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Benefit for MAP/Medical Aid for Palestinians raises £1,000
 An evening of Palestinian food and entertainment turned out to be a great way to raise funds for MAP. Thanks to everyone who attended. With a menu of 9 dishes, great live music and a crowd that really got into the swing of things by getting up to dance, we thought the evening was a great success.
The tickets were sold out 10 days before the event. We're sorry to all those who couldn't get tickets - we're going to do another one next year - only bigger!
More information about the evening at our website: Benefit for Palestine raises £1,000.
Article in the Hastings Observer: Come Dine For Palestine (image download).
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Anjum's Trek through Palestine
Another way to raise funds for MAP. A friend of one of our supporters is going on a 100km trek through Palestine: Anjum's fundraiser for MAP.
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 The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine
A meeting with Miko Peled: the Israeli insider who became a supporter of Palestinian rights and justice
Saturday 5 October 15.00 (3 pm)
White Rock Hotel (opposite pier), Hastings TN34 1JU
Miko was raised in the heart of Israel's elite - his father served as a general in the 1967 war. But he became an outspoken critic of Israel's colonial and aggressive policies, and is today a fearless advocate of the struggle for Palestinian justice. Miko will give an account of his conversion from Israeli insider to Palestinian human rights activist and will discuss the current state of the occupation.
Our Facebook event page - please share widely: Hastings and Rye PSC Facebook event.
For those who can't make our 5 October meeting, Miko will be speaking in Eastbourne on October 4th: Eastbourne PSC Facebook event.
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 Hands Up Project
This is an inspiring project where children in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank make connections with the rest of the world through drama. Using video conferencing the Palestinian children perform their plays in English via the internet.
2 recent articles in the Hastings Online Times about this project:
Hands Up project puts young Palestinians in touch with the outside world.
My trip with the children of the Hands Up Project.
More information at the Hands Up website.
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Hastings and Rye PSC online membership
Becoming a member of Hastings and Rye PSC is an important way of supporting our work.The annual subscription is £10 waged, £5 unwaged. We now have an online membership payment form. It can also be used to renew membership: Online membership.
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Saturday information stalls - in Hastings and Rye.
Hastings Our information stalls are in the Hastings town centre outside Debenhams.
Our next stalls:
Saturday 5 October, Saturday 12 October, Saturday 19 October.
Rye We run fortnightly stalls on the cobbles at the top of Conduit Hill, where it meets the High Street. 11 - 1 pm. Our next stalls:
Saturday 28 September, 12 October.
For anyone in the Rye area who wants to help out, please email.
Please come along to either (or both!) of our stalls to say hello and support us: any amount of time is appreciated.
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 News from and about the occupation:
Amnesty urges 'international justice' after Israel forces kill Palestinian woman at checkpoint.
Join the Global Climate Week of Actions - Oppose Israel's climate apartheid.
Israel Election 2019: Volunteers Drive Bedouin Women to Polls After NGO Blocked From Providing Transportation.
Kamila Shamsie's book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott.
Arabic Readers in Israel Have to Hope the Border Guards Are Sloppy.
The Apartheid System in Hebron Persecutes and Subjugates Palestinians.
PRESS RELEASE: BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti not granted visa to speak at Labour Conference fringe events.
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Recent Hastings PSC newsletters:
12 September 2019
28 July 2019
28 June 2019
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