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PRESS RELEASES:

Jan. 1: Gaza Freedom Marchers issue the "Cairo Declaration" to end Israeli Apartheid
Jan. 1: Gaza Freedom March Hunger Strikers Vow to Continue and Call for Mass Participation
Jan. 1: Gaza Freedom Marchers protest Gaza siege at Israeli consulate
Dec. 31: Internationals In Cairo Set Off On March To Gaza In Protest Of Siege
Dec. 30: Gaza Freedom Marchers Reject Egyptian Offer To Let Just 100 Enter Gaza
Dec. 30: Roger Waters Issues a Message of Solidarity with the Gaza Freedom March
Dec. 30: Hunger Strikers Gather in Cairo at the Journalists’ Syndicate
Dec. 29: Americans Detained at the American Embassy by Egyptian Security Forces
Dec. 28: 85 year old Holocaust Survivor Hedy Epstein Begins Hunger Strike to Open Gaza Borders
Dec. 28: Press Conference at United Nations, 1:00 PM December 28
Dec. 28: Gaza Freedom Marchers walled in behind police barricade in front of UN office in Cairo
Dec. 27: French Delegates Take Over the Boulevard in Front of French Embassy in Cairo
Dec. 27: Egyptian Security Forces detain Gaza Freedom Marchers at El-Arish
Dec. 27: Gaza Freedom Marchers mark first anniversary of Gaza invasion
Dec. 26: International Campaign in Support of the Gaza Freedom March:
Hundreds of Unison Actions Assembled around the World
Dec. 25: The Gaza Freedom March appeals directly to President Mubarak
Dec. 24: Gaza Freedom March requests Egyptian government reconsider its entry due to secure border situation
Dec. 23: Will Egypt Prevent Marchers from Entering Gaza?
Dec. 18: 100 International Students to Participate in International Delegation
Dec. 18: Palestinian Refugee Yusif Barakat Returns to Palestine with 1,000 International Delegates
Dec. 18: Bitar Family Goes to War-Torn Gaza Strip for Holidays
Dec. 18: Sacharov Prize recipient Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan and her peace activist brother Miko Peled to participate in Gaza Freedom March Set for December 31
Dec. 18: San Francisco Peace Activists Stand in Solidarity with the International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza
Dec. 18: The Gaza Freedom March: A Historical Overview for a Historic Movement (By Barnabe Geisweiller, marcher from Toronto)
Dec. 17: (Toronto) Couple marches for peace in Gaza
Dec. 17: Gaza march could push leaders to act (By David Heap, marcher from London, ON)
Dec. 17: Une Marche Pour Libérer La Plus Grande Prison Du Monde (By Monika Mérinat, marcher from Toronto)

Dec. 12: Holocaust Survivor to Participate in Gaza Freedom March
Dec. 11: Twenty South Africans to Join Gaza Freedom March
Dec. 9: Historic Gaza Freedom March Set For Dec 31
Dec. 9: Canadians March to Open the Borders of Gaza
Dec. 8: Holocaust Survivor Hedy Epstein Heads to
Gaza with 1,000 International Delegates

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PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES:
1. Algeria 2. Australia 3. Austria 4. Belgium 5. Bangladesh 6. Bosnia and Herzegovina 7. Brazil 8. Canada 9. Denmark 10. England 11. France 12. Germany 13. Greece 14. India	15. Ireland 16. Israel 17. Italy 18. Japan 19. Jordan 20. Kuwait 21. Lebanon 22. Lithuania 23. Malta 24. Mauritius 25. Morocco 26. Netherlands 27. New Zealand 28. Norway 29. Philippines	30. Portugal 31. Qatar 32. Saudi Arabia 33. South Africa 34. Spain 35. Sweden 36. Switzerland 37. Syria 38. Tunisia 39. Turkey 40. United States 41. Venezuela 42. Yemen

VIDEOS:

GAZA FREEDOM MARCH	GAZA FREEDOM MARCH
GAZA FREEDOM MARCH DAY 1 from Cultures of Resistance on Vimeo.	GAZA FREEDOM MARCH DAY 2 from Cultures of Resistance on Vimeo.
GAZA FREEDOM MARCH DAY 3 from Cultures of Resistance on Vimeo.	MORE GAZA VIDEOS HERE: http://vimeo.com/tag:gaza
GAZA FREEDOM MARCH: SAM HUSSEINI	A CRIME AGAINST GOD
LET GAZA LIVE: US RALLY	MARCH IN CAIRO
PINK FLOYD'S ROGER WATERS ON GAZA	MARCH TO EREZ CROSSING
UN PRESS CONFERENCE	HEDY EPSTEIN ON DEMOCRACY NOW!
MINNEAPOLIS SOLIDARITY MARCH	BETWEEN A ROCK & A HARD PLACE
VOICES FROM GAZA	VOICES FROM GAZA
BEST SONG FOR GAZA	BEAUBOURG MARCH FOR GAZA
GAZA FREEDOM MARCH: SAN FRANCISCO DELEGATION	TORONTO SOLIDARITY MARCH

CAIRO ACTION PICS:

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Montreal activists say NO to apartheid

3/31/2010 6:14:00 PM

Video of Montreal BDS day actions

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http://bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/montreal-activists-defy-the-cold-to-say-no-to-apartheid/

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BDS Flashmob in the Netherlands

3/31/2010 6:13:00 PM

Video of Netherlands BDS flash mob

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http://bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/report-back-another-great-flash-mob-this-time-in-the-netherlands/

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Greek activists gather at Korai Sq.

3/31/2010 6:09:00 PM

Greek BDS day actions

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http://bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/report-back-greek-activists-gather-korai-sq/

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Belgian activists do a supermarket sweep!

3/31/2010 5:39:00 PM

Video of Belgian BDS actions

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http://bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/report-back-belgian-activists-do-a-supermarket-sweep/

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BDS ads target San Francisco commuters

3/31/2010 5:36:00 PM

San Francisco activists commemorated BDS Day of Action with a series of ads in the public trains.

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http://bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/report-back-bds-ads-target-san-francisco-commuters-2/

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Free Gaza Movement to Launch Cargo Ship from Ireland

3/31/2010 9:30:35 AM

Yesterday the Free Gaza Movement bought a 1200 tonne cargo ship at an auction in Dundalk, Ireland.

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IDF Shoot at Land Day Demonstrators

3/31/2010 9:27:58 AM

Israel continues to shoot at unarmed civilians nonviolently protesting the occupation, reserving especially brutal treatment for demonstrations where internationals and media are not strongly represented.

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Palestinians in Gaza plant trees on Land Day

3/30/2010 11:00:00 PM

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The Palestine Telegraph

http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/gaza-strip/5136-gazans-plant-trees-on-land-day

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Toronto Flash mob for BDS Day of Action!

3/30/2010 6:24:00 PM

Video of Toronto BDS day actions.

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http://bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/report-back-fantastic-toronto-flash-mob-for-bds-day-of-action/

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The Mud Squad is back in DC!

3/30/2010 6:22:00 PM

Video of DC actions

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http://bdsdayofaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/report-back-the-mud-squad-is-back/

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