#BlockTheBoat Twitterstorm, scheduled for ***4PM Pacific Daylight Time, on Wednesday, October 22nd***. Intended to promote the #BlockTheBoat protest in Oakland on Saturday, October 25th. Help us get the hashtag trending!


Please copy/paste the tweets below or make your own using the #BlockTheBoat hashtag. It is more effective to copy and paste tweets rather than retweet them.


Who/What:

History of #BlockTheBoat Oakland: Organization, Planning, Autonomy, Spontaneity Combine for Spectacular Direct Action http://hyphenatedrepublic.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/a-brief-history-of-block-the-boat-oakland-organization-planning-autonomy-spontaneity-combine-for-a-spectacular-direct-action-at-the-port/

Workers against Israel, the story of #BlockTheBoat in Oakland. #BDS #FreePalestine
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/09/the-foes-of-israel/

The unpublicized impact of a successful #BDS action in Oakland. #BlockTheBoat #FreePalestine
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/unpublicized-impact-successful-bds-action

Zionist Organization of America head calls for arrest of #BlocktheBoat protesters, by @CharESilver at @intifada. #BDS
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/charlotte-silver/zionist-organization-america-head-calls-arrest-block-boat-protesters

Watch this amazing video about #BlockTheBoat protests in Tampa. #BDS #FreePalestine  http://vimeo.com/108943539

MUST READ: How the ports & media conspired to lie to the public about the wild success of Oakland #BlockTheBoat. http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/unpublicized-impact-successful-bds-action

BDS activists prove that ‘doing dirty business with Israel comes at a cost’, by @roqchams. #BlockTheBoat http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/bds-activists-prove-%E2%80%98doing-dirty-business-israel-comes-cost%E2%80%99

California Leads The Way in The #BlockTheBoat Movement. http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/10/17/california-leads-the-way-in-the-block-the-boat-movement/


When/Where:

Join #BlockTheBoat in Oakland on Saturday, October 25th to say no to Israeli apartheid! #BDS #FreePalestine
https://www.facebook.com/events/1447374682195857/

Join Oakland on October 25th to block Israeli Zim ship in retaliation for crimes against Palestinians. #BlockTheBoat
https://www.facebook.com/events/1447374682195857/

"A strong showing on October 25th could mean an end to all Zim arrivals at the Port of Oakland." #BlockTheBoat #BDS
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ongoing-unpublicized-impact-successful-bds-action


Why:

Why #BlockTheBoat? Israel continues the theft of Palestinian land through settlement expansion. #FreePalestine #BDS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/white-house-israel-faces-estrangement-from-allies-if-settlement-building-proceeds/2014/10/01/cd2680d6-4999-11e4-b72e-d60a9229cc10_story.html

Why #BlockTheBoat? Israeli official is looking for ways to lower Bedouin birthrate. #ThisTooIsGenocide #BDS
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.619773

Why #BlockTheBoat? Israel wants to forcibly resettle 12,500 Bedouin to make room for settlements. #BDS
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/09/bedouins-fear-israeli-resettlement-plans-201493081221641315.html

Why #BlockTheBoat? Israel is planning for even more deadly attacks on Palestinians. #BDS
http://www.imemc.org/article/69281

Why #BlockTheBoat? Israeli Court upholds residential screening law, enabling Jewish villages to keep Arabs out. #BDS http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.616391

Why #BlockTheBoat? United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon says Gaza destruction is “beyond description”. http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/un-chief-ban-gaza-destruction-beyond-description%E2%80%9D

Why #BlockTheBoat? Israel’s Zim Line and San Francisco’s Shame. http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/08/13/israels-zim-line-and-san-franciscos-shame/

Why #BlockTheBoat? Israel Corp, parent company of Zim Shipping, is tied to white phosphorus production. http://ceinquiry.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/white-phosphorus/

Imports of Ammunition by Zim Shipping, 2013-2014. Zim promotes death in the US and around the world. #BlockTheBoat https://www.scribd.com/doc/238020579/Imports-of-Ammunition-by-Zim-Shipping-2013-2014

Watch and share this powerful video. Palestine must be free. #BDS #BlockTheBoat #FreePalestine http://youtu.be/SPKLnkP3OOs

Israel Facing Major Economic Consequences for 50 Day War on Gaza. #BDS #BlockTheBoat http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26265-israel-facing-major-economic-consequences-for-50-day-war-on-gaza

More discussion about the awesome power of resistance tactics like #BlockTheBoat to strike at the heart of empire. http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/09/15/ecology-and-politics-in-the-21st-century/

#BlockTheBoat isn't just about stopping Zim. It is also about developing an effective framework for future direct action against empire.

If we delay a Zim ship by one minute, it's a victory. If we make a Zim executive sweat in his $3,000 suit, we have won. #BlockTheBoat #BDS


Statements of Support:

The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) "warmly salutes" #BlockTheBoat! #BDS http://www.bdsmovement.net/2014/palestinian-civil-society-salutes-california-dockworkers-and-endorses-their-block-the-boat-bds-action-12730

Liverpool Friends of Palestine release statement expressing solidarity with #BlockTheBoat protesters in Oakland. #BDS http://www.docdroid.net/izu7/message1stopzim.pdf.html

The UK parliament voted *overwhelmingly* (274-12) in favor of recognizing Palestinian statehood. #BDS #BlockTheBoat http://time.com/3506269/israeli-palestinian-conflict-british-vote/

The people of #Gaza demand that we continue to #BlockTheBoat. #BDS #FreePalestine http://www.bdsmovement.net/2014/a-call-from-gaza-make-israel-accountable-for-its-crimes-in-gaza-intensify-bds-12627

A long list of #Gaza organizations call for intensification of #BDS, including continuation of #BlockTheBoat actions. http://www.bdsmovement.net/2014/a-call-from-gaza-make-israel-accountable-for-its-crimes-in-gaza-intensify-bds-12627

Spanish dockworkers release statement in support for #BlockTheBoat. #BDS
http://www.transportworkers.org/sites/default/files/Barcelona%20Letter%20from%20Barcelona%20to%20ILWU.pdf

Listen to @MaxBlumenthal discuss power of #BlockTheBoat as a tool for opposing Israeli apartheid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dDw5-RAIiQ&list=PLxBE-VYsR0mxLPm_DO-3ZUnAvU2-q2w11&index=3

.@michaeldeas, Europe @BDSmovement coordinator, discusses #BDS successes including #BlockTheBoat at @russelltribunal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LumB-5zujoA


Other ways you can help:

Make sure to contact these companies (http://pastebin.com/vdXzV8kY & http://pastebin.com/hXbkA5za) and let them know about the success of #BlockTheBoat.

SHARE: Pastebin of major Zim shipping line partners and authorized shipping agents by country. #BlockTheBoat http://pastebin.com/vdXzV8kY

Please call these businesses to ask them not to support Israeli apartheid and stop shipping with Zim. #BlockTheBoat http://pastebin.com/hXbkA5za


Other scheduled #BlockTheBoat protests:

#Seattle #BlockTheBoat 10/27/14 march on ZIM Headquarters. 3pm Meet at Spokane St Fishing Area. #BDS https://blocktheboatnw.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/oct-27th-flyer-release-version-final.pdf

#BlockTheBoat in #Tampa happening again on Nov 1, 5am at 2002 Maritime Blvd. #BDS #Gaza https://www.facebook.com/events/300296050168906/