On Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 1:30 PM, and in response to this ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity, the ANSWER Coalition and a broad coalition of anti-war, Muslim and Arab-American groups will hold a national march in Detroit, MI. All peace- loving people will be joining hands in a national march in the city of Detroit demanding the end of the illegal siege of Gaza- Palestine. The atrocities committed by the Israeli regime keep piling up in Gaza. Since July 8 of this year over 2000 people were murdered by Israel (80 percent of which are civilians) including 437 children and 246 women, and over 10,000 injured. Gaza has been under a suffocating siege by Israel since 2007. Gathering will be at in front of Cobo Center, 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit. For information on bus transportation to the city call (313) 999-4420 or email DetroitGazaMarch2014@gmail.com. Transportation will be listed at www.ANSWERcoalition.org
Partial List of Sponsors: ANSWER Coalition, The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) American Muslims for Palestine, National Lawyers Guild, American Muslim Alliance, Muslim American Society, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network, Islamic Center of Detroit, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, Palestine Cultural Office, Michigan, Michigan Emergency Coalition against Racism and Injustice, Detroit Water Coalition, American Arab Women’s Community Network, Dearborn Community Center, One Hamtramck, Code Pink, Witness Against Torture, Immigrant Justice Center, Peace Action, Peace Thru Justice Foundation, American-Arab and Muslim Political Action Committee, Black Workers for Justice, Imam Jamil Al-Amin Humanitarian National Support Committee, Northern Interfaith Alliance, Muslim Mothers for Peace