Sara Flounders speaks at OSU
Gregory Elich
PALESTINE: FREEDOM, JUSTICE, EQUALITY
SARA FLOUNDERS, Co-Director of the
International Action Center (IAC)
Thursday, May 10
7:00 PM
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Sara Flounders visited the West Bank in November 2000 as a part of a
delegation that delivered much-needed medicine to Palestinian hospitals and
clinics. Her delegation witnessed first hand the aggression and repression
against Palestinian areas by Israeli Defense Forces and settlers. Her
lecture will include video footage from the front lines of the Palestinian
Resistance to Israeli repression. An open discussion with the audience
will follow each presentation.
May 10, 7:00 PM Ohio State University - Lazenby Hall room 21, 1827 Neil Ave.
(corner of Neil Ave and S. Oval Dr.)
Co-sponsored by:
Arab Americans of Central Ohio
Council on American/Islamic Relations
The Muslim Student Association of OSU
The International Student Association
The Columbus Campaign for Arms Control
For more information, please call 614-268-2637
The IAC delegates issued the following statement: "Unless you are on the
front lines in the West Bank and Gaza, or in the Palestinian areas in the
1948 borders of Israel, it is impossible to grasp the magnitude of the
repression. What we saw was unimaginable brutality, but also a level of
resistance by the entire Palestinian people who will not surrender, even in
the face of overwhelming military power. The people in the United States
must learn the truth about this struggle and about the role of the U.S.
government, which finances Israeli terror at the tune of $15 million a day.
Help us spread the word about the Palestinian reality today."
As of April 5, 2001
* Over 457 Palestinians have been killed within a six-month period.
Seventy-six percent were shot with live ammunition to the head and upper
body.
* Of the 457 people killed, 34% were under the age of 18. Tragically, 110
children have been killed.
* Forty-five Palestinian students were killed on their way home from school.
* Forty-one schools have been closed and unable to operate affecting over
20,000 students.
* The closure imposed on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza is the
most severe since the beginning of the occupation in 1967.
* There has been damage to over 2700 buildings, 770 homes (180 completely
demolished), 29 mosques, 12 churches, and 44 water wells.
* Over 25,000 olive and fruit trees have been uprooted, along with over
3,000 acres of land bulldozed.
* Losses to the Palestinian economy through the end of January 2001 have
been estimated at over 2 billion dollars.
* More people today live in poverty than at any other time in the history of
the occupation.
* Daily losses of income have been estimated at over $12 million a day.
The International Action Center was founded by former U.S. Attorney General,
Ramsey Clark. The purpose of the IAC is to provide and organize opposition
to U.S. militarism and war, linking it with the struggle against racism and
oppression within the United States.