Stop the massacre in Gaza: Protest 6 January and other
events in Wellington
The Wellington Palestine Group has
organized the following events in Wellington to protest the
Israeli massacre of Palestinians currently taking place in
Gaza.
Please forward this information to your networks and
come to the events with banners, placards and huge amounts
of solidarity for the Palestinian people who continue to
suffer under a brutal Israeli Military
Occupation.
INFORMATION STALL & VIGIL Wednesday 31
December 2008 12 midday – 5.00pm Cuba Mall (Manner
St End, outside Westpac Trust Bank)
INFORMATION STALL &
VIGIL Saturday 3 January 2009 11:00am –
4:00pm Cuba Mall (Manners St End, outside Westpac Trust
Bank)
PROTEST MARCH Tuesday 6 January 2009
12:30pm – 1:30pm Meet at Ministry of Foreign
Affairs & Trade 195 Lambton Quay, Wellington (cnr.
Panama St)
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