(Fwd) Rave Against the Occupation - in order to continue help needed

[Gush Shalom (Israeli Peace Bloc)]

GUSH SHALOM - pob 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033 - http://www.gush-shalom.org/

Dear friends

A month ago (03-01-03), we sponsored an interesting group of young activists who seem to 
hold the key of getting cosmopolitan youths into the beginnings of political commitment ("Rave 
Against The Occupation"). 

(See report on the event :
http://www.angelfire.com/co3/alaqsaintifada/TOIarchive/01-09-03.html
- it is item 9,- not appearing on top but included in the end - and the dateshould be Jan. 3) 

Their events are prepared in a very professional style but there was some financial 
miscalculation. Please read their aappeal and if possible send some cash wrapped well in an 
extra piece of paper - or a check in your own currency - to 

KOL EZRAKHEYA 
PO Box 23479
Tel Aviv 61233
ISRAEL

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Date sent:      	Thu, 30 Jan 2003 23:34:46 +0200
From:           	roy arad <chicky99 at netvision.net.il>


This is an urgent call to supporters of peace everywhere.
We are a group of young Israelis, aspiring to promote peace and equality 
in Israel, and to put an end to the disastrous occupation in the West Bank 
and Gaza Strip. To this end we have initiated Rave Against the 
Occupation, an organization that has already produced two events which 
we can modestly describe as very successful.
The first was a non-violent party against the occupation, opposite the 
IDF’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, where thousands of demonstrators 
danced to the music of Jewish and Arab musicians; the second party, 
about a month before the elections, took place in front of Ariel Sharon’s 
house, where hundreds of people expressed their ‘gratitude’ for the 
wonderful two years of peace and security we had under his leadership. 
This event enjoyed strong and emphatic support from our sister-
movement, Gush Shalom.
Both activities attracted unprecedented media coverage: activities of the 
peace camp in Israel are usually ignored by the media, but we enjoyed 
extensive coverage in all three big daily newspapers, all major radio 
stations, and both national TV channels in Israel, as well as most of the 
news websites, and much foreign media.
We are now in a paradoxical situation - on one hand we are described as 
“the most authentic protest movement of Israeli youth today”, but on the 
other hand our last activity has resulted in a debt of about $2000, a debt 
which endangers our future action, since we are all young people in our 
twenties, having difficulties making a living as it is.
We are sending out a desperate call for help. Please help us in helping our 
country to emerge from this dark age. Please help a generation that wants 
to stop living by the sword.
We will gladly accept cheques directed to KOL EZRAKHEYA 
movement. Please send them to PO Box 23479, Tel Aviv, Zip 61233. For 
further details contact us:
Email: chicky99 at netvision.net.il
or
Phone: ++972-52-840919 
Many thanks
Shahaf, Na’ama, Roy, Shay, Dan, Lilach, Liat, Dafna & Asaf
Rave Against The Occupation
WWW.THERAVE.CO.IL