• The international Committee for the Red Cross has warned of a "full-blown humanitarian crisis" in Gaza.
• "We are short of rooms and supplies, we are up to our necks," said a surgeon at Gaza's main Al-Shifa Hospital. Added the doctor, "The buildings are falling on the heads of the patients."
• There are reports of major surgeries being carried out without any form of anesthesia due to stocks running out while hospital generators are running out of fuel needed to power them and the life saving machines they operate with.
• Islamic Relief's aid worker on the ground, Hatem Shurrab, who is writing about the situation for BBC News, has said, "I've met families who are resorting to boiling weeds that they've dug out from the ground in order to feed their families."
When: Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Where: NYU Kimmel Center
E&L Auditorium, 4th Floor
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
(Directions)
Admission: $25 per person for Charity (Dinner provided)
Guest Speakers:
Osama Abu Irshaid
Haroon Moghul
Yousef Abdullah
Performances by:
Tahani Salah
Remi Kenazi
and more to come!
Our Program includes dinner, poetry, spoken word performances, and more
Co-Sponsors:
Arab Students United at NYU
Students for Justice in Palestine at NYU
CAIR-NY
NAAP-NY
Arab American Association of New York
If you would like to co-sponsor this event please call the Islamic Center at NYU at 212.998.4712. Co-sponsorship of this event entails a minimum $250 donation towards Islamic Relief's efforts in Gaza
PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN:
1) TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO ATTEND THE EVENT AND DONATE
2) INVITE OTHERS TO JOIN THIS EVENT PROFILE
3) DONATE!
ISLAMIC RELIEF WEBSITE:
http://www.irw.org/
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