Union members to support working families in Gaza in honor of a Palestinian leader

As we witness the continuous massacres against the people of Gaza , who are fighting for their survival as a society, we also share with them the sorrow of losing a beloved leader, Dr. Ahmad Maslamani who died suddenly as a result of a blood clot in his brain. He was fifty years old, and leaves behind him a wife two sons and a daughter.

Dr. Maslamani devoted his life to the struggle for liberation for the Palestinian people. He was truly a people's leader and will be missed very much. We would like to express our condolences to Dr. Ahmad Maslamani's family, his comrades and his colleagues from Union of Health Workers Committees and Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign.

This is truly a loss for all of us, but his memory will continue to motivate us while we fight for the rights of the Palestinian people. We, in the Bay Area, had the honor to meet and speak with Dr. Maslamani in 1989 (during the first intifada) during a speaking tour with the Union of Health Workers. He told us of the horrific working conditions which Palestinian workers endured under the Israeli Occupation. He also spoke of his seven year imprisonment by the occupation forces.

We are calling on all our union members, friends and supporters to continue Dr. Maslamani's dream and support Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza . Dr. Maslamani co-founded the hospital to serve working families. We ask you and urge you to support this project in honor of Dr. Ahmad Maslamani.

Below is how you or your union/organization can contribute directly to the hospital needs.

Thank you,
Monadel Herzallah
President
Arab American Union Members Council

Beneficiary Name: Union of Health Work Committees - UHWC
Beneficiary Account No.: 9500-000470/7-513

Bank Payee: Arab Bank PLC- Gaza Branch
Swift: ARAB PS22

USD Corrsp. Bank: Credit Suisse, Zurich
Swift Code: CRESCHZZ80A

Euro Corrsp. Bank Swift Code: ARAB FRPP OR ARAB DEFF

The GBP corrsp. Bank swift code: ARAB GB2L