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Block the Boat - Vancouver - Boycott Israeli Shipping, Boycott Israeli Apartheid

September 06, 2014

Israel's bombardment of Gaza killed over 2137 Palestinians, including over 500 children. Over 10,000 are wounded, including over 3,000 children. 20,000 homes have been destroyed completely or beyond possibility of repair, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are displaced.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is a cornerstone corporation of the Israeli economy that operates a large, global fleet. In Oakland, California, thousands of protesters came out - and blocked a ZIM ship from unloading for 4 days thanks thanks to the solidarity of ILWU Local 10 longshore workers who refused to cross the picket line. In Long Beach, California, another ZIM ship was stopped from unloading by a community port picket. In Seattle and Tacoma, ZIM's boats were delayed to avoid protests and ZIM's business as usual was disrupted at the port.
Now it is time for us to act in Vancouver!
Palestinian labor organizations, including the Palestinian General Federation Trade Union (PGFTU), have called on workers around the world to refuse to handle Israeli goods.ZIM's activity up and down the West Coast has been significantly disrupted with significant financial impact on the business of apartheid.
Join us Sat Sept 6 for Port Education and Leafleting of stevedores and truckers on their way to and from work along Deltaport Way - and build the campaign to BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER!
Gather at 6:15 AM at McDonald's Parking Lot, 5776 Ladner Trunk Rd, Delta,
BC before proceeding to Deltaport

Time: 6:15 am
Venue: 5776 Ladner Trunk Rd
Location: Delta, BC
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

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