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Vigil for Jawaher Abu Rahmah in Bristol

Andy T | 09.02.2011 06:20 | Palestine | South Coast

A call for women all over the world to unite behind the popular resistance and the determination of Palestinian women in defence of their land, rights and dignity

Jawaher (34 years) was out in the fields on Friday, December 31 participating in the protest against the Apartheid Wall that strangles her village Bil’in in the West Bank, stealing its lands and livelihood. She had seen her brother killed in a similar protest almost two years ago when Israeli military shot him with a tear gas grenade in the chest, but this only intensified her dedication to her work with the youth that can carry on the resistance. It didn’t deter her from joining the protests. When the tear gas clouds reached her that day, she fell sick and died from the effects of the gas.

FFI  http://stopthewall.org/latestnews/2443.shtml

Bristol-PSC are organising this vigil as part of a day of International protest to mark the traditional commemoration on the 40th day of the death of Jawaher Abu Rahma

Thursday 10th February

Vigil for Jawaher Abu Rahmah

5.00 – 6.00pm on the Centre (opposite Hippodrome) Bristol

Andy T