Aid to the Children of Gaza

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Comment by Muhammad Khurshid on April 10, 2009 at 5:16pm

Today a large number of people of tribal areas of Pakistan have taken part in the prayers for the victims of earthquake in Italy, the country of my friends. Actually the TV channels in Pakistan were telecasting the prayers. "I feel spiritually present in your midst and share your anguish," said a message read out from Pope Benedict. The people of tribal areas were saying Ameen when the Pope was praying for the victims of earthquake. May God the Great save Italy from further disasters, which is the country of my best friends. The people of tribal areas are with the people of Italy in this hour of trial. Actually the people of tribal areas have also went through great agony as their areas have been bulldozed by the security forces of Pakistan. They know the pain of all those, who lost their homes in the earthquake. They know the pain of all those who lost their nears and dear ones in the quake. I have read this report and sharing it with you.
Italy held a state funeral on Friday for victims of its worst earthquake in three decades, as the death toll climbed to 289 and survivors voiced anger that houses simply collapsed.

Thousands of mourners prayed before 205 coffins covered by flowers and photos of the dead, laid out on the parade ground of a police academy in the mountain city of L'Aquila, the worst hit by Monday's 6.3 magnitude quake, before being taken for burial.

Small white caskets with the bodies of children lay on their parents' coffins, some with a favorite toy placed on top. The youngest was a five-month-old boy, killed with his mother.

"These dead will always be with us, each one of them. The children, the students, all of them," said 59-year-old mourner Daniela. "I'm filled with pain but we must remain hopeful. We're a strong people here, I've seen lots of courage and solidarity."

Piero Faro, who came to pay his respects to family friend Paola Pugliesi, 65, who died with her son Giuseppe, 45, said the sadness was mixed with "a lot of anger. Their building simply disintegrated. This should not have happened."

Some mourners kissed and hugged coffins during a Catholic mass led by the second highest priest in the Vatican, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared emotional as he offered comfort to bereaved relatives.

"I feel spiritually present in your midst and share your anguish," said a message read out from Pope Benedict.

Flags flew at half mast on a national day of mourning, shops lowered shutters, airports stopped take-offs for a minute's silence and traffic wardens removed their bright jackets.

"I feel bitter inside for the people crying for 300 dead so we have closed the shop for them, for what it's worth," said Rome shopkeeper Augusto Costa.

Comment by Majed Abusalama on April 7, 2009 at 7:01pm

iam so sorry because i can,t put alot of comments in Ipeace because my labtob damage alittle from the very bad electricty in Gaza , the most important thing in my labtob damage , the network, the siege prevent me to fix it . but i will try my best to give you all the information about Gaza and the activites which came from the Ipeace members:

I did with uncif and unrwa big festival for the children in Gaza and i distributed some joys , school bags and letter from the children of denise .

thank you denise , it arrived to me 2 big parcel with your letters to Gaza, the children in Gaza was so happy from this letter and as i think it will be very good feeling with the translating to arabic . i will put the pictures soon

one letter came from our friend from canada , i can,t read the name , but i have to thank him,

johanna and denise and luisella , thank you alot for your participate with me , i bought the joys and schools bag from what did you send to me ?

smiles from the children in Gaza to all the people who participate with us in Gaza and who want to do or donate or send letters and books to Gaza.


it,s so amazing if we can see all Ipeace members who can send to Gaza by post office letters from his sons or friends or assocations or organizations t.

about me , i try to be online with my wirless if i can find wirless in Gaza or with another computer which i can find to be in touch with all the people who want to help the children and families in Gaza.

always iam ready , as i was ready with all our friends who want any help from Gaza, realy we can achieve the peace , if we can do for the peace .

thanks for the peace director who put me from the best peace activist in IPeace network , i was happy when i saw my name with the hope and the hard work , realy , i put alot of time for IPeace and i put myself in very dangerous places through the war to find generator of electricty to tell you about the crimes and what happen in Gaza through the war .
soon i will write article about Majed and IPeace through the war.
story from GAza

let us to work more for the children and i have to tell you after 3 month , Gaza still destroyed because no materials to build and the siege still don,t allow to anyone to go outside GAza. but the Hope of the peace activist to tell all the organization and the human rights to move for the human in Gaza.

iam waiting 2 contieners from italy since 22 days to come to Gaza but they don,t allow to this contieners to come when it carry the name of music for peace
let us to publish the peace in all the world specialy next the border with israel and rafah border.

move my friends in IPeace for building the HOPE
iam waiting alot for the children in GAza.

in Peace with HOpe
majed abusalama
Palestine
Gaza
00972599828830

Comment by Mohammed on April 6, 2009 at 9:58am

Thank you Denise for inviting me to this wonderful group

I will be an active member in this group because I know the suffering of sick children in Gaza,
I believe that every one in this group can do some thing to children in Gaza, So I will try to Encourage you to do real thing which can help children of Gaza.

there is a lot of ways to help them, so we must find one of them and Have the patience and determination to achieve our goals

I want to thank you Denise and thank every one Helped to save the children of Gaza.

Mohammed - Gaza

Comment by Joanna Zilsel on April 6, 2009 at 1:22am

Hello friends,

I'm sorry I haven't been posting here for quite a while . . . life is extremely busy for me right now. Please read the following message I just emailed to 100's of people. I HOPE SOME OF YOU WILL BE INSPIRED TO JOIN THE UPCOMING DELEGATION--INVITED BY UNRWA, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THE CHILDREN OF GAZA! . . . Luisella? Denise? Anyone?

I am excited to inform you that a large-scale international movement is forming to break the siege on Gaza, a siege that prevents desperately needed food, medical supplies and building materials from entering, and that prohibits the Palestinian people--including those with life threatening conditions--from free passage in and out.

Code Pink has once again been invited to Gaza by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, this time with a focus on the needs of children. A delegation will be going from May 28th to June 5th. There is still time to join--see details below.

To broaden our scope and increase our numbers, some Code Pink delegates who participated in the International Womens Day trip are forming their own delegations. To date:

--Ali Glensek--currently studying at the American University in Cairo--is organizing a Students in Solidarity with Gaza delegation tentatively scheduled for May 25th-30th. Ali can be reached at aglenesk@berkeley.edu.

--Sandra Ruch--one of the Canadian Jewish women arrested at the Israeli Consulate in Toronto last January for protesting Israeli actions in Gaza--is organizing a Canadian delegation. Sandra can be reached at miriamswell@hotmail.com.

--Felice Gelman is organizing a New York delegation. Felice can be reached at rosahill@gmail.com

A Jewish Delegation attempting to enter Gaza from the Erez crossing in Israel is being discussed, as is a boat flotilla (see freegaza.org). The International Movement to Open the Rafah Border is organizing on-going sit-ins at the Rafah border. They can be reached at intmorb@googlemail.com

And for any of you who will be in Ottawa on April 20th, Kim Elliott has arranged for a presentation to the Canadian Parliament. Kim can be reached at kim@rabble.ca or contact Libby Davies, MP Vancouver East, daviel@parl.gc.ca

I won't be able to participate in the upcoming May/June trips due to prior commitments, but will be donating my airfare and trip costs to Code Pink. Please think about joining or donating what you can, and please spread the word to any group or person you think may be interested.

Thank you so much for your concern and support!

Joanna

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."--Desmond Tutu

Dear Friends,

In March, a 60-person CODEPINK delegation traveled to Gaza to pay tribute on International Women’s Day to the sorely neglected mothers, daughters, sisters and wives who are struggling to hold their families together. We witnessed the terrible destruction from the 22-day Israeli invasion; met with inspiring human rights, health and women’s organizations; and delivered 1,000 gift baskets to women who told stories of profound personal loss.

The people of Gaza greeted us with love and appreciation, and asked us to return with more delegations. We listened, and our next “expedition” will be from May 28-June 5. We will travel, via Egypt, at the invitation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and our focus will be on the children of Gaza. Children make up more than half of Gaza’s population, and this next generation – who will help decide the future of the region – is struggling with extraordinarily high rates of malnutrition, homelessness and depression.

Of course, there is always the possibility that the Egyptian government won’t let us cross the border—in fact, many individuals and delegations have been denied entry. In that case, we plan to set up an encampment near the border to call attention to the need to open the borders and end the siege of Gaza.

See more details below. For more information or to sign up, contact gaza.codepink@gmail.com or call 415-558-5700. Space is limited, so contact us asap. We also are planning a Jewish delegation to enter Gaza through the Israeli crossing, and are facilitating the entry and participation of groups from other organizations in the following weeks.

So, spread the word. We hope you will join us!

Sincerely,
Tighe Barry, Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy, Pam Rasmussen, Ann Wright
The CODEPINK Gaza Team

Building a Better Future for the Children of Gaza
Delegation from May 28-June 5
Itinerary:
Meet in Cairo, Egypt, on May 28
Travel to Gaza on May 29
Meetings and programs in Gaza May 30-June 3
Return to Cairo on June 4
International delegates return home on June 5

Cost: $600 from Cairo, including transportation, lodging in Gaza, translation, program, some meals and contributions to local groups. Not included: hotel in Cairo, visas, border fees.

Program: Meetings with UN program staff, humanitarian and development agencies, teachers, students, health workers and political analysts. Visits to areas devastated by Israeli attacks. Participation in building of a children’s playground/painting a mural.

Purpose of the trip: Provide support to children and children’s organizations in Gaza; exert pressure on United States, Egyptian and Israeli governments to lift the blockade and promote peace, reconstruction and human rights in the region.

Organizers: The trip is organized by the U.S.-based peace group CODEPINK. Sponsoring groups include National Congress of Black Women, Global Exchange, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, American Muslim Voice and Women's Intercultural Network.

Comment by luisella valeri on April 5, 2009 at 11:59pm

Please, note:
http://tv.repubblica.it/copertina/gaza-gli-aiuti-bloccati/31366?video
yes, is in Italian but I think you can understand with images: all the Humanitaian Help food, don't pass any border to Gaza in total siege.
Our two containers of food in parcel for family (36 tons), blocked from Egypt and Israel. They come from my town, Genova (Italy), from citizens, a lot of young people, and they are for Gaza' children and family. The history began at March 10, 2009 and today is Avril 5.
In Gaza, children and women and all the people are suffering hungry.

Comment by susan chandel on March 28, 2009 at 2:57pm

I will have to copy these pictures and send them to some of my friends. Those packs are a great idea!

Comment by Majed Abusalama on March 28, 2009 at 2:40pm

I hope if this pictures can encourage us to do more for the children in Gaza.
move Ipeace member to support and donate for the children in Gaza, they still need more after 400 child died in Gaza war from the Israelian soldiers , the shame in all of this , the bombs and rockets made in USA, let us to start to share peace and to move everytimes to help the Palestinian in Gaza when 85% from the people in Gaza are unemployment , don,t have Job, under the POOR line.

together we can build projects , togther we can share feeling but we have to do for the HOpe of the future.

thanks for all the Peace Members who work with me or other persons or organizations to see the future in the children eyes,and iam still ready anytime to help anyone want to help and work for the human in Gaza specialy the children in Gaza.


in Peace with Hope.

Majed abusalama
free-lance Journalist and peace activist
projects coordinator
Palestine
Gaza
Tel:00972-599828830
facebook: Majed abusalama
skype acount: majed882
E mail: majedbaitonayaraatpal@hotmail.com

Comment by Majed Abusalama on March 28, 2009 at 2:30pm

Comment by Majed Abusalama on March 28, 2009 at 2:29pm

Comment by Majed Abusalama on March 28, 2009 at 2:28pm

this is some of distibuting Aid for the children in Gaza, thanks

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