Sinn Féin MEPS including Martina Anderson (second from right) taking part in a Palestine solidarity protest outside the European Parliament yesterday.
The people are being called on to take part in an initiative entitled “Light for Gaza” this Friday night.
Ógra Shinn Féin in the city are encouraging encouraging people to light a candle and place a solidarity message beside it, take a photo of it and upload it to Facebook and Twitter between 9.00pm and 10.00pm.
Ógra chairperson in the city, Michael McCrossan, who has visited Gaza said: “People have been outraged by what has been happening in Gaza with the continued Israeli onslaught.
“What is frustrating people witnessing this ,is that many of the major news outlets are ignoring the horror of what is going on in Gaza and people are only getting the true story via social media.
“Also thousands of people have protested across the world and again by in large sections of the broadcast media have ignored it.
“In efforts to show our support the people of Gaza and highlight the horrors going on there we are encouraging people to light a candle and place a solidarity message and location beside it, take a photo of it and upload it to Facebook and Twitter between 9 and 10pm on Friday night.
“We chose this time because its when most of the main news will be broadcast across Europe. Everyone taking part can in their small way show solidarity for the people in Gaza plus using the power of social media to get the message out of what is going on there.”
A “human chain” is to be formed across Derry’s Peace Bridge on Saturday in support of people living in Gaza.
The Derry Anti War Coalition (DAWC) has called on supporters to bring banners, Palestinian flags the protest which will take place at 2.00pm.
Meanwhile, Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has criticised a European Parliament resolution on Israeli attacks on Gaza as “woeful.”
Speaking after the European Parliament passed a European People’s Party and Socialists and Democrats resolution on the current violence in Gaza, Ms Anderson said: “The situation in Gaza is once again at crisis point. Millions worldwide are protesting against the slaughter happening there.
“Unfortunately however, this joint resolution is a woeful attempt to address the reality of the current conflict. It neutralises the conflict to avoid criticising Israel.”
“The cosy consensus of European Peoples Party and Socialists and Democrats is disgraceful.”
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