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Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Newsletter 12 January 2024
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In this newsletter:
National March For Palestine Saturday 13 January 12.00 noon
Information Stall Saturday 13 January 12.00 noon
Urgent: Al-Mawasi Appeal for Tents
Action meeting for the Hastings March for Gaza Monday 15 January 6pm
Big Ride for Palestine 20 January
Hastings march for Gaza Sunday 21 January 1.30pm
Hastings Council meeting: Hastings Twinning with Al-Mawasi 24 January
National Day Of Action In Workplaces And Colleges 7 February
'Moon Tell Me the Truth'
Report: New Year Boycott Tour
Israelism
NATIONAL MARCH FOR PALESTINE THIS SATURDAY 13 JANUARY
 Saturday 13 January 12.00 noon Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1BP
Come and add your voice to the calls for ceasefire in the Israeli war on Gaza which has so far claimed over 24,000 lives. There has never been a more important time to stand with Palestine.
Meet at 10am at Hastings Train Station to catch the 10.21 train to London. All the train details and the march route at our Facebook event page.
If anyone needs help with the cost of a train ticket or is willing to sponsor someone else's ticket please get in touch directly on Hastings and District PSC.
HASTINGS INFORMATION STALL THIS SATURDAY 13 JANUARY
12.00 noon until 2pm Town Centre For those who can't get to London's march, please visit our stall. Come and find out more about the campaign to raise funds for the tents at Al-Mawasi. All the usual information, plus badges, boycott stickers, keffiyehs etc.
URGENT: AL-MAWASI APPEAL FOR TENTS
Thousands of people have been arriving in Al-Mawasi. Some are lying on the streets with no shelter.
We are able to send money directly to Al-Mawasi; and the community leaders there are able to procure tents.
The situation is extremely serious. Israel has been forcing people from their homes, and large numbers of people have no homes because they have been bombed out. According to the UN, 1.9 million people, nearly 85% of the total population of Gaza have been 'internally displaced,' including many who have been displaced multiple times. More information and how to donate.
ACTION MEETING FOR THE HASTINGS MARCH FOR GAZA
MONDAY 15 JANUARY 6PM
The White Rock Hotel (opposite Hastings Pier)
Let's make our March for Gaza on Sunday January 21st as big and as vibrant as possible.
Can you help distribute leaflets and posters? Can you help with social media and publicity? Would you like to help steward and run the march and rally? Come along to the Action Meeting on Monday to pick up publicity and to organise distribution. If you cannot get to the meeting but want leaflets please let us know and we can get them to you.
BIG RIDE FOR PALESTINE
HASTINGS SATURDAY 20 JANUARY
 "Come by bike, wear your Big Ride jerseys and t-shirts, bring your flags and your voices."
Start 11.00: General Dynamics UK, Castleham Road TN38 9NJ
End 13.00: Hastings town centre at PSC stall.
This is a shorter Big Ride (around 5 miles) and is inclusive of all people and abilities.
For more information, join Hastings Ride WhatsApp group.
HASTINGS MARCH FOR GAZA SUNDAY 21 JANUARY
 END THE GENOCIDE - CEASEFIRE NOW!
Hastings March For Gaza
Followed By Town Centre Rally
Assemble 1.30 Start 2pm
Warrior Square Gardens, St Leonards TN37 6DF
Israel has now been bombing the people of Gaza for three months, killing over 24,000.
This has been a war on children. Over 11,000 of the dead are children - that's more than the entire school population of Hastings. And at least 25,000 Palestinian children in Gaza are now orphans because of Israel's genocidal bombing.
There has never been a more important time to stand with Palestine. The war must end. The killing must stop.
Please bring your banners, placards and voices. Drums and megaphones welcome.
HASTINGS COUNCIL MEETING : TWINNING WITH AL-MAWASI
Wednesday 24 January 5.30 pm For the past 2 years, people in Hastings have been building friendship links with Palestinians in Al-Mawasi in Southern Gaza and we are calling on Hastings Council to make an official twinning link between our two towns.
Join us to lobby Hastings Council at the next full council meeting on January 24th. Assemble at 5.30pm at Muriel Matters House.
Lets boost the numbers on the petition to Hastings Council by sharing it everywhere!
At a time when Gaza is literally under threat of annihilation, voting to twin our towns would be a significant gesture of solidarity.
If the council does not include it on the agenda we will ask questions from the gallery and lobby councillors to support the twinning. More information at the PSC Facebook event page.
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION IN WORKPLACES AND COLLEGES
Wednesday February 7th Millions have marched for Palestine and most trade unions support the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Palestinian trade unions have called for solidarity action globally. On Wednesday February 7th there will be walkouts and protests for Palestine across the country.
What you could do:
Organise amongst your work colleagues for a lunch break protest with a Palestinian flag and placards. Even a small gathering can have a big impact.
Hold a collection at work for Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Ask your union to call a meeting to discuss Palestine or simply hold a small meeting at lunch break or after work in a local cafe.
Ask colleagues to wear a badge or the colours of Palestine at work for the day.
Link up with other workers in your sector, eg, Health workers for Palestine, Teachers for Palestine etc.
If you want help, more information or a speaker, email Hastings & District Trades Union Council or contact the Chair, Simon Hester on 07736-064045.
Children's Paintings and Poetry Exhibition from Gaza
This exhibition is of poetry and art by children in Gaza aged 9 - 15 which was created as part of a competition run by the Hands Up Project. Two of the children with poems published in the book are known to have been killed in the current bombing campaign in Gaza. The poem by Fatema Saidam, aged 9 'Eyes are for looking' has now been translated around the world. Tragically, she was killed with her family in October by an Israeli air strike.
The exhibition will last for a week. Details to follow.
REPORT BACK: NEW YEAR BOYCOTT TOUR
We went on a New Year Boycott Tour in Hastings to draw attention to the goods and products on our shelves from apartheid Israel. We took Israeli products off from the shelves of all the supermarkets in Hastings town centre.
Our BDS tour also took us to Barclays - this bank has £1.3 billion investments in armaments companies that supply the Israeli military.
Let's make Hastings an Apartheid-free zone!
A very comprehensive article in the Hastings Online Times. and video of the day's actions on YouTube.
 
A chance to see Israelism for free. Date: January 21, 2024. Voices from the Holy Land.
Watch Israelism for $5 until 31 January: Film rental.
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PALESTINE - ISRAEL: FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Much of the 'information' in the corporate media is misleading. Some useful sources:
Middle East Eye. Electronic Intifada. Al Jazeera. Middle East Monitor.
Mondoweiss. Palestine Chronicle. Al Mayadeen. Mintpress. The Grayzone.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. Jonathan Cook.
The Cradle.
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Hastings and District PSC online membership and donations
Becoming a member of Hastings and District 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. If you would rather not use Paypal, you can pay directly to our bank: please contact us for the details. Or alternatively pay at one of our events.
The work of Hastings and District PSC could not continue without the donations from members of the public. If you would like to support our work without becoming a member please visit our shop page here and see the right hand column:
Donate to Hastings and District PSC.
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Recent Hastings and District PSC newsletters:
5 January 2024
29 December 2023
22 December 2023
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