From: "Zahi Damuni" <zdamuni-AT-msn.com>
Subject: 7 April 2001 Rally On http://Al-Awda.Org
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 18:22:46 -0500


Dear friends,

We would like to draw your attention that, available now at
http://al-awda.org, are April 7 No Return = No Peace march and rally
announcements in Arabic and English (which may be adapted for local press
releases), rally flyer, mobilization recommendations, banners for
advertising the rally at websites, regularly updated lists of co-sponsoring
organizations, tips for rally goers and on how to help raise funds to
defray costs associated with the rally.

You can now also order the brand new 7 April rally sweatshirts online. These
are thick, heavy duty, 95% white cotton, long sleeve, Lee sweatshirts
suitable for April weather in New York. Online sweatshirt orders will be
dealt with by local grassroots Al-Awda action committee members who
volunteered to help meet such orders. Please hurry with your orders as
supplies are limited!

Also online at our website, you can register your attendance at the rally.
Registration is free and will help us estimate the numbers expected to
attend. Additionally, you can make secure tax-deductible online donations
to PRRC at our website (free through PayPal) to help defray costs of the
rally. Any amount you can donate will make a difference and help us meet our
goals. The thousands of priceless hours of work that go into making the 7
April rally a success are donated. Many costs, however, must be paid for
directly, such as publicity, sound systems, signs, banners, and expenses for
speakers and performers. Let us help the children of Shatila, Wehdat, and
Jabalya realize their dream of returning to Palestine. Every dollar we raise
now for the rally is important.

Al-Awda's local action committee regularly updated websites currently
include Al-Awda New York/New Jersey, Chicago and UK and are directly linked
from http://al-awda.org and http://al-awda.org/rally/ (the 7 April rally
pages). Al-Awda San Francisco and Spain are expected to publish their
websites soon.

The rally section at our website will also soon be updated to
include a more current rally flyer, maps and accommodation info, a press
room for media contact, and confirmed speakers and performers with
associated brief biographies.  Additionally, in response to public demand,
the picture and video archives from last September's rally will shortly be
further expanded. Moreover, an impressive collection of beautiful high
quality artwork by Ms. Fay Kanafini, generously donated to help Al-Awda
develop its work, will shortly be displayed and available for online
purchase.

The number of visitors at our website at http://al-awda.org has increased
tremendously since the 7 April 2001 No Return = No Peace world-wide marches
and rallies were announced. By tomorrow morning, the number of hits and
visitors at http://al-awda.org for this month is projected to surpass that
for any previous month since our website was launched in July. To be
actively involved in the development of our website and its outreach, join
Al-Awda's web committee by sending a blank message to
Al-Awda-Web-subscribe-AT-yahoogroups.com.  Should you not want to actively
contribute by joining the committee, we would still like to hear your
thoughts, suggestions and proposals. Please e-mail us at
Al-Awda-Web-AT-mail.com with your ideas.

In solidarity,
Al-Awda Web Committee
http://al-awda.org
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No Return = No Peace March and Rally, New York City, 7 April 2001
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