Protest!!!

A Fair To Be Ashamed Of
No Celebrations of Genocide, Theft, & Racism
This August, the Jewish community "will have exclusive use of the State Fairgrounds" to celebrate Israel's
60th anniversary. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is calling it "A Fair to Remember." We
think it's a fair to be ashamed of. Following the lead of Palestinian civil society organizations and in view
of the multi-faceted oppression that is the reality of Israel, we regard participation in "celebrations" of the
Nakba/Israel's establishment as collusion in the perpetuation of the dispossession and uprooting of
refugees, the prolongation of occupation, and the deepening of Israeli apartheid. We call upon all
supporters of justice and peace to nonviolently protest the "Israelization," as the Jewish Federation puts it,
of the Michigan State Fairgrounds.

‫اﺣﺘﺞ!!! اﻟﻌﺎر ﻋﻠﻰ هﺬا اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎل‬

‫اﺣﺘﺞ ﺿﺪ اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎل ﺑﺎﻹﺑﺎدة اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ و اﻟﺴﺮﻗﺔ و اﻟﻌﻨﺼﺮﻳﺔ‬
‫ﺳﺘﻘﻴﻢ اﻟﺠﺎﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﻴﻬﻮدﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻬﺮ ﺁب )أﻏﺴﻄﺲ( اﺣﺘﻔﺎﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﺬآﺮى اﻟﺴﺘﻴﻦ ﻟﺘﺄﺳﻴﺲ اﺳﺮاﺋﻴﻞ و ﺳﺘﻜﻮن أراﺿﻲ ﻣﻴﺸﻐﺎن ﻟﻠﻤﻬﺮﺟﺎﻧﺎت ﻣﺤﺠﻮزة ﺣﺼﺮﻳﺎ‬
‫ اﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ ﻟﺪﻋﻮة ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ‬.‫ ﻧﻌﺘﻘﺪ أن هﺬا اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎل ﻳﺴﺘﺪﻋﻲ اﻟﺨﺰي‬."‫ ﺗﻨﻌﺖ اﻟﻔﻴﺪراﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﻴﻬﻮدﻳﺔ هﺬا اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎل ﺑﺄﻧﻪ "ﺟﺪﻳﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺬآﻴﺮ‬.‫ﻟﻼﺣﺘﻔﺎل‬
‫ ﻓﺈﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﻌﺘﺒﺮ اﻻﺷﺘﺮاك ﻓﻲ اﻻﺣﺘﻔﺎل ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻜﺒﺔ و ﻗﻴﺎم اﺳﺮاﺋﻴﻞ ﺑﻤﺜﺎﺑﺔ‬،‫اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴﻨﻲ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ و ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎر اﻻﺿﻄﻬﺎد اﻟﻤﺘﻌﺪد اﻷوﺟﻪ اﻟﺬي ﻳﻔﺮﺿﻪ واﻗﻊ اﺳﺮاﺋﻞ‬
‫ ﻧﻨﺎﺷﺪ آﻞ داﻋﻤﻲ اﻟﻌﺪاﻟﺔ و اﻟﺴﻼم أن ﻳﺤﺘﺠﻮا ﺑﺸﻜﻞ‬.‫اﻻﺷﺘﺮاك ﻓﻲ اﺳﺘﻤﺮار اﻟﺘﻤﻨﻴﻊ و اﺳﺘﺌﺼﺎل اﻟﻼﺟﺌﻴﻦ و إداﻣﺔ اﻻﺣﺘﻼل و ﺗﻌﻤﻴﻖ اﻟﻌﻨﺼﺮﻳﺔ اﻻﺳﺮاﻳﻴﻠﻴﺔ‬
.‫ﺳﻠﻤﻲ ﺿﺪ ﺗﻬﻮﻳﺪ أراﺿﻲ ﻣﻴﺸﻐﺎن ﻟﻠﻤﻬﺮﺟﺎﻧﺎت آﻤﺎ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﻬﺎ اﻟﻔﻴﺪراﻟﻴﺔ اﻟﻴﻬﻮدﻳﺔ‬

When: Thursday, August 21, 2008, Time: 5 PM to 7 PM

Where: Michigan State Fairgrounds, 1120 W. State Fair Ave. (at Woodward) in Detroit.
Meet in the grassy area just north of the SmartBus State Fair Transit Center off Woodward Ave.
Co-sponsors: Middle East Task Force (Ann Arbor)

For updates go to: nextyearinalquds.blogspot.com

To co-sponsor or get more info, send an e-mail to fairofshame@yahoo.com