Halifax

FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE AT SEA OF THE CANADIAN BOAT TO GAZA: DAVID HEAP

5:00pm
- 6:30pm
Wednesday February 15 2012

David Heap was on the Tahrir, the Canadian boat to Gaza, that sailed last November in attempt to break the blockade on Gaza and deliver medical aid. Heap will speak about the voyage and the experiences of the Tahrir crew when the Israelis captured the boat. Heap was arrested and imprisoned by Israeli authorities. He will speak on the ongoing efforts to challenge the blockade on Gaza.

David Heap is a life-long peace and social justice activist and a University of Western Ontario French/Linguistics Professor.

Special introduction by Miles Howe, a participant on the Canadian Boat to Gaza part of the Freedom Flotilla II July 2011 and an independent journalist with the Halifax Media Coop.

Free admission. Donations are encouraged to cover travel expenses. All welcome.

Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Independent Jewish Voices, and Canadians, Arabs & Jews for a Just Peace

For more information, please contact the Halifax Peace Coalition: halifaxpeacecoalition@gmail.com or visit our web site: www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca

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