[[{"content_id":"1607","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"119","user_id":"1","view_accesslevel_id":"1","edit_accesslevel_id":"1","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"420","content_title":"THE ASIA TO GAZA SOLIDARITY CARAVAN","content_number":"0","content_date_event":"2010-10-08 02:18:15","content_summary":"500 civil resisters from 17 Asian countries will join the caravan from India and march through 18 Asian cities of Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey to break the siege of Gaza through the sea route in December 2010\r\n \r\nThe Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan is being organised by the Asian ...","content_summary_fill":"0","content_body":"500 civil resisters from 17 Asian countries will join the caravan from India and march through 18 Asian cities of Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey to break the siege of Gaza through the sea route in December 2010\r\n \r\nThe Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan is being organised by the Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine, an alliance of peoples’ organisations, social movements, trade unions, and civil society institutions of Asia. This struggle is broad-based, varied and multi-dimensional. It is humanitarian and for peace, freedom and human dignity. It is against occupation, imperialism, apartheid, Zionism and all forms of discrimination including religious discrimination.\r\n \r\nThe Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine extends solidarity to the courageous people of Palestine in their struggle, resistance, and intifada against the Zionist Israeli occupation and affirms its commitment to Palestinian Self-Determination; Ending the Occupation; Equal Rights for All within historic Palestine; the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees; and the Establishment of a Sovereign, Independent and Democratic state of Palestine with Jerusalem as the capital. \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nThe Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine commits to build the solidarity of Asian people for the freedom of Palestine, provide materials, resources, and volunteers to support the struggle of the people of Palestine and oppose our own governments’ decisions and actions that give economic, financial, military and diplomatic support to Israel and allow it to behave with impunity.\r\n \r\nIndia Lifeline to Gaza, which is a constituent of the Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine will have a conference and a large flag off programme in New Delhi on 2nd December 2010. The Caravan will carry relief material for the people of Gaza. The Asia to Gaza Caravan will cross into Pakistan via the Wagah border where members of the Pakistan Solidarity for Gaza will join the Caravan onwards to Iran. In every country and city that the caravan travels through, public meetings will be organised as more activists and participants join the caravan.\r\n \r\nTENTATIVE CARAVAN SCHEDULE\r\n01 DecemberParticipants from East and South East Asia reach New Delhi, India15 - 17 DecemberTabriz, Iran to Eskandarun, Turkey \r\n2 - 3 DecemberFlag off from New Delhi \r\nand travel to Wagah border, India-Pakistan Border18 - 19 DecemberEskandarun, Turkey to Damascus, Syria \r\n04 DecemberReach Lahore, Pakistan20 - 21 DecemberDamascus, Syria to Amman Jordan\r\n5 - 7 DecemberLahore to Karachi\/Quetta, Pakistan22 - 23 DecemberAmman, Jordan to Beirut Lebanon\r\n08 DecemberKarachi\/Quetta, Pakistan to Zahedan, Iran24 - 26 DecemberBeirut back to Turkey\r\n9 - 14 DecemberZahedan, Iran to Tabriz, Iran26 DecemberWe Sail for Gaza (Palestine)\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\nPeaceful Resistance\r\nThe civil resisters have resolved to resist the Israeli sea siege in a peaceful manner and following the example of civil resisters such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela as well as the long tradition of peaceful resistance from all ethical and religious traditions. The civil resisters are willing to be convicted for their peaceful resistance. \r\n \r\nIndia Lifeline to Gaza\r\nThis process has been initiated by Indian people’s movements, social movements, trade unions, civil society organisations and multi-faith and ecumenical organisations.  In the two months prior to departure of the Asia to Gaza caravan there will be multi-city programmes in solidarity of the people of Gaza and Palestine. Film festivals of Palestinian films and films of resistance, music concerts, photo exhibits, and theatre productions are being organised by the supporters of the people of Gaza and Palestine.  \r\n \r\nPalestinian Film Festival: Celebrating Cultures of Resistance\r\nA week-long film festival screening Palestinian films and documentaries is being planned across several cities of India in the last week of October (tentatively 23-30 October). Several other initiatives such as solidarity concerts, theatrical performances, photo exhibits, panel discussions and seminars will also be planned in the days leading up to the flag-off of the Caravan.\r\n \r\n\r\nEnd the Siege of Gaza • Freedom to Palestine • Boycott Israel\r\n\r\nEndorsed by:\r\nOrganisations\r\n\r\n\r\nAll India Students Association (AISA)\r\nAman Bharat\r\nAsha Parivar\r\nAwami Bharat\r\nBahujan Sewak Sangh\r\nBanglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM)\r\nBharat Bachao Andolan\r\nBharat Jan Vigyan Jatha\r\nCampaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur)\r\nChhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (Mazdoor Karyakarta Committee)\r\nCPI(ML)\r\nCPI-ML (New Democracy)\r\nForum against Oppression of Women\r\nFree Gaza - India\r\nGlobal Gandhi Forum\r\nIndian Isladhi Movement\r\nIndia Palestine People’s Solidarity Forum\r\nIndian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU )\r\nINHURED International (Nepal)\r\nInsaaniyat\r\nIntercultural Resources\r\nJamiat-i-Ulema-i-Hind\r\nJamat-e-Islami-Hind\r\nLoknaad\r\nMazdoor Ekta Manch\r\nMuslim Intellectual Forum\r\nMuslim Political Council of India\r\nNational Association of Peoples Movements (NAPM)\r\nNational Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) \r\nNew Socialist Initiative (NSI)\r\nNew Trade Union Initiative (NTUI)\r\nPalestine Solidarity Movement\r\nPeople’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)\r\nPhule-Ambedkar Vichar Manch\r\nProgramme against Custodial Torture and Impunity (PACTI)\r\nProgressive Students Union (PSU)\r\nRepublican Panther\r\nSaheli Women’s Resource Centre\r\nSarva Seva Sangh\r\nSolidarity Youth Movement\r\nSouth Asia Peace Alliance (SAPA)\r\nSouth Asian Network of Gender Activists and Trainers (SANGAT)\r\nStudents Islamic Organisation of India (SIO)\r\nTrade Union Centre of India (TUCI)\r\nVidyarthi Bharti\r\nYuva Koshish\r\nAll India Majlis-i-Mushawarrat\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\nIndividuals:\r\n \r\nAchin Vanaik\r\nAgdish Nagarkar\r\nAmol Madame\r\nAnand Grover\r\nAnand Patwardhan\r\nAnand Swaroop Verma \r\nAnil Chaudhary \r\nArif Kapadia\r\nAshish Kothari\r\nAsif Khan\r\nAslam Ghazi\r\nBajrang Sonawane\r\nBrig. Sudhir Sawant\r\nChetna Birje\r\nGhazala Azad\r\nIhtishaam Ansari\r\nJai Sen\r\nJaved Naqvi \r\nKabir Arora\r\nKalyani Menon-Sen, New Delhi\r\nKhalid Riaz\r\nMukta Srivastava\r\nMukul Sinha \r\nMulniwasi Mala\r\nMunawwar Azad\r\nMunawwar Khan\r\nQurratulain Sundus\r\nReshma  Jagtap\r\nRitu Menon\r\nRohini Hensman \r\nSalman Usmani\r\nSandeep Pandey \r\nSanjay Shinde\r\nSavyasaachi\r\nSayeed Khan\r\nSayeeda Hameed\r\nShabnam Hashmi\r\nShahid Siddiqui\r\nSheikh Muhammad Hussain\r\nShyam Sonar\r\nSudhir Dhawale\r\nSumi Saikia\r\nSyed Iftikhar Ahed\r\nTusha Mittal\r\nVarsha V V\r\nVasanthi Raman\r\nVilas Gaikwad\r\nWinnie Thomas\r\nYawar Ali Qazi\r\n \r\nIndian Coordination Committee:\r\n1.      Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, Editor, Milli Gazette \/ Majlis-i-Mushawarrat\r\n2.      Ashim Roy, National Trade Union Initiative and Member, Asian Coordination Committee\r\n3.      Feroze Mithiborwala, India Palestine People's Solidarity Forum and Member, Asian Coordination Committee\r\n4.      Com. Ramachandran, CPI-ML\r\n5.      Shahid Siddiqui, Editor, Nai Duniya and Ex-MP\r\n6.      Dr. Sunilam, Kisan Sangarsh Samiti and Ex-MLA\r\n7.      Com. Sanjay Singhvi, Trade Union Centre of India \r\n8.      Mujtaba Farooq, Jamat-i-Islami-i-Hind\r\n9.      Com. Tapas Ranjan Saha, CPIML-Liberation\r\n10.  Niaz Faruqi, Jamiatul-Ulema-i-Hind\r\n11.  Dr. Tasleem Rehmani,  Muslim Political Council of India\r\n12.  Dr. Mrigank, CPI-ML-New Democracy\r\n13.  Com. Vasudevan, Blue Star Union\r\n14.  Com. Ravi Joshi, Indian Federation of Trade Unions\r\n15.  Com. Thomas Matthew, Bahujan Vampanth\r\n16.  Sandeep Pandey, National Alliance of People's Movements\r\n17.  Bhim Singh, Bahujan Sevak Sangh\r\n18.  Com. Aslam Sheikh, All India Students Association\r\n19.  Kishore Jagtap, Mahatma Phule-Dr. Ambedkar Vichar Manch \r\n20.  Shah Nawaz, Students Islamic Organization\r\n21.  Gauhar Iqbal, Palestine Solidarity Movement","content_html":"

500 civil resisters from 17 Asian countries will join the caravan from India and march through 18 Asian cities of Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey to break the siege of Gaza through the sea route in December 2010<\/strong>
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\r\nThe Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan is being organised by the Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine, an alliance of peoples’ organisations, social movements, trade unions, and civil society institutions of Asia. This struggle is broad-based, varied and multi-dimensional. It is humanitarian and for peace, freedom and human dignity. It is against occupation, imperialism, apartheid, Zionism and all forms of discrimination including religious discrimination.
\r\n 
\r\nThe Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine extends solidarity to the courageous people of Palestine in their struggle, resistance, and intifada against the Zionist Israeli occupation and affirms its commitment to Palestinian Self-Determination; Ending the Occupation; Equal Rights for All within historic Palestine; the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees; and the Establishment of a Sovereign, Independent and Democratic state of Palestine with Jerusalem as the capital. <\/span>
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\r\nThe Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine commits to build the solidarity of Asian people for the freedom of Palestine, provide materials, resources, and volunteers to support the struggle of the people of Palestine and oppose our own governments’ decisions and actions that give economic, financial, military and diplomatic support to Israel and allow it to behave with impunity.
\r\n 
\r\nIndia Lifeline to Gaza, which is a constituent of the Asian People’s Solidarity for Palestine will have a conference and a large flag off programme in New Delhi on 2nd December 2010. The Caravan will carry relief material for the people of Gaza. The Asia to Gaza Caravan will cross into Pakistan via the Wagah border where members of the Pakistan Solidarity for Gaza will join the Caravan onwards to Iran. In every country and city that the caravan travels through, public meetings will be organised as more activists and participants join the caravan.
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\r\nTENTATIVE CARAVAN SCHEDULE
\r\n01 DecemberParticipants from East and South East Asia reach New Delhi, India15 - 17 DecemberTabriz, Iran to Eskandarun, Turkey <\/span>
\r\n2 - 3 DecemberFlag off from New Delhi <\/span>
\r\nand travel to Wagah border, India-Pakistan Border18 - 19 DecemberEskandarun, Turkey to Damascus, Syria <\/span>
\r\n04 DecemberReach Lahore, Pakistan20 - 21 DecemberDamascus, Syria to Amman Jordan
\r\n5 - 7 DecemberLahore to Karachi\/Quetta, Pakistan22 - 23 DecemberAmman, Jordan to Beirut Lebanon
\r\n08 DecemberKarachi\/Quetta, Pakistan to Zahedan, Iran24 - 26 DecemberBeirut back to Turkey
\r\n9 - 14 DecemberZahedan, Iran to Tabriz, Iran26 DecemberWe Sail for Gaza (Palestine)<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

 
\r\n 
\r\nPeaceful Resistance
\r\nThe civil resisters have resolved to resist the Israeli sea siege in a peaceful manner and following the example of civil resisters such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela as well as the long tradition of peaceful resistance from all ethical and religious traditions. The civil resisters are willing to be convicted for their peaceful resistance. <\/span>
\r\n 
\r\nIndia Lifeline to Gaza
\r\nThis process has been initiated by Indian people’s movements, social movements, trade unions, civil society organisations and multi-faith and ecumenical organisations.  In the two months prior to departure of the Asia to Gaza caravan there will be multi-city programmes in solidarity of the people of Gaza and Palestine. Film festivals of Palestinian films and films of resistance, music concerts, photo exhibits, and theatre productions are being organised by the supporters of the people of Gaza and Palestine.  <\/span>
\r\n 
\r\nPalestinian Film Festival: Celebrating Cultures of Resistance
\r\nA week-long film festival screening Palestinian films and documentaries is being planned across several cities of India in the last week of October (tentatively 23-30 October). Several other initiatives such as solidarity concerts, theatrical performances, photo exhibits, panel discussions and seminars will also be planned in the days leading up to the flag-off of the Caravan.<\/span>
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End the Siege of Gaza • Freedom to Palestine • Boycott Israel<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Endorsed by:
\r\nOrganisations<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n


\r\nAll India Students Association (AISA)
\r\nAman Bharat
\r\nAsha Parivar
\r\nAwami Bharat
\r\nBahujan Sewak Sangh
\r\nBanglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM)
\r\nBharat Bachao Andolan
\r\nBharat Jan Vigyan Jatha
\r\nCampaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur)
\r\nChhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (Mazdoor Karyakarta Committee)
\r\nCPI(ML)
\r\nCPI-ML (New Democracy)
\r\nForum against Oppression of Women
\r\nFree Gaza - India
\r\nGlobal Gandhi Forum
\r\nIndian Isladhi Movement
\r\nIndia Palestine People’s Solidarity Forum
\r\nIndian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU )
\r\nINHURED International (Nepal)
\r\nInsaaniyat
\r\nIntercultural Resources
\r\nJamiat-i-Ulema-i-Hind
\r\nJamat-e-Islami-Hind
\r\nLoknaad
\r\nMazdoor Ekta Manch
\r\nMuslim Intellectual Forum
\r\nMuslim Political Council of India
\r\nNational Association of Peoples Movements (NAPM)
\r\nNational Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) <\/span>
\r\nNew Socialist Initiative (NSI)
\r\nNew Trade Union Initiative (NTUI)
\r\nPalestine Solidarity Movement
\r\nPeople’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
\r\nPhule-Ambedkar Vichar Manch
\r\nProgramme against Custodial Torture and Impunity (PACTI)
\r\nProgressive Students Union (PSU)
\r\nRepublican Panther
\r\nSaheli Women’s Resource Centre
\r\nSarva Seva Sangh
\r\nSolidarity Youth Movement
\r\nSouth Asia Peace Alliance (SAPA)
\r\nSouth Asian Network of Gender Activists and Trainers (SANGAT)
\r\nStudents Islamic Organisation of India (SIO)
\r\nTrade Union Centre of India (TUCI)
\r\nVidyarthi Bharti
\r\nYuva Koshish
\r\nAll India Majlis-i-Mushawarrat<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n


\r\n 
\r\nIndividuals:
\r\n 
\r\nAchin Vanaik
\r\nAgdish Nagarkar
\r\nAmol Madame
\r\nAnand Grover
\r\nAnand Patwardhan
\r\nAnand Swaroop Verma <\/span>
\r\nAnil Chaudhary <\/span>
\r\nArif Kapadia
\r\nAshish Kothari
\r\nAsif Khan
\r\nAslam Ghazi
\r\nBajrang Sonawane
\r\nBrig. Sudhir Sawant
\r\nChetna Birje
\r\nGhazala Azad
\r\nIhtishaam Ansari
\r\nJai Sen
\r\nJaved Naqvi <\/span>
\r\nKabir Arora
\r\nKalyani Menon-Sen, New Delhi
\r\nKhalid Riaz
\r\nMukta Srivastava
\r\nMukul Sinha <\/span>
\r\nMulniwasi Mala
\r\nMunawwar Azad
\r\nMunawwar Khan
\r\nQurratulain Sundus
\r\nReshma  Jagtap
\r\nRitu Menon
\r\nRohini Hensman <\/span>
\r\nSalman Usmani
\r\nSandeep Pandey <\/span>
\r\nSanjay Shinde
\r\nSavyasaachi
\r\nSayeed Khan
\r\nSayeeda Hameed
\r\nShabnam Hashmi
\r\nShahid Siddiqui
\r\nSheikh Muhammad Hussain
\r\nShyam Sonar
\r\nSudhir Dhawale
\r\nSumi Saikia
\r\nSyed Iftikhar Ahed
\r\nTusha Mittal
\r\nVarsha V V
\r\nVasanthi Raman
\r\nVilas Gaikwad
\r\nWinnie Thomas
\r\nYawar Ali Qazi
\r\n 
\r\nIndian Coordination Committee:
\r\n1.      Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, Editor, Milli Gazette \/ Majlis-i-Mushawarrat
\r\n2.      Ashim Roy, National Trade Union Initiative and Member, Asian Coordination Committee
\r\n3.      Feroze Mithiborwala, India Palestine People's Solidarity Forum and Member, Asian Coordination Committee
\r\n4.      Com. Ramachandran, CPI-ML
\r\n5.      Shahid Siddiqui, Editor, Nai Duniya and Ex-MP
\r\n6.      Dr. Sunilam, Kisan Sangarsh Samiti and Ex-MLA
\r\n7.      Com. Sanjay Singhvi, Trade Union Centre of India <\/span>
\r\n8.      Mujtaba Farooq, Jamat-i-Islami-i-Hind
\r\n9.      Com. Tapas Ranjan Saha, CPIML-Liberation
\r\n10.  Niaz Faruqi, Jamiatul-Ulema-i-Hind
\r\n11.  Dr. Tasleem Rehmani,  Muslim Political Council of India
\r\n12.  Dr. Mrigank, CPI-ML-New Democracy
\r\n13.  Com. Vasudevan, Blue Star Union
\r\n14.  Com. Ravi Joshi, Indian Federation of Trade Unions
\r\n15.  Com. Thomas Matthew, Bahujan Vampanth
\r\n16.  Sandeep Pandey, National Alliance of People's Movements
\r\n17.  Bhim Singh, Bahujan Sevak Sangh
\r\n18.  Com. Aslam Sheikh, All India Students Association
\r\n19.  Kishore Jagtap, Mahatma Phule-Dr. Ambedkar Vichar Manch <\/span>
\r\n20.  Shah Nawaz, Students Islamic Organization
\r\n21.  Gauhar Iqbal, Palestine Solidarity Movement<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2010-10-08 02:18:15","content_date_finish":"2010-10-08 02:18:15","content_date_register":"2010-10-08 02:19:54","content_date_last_edit":"2019-11-02 18:24:11","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"0","content_show_title_slider":"0","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","tag_id":"32850","tag_word":"india,gaza,caravan,Asia,solidarity,THE ASIA TO GAZA SOLIDARITY CA","tag_service":"0","tag_total":"17","tag_soundex":"","attach_token":null,"attach_date_register":null,"attach_id":null,"attach_file_ext":null,"attach_file_header":null,"attach_img_type":null,"attach_img_width":null,"attach_img_height":null,"attach_file_media":null,"attach_show_watermark":null,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"1151","visit_date_last":"2024-07-03 13:54:46","attach_title":null,"node_title":"asian march to gaza","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":990, \"left\":95, \"right\":96}]","node_number":"6","allowable_node":"6"}]]