Palestinian-American youth taking part in the antiwar rally at Dolores Park.
The same group of Palestinian-American teenagers, earlier in the march, exchanging shouts with the Israeli flag-waving, pro-war protesters at Civic Center.
Year: 2007
Dance against the empire
Antiwar activists on the march from San Francisco’s Civic to Dolores Park.
Al-Juthoor (Roots) Palestinian dabkeh troupe performing at Dolores Park. The group, in the words of one of its members, works “to preserve and present Palestinian culture while reminding the world of the injustice occurring in Palestine and supporting the struggle for social justice around the world… basically dance as an act of resistance and protest.”
Antiwar protesters in Dolores Park.
Antiwar protesters at Dolores Park.
2,500 Ghazl Shebeen workers strike
I received the following message from Cairo:
اضرب عمال شركة غزل شبين الكوم من الساعة الحادية عشر مساء السبت حتى الساعة الحادية عشر ظهر اليوم احتجا جا على التعسف الادارى للمستثمر الهندى .شارك فى الاضراب 2500 عامل .وبعد اتستمرار الاضراب عقد اجتماع بين اللجنة النقابية واتحاد المساهمين من جانب وادارة الشركة من جانب آخر ، وتراجعت ادارة الشركة عن قراراتها التعسفية المتعلقة بمواعيد العمل والخصومات فى حال التأخير
Around 2,500 textile workers at Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom struck Saturday 11pm till Sunday 11am, protesting abusive administrative treatment by the new Indian investor. A meeting was held between the Factory Union Committee officials, the shareholders association, and the company management, resulting in the revoke of the newly imposed working hours regulations and penal codes.
You can read more background information on Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom here.