Anonymous Queer Comrade writes

"The 9th Queeruption event will take place in Tel-Aviv in August 2006>

In the last Queeruption* in Barcelona there was a proposal by present Israeli queers to hold the next Queeruption in Tel-Aviv, which was welcome by activists from the Middle East, Europe and North America. The initiative came from our belief that as queers we view ourselves as part of the global struggle for freedom, justice and self determination.

Thousands of LGBT people are expected to attend the World Pride event in Jerusalem in August 2006. This event is also used as a chance for the Israeli office of foreign affairs to hide the government’s war crimes behind a rainbow flag. The slogan of the World Pride Parade is “Love Without Borders”. We believe that love without borders should reject fences and walls, occupation, Apartheid, social injustice and ecological destruction. There has been a global call to boycott this event by various Palestine solidarity groups as well. We feel that it is important to push our solidarity further by coming to Israel and Palestine for a celebration of our diversity, empowerment and resistance.

This is the first time that Queeruption takes place outside the borders of rich western states. This Queeruption will also extend beyond the centralized location in Tel-Aviv, to the West Bank and to spice up the World Pride parade in Jerusalem. There are also possibilities for people interested in staying longer to join solidarity work in the area which we will provide links to. There will be also a group who will come to Tel-Aviv some time before the event to help set things up.

Given the social and cultural situation there are a lot of issues to be considered and discussed during the preparation process and through the event. We need your help, whether you are coming or not, with fundraising, publicity, knowledge, ideas and skills or on ground preparation.For this, or if you have any further questions or comments please contact by subscribing the new mailing list of the Queeruption. Send a mail to: majordomo@lists.queeruption.org with the words:

subscribe queeruption9tel-aviv

in the body of the message.

* Queeruption is a gathering for radikal queers where we can share our experiencies, knowledge, desires, feelings, it is a non-comercial, DIY encuentro: an open space for workshops, demonstrations, actions, music, art, performances, sex parties, cinema, sports, and whatever you feel like making happen.

Queeruption has been taking place every so often in the last few years in various cities around the galaxy.

We want to create a safe space where we can all express ourselves; we won't tolerate machismo, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, heterophobia, arachnophobia, anarkophobia, or any other type of agression.

The most important part of queeruption is you, the people who come - it won't work without your participation."