MAHDI BRAY SPEAKS: George Galloway and MAS Freedom Prepare For July 4th American Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza
Posted by Imam Mahdi Bray on June 23, 2009
WASHINGTON (MASNET) June 22, 2009 – MAS Freedom (MASF), the civic and human rights advocacy entity of the Muslim American Society (MAS) and British Parliament Member George Galloway’s ‘Viva Palestina’ campaign, together with a coalition of American advocacy, peace and faith based groups, have teamed up for a massive American humanitarian convoy scheduled to set out on July 4, 2009 to deliver badly needed supplies to the people of Gaza.
The initiative has been launched in response to the Israeli imposed embargo that denies the people of Gaza the basic necessities of life such as food, medical supplies, and building materials to rebuild homes destroyed by the brutal and lethal December 2008 Israeli invasion of Gaza.
The American Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza will set out on July 4, 2009 from New York on its journey to Egypt. With massive trucks, the convoy will carry its precious cargo of badly needed supplies through the Egyptian border of Rafah into Gaza.
MAS Freedom is providing a container of medical supplies and equipment for the mission through its ‘LET GAZA LIVE’ campaign which focuses not only on responding to the embargo on Gaza, but to applying political pressure on the U.S. government to end the embargo as well.
MAS Freedom Executive Director, Mahdi Bray stated, “The Israeli imposed embargo is medieval in nature and transgresses all norms of human decency. The people in Gaza may eat only one meal a day and that meal is often provided by them forging through garbage heaps.”
“Regardless of varying political perspectives concerning the embargo, no one in the 21st century should have to live like the people of Gaza. MAS Freedom is determined to do its part to end this atrocity and inhumane form of barbarism,” Bray added.
George Galloway, a renowned human rights activist and member of the British Parliament, began taking trucks loaded with supplies to Gaza in February 2009.
Through the Viva Palestina program, Galloway has continued to provide the basic necessities of life to the people of Gaza with truck convoys from the UK traveling through Egypt to Gaza.
On March 29, 2009, MAS Freedom accepted Galloway’s challenge to provide an American convoy to Gaza at a fundraising event held for the Muslim Link Newspaper where Galloway served as key note speaker.
Recently Galloway and Bray have travelled to Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas to promote both the July 4th ‘Viva Palestina’ American Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza campaign and MAS Freedom’s ‘Let Gaza Live’ campaign.
Galloway stated, “The responsive support we’ve received from Muslim community leaders, MAS Orlando, MAS-Youth Dallas, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the American Muslim community, has been phenomenal and greatly appreciated. I am certain that the spirits of the people of Gaza will be lifted by knowing that there is such concern, compassion, and activism on their behalf by their brothers and sisters in America.”
To donate to the American Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza or Let Gaza Live campaigns mail your check or money order made payable to MAS Freedom at 1325 G Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005 or donate securely online here: https://www.maskansascity.org/MASKC/Support/support.asp?ID=PL.
Contact MAS Freedom at (202) 552-7414, (703) 642-6265 or 1-888-627-8471 for additional information. Email inquiries can be sent to info @ masfreedom.org.
Learn more at www.masfreedom.org; www.masfreedomvip.com; or www.masnet.org.
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