Viva Palestina is an international aid convoy  which left London on December 6th 2009 planning to arrive GAZA on 27th DECEMBER 2009. Led by British MP, George Galloway, over 450 people from the UK, Australia, across Europe, Turkey & the Middle East, the USA, and beyond with 250 vehicles are taking desperately needed aid to Gaza. Find out more...

Egypt refusing permission for Gaza convoy to enter
25 Dec. 09: Egypt has continued to refuse permission for the Gaza aid convoy headed by British MP George Galloway to dock in the port of Nuweiba, insisting that it must head by sea to the port at the city of Al-Arish.
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Help vital humanitarian aid get to Gaza
Contact the Egyptian embassy in Australia and ask them to allow the convoy through to Gaza. Scroll down for draft letter.
The Egptian Ambassador in Australia:

Why haven't we heard?
The Australian media has been silent on this issue. Contact them to ask why they are not letting us know about the siege of Gaza and why they have not let us know about Egypt refusing permission for the Viva Palestina convoy to dock in Nuweiba.
The ABC (02) 8333 1500;  www.abc.net.au/contact/contactabc.htm
Sydney Morning Herald 02 9282 1569 http://www.smh.com.au/contacts/readerlink 
The Australian  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/help/contactus
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It has been one year since the Israeli attack on Gaza, An internatioal coalition is organising a nonviolent march alongside the people of Gaza on Dec. 31, to end the illegal blockade. More than 1,400 people from across the world will travel to Cairo to join the Gaza Freedom March. This historic non-violent action has been organized by The International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza. Its objective is to draw international attention to the siege and blockade of Gaza which are illegal under international law.
For more info go to Gaza Freedom March
Australians join Gaza Freedom March
 Australians Breaking the blockade     Greens In NSW Parliament


Draft Letter to Egyptian embassy - copy and paste the text below into your email, change and personalise it if you wish, then send it to the ambassador.

Hundreds of us Gaza Freedom Marchers from 43 countries are now pouring into Cairo only to find that they are banned by the Egyptian government from delivering $100,000s of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.  They are banned from meeting together as groups larger than 6 are illegal in Cairo.

The UN Information Centre, Cairo reported that Prof Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Occupied Territories: "praised the initiatives of civil society as “the only meaningful current challenge to Israel’s violations of its obligations as the Occupying Power of the Gaza Strip under the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations Charter.”"

Through the inaction of the UN and the international community, the marchers have left their families at this Christmas time to carry aid on behalf off their home communities.  They have  paid their own way to Cairo to represent civil society's response to the overwhelming inhumanity of Israel's criminal blockade of 1.5 million Gazans. 

I now respectfully ask the Egyptian government to help them carry out their mission and travel to Gaza in a spirit of peace and cooperation.