Rod Cox and Gaza: Things don't always work out!!

Monday, 23 February 2009

Things don't always work out!!

They made us feel like Heroes

Welcome to Algeria

An Algerian Motorway

The Fez:Police and Security in Fez

Gas Wells in Algeria

Before dinner speeches in the wedding hall in Oudja

What was the the Trunk Road from Morocco to Algeria and the rest of North Africa.

Group 11 in Fez. Back row from left Brighton, Gloucester, Blackburn, Oxford, more Gloucesters with Munir at back. Group Leader at front right, rest assorted from previous list .

It's not a coincidence that signalling 11 involves 2 fingers.

I couldn't photgraph the cheering crowds at night, but these boys were photographed while the police were 'keeping the crowds away' in a gas station with illumination from a Pea headlight

The Road up the Atlas in Morocco

Three Shepherds with the convoy and gas Wells behind - Algeria

I haven't been able to get into somewhere with the internet for days. Today I put up a blog, but I was uploading lots of pictures. I've been here for 4 hours, and the electricity has just failed. This is Algeria. I have lost every picture - I mean that I still have them on my hard drive, but not uploaded. I've lost the youtube video too. I will never complain about upload speeds again, after the snail's pace here. So here are some random pictures for you to play with.

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Welcome. What are we trying to do, and how you can help.

*Giving Children a voice: Everyone in Gaza is Traumatised by the Israeli onslaught. There was nowhere to run to, and nowhere to hide. When Decent people see how it has affected Children in particular, they want to do something about it. I have brought a travelling exhibition of Children's Paintings to the UK, and you can see the dates that it is booked on the Chester and Palestine Exchanges website www.cape.uk.net

For the posts in the blog about the collection of the children's paintings from Gaza click here.

*The Campaign to open the Gates of Gaza, and end the siege, is of course wider than the Art Van. It is fundamental. Gaza is not even a prison, it is regarded by the Israelis as a Zoo. Any complaint from the Lions caged up here is met by death through the Bars. Honestly, there is nothing more important in all the world than ending this siege, where one set of people treat another as sub-humans, and seem to be supported by the country where you live. Please tell Your Friends, together we can make a difference. Link to this blog.

*The pictures show attacks by the Israeli army on civilians. While the Israelis claim they are fighting a just war they are suppressing any evidence to the contrary. The pictures reveal evidence of bombs that tear off arms and legs, and of the widespread use of Bulldozers in the frontline, demolishing houses to bury people alive, as well as destroying agricultural land, so they could be evidence of War Crimes, too.

**What we need to achieve is a wider awareness of Isreal's crimes, and I hope that seeing the Exhibition will encourage schools and others to link with counterparts in Gaza. We have few resources in CAPE but we will try to put you in touch if you ask, otherwise Twinning with Palestine is the group to contact.

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