Minneapolis Joins National Days of Action in Honor of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Minneapolis Joins National Days of Action in Honor of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Stop Israel's War Crimes Against the Palestinian People in Gaza:" Women and Children's Vigil for Peace and Justice
Monday, January 19, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Northeast Public Library, 2200 Central Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Joins National Days of Action in Honor of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Stop the Killing of the Palestinian People! Stop the War and Siege on Gaza! End All U.S. Aid to Israel! End the Israeli Occupation of Palestine! On January 19, 2009, people all across the United States will celebrate the life, legacy, and birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated by a racist's bullet on April 4, 1968. Dr. King was one of the foremost leaders of the Black civil rights movement in this country, an organizer extraordinaire for peace and justice, and an eloquent orator who challenged racism, injustice, and oppression everywhere. Exactly one year before he was killed, in a speech entitled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence," Dr. King called the U.S. government and military the "greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." These words are especially significant today, as the U.S. government continues its unequivocal support of the Israeli military's criminal bombardment and massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Approximately 920 Palestinians have been killed since the Israeli attacks on Gaza began 17 days ago, with over 4,200 injured, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Close to 300 of the dead are children, 93 are women, and 49% of the injured are women or children; all of these figures are from the United Nations. The thousands and thousands of Black civil rights organizers and activists, with Dr. King as one of their representatives, were people of courageous action, many of whom gave their lives to the struggle for Black liberation, and they would not have stood idly by while this new war on the Palestinians is being waged. Sponsored by: the Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Anti-War Committee and WAMM. FFI: Call 612-437-0222.