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Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Newsletter 19 January 2024
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In this newsletter:
Palestine Solidarity Weekend: Full Ceasefire Now!
Saturday: Big Ride for Palestine; Solidarity stall; banner making
Sunday: March and Rally
Twinning With Al-Mawasi: Tent appeal and Hastings Council meeting 24 January
Barclays: Stop Arming Israel 27 January; Close your account 9 February
Meeting: Organising Direct Action For Palestine 29 January
John Pilger's film: Palestine Is Still The Issue 31 January
National March For Palestine In London Saturday 3 February
National Day Of Action In Workplaces And Colleges 7 February
Moon Tell Me Truth
Israelism
PALESTINE SOLIDARITY WEEKEND: FULL CEASEFIRE NOW!
SATURDAY 20 JANUARY
BIG RIDE FOR PALESTINE
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.
SOLIDARITY STALL
12.00 Noon Until 2pm Hastings Town Centre. Please visit and support. All the usual information, plus badges, boycott stickers, keffiyehs etc.
BANNER MAKING
Noon onwards. Banner making at the mosque in preparation for Sunday's march. Hastings Mosque, 12 Mercatoria, Hastings TN38 0EB
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 SUNDAY 21 JANUARY
CEASEFIRE NOW! MARCH AND RALLY
Join us this Sunday, January 21, at Warrior Square Gardens TN37 6DF, assemble 1.30pm, start at 2pm, for the Ceasefire Now march to Hastings Town Centre.
We're bringing together community groups, religious groups and political parties to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
There has never been a more important time to stand with the people of Gaza. The war must end. The killing must stop.
Article in the Hastings Observer.
Facebook event page. List of speakers (Facebook).
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. More information and how to donate.
HASTINGS COUNCIL MEETING : TWINNING WITH AL-MAWASI
Wednesday 24 January 5.30 pm For more than 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. BARCLAYS: 'STOP ARMING ISRAEL'
Saturday 27 January Demonstrate outside Barclays Bank 12-2pm. Barclays is bankrolling Israel's genocidal assault on Palestinians through its financial ties with arms companies that sell weapons to Israel. Barclays Bank holds over £1 billion in shares, and provides over £3 billion in loans and underwriting to 9 companies whose weapons, components, and military technology are being used by Israel in its attacks on Palestinians.
CLOSE YOUR BARCLAYS ACCOUNT
ON 9 FEBRUARY 2024
The PSC is calling on you to take the first step to boycott Barclays. If you're a Barclays customer, the PSC is asking you to pledge to close your account on 9 February 2024. If you're not a Barclays customer, the request is to write to the bank to tell it you won't use any Barclays services. More information from the PSC..
ORGANISING DIRECT ACTION FOR PALESTINE
Monday 29 January 6pm White Rock Hotel.
One of the main ways we can support the people of Palestine is by boycotting Israeli goods and stopping weapons going from the UK to Israel
Here in Hastings we have organised a number of boycott actions targeting local supermarkets, and we have also held three protests at the local General Dynamics arms factory.
This meeting will be about planning our next protests, including providing information about our legal rights when taking part in protests, and discussing various direct action tactics.
Help us organise big, safe, and successful actions! All welcome. Facebook event page.
FILM SHOW: JOHN PILGER'S "PALESTINE IS STILL THE ISSUE"
Wednesday 31 January 7pm The Pig, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JL.
Join us on Wednesday 31st January from 7pm for a film screening of "Palestine Is Still The Issue", a documentary made by the legendary journalist, John Pilger, in 2002. Always speaking truth to power, from the Vietnam War onwards, Pilger's voice still rings true today as the Gazan massacres continue to horrify us. Facebook event page.
NATIONAL MARCH FOR PALESTINE IN LONDON
SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY
We will give more details as soon as we have them. As always we encourage as many people as possible to attend.
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION IN WORKPLACES AND COLLEGES
Wednesday February 7th 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.
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:
12 January 2024 5 January 2024 29 December 2023
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