Al-Qalam 
October 7, 2024, marks one year since members of the anti-occupation movement in the Palestinian territory of Gaza engaged in a powerful act of resistance against their ongoing occupation and siege by breaking through a physical barricade imposed on them by apartheid Israel. It also tragically marks the intensifying of a brutal genocide against the people of Gaza, which Israel has been carrying out with impunity and financial support from countries like the USA and Britain over the last year.
This genocide is yet another assault which is part of the ongoing human rights violations that the Israelis have been subjecting the Palestinians to for over 76 years.
As witnesses to this ongoing genocide, it is crucial that we as global citizens and South Africans come together for a powerful demonstration of solidarity to demand an end to the genocide, siege and occupation of the Palestinian people.
As part of this ‘Witness to a Year of Genocide’ campaign, we urge South Africans to remove all Israeli products from our shelves, support the International Week of Resisting Genocide and boycott anything that supports the apartheid state of Israel.
We have all witnessed the horrific images of death and destruction in Gaza on our television and cell phone screens, with more than 40,000 lives lost – over half of whom are children. These are young, innocent lives that have been marked by the horrors of war, living under the constant threat of violence and death.
As solidarity activists we are proud of the diversity of our collective movement for Palestinian rights. We are people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and faiths – men, women, and children. We come together because we reject the idea that some lives are less valuable than others, standing against the ideology that denies rights to Palestinians while prioritizing only Zionist Israelis. We advocate for universal principles of freedom and justice.
We invite you to join us in solidarity from 5 – 7 October 2024 and beyond for various events around KZN as we gather to raise our voices to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and confront 76 years of colonization, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid.
*Events: (Saturday, October 6) Mass march – start point at Whale Bone Pier, Umhlanga,
Sunday: Motorcade, October 6 – 1-3 pm, Overport Secondary Grounds, Ward Road.
Monday: Picket demonstration (October 7 – between 2 – 3 pm) at Holocaust and Genocide Centre, 44 KE Masinga Road. Gather at the Playfair Road entrance (in groups of 15)
Palestine Solidarity Front (PSF)
(On behalf of “Witness to a YEAR of Genocide Campaign Group”)
