Campaign to End the Blockade of Gaza: Canada�s Role

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Sunday, February 19th, 2012
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

In his audio-visual presentation, Ehab Lotayef will share his account of the Freedom Waves to Gaza aid flotilla which took place in November 2011, when Irish and Canadian boats tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Mr. Lotayef is a Montreal-based poet and long-time solidarity activist, who was on board the Canadian humanitarian aid boat, the Tahrir, which was heading to Gaza when it was hijacked by the Israeli navy in international waters. Freedom Waves is part of an ongoing Global solidarity movement challenging the blockade of Gaza and working for freedom for Palestine, which Ehab describes as, "a group of unarmed civilians peacefully confronting Israel's blockade and occupation."

This talk is part of a national tour organized by the Canadian Boat to Gaza and sponsored by Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Canadian Arab Foundation, Independent Jewish Voices of Canada, CUPW, Council of Canadians, Canadian Peace Alliance, and UVic Social Justice Studies.

For more info: www.tahrir.ca