Rally and Candle Vigil for Peace.
S T A N D I N G * U P * F O R * P E A C E, 11.01.2009 08:06
During the day Saturday on the Ashland Plaza approximately 40 people joined with rallies and marches around the globe to stand in solidarity with those in Gaza to say “We will not be Silent!” and to “End the Siege Now!”.
The Rally was followed by a vigil at 7pm. It was a very cold Saturday evening on January 10th when over 20 people joined in a circle in Ashland's downtown plaza. Candles glowing with compassion silently shined light on the horrific killing which has been taking place in the Middle East.
The Ashland rally and vigil were forms of the many demonstrations that took place all around the world.
Here are a couple photos of the candelight vigil in Ashland, Oregon...
At the beginning of the rally the Palestinian flag waved in the wind as Kamal Hassan started things off with a very powerful speech about why the violence needs to end in Gaza. It was followed by a short “die-in” on the plaza to remember all those who have been impacted by the violence in Gaza. Gerry Cavanaugh stood up and gave a passionate speech which was followed by Rogue Valley Code Pink. Code Pink sang a number of songs, some upbeat and others solemn. There were a few tears in the audience as the “choir” sang “What would you do?”.
After the rally people continued to stand with their signs alongside Women in Black as WIB held their weekly silent vigil.
Saturday evening Peace House hosted a candlelight vigil to mourn the lives lost in recent acts of violence in the Middle East and to call for an end to the violence there.
Check out the links below. There are links to reports and photos of other protests for Gaza around the globe...
Here is how the event was reported on the BBC Scotland website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7822195.stm
Here is an Al Jazeera round up of World protests:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/200919123947912684.html
Here is an Israeli Indymedia report of a demo in Tel Aviv:
https://israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/10203/index.php
Here is the Israeli Indymedia report from Jaffa:
https://israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display/10202/index.php
Photos from London demo:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417810.html?c=on#c212089
Photos from Indymedia Norway:
http://www.indymedia.no/
From Indymedia Chicago news of a large and lively demo:
http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/85403/index.php
From New York City:
http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2009/01/102737.html
From Portland, Oregon:
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2009/01/384768.shtml
From Washington DC:
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/145222/index.php
List of protests in Canada:
http://www.cmaq.net/node/31854
Images from Quebec protests:
http://www.cmaq.net/taxonomy/term/15
From Italy:
http://lombardia.indymedia.org/node/12380
From Liguria (Italy near the border with France):
http://lombardia.indymedia.org/node/12380
From Barcelona, Spain:
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/362322/index.php
From Sydney, Australia:
link to sydney.indymedia.org.au
From Auckland, New Zealand:
http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/76693/index.php
From Wellington, New Zealand:
http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/76650/index.php
From Athens, Greece:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/417790.html
From Cork, Ireland:
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/90528
From Switzerland:
http://switzerland.indymedia.org/demix/2009/01/66122.shtml
From Perth, Western Australia:
http://perth.indymedia.org/
From Jakarta, Indonesia:
http://jakarta.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=2075
From Argentina:
http://argentina.indymedia.org/
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A Jewish Voice for Peace 11.01.2009 - 17:44 
Joel Finkel, Photo: Labor Beat A Jewish Voice for Peace To watch on YouTube, go to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjgaXqyuDFw&fmt=6 Escorted out of the Pro-Israel rally on January 9, 2009 at Federal Plaza by the Chicago Police Dept. for carrying a sign stating "Starving Palestinians is NOT my Judaism", Joel Finkel from Jewish Voice for Peace asks, "Is that their kind of Judaism?" Joel also weighs in on the scripted Israeli government talking points and the following Palestinian rally later that day. Total Running Time 8:23 Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is affiliated with IBEW 1220. Views expressed are those of the producer, not necessarily of IBEW. For info: www.laborbeat.org /  mail@laborbeat.org / 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video or YouTube and search "Labor Beat"
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Yes We Can Free Palestine Rally, 1/9, Chicago 11.01.2009 - 18:58 
To watch on YouTube, go to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Y4tOKWGBw&feature=channel&fmt=6 On Friday, January 9, 2009 a huge rally for Gaza assembled in Chicago's Daley Center and then marched to the Israeli Consulate. Hear selected speeches and watch footage of this protest, part of a series of actions of growing intensity and size in Chicago. "Yesterday, the United States Senate voted on a resolution that backs an Israeli attack on Gaza. They are cowards," said one of the speakers. "We reject our government's complacency in these crimes, and we hold our government accountable just as we hold Israel accountable, because it is our government which feeds Israel one third of our foreign aid budget while we neglect our youth, our elderly and our disenfranchised communities," another speaker noted. Total Running Time 8:22 Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is affiliated with IBEW 1220. Views expressed are those of the producer, not necessarily of IBEW. For info: http://www.laborbeat.org / mail@laborbeat.org / 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video or YouTube and search "Labor Beat". Chicago Jan. 9 protest against siege of Gaza Photos: Labor Beat L A B O R * B E A T> Homepage:: http://www.laborbeat.org
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