Looking for Trouble

Palestine solidarity activist Ken O’Keefe, survivor of the Mavi Marmara attack, to speak in Ballard

When: 4 PM, Saturday, October 2, 2010 (doors open at 3:45 PM; please use the sanctuary entrance off NW 65th Street)
Where: Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117

Ken O’Keefe is a US Marine veteran of Operation Desert Storm turned justice and peace activist who has appeared on the BBC news programs, Hardtalk and Panorama.

He will be speaking about his experiences when Israeli commandos boarded the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara last May in international waters. The ship was carrying humanitarian relief workers and supplies to Gaza.

Israeli forces killed nine people and wounded dozens more on the Mavi Marmara. O’Keefe will also be speaking about and raising funds for Aloha Palestine. Aloha Palestine was founded in the UK by O’Keefe and British journalist Lauren Booth in order to lawfully break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by carrying out trade activities under the provisions of international trade agreements.

The organization is endorsed by London Mayor Ken Livingstone, peace activist and former British MP Tony Benn, Professor Noam Chomsky, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, journalist John Pilger, former British MP George Galloway, Professor Ghada Karmi, MD and others.

Ken O’Keefe’s appearance at the Trinity United Methodist Church is sponsored by Greater Seattle Veterans for Peace and Voices of Palestine.