Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Newsletter   12 October 2024
  In this newsletter:
  • Today's Information stall
  • Sunday's protest at Brighton
  • Gifts for Gaza: Winter Appeal for Al-Mawasi
  • Sunday 20 October: Online meeting with members of the Al-Mawasi Resilience Committee
  • Plus...local news items; dates for your diary; report on our protest at General Dynamics

    SATURDAY'S INFORMATION STALL

    Saturday 12 October 12.00 noon until 2pm Town Centre. Please visit and support our soldarity stall. All the usual information, petitions, plus keffiyehs, books, badges and boycott stickers.

    BRIGHTON: ONE YEAR OF ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE IN GAZA

    Sunday 13 October 12pm Hove Peace Statue. Callout from Brighton and Hove Ceasefire Coalition for a mass marking of one year of Israel's genocide in Gaza, carrying 4,000 ribbons bearing the names of murdered Palestinian children. Please wear all black; No placards or banners. More information.

    GIFTS FOR GAZA - WINTER APPEAL


    Thousands of displaced families are living in tents in Al Mawasi in Gaza with no means of supporting themselves. The Al Mawasi Community Resilience Committee is helping to support huge numbers of refugees now living there by distributing food, clothes and hygiene products. But the ongoing siege has forced prices sky high and aid is scarce.

    If you are considering buying gifts this winter, please consider also giving a Gift for Gaza either in your name, or on behalf of a loved one. For more details go to our gofundme Gifts for Gaza page.

    You can also buy Gift For Gaza gift cards from our weekly Saturday stall in Hastings town centre.


    ONLINE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE AL-MAWASI RESILIENCE COMMITTEE

    Sunday 20 October 5pm. This will be an important opportunity to learn how the people in southern Gaza have been dealing with more than a year of Israel's genocidal onslaught. A chance to hear the latest from members of the Al-Mawasi Resilience Committee. Register for the meeting at this link.

    STOP THE EXTERMINATION OF PALESTINIANS IN NORTHERN GAZA

    The Israeli military is now intensifying its massacres in northern Gaza, forcibly displacing the remaining Palestinian population in the north of Gaza - some 400,000 people. The situation amounts to an existential threat to Palestinians remaining in northern Gaza.

    Email the Foreign Secretary to demand the UK government take urgent steps, including imposing an arms embargo, to stop Israel's extermination campaign in northern Gaza.

    EMAIL THE FOREIGN SECRETARY

    DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

  • DABKE WORKSHOP. Saturday 19th October King Charles The Martyr Church Hall, Tunbridge Wells. West Kent PSC will be hosting a dabke workshop in Tunbridge Wells. More information: Eventbrite.
  • PSC TRADE UNION CONFERENCE. Saturday 19th October, 10am - 4.30pm. Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BB More information.
  • NEXT LONDON MARCH. Saturday 2 November. Details to follow.
  • POETRY FUNDRAISER. Saturday 23 November 7.30pm White Rock Hotel. Details to follow.

    REPORT: A YEAR OF BLOODSHED - PROTEST AT GENERAL DYNAMICS


    Thanks to everyone who came to support our protest and picket at armaments factory General Dynamics. In the process, we closed the factory down! Well done everyone.

    We marked one year of Israel's genocide against the people of Gaza. We condemned the Israeli apartheid regime, but made it clear that these war crimes are only made possible by the support given by Western powers. Short video of the protest on Youtube.

    ONLINE WELLBEING SESSIONS

    Clinical hypnotherapist Chris Dindar is running 30 min relaxation sessions to help decompress, process our emotions, and find a moment of peace and deep relaxation amidst the chaos. Chris is offering his services for free, as a token of his solidarity, to help nurture the well-being of our local group and maintain our collective resolve.

    Please email Chris directly if interested in taking part. The sessions are the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at 12 noon.
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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:

    3 October 2024
    27 September 2024
    20 September 2024

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