A Lifeline for Gaza aid convoy will leave Britain on Saturday 14 February 2009. It has been initiated by George Galloway MP, who writes:
"We will not look away. The Palestinians in Gaza need our help now, just as they did when Israel's bombs and illegal weapons were dropping.
Thousands of people have contacted me to say that they have marched, cried at the television pictures and feel helpless in the face of the suffering.
That"s why I have launched a major initiative in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I will be leading an aid convoy from London to Gaza leaving on 14 February and traveling through France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and through Rafah and into Gaza. It will bring material aid and raise the banner of Palestine in all the countries that we visit.
The convoy will be led by a British fire engine, ambulances, and many trucks full of practical aid given by the various communities in Britain."
For full details of the aid convoy, see the Viva Palestina website
Download flyer for printing here
update: the convoy now has enough medicines and all the London vehicles are now full. Lloyds-TSB have declined vivapalestina's application for a bank account. As a result alternative arrangements are being sought. You can still send cheques by post:
Lifeline for Gaza c/o Flat 6, 1-2 Bowling Green Place, London SE1 1YL. Please send your name and address so that vivapalestina can supply a receipt.
arghh... the George Galloway circus rides again
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