Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

May 11, 2015

Gaza Sweden Norway Ship Embarks: Freedom Flotilla III

Marianne is headed for Gaza today


Marianne of Gothenburg left her home port at 7 pm on Sunday 10 May. The trawler, which has been jointly acquired by Ship to Gaza Sweden and Ship to Gaza Norway jointly, departed for a voyage of almost 5000 nautical miles towards the eastern Mediterranean and the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Marianne will join other ships to form "Freedom Flotilla III", a peaceful, nonviolent action to break the illegal and inhumane blockade of the Gaza Strip.
On it's way  Marianne will call at many European and will serve as a focus  for demonstrations and manifestations against the blockade. The first three ports will be Helsingborg, Malmö and Copenhagen. Subsequent ports will be announced at a later time in Media Releases.

Cargo
Marianne is not a cargo-ship, but she will bring a limited cargo including solar panels and medical equipment.
The solar panels are a gift from ETC-El. In the blockaded Gaza Strip, where the infrastructure has been demolished, solar cells can provide an independent local production of clean energy as the sun can not be blockaded.

Delegates
In addition to five crew members, Marianne will have up to eight delegates as passengers in each section of the route. The names of these individuals  will be announced during the course of the voyage. Trawellers on the first leg include:
  • Maria Svensson, pro. tem. Spokesperson, Feministiskt initiativ
  • Mikael M Karlsson, Chairperson, Ship to Gaza Sweden
  • Henry Ascher, Professor of Public Health, paediatrician
  • Lennart Berggren, Filmmaker
  • Dror Feiler, Musician, Spokesperson of  Ship to Gaza Sweden

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