Monday, July 8, 2013

13-07-08 Occupy Tel Aviv: Major demonstration planned for this Saturday night, July 14th -- two years of Social Protest with no government response

On Saturday, July 14, two years into the Social Protest in Israel, and a year after the self-immolation of Moshe Silman, z"l, the new Israeli government, as reflected in the pending budget proposal, is entirely unresponsive. 
Working the net towards Saturday night's demonstration

Video: 13-07-09 Occupy Tel Aviv #7: The War Room - preparing a large demonsration for July 14, 2013 - two years of Social Protest in Israel

Occupy Tel-Aviv Encampment, July 8 - a major sit-down demonstration is planned this Saturday night in Tel Aviv, marking two years into the Social Protest.  It is also the first anniversary of the self-immolation of Social Protest activist Moshe Silman, z"l.  With it, the demonstration protests the socio-economic policies and budget proposal, put forward by the new government and now pending Knesset approval, which are entirely unresponsive.
The demonstration is planned to leave on Saturday, 8:00pm from Gan Hatikvah, and 8:30pm from HaBimah Square, to the sit-down on Kaplan Street, in front of the Journalist's Association Home, site of the demonstration last year and self-immolation of Moshe Silman, z"l.
The event is expected to attract the general public and a wide range of activists and groups, who have been part of the Social Protest in Israel over the past two years, addressing issues from unaffordaable housing, through unchecked increase in the cost of living, fast rising poverty levels.  privatization of natural resources (the latest -natural gas) to tycoons with minimal payments tot he treasury, and failure of corporate and banking regulation.
Poverty has doubled in Israel over the past decade, child "nutritional insecurity is estimated at 800,000 (in a nation of 8 millions), the cost of housing is beyond the reach of most working people, and government policies affected income and asset distribution, that according to international reports is atypical for "democratic nations".
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Official event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/197987920363976/

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