Protests in SA over Gaza
2009-01-07 11:33
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Johannesburg - Countrywide pickets against Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip got off to a slow start on Wednesday, but this has not deterred organisers from forging ahead with their awareness campaign.
The pickets, which were expected to carry on until Friday, were being held in Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Pretoria.
"It was a slow start but hopefully more people will join us tomorrow. But it is, however, not about the numbers but to create awareness about what is happening," said Moeniera Peters of Salt River Circle in Cape Town.
Pickets in Cape Town were held between 07:30 and 08:30 on Wednesday. Bloemfontein picketers were expected to meet at 11:00.
The Workers International Vanguard League (WIVL) and the Anti-War Coalition were expected to join the awareness campaigns on Thursday afternoon, with a mass march to Parliament.
WIVL spokesperson Shaheed Mahomed said they would also write letters to Pick n Pay, Checkers and Woolworths "to ask them to stop funding Zionist organisations and to stop importing Israeli goods".
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