If you are in the Bay Area, please join us today 10am in front of the Egyptian Consulate in San Francisco, to protest the Dictator Mubarak’s atrocities in Mahalla… The consulate is located: 3001 Pacific Avenue (at Baker St.)
To: Abderahman Salaheldin
Consul-General of Egypt in San Francisco
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our grave concern over the recent events centered in Mahalla, Egypt.
In response to their desperate situations, workers and community members have protested to demand better living and working conditions.
We are writing to protest the severe repression of these demonstrations, including the occupation of Mahalla, mass arrests and detention of workers and community members across Egypt, and the shooting and killing of at least two people. Reports of ill treatment and torture of detainees are very disturbing and raise concerns about the violation of basic human rights. Also of great concern is the arrest and detention of foreign and Egyptian journalists.
In order to prevent any further loss of life, and to begin to address the legitimate demands of the Mahalla workers and those who have responded to their actions across Egypt, the Mubarak government must stop this violent repression immediately.
Along with thousands of supporters across the world, we call for immediate release and amnesty for all detainees, and investigations and justice for those injured and killed during the demonstrations and subsequent repression.
Sincerely,Individual Signatories:
Chen, Jia Ching… University of California, Berkeley
Clinton, Maggie… GSOC-UAW Local 2110, New York City
Damluji, Mona… University of California, Berkeley
Dayaneni, Gopal… Movement Generation, Oakland
Gonzales, AM …Planning for Elders, San Francisco
Goodwin, Owen… Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Oakland
Lin, Thung-Hung… Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Liu, Shaw San… Chinese Progressive Association, San Francisco
Poblet, Maria… St Peter’s Housing Committee, San Francisco
Ryan, Shawna… San Francisco City College
El-Hamalawy, Hossam… University of California, Berkeley
England, Jenna… University of California, BerkeleyOrganizational Signatories:
Arab Resource and Organizing Center, San Francisco
Chinese Progressive Association, San Francisco
POWER, San Francisco
SOUL, Oakland
ISO, Oakland
