Friday 8:34 PM
To: Marlene Santoyo
Subject: Stay of execution for Troy Davis
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