{"id":11378,"date":"2017-12-18T08:07:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T13:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=11378"},"modified":"2019-10-10T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T16:54:40","slug":"canadian-jewish-group-organizes-hanukkah-event-to-raise-money-for-solar-panels-for-palestinians-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=11378","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Jewish Group Organizes Hanukkah Event to Raise Money for Solar Panels for Palestinians in\u00a0Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOLERANCE AND SOLIDARITY .<\/p>\n

An article from Canada Talks Israel Palestine<\/a><\/p>\n

A Jewish group in Vancouver is fundraising Saturday night to provide small, practical, hand-held solar lamps to families trapped in the dark in Gaza. Read more\u2026.Roughly 2 million people in Gaza have electricity on average only 3~4 hours per day. Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver is partnering with Rebuilding Alliance, a California-based NGO with 15 years experience on the ground in Gaza to help the people of Gaza face their Israeli induced and PA assisted power shortage.\u00a0 So far, they\u2019ve shipped 27,000 solar lamps and need funds for more.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday, December 16th, they are using the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah to raise money for this humanitarian cause.<\/p>\n

Event details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See a video<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

About the lights<\/a>. <\/p>\n

At the event, five candles will be lit and dedicated by five different people engaged in five different ways of bringing light into this world.\u00a0 It is the fifth night of the eight-night Hanukkah holiday celebrated for more than 2,000 years by Jews around the world.\u00a0 Candles will be lit beginning 7:30 pm by:<\/p>\n

\t▪\t\u00a0Omar Mansour, a young man from Gaza living in Vancouver who has worked with a number of NGOs in Gaza and whose own family is in the dark every night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Question for this article<\/div>\n
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Presenting the Palestinian side of the Middle East; Is it important for a culture of peace?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\t▪\t\u00a0Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. of the Ihanktowan Sioux and Chickasaw Nations, who will give the territorial acknowledgement on behalf of the Coastal Salish people.\u00a0 He will dedicate his candle to indigenous people everywhere who are struggling against foreign domination.<\/p>\n

\t▪\t\u00a0Hilla Kerner\u00a0of Vancouver Rape Relief and former executive director of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel.\u00a0 She will dedicate her candle to the struggle to end sexual violence against women.<\/p>\n

\t▪\t\u00a0Jack Gates, a tenant organizer in the Regent Hotel in Vancouver\u2019s Downtown Eastside supporting struggles to end homelessness and addiction.<\/p>\n

\t▪\tValery and Yvon Raoul, long-time Vancouver activists in the struggle for
\n environmental and social justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome reporters and camera crews to our fundraising party, December 16, at the Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash Street, in Vancouver,\u201d said organizer Rabbi David Mivisair.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The visually and aurally rich candle-lighting ceremony will be 7:30 \u2013 8 pm. \u201cAfter the candle-lighting, at about 8 pm, we\u2019ll sing traditional songs and enjoy traditional Hanukkah foods.\u00a0 The event is open to everyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

More info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A video of the lights in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Donations online<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver is a chapter of a\u00a0national human rights organization whose mandate is to promote a just resolution to the conflict in Israel and Palestine through the application of international law and respect for human rights.\u00a0 More info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information or interview, call Rabbi David Mivasair, at\u00a0(604) 781-7839.<\/p>\n

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TOLERANCE AND SOLIDARITY . An article from Canada Talks Israel Palestine A Jewish group in Vancouver is fundraising Saturday night to provide small, practical, hand-held solar lamps to families trapped in the dark in Gaza. Read more\u2026.Roughly 2 million people in Gaza have electricity on average only 3~4 hours per day. Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver … Continue reading Canadian Jewish Group Organizes Hanukkah Event to Raise Money for Solar Panels for Palestinians in\u00a0Gaza<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,14],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-11378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-america","category-tolerance","tag-north-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}