Rachel Corrie Verdict to Be Announced -- TAKE ACTION!

[ckaihatsu]

Rachel Corrie Verdict to Be Announced -- TAKE ACTION!




Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Mark the Historic Verdict to Support Justice for Rachel!

Dear Chris,

Rachel Corrie


After more than 9 years of struggling for justice for their daughter, Cindy and Craig Corrie are in Haifa awaiting the verdict of their civil lawsuit against the Israeli Ministry of Defense and State. The Corries are seeking long-overdue transparency and accountability for Rachel's 2003 murder with a weaponized Caterpillar bulldozer as she attempted to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family's home in Rafah, Gaza.

Cindy, Craig, and the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF) are asking you to stand with them as the verdict is announced next Tuesday, on the morning of August 28th in the following ways:




Between this Sunday, August 26th and Sunday, September 2nd, deliver letters to TIAA-CREF offices (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3D1z51NBBH8daNOySdEVB5N ivTxI4tvm7v&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG24S6LVvhFTni7OjVgITGzKihjdA), and remember Rachel as you do. Honoring Rachel includes ending corporate profiteering from Israel's occupation and home demolition policies and supporting efforts like the We Divest Campaign to pressure investment firm TIAA-CREF to divest from companies like Caterpillar. These companies profit from destruction wreaked upon Palestinian families, their farms, their economy, and their lives. You can combine this with a larger event, or designate a few people to do the delivery. While TIAA-CREF recently removed Caterpillar from its Social Choice accounts, it still holds over a billion dollars of Caterpillar stock.

Will you help the Rachel Corrie Foundation exceed their goal of delivering letters to half of the 60 TIAA-CREF offices nationwide?

Please click here to: (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3DANBjtjV%252FnmJttheIJ LyDMCvTxI4tvm7v&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEXDK5aP-nDCbzNcyX4y8-weFEgmg)

A. Register your plans so RCF can post your action to their website and e-mail you a poster to use.
B. Download a copy of the sample TIAA-CREF letter.
C. Send photos and videos from your action for a nationwide social media campaign to show the strong support for TIAA-CREF to divest.

Photograph yourself with this image of Rachel (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3DrsQbVpc1TbNjy0v%252Fv QzqpyvTxI4tvm7v&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGTn6JhH_wAqH-tPgd4Vdt9so_iVg) and post it to the RCF's new Tumblr blog. Deliver the photo to the nearest Israeli Consulate, demanding accountability and an end to home demolitions. The RCF will send every image to the U.S. Department of State.

Join the Corries for a Live Conference Call on Wednesday, August 29th, 9:30 pm Eastern Time. Click here for more details and to RSVP. (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3D%252FEaKmoezlnAqo2kC2 XonKyvTxI4tvm7v&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHAa4nmTpxQDnMKv3v8Y26QNd5DAQ) Host a house party or community gathering for those who want to join the call.





Sign this petition (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3DzVWoCI1D479Lz53xB0Lwz oBWA7URiAoE&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEke2wRk37IvXJD4265qtQjEqOYPw) in support of the campaign to pressure TIAA-CREF to divest.

As Palestinians and their supporters mark Rachel's verdict with actions to challenge the escalation of home demolitions and displacements in Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley, the Hebron Hills, the Negev, and beyond, we here in the United States have a particular responsibility to oppose U.S. institutional support for Israel's occupation and apartheid policies and the impunity that allows it to continue.

In the words of the Rachel Corrie Foundation:

[We] hope the outcome will provide some measure of justice for Rachel's killing; but regardless, the larger struggle for justice and equal rights continues [inspired] by Rachel's work and her belief that all Israelis and Palestinians deserve to live in peace with dignity and equality... Together, we can seize the moment. We can tell Rachel's story. Most of all, we can cry out with her message of equality and human rights and for her call to end home demolitions and the Israeli occupation!

Let us come together for this tremendous opportunity to honor Rachel and her commitment to justice.

In her memory,


Anna Baltzer
National Organizer



P.S. -- Please share reflections on Rachel's life and tireless advocacy on Twitter with the hashtag #RememberRachel.




Chris, please take these actions:

1. Mark Rachel's Verdict with Action! (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3D5bQitP0kY1jF6ARmZI8Xq yvTxI4tvm7v&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHvQKZQ05HFciOr9usCZWzSaxSn3Q)

2. Join a live conference call following the verdict. (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3D1z51NBBH8dbJlQz8gcmPO SvTxI4tvm7v&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFA9YR0n8hlPahUjm3w569pdVEjTg)

3. Share this alert on Facebook and Twitter. (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3DrjaQCuiVTlopKUfan6qYJ IBWA7URiAoE&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH5ULrlIBQaDEQ21QXYC2_BUnWlZw)

4. Join us at our National Organizers' Conference. (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fd ia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fv%3D2%26c%3DpfTSL7ieEAWgQl65jHX55 yvTxI4tvm7v&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGkGXGmV1iDhRboeZyE-0DS7yHxtA) Only 9 more days of discount registration!








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[barbelo]

I condemn the illegal occupation of Palestine just like anybody else, but it seems very incoherent to support Rachel actions.
She was obviously trying to imitate the chinese tank man, she was frivolous with her own life and was very immature underestimating the consequences of her actions.
One can only wonder what disease assails the 21th century; because the ones that should be facing the bulldozer are palestinians not 23 years old hysterical foreigners.

[cynicles]

I condemn the illegal occupation of Palestine just like anybody else, but it seems very incoherent to support Rachel actions.
She was obviously trying to imitate the chinese tank man, she was frivolous with her own life and was very immature underestimating the consequences of her actions.
One can only wonder what disease assails the 21th century; because the ones that should be facing the bulldozer are palestinians not 23 years old hysterical foreigners.
On what grounds is she hysterical? Andwhat are you even talking about, half the stuff you just said doesn't make any sense.

[Sam_b]

I condemn the illegal occupation of Palestine just like anybody else, but it seems very incoherent to support Rachel actions.
She was obviously trying to imitate the chinese tank man, she was frivolous with her own life and was very immature underestimating the consequences of her actions.
One can only wonder what disease assails the 21th century; because the ones that should be facing the bulldozer are palestinians not 23 years old hysterical foreigners.

Are you fucking shitting me?

[#FF0000]

I condemn the illegal occupation of Palestine just like anybody else, but it seems very incoherent to support Rachel actions.
She was obviously trying to imitate the chinese tank man, she was frivolous with her own life and was very immature underestimating the consequences of her actions.
One can only wonder what disease assails the 21th century; because the ones that should be facing the bulldozer are palestinians not 23 years old hysterical foreigners.

the guy behind the bulldozer knew she was there. had time to stop. didn't.

[barbelo]

half the stuff you just said doesn't make any sense.

Sorry, I was writing fast.
I was just trying to say that in the end... Was a life inconsequentially wasted.
Maybe she was hoping to appear in news world wide as the second chinese tank man?


the guy behind the bulldozer knew she was there. had time to stop. didn't.

And? I wasn't talking about who to blame for her death.
All the members of ISM were inconsequential young people.
One died with a shot in his head.
Another was left deformed forever.
A third one was killed by palestinian extremists.

Maybe I should make a fortune with this... "Go the the Gaza Strip and feel like a palestinian! Feel the thrill of jumping in the middle of crossfire! Escape your boring middle class life in Europe and live among these aliens in a combat zone!"

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

Sorry, I was writing fast.
I was just trying to say that in the end... Was a life inconsequentially wasted.
Maybe she was hoping to appear in news world wide as the second chinese tank man?



And? I wasn't talking about who to blame for her death.
All the members of ISM were inconsequential young people.
One died with a shot in his head.
Another was left deformed forever.
A third one was killed by palestinian extremists.

Maybe I should make a fortune with this... "Go the the Gaza Strip and feel like a palestinian! Feel the thrill of jumping in the middle of crossfire! Escape your boring middle class life in Europe and live among these aliens in a combat zone!"

Your warmth and humanity give me great hope for the future.

[#FF0000]

And? I wasn't talking about who to blame for her death.
All the members of ISM were inconsequential young people.
One died with a shot in his head.
Another was left deformed forever.
A third one was killed by palestinian extremists.

Maybe I should make a fortune with this... "Go the the Gaza Strip and feel like a palestinian! Feel the thrill of jumping in the middle of crossfire! Escape your boring middle class life in Europe and live among these aliens in a combat zone!"

"Inconsequential young people?"

Also, it isn't like she went there to fight and die for anything. She went there to supply humanitarian aid and was killed because an Israeli bulldozer refused to stop. She didn't go to fight with the PFLP. She went to help dig wells. And don't try to weasel yourself away from this dumb shit you just said with this whole "oh I'm not saying who's to blame". That's exactly what you're doing. Your saying it's "incoherent" to be outraged at this particularly heinous instance of brutality because "welp, she was a privileged middle class kid who shouldn't have been there anyway".

That is what you're saying so just stand by it instead of being a shitheel coward. Christ.