International solidarity activists have issued a call for a global one-day hunger strike on Thursday, May 25 in support of more than 1,500 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners who have been participating in the Strike for Dignity and Freedom for more than month.
The strikers’ demands are for basic human rights: an end to the denial of family visits, proper health care and medical treatment, the right to access distance higher education, and an end to solitary confinement and administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial.
Pledge to take part on May 25
If you are in Canada, please make a pledge to join the Palestinian prisoners in a one-day solidarity hunger strike on May 25.
You can connect with other Canadian participating in the day of solidarity and share your story on the Canadians in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners Facebook page.
Other actions you can take
Stay up to date and share widely on social media the daily updates on the hunger strikers from the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network (read the latest update from May 23, Day 37 of the hunger strike) and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.
If you are in Canada, use this online tool from Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University to call on the Canadian government to support Palestinian prisoner demands
Sign the Americas-wide petition in support of the hunger strikers.
Participate in and share the #saltwaterchallenge to show your support:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc2YtS_qryM
Update your social media profile pics to the image below:
Follow and share tweets with the hashtags #FreedomAndDignity, #DignityStrike, and #PalHunger.
Join or host a solidarity event in your city on May 25.
Respond to the calls from Palestinian civil society to grow support for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. (Read BNC support statements from April 17, May 9, and May 24).