

Reading As Resistance

Free Gaza Movement launches its �Right to Read� Campaign Free Gaza Movement "Education is a right. Yet throughout history, societies have used access to education as a weapon of oppression. We refuse to let Israel blockade our students� thirst for knowledge. We welcome working with Free Gaza and others to break this siege against our people�s greatest resource."

Dr. Haidar Eid, professor at Al-Aqsa University



June 10, 2009



About the Campaign

In partnership with Al-Aqsa University, the Free Gaza Movement (FG) is launching its "Right to Read" campaign which will use the FG boats to deliver textbooks and other educational supplies to universities throughout the occupied Gaza Strip.



This is not a charitable endeavor. Rather it is an act of solidarity and resistance to Israel�s chokehold on Gaza and attempt to deny Palestinians education. According to UNWRA, Israel�s blockade prevents ink, paper and other learning materials from entering into Gaza.



Our first shipment will be sent on FG�s Summer of Hope July voyage to Gaza.



How You Can Help

Our campaign invites individuals to join us at a person-to-person level by contributing one or more books to our shipment as an expression of resistance to the blockade. This effort also allows institutions around the world to support Palestinians� right to education by donating new and used copies of textbooks to be delivered by the Free Gaza Movement to universities in the Gaza Strip.



You can donate funds to purchase books (and/or help offset shipping costs to Cyprus) or you can send new and used books directly for inclusion on an upcoming voyage.



Also, if you are an academic institution or are connected to one and are willing to give Gaza universities access to your e-library, please let us know.



Sending Funds

Donations for the Right to Read Campaign will be used to purchase books directly and to cover shipping costs for books that are received at Free Gaza sites other than Cyprus. Please designate "Right to Read" in the comment field to ensure that the funds are appropriated to this campaign.



Sending Books

The Right to Read Campaign accepts all new or used books for shipment. Please refer to the compiled wish list from the universities in Gaza.



You may send the books directly to Cyprus or to the Free Gaza collection site nearest to you:



Cyprus

Free Gaza Movement

Digenthios and Avgousta Court

Nigrid Street 6018 Apt. 203

Larnaca, CYPRUS



United States

Free Gaza US Collection Site

PO Box 5772

Rockville, MD 20855



For More Information

For more information regarding the Right to Read Campaign, please contact one of the following coordinators:



Dina Kennedy: dkennedy [at] freegaza.org

Darlene Wallach: darlene [at] freegaza.org



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