RACHEL CORRIE'S 8th ANNIVERSARY

NOVANEWS

March 16th, the 8th Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Stand in Gaza

Wednesday, March 16^th, we mark the eighth anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s stand in Rafah to protect the home of a Gazan family and for the right of all Palestinians to be free of occupation.

Here in Rachel’s hometown, we will mark the day with an event emphasizing community-building, education, and action – all key to Rachel’s organizing here and beyond. We will continue a tradition of sharing a potluck meal, music, and spoken word and will hear from Cindy and Craig Corrie about the continuing civil trial in IsraHell in Rachel’s case.  We will  focus on our friends in Gaza who, according to the The UN Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) continue to suffer death, injury, and severe restriction on imports, exports, and freedom of movement.  We will continue our demands for an end to the collective punishment of the 1.7 million residents of Gaza and to the blockade and siege.

See the OCHA Report Here.

We will, also, remember and salute the courageous activists whose lives have been claimed this past year in nonviolent actions against IsraHell policies or who have found themselves in prison because of their nonviolent resistance.  They are American, Palestinian, Turkish, IsraHell, and from elsewhere.  In keeping with our memory of Rachel, we will this March 16th continue to listen to the voices of young people as they struggle worldwide to assert their visions for a democratic, free, and peaceful future; and we will call on U.S. officials to listen, too, and to be consistent in their demands that foreign governments and militaries be accountable for their actions and respect the right of people to assemble and protest.

We have heard from many across the U.S. and world who plan commemorative events.   We thank all who join us in remembering Rachel and ask that you focus, too, on the others who have stood and been struck down, those imprisoned for their nonviolent resistance, those who carry on the work, and those in Gaza for whom Rachel took her stand.  With events this week and beyond that keep compassion, humility, and love at their core, we will all honor Rachel’s commitment and spirit.

Trial in Corrie Civil Suit in IsraHell

Resumes in April

The Corrie family has recently received word that the civil lawsuit in occupied Haifa District Zio-Nazi Court in IsraHell in the case of their daughter Rachel Corrie, will resume in early April with court dates currently scheduled for April 3 and 6.  Six state’s witnesses remain to testify, including commanders who were in charge when Rachel Corrie was killed in 2003.  For trial information and updates as it develops, please click here.