“On April 17, 2010 we call on activists and community organizations to take local initiatives to educate on the issue of Palestinian prisoners and to join people around the world by organizing local gatherings to fly kites for the freedom of the Palestinian Political Prisoners.”
April 17, 2010 commemorates the 34th anniversary of Palestinian Political Prisoners Day. As this historic and important day approaches, several Palestinian organizations and solidarity partners feel it is a critical time, now more than ever, to shine a light on the unsung and sometimes forgotten heroes of the ongoing struggle to liberate Palestine.
These freedom fighters have long been the corner stone of the Palestinian liberation struggle and the moral fabric of Palestinian society. It is in fact the very centrality of their role in our struggle, our society, our communities and families that caused these selfless and courageous women, men and children of all ages to be targeted for unjust political persecution, detention and imprisonment by the Zionist occupiers.
To that end, the Free Palestine Alliance, Ansaar Alsajeen, Arab 48 and Addameer invite you to join in launching this crucial and much needed international campaign to once again shine a light on our beloved guardians of Palestine; International Palestinian Political Prisoners Campaign.(IPPPC) The IPPPC website www.freepalestinianprisoners.org will be the main resource of the campaign providing resources and comprised of various archives, websites, research projects, direct interviews, and historical data. We hope this website will serve as the most comprehensive information clearing house on Palestinian and Arab Political Prisoners.
The IPPPC website will also serve as a space to share information on activities and act as a communication center connecting organizers.
Please visit www.freepalestinianprisoners.org to share your studies, articles, information and thoughts on this ongoing campaign and subject matter.
Please join the Free Palestine Alliance (FPA), Ansaar Alsajeen and Arab 48 and Addameer: Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association in Palestine, the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and others in calling for freedom for the political prisoners. We call on everyone who stands for the basic human principles of equality, freedom, liberty and justice for Palestine to fly a kite with the name of a Palestinian Political Prisoner on it. Every kite will soar carrying a political prisoner’s name that represents these same principles.
On April 17, 2010 we call on activists and community organizations to take local initiatives to educate on the issue of Palestinian prisoners and to join people around the world by organizing local gatherings to fly kites for the freedom of the Palestinian Political Prisoners.
For more information visit www.freepalestinianprisoners.org
