We Hold These Truths and Arizonans for Peace in Palestine will hold a demonstration opposing the address by Arizona State University President Michael Crow to the Jewish National Fund breakfast to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 6, 2015. Crow’s address is entitled “The Power of Investing in Israel.” Here is the press release that we are hoping will result in some coverage. We will report on the results of the demonstration and post a video report.
Protesters shout slogans in front of Herod’s Gate, Jerusalem, in support of Bedouin Arabs. Photograph: Barcroft Media
Here is the press release sent to the media:
WHO: We Hold These Truths & Arizonans for Peace in Palestine
WHAT: Challenging ASU President Michael Crow at the Jewish National Fund Breakfast
WHAT: Challenging ASU President Michael Crow at the Jewish National Fund Breakfast
WHERE: Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas – 6333 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ (View map)
WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2015 from 7 am to 9 am (We will conduct a peaceful demonstration on the public sidewalk at the southeast corner of Scottsdale Rd. & Lincoln Dr.)
WHY: We will hold a demonstration to express our opposition to Arizona State University President Michael Crow speaking at the Jewish National Fund breakfast.
Points to consider for holding our demonstration:
- The “ASU Sustainability and Social Justice in the Middle East” partnership program with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ignores the injustices against Palestinians by the Israeli occupation.
- Ben-Gurion University crows that over 500 Bedouin students are enrolled at the university…
- While the Jewish National Fund plants trees on stolen Palestinian land and “owns 13% of the land [in Israel] and explicitly only allocates it to Jews.” (see, “Some Things Never Change: The Prawer Plan and the Legacy of the Nakba,” Rabbi Alissa Wise, Huffington Post)…
- And, the Israeli government repeatedly destroys Bedouin villages in the Negev desert. (see, “Israel’s plan to forcibly resettle Negev’s Bedouins prompts global protests,” theguardian.com)
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