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Media Advisory: Protests today to call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid to Gaza




Media Advisory

November 4, 2023

Partido Manggagawa

Contact Judy Ann Miranda @ 09175570777

 

Groups to call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid to Gaza

 

What: Solidarity actions by groups of workers, women and youth in Manila, Cebu and Bacolod (Partido Manggagawa, Nagkaisa Labor Coalition, PM Kabataan, Dakila, IDefend and Youth Claim)

 

When: Today (November 4), 4:00 to 5:30 pm

 

Where: Our Lady of Loreto Church, Bustillos, Sampaloc, Manila

              Fuente Osmena Circle, Cebu City

              WDC office, Airport Subdivision, Singcang, Bacolod City

 

Photo opportunities: Candle Lighting in Manila along with singing and poetry reading; Candle lighting in Cebu; Chanting in Bacolod

 

The solidarity actions in Manila, Cebu and Bacolod will call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the provision of humanitarian aid as a step towards an end to the Israeli occupation and a negotiated political settlement in Palestine. The groups are also criticizing the abstention of the Philippines to the UN resolution calling for a ceasefire. The protests today in the Philippines are part of a global day of action in solidarity with Palestine.


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