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Solidarity with Egypt and Tunisia- protest Sat 3pm
GPJA is supporting this call from an Egyptian living in Auckland for a protest in solidarity with the people of Egypt, Tunisia and the rest of the Arab world in their fight for freedom and democracy. The rally is being held outside the US Consulate because Egypt is the second largest recipient of US military aid in the entire world. The Mubarak regime, like the rest of the dictators in the region would not survive a minute without that support. The Wikileaks papers have revealed to the entire world that the client regimes of the region have prostituted themselves to the Western powers and the big business interests they serve, while looting the countries they rule for their own grotesque personal enrichment.
Solidarity with Egypt and Tunisia- protest Sat 3pm US Consulate, Customs St, Auckland
Hello Everyone, As of this afternoon, the Egyptian government has shut down all internet services across the entire country in a desperate attempt at stopping people from protesting. This is a MASSIVE breach of civil liberties and freedom of expression. The police have also begun using LIVE ammunition against the people in the streets, and extra security measures have been put in place to crack down on any and all activism.
Tonight will be the beginning of a fresh batch of protests across the country, and the message is clear: "we want change!". We too can do something to help, and so tomorrow at 3pm we will meet up outside the US consulate in town to call for the US government to speak up, and to pressure their "ally" Hosny Mubarak to step down. Protesting has already begun in countries all over the world, from the USA to Australia.
THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT NEED YOUR HELP!
please
spread the word and invite as many people as you can, and
see you tomorrow!
Mohamed Hassan From Heliopolis, Al
Qahirah, Egypt
EGYPT
Egypt protests: Eyewitness accounts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12282978
Three dead in Egypt protests: Tear gas used to disperse thousands of demonstrators in central Cairo after a day of protests http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/20111251711053608.html
Sleeping Giant Wakes Up By Yvonne Ridley - The pharaoh's
police state is now teetering after a second day of
protests. Continue
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27358.htm
Hypocrisy – Democracy? US Urges Reform in Egypt Must Watch Al Jazeera Video Interview - PJ Crowley, the spokesman for the US state department, describes Egypt as "an ally and friend of the United States, an anchor of stability in the Middle East which is helping us pursue a comprehensive peace in the Middle East". http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27361.htm
Protests Spread In Egypt By Aljazeera http://www.countercurrents.org/aljazeera270111.htm
Mass Street Protests In Egypt By Stephen Lendman http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman270111A.htm
A New Truth Dawns On The Arab World By Robert Fisk http://www.countercurrents.org/fisk270111.htm
Egypt protest leaflets distributed in Cairo give blueprint for mass action http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/27/egypt-protest-leaflets-mass-action?intcmp=239
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