This Week on GR
by C. L. Cook
 This week: It was May 31st last year, when Israeli military commandos attacked the
Mavi on the high seas, in international waters, as it took part in a
five ship aid convoy headed for the blockaded Gaza Strip. As of today,
there is yet no official sanction, charges, or accounting for Israel's
operation that ultimately saw nine, unarmed activists murdered in cold
blood.
Listen. Hear.
Kevin Neish is a long-time, Victoria-based activist who has traveled as a
peace observor to Palestine, borne witness to elections in South and
Central America, and who has, on numerous occasions made the arduous
journey through the Colombian legal system to bear witness too to that
country's persecution of union activist, Liliany Obando imprisoned
without trial for her human rights work for nearly two years now. Kevin
is readying himself now to return to the Mediterranean to again board
the Mavi Marmara in the second of what activists promise to be an annual
attempt to try the Israeli embargo.
Kevin Neish in the first half.
And; two weeks ago, iconic Democracy Now! host, Amy Goodman paid a visit
to the Salt Spring Forum, for a wide-ranging address billed as “The
Importance of Independent Media in a Time of War.”
Amy Goodman from the Salt Spring Forum in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine
Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from
the city's streets and beyond. But first, Kevin Neish and setting sail
again for Gaza.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, http://www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
In Palestine, and around the world, commemorations where held for the Nakba, or great calamity. This is how diaspora Palestinians, and those living within the Occupied territories and prison camp Gaza remember the 1948 dispossession of their homes and lands at the hands of the nascent Israeli army and its allies among the western nations. It is also a solemn remembrance of the thousands of Palestinian men, women, and children killed by shock troops like the Stern Gang and other Israeli terrorists, who ruthlessly targeted civilians in a campaign of, what is known today as, "ethnic cleansing."
 It is also a time to remember the thousands of men, women, and children currently held in Israeli prisons, and a time to acknowledge the killing and illegal imprisonments that continue daily in Palestine; killings that include the targeting of journalists, the International Solidarity Movement, and activists like those murdered last year aboard the Turkish cruise ship, Mavi Marmara.
It was May 31st last year, when Israeli military commandos attacked the Mavi on the high seas, in international waters, as it took part in a five ship aid convoy headed for the blockaded Gaza Strip. As of today, there is yet no official sanction, charges, or accounting for Israel's operation that ultimately saw nine, unarmed activists murdered in cold blood.
Kevin Neish is a long-time, Victoria-based activist who has traveled as a peace observor to Palestine, borne witness to elections in South and Central America, and who has, on numerous occasions made the arduous journey through the Colombian legal system to bear witness too to that country's persecution of union activist, Liliany Obando imprisoned without trial for her human rights work for nearly two years now.
Kevin is readying himself now to return to the Mediterranean to again board the Mavi Marmara in the second of what activists promise to be an annual attempt to try the Israeli embargo.
Kevin Neish in the first half.
And; two weeks ago, iconic Democracy Now! host, Amy Goodman paid a visit to the Salt Spring Forum, for a wide-ranging address billed as “The Importance of Independent Media in a Time of War.”
Amy Goodman from the Salt Spring Forum in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from the city's streets and beyond. But first, Kevin Neish and setting sail again for Gaza.
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