March 16, 2005- the 2nd anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie.

(Boston Area) Please hold the morning of Wednesday, March 16th open to attend a peaceful demonstration for Rachel Corrie and the Palestinian cause for which she died. We know that weekday mornings are difficult, but we urge you to consider making arrangements for what we expect will be a meaningful and strategically important protest.

For more information or to get involved in the preparations, please email:

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" I am just beginning to learn, from what I expect to be a very intense tutelage, about the ability of people to organize against all odds, and to resist against all odds."
- Rachel Corrie, Gaza, February, 2003

"Don't Mourn, Organize!"
Protest/Vigil for Rachel Corrie and against Home Demolitions @ Caterpillar regional offices

Wednesday morning, March 16th (details below)
-we will be joined by Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions!

CALL TO ACTION

Two years ago on March 16th, Rachel Corrie, a young American human rights worker with the International Solidarity Movement, was killed by a Caterpillar-made Israeli military bulldozer while defending a Palestinian home from demolition. The Israeli military uses CAT equipment to destroy Palestinian homes (12,000 so far), uproot orchards, build settlements and build the "Apartheid Wall" on Palestinian land. Despite shareholder resolutions and denunciation from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, Caterpillar continues sales of military equipment to Israel. BostontoPalestine has held yearly vigils for Rachel in Harvard Square, and is now asking that the community join with us, BootCat, and Jeff Halper, to vindicate Rachel and demand justice for Palestinians at the Caterpillar Company's regional distributor, Milton-Cat, in Milford, MA.

PEACEFUL PROTEST/VIGIL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16th, 2005
8:30AM: Carpool to MILFORD, MA. Meet at 8:30AM at the STAR MARKET PARKING LOT in PORTER SQUARE, Cambridge (Milford is approx 45 mins from Boston).
**Please bring your car to make sure everyone has a ride!
10:00AM to NOON: PROTEST/VIGIL @ MILTON-CAT IN MILFORD, MA. 
Press conference with JEFF HALPER of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions (ICAHD).

Organized by
BOOTCAT - the Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights' Caterpillar Campaign
BostontoPalestine - Support Group for the International Solidarity Movement
Joined by
Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions

Cosponsors:
Jewish Women for Justice in Israel/Palestine
United for Justice and Peace Israel/Palestine Task Force
FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT:
info@bootcat.org
Rachel Corrie memorial website