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Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Newsletter 23 August 2024
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In this newsletter:
Saturday 24 August 3 pm - Swim With Gaza
Sunday 25 August 11am- Hastings Pride
Tuesday 27 August 9 am - Rally at the Trial of the #Hastings3
Tuesday 27 August 7 pm - Gig For Gaza
Saturday 7 September 12 noon - National March for Palestine - End the Genocide
Plus....local news, Online Wellbeing Sessions, Arabic lessons and books for sale.........
SWIM WITH GAZA
SATURDAY 24 AUGUST 3 PM
The Harbour Arm, Hastings. This weekend is the global SWIM WITH GAZA which will take place throughout the world, from New Zealand, Malaysia, the West Bank, the UK Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the US, Canada.
Whilst survival is foremost in the minds of everyone in Gaza, they are still going to the beach, even now, to swim. Saturday is our chance to show our solidarity with the people of Gaza who are showing such inspiring strength and resilience in the face of the ongoing genocide.
Bring paddle boards, kayaks, food and refreshments..... If you don't want to swim or paddle, then just come and support. We're working with several local groups including Parentsforfuture-Hastings, so we will have a range of family-friendly activities for the day.
Please share our Facebook event page and our Instagram page. Swim With Gaza website.
NO INFORMATION STALL THIS SATURDAY
No information stall in the town centre, but we will have some publications, leaflets, keffiyehs etc. at the Swim With Gaza event.
Sunday 25 August 12 11.00. The Stade - Hastings Old Town. We will have a contingent at this year's parade. Please join us. Hastings Pride website.
RALLY AT THE TRIAL OF THE #HASTINGS3
Tuesday 27 August 9.00 Hastings Magistrates' Court The 'Hastings3' took part in a peaceful demonstration outside the General Dynamics factory in February, supported by representatives of Jewish groups, Quakers, trade union bodies, parent groups and political parties.
The three will plead not guilty to the charge of aggravated trespass which carries a maximum tariff of a fine of up to £2500 or a jail term of three months.
We have seen more than 40,000 men, women and children killed by the Israeli military in what the ICJ has deemed a 'plausible genocide.'
Our government refuses to stop arming Israael, allowing Israel to continue its genocidal policies. This was highlighted this week when British diplomat Mark Smith resigned on this point, saying it was clear to everyone that Israel was "flagrantly and regularly" perpetrating war crimes.
The #Hastings3 are not guilty - Genocide Dynamics is guilty.
Join us for the rally at 9am; we will have a steady presence at the court throughout the day.
Articles in the Skwawkbox and the Morning Star. More information: Instagram. Video explaining the background: Facebook. Please share our Facebook event page.
Tuesday 27 August. Doors open 7 pm. The Pig, 37 White Rock Hastings TN34 1JL.
Amazing line up of Hastings talent to raise funds for our friends in Gaza and our comrades on trial for protesting against genocide. Don't miss the chance to get involved in Palestinian solidarity on a local level and hear some incredible acts in the process.
In addition to our four acts we will also have some very special guests!
Inclusive pricing £5-£15. If you can't come but want to support the cause, please consider paying it forward by buying a ticket for another guest. Pay on the door or buy tickets through Eventbrite. More information at our Facebook event page.
2 - 31 August. Rogue's Gallery, 65 Norman Road TN38 0EG 'We are all Mothers' is a Jessica Brox solo exhibition, 'a series of drawings and paintings that are telling the stories of the Gazan people over the past several months. The charcoal drawings and oil paintings focus on the insufferable experiences of the Palestinian people and ask us to acknowledge our shared connection and our common humanity.' More information: Instagram.
NATIONAL MARCH FOR PALESTINE - END THE GENOCIDE
Central London. 12 noon. Saturday 7 September. As Israel commits genocide and threatens regional war, join us on the national march to demand our government immediately end all complicity in Israel's violence and apartheid and push for a permanent ceasefire. Meet 10.15am at Hastings Train Station to catch the 10.31 train to London. If you would like to go but need help towards the cost of a ticket, contact us directly. We match donors with marchers. More information.
BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) Tour. Saturday 14 September. Details to follow. Previous tours: Hastings town centre and Ravenside.
Meeting with Ghada Karmi. 21 September. Our previous online meeting with Ghada Karmi and Ilan Pappé here.
BOOKS AVAILABLE AT OUR STALLS AND MEETINGS
 
Now available at our stall, two great books to deepen our knowledge of the history of Palestine and Israel leading up to October 7. We're grateful to Lee at Printed Matter in Hastings, for generously discounting the price for us in support of the work of PSC.
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Oneworld, 2007) £13 by Ilan Pappé, renowned Israeli historian, scholar and author who was forced from his position at the University of Haifa after publishing this book, and is now Professor of History and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. In this book he exposes the facts behind the Nakba of 1948 with meticulous research into Israeli archival documents, making clear that ridding the land of its Palestinian inhabitants was always central to the founding of the State of Israel.
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017, Rashid Khalidi (Profile Books, 2020) £12. Khalidi is Palestinian American and the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University in New York City. He tells this history from the perspective of his own prominent Jerusalem Muslim family using his family's extensive archives in Jerusalem, along with multiple other sources, documenting the extensive Palestinian resistance to colonization that began with the arrival of European Jews to Palestine and has continued to the present.
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PALESTINE - ISRAEL: FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Much of the 'information' in the corporate media is misleading. Here are 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. MediaLens. Declassified UK.
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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:
16 August 2024
9 August 2024
2 August 2024
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