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Caoimhe Butterly and Free Gaza Updates

caoimhe_butterlyThe Free Gaza Movement are poised to return this Northern Hemispherean summer with humanitarian cargo and medical relief, and this time they are promising, with help from supporters, not one boat or two, but a veritable people’s flotilla of regular trips to break the blockade. This comes after the recent sinking in a storm of their flagship the Dignity, which had for six months withstood active intimidation from the zionist entity that included a deliberate sinking attempt in December.

Caoimhe Butterly (Quiva) was in Gaza from November 2008 with the Free Gaza Movement and lived through the (ongoing) siege for two months. She is currently on a speaking tour and spoke recently in Sheffield, where she ably elaborates upon the situation and her experiences. (This is followed by Free Gaza’s latest video. Also take a gander at artists group No More Ignorance who have produced a downloadable 70 pp Gaza Guide).

Latest Free Gaza video (thanks H)

2 comments on “Caoimhe Butterly and Free Gaza Updates

  1. Lahandi
    31 May, 2009

    Thanks for rockin’! :)

  2. No-More-Ignorance
    1 June, 2009

    Thank you very much dears for your kind and generous support…
    It really means alot to everyone worked in this project..

    Appreciate your kindness.. :)

    Alshaimaa
    from NMI team

    Pleasure and thanks for producing it.

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This entry was posted on 30 May, 2009 by in Audio, Gaza, Palestine, Video and tagged , , .

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