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Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Newsletter 7 February 2025
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In this newsletter:
This Saturday's information stall
Tuesday 11 February 9.20 am - East Sussex Council: Divest from Israel Rally and Petition
Thursday 13 February - Workplace Day of Action for Palestine
Saturday 15 February 12noon - London demonstration for Palestine
Saturday 15 February 6pm - Meeting: Jewish not Zionist
Sunday 16 February 10am - Zoom Call with Al-Mawasi
Plus...Dates for your diary; reports, local news; books for sale....
SATURDAY'S INFORMATION STALL
Saturday 8 February 12.00 noon until 2pm Town Centre. Please visit our stall with all the usual information, petitions, plus keffiyehs, books, badges, boycott stickers and Palestine Cola.
EAST SUSSEX COUNCIL - STOP INVESTING IN ISRAELI WAR CRIMES
Tuesday 11 February 9.20 am County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes BN7 1UE
11 February is the date of the next East Sussex County Council meeting. We hope you can join us to: Demand that the East Sussex Pension Fund divests from companies complicit in Israeli apartheid and war crimes. While pension funds are divesting from companies complicit in Israeli war crimes, the East Sussex Pension Fund has INCREASED its investments. There are now 8 companies valued at £24 million that are on the UN list involved with the illegal settlement industry. There are also companies that supply the Israeli military such as BAE Systems, Thales, Ultra and Rolls Royce. Article about the East Sussex Pension Fund by Eastbourne PSC.
PETITION TO EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
"We, the undersigned, petition the council to divest the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and end procurement contracts, with companies enabling Israel's grave violations of Palestinian rights." The printable version of the petition can be downloaded here. For more information contact Grace on the WhatsApp group or email us.
Please sign and share the petition:
PETITION - EAST SUSSEX COUNCIL: DIVEST
WORKPLACE DAY OF ACTION FOR PALESTINE
Thursday 13 February. In your workplace around the country.
There are a whole range of activities that can be organised. Some suggestions on the graphic below or on the PSC website. Send us your photos and we can share them on social media. Send them to our Instagram page, Facebook page or to our email.
 
NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION FOR PALESTINE: SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY
National Demonstration - Freedom for Palestine. Whitehall to the US Embassy. There are more reasons than ever to make next Saturday's march massive. We need absolutely huge numbers out on the streets of London. Catch the 10.31 Hastings 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.
JEWISH NOT ZIONIST - DISCUSSION WITH AUTHOR MARILYN GARSON
Saturday 15 February 6pm. The White Rock Hotel, Hastings TN34 1JU
We're really pleased to be hosting a talk and discussion with author Marilyn Garson on this subject and we invite you to bring all the questions you've ever wondered but been afraid to ask. We are jointly hosting this meeting with Hastings Jews for Justice.
More information: Facebook, Instagram.
Sunday 16 February at 10am. We will have a chance to hear about the efforts of the Al-Mawasi community to rebuild and recover since the ceasefire and their plans to create a temporary school in the community centre. Anyone who wants to know what's happening on the ground in Gaza right now is welcome to come along and ask questions. Register now to join our next public zoom through Eventbrite.
ANTI PALESTINIAN RACISM TODAY
Silenced, excluded, defamed and erased: Anti Palestinian Racism today with Dr Zahira Jaser. Saturday 22 February 3pm. White Rock Hotel.
The Palestinian identity is a stigmatized identity, one constantly reinforced by racist assumptions, and all Palestinians live with a constant threat of being silenced, excluded, defamed and erased. It is what Dr Zahira Jaser calls 'the manifestation of the Nakba in this country,' which is why it is necessary for those in the solidarity movement to recognize anti Palestinian racism (APR) in all its many forms and call it out.
She says it is more important than ever to recognize and speak out against this rising tide of discrimination, one that seeks to erase Palestinians, wherever they are.
Why is the Palestinian identity stigmatized? What forms do discrimination take? What are the consequences of APR for Palestinians and for the rest of society? And what can we do to fight it? Join us to find out....
More information: Facebook, Instagram.
Tuesday 25 February 7.00am. General Dynamics, Sidney Little Road Hastings TN38 9PU. Stop Arming Israel: Protest at General Dynamics. More information to follow.
STOP TRUMP'S ETHNIC CLEANSING PLAN
Donald Trump has announced a grotesque plan for the mass ethnic cleansing of over 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, stating that the US will "take over" and forcibly remove the Palestinian population from their homeland. Trump's proposal is a blueprint for a crime of historic proportions, a programme of mass ethnic cleansing in defiance of international law and the inalienable rights of an entire people.
Write to your MP today
REPORT: RALLY AND MEMORIAL VIGIL FOR PALESTINE
At Saturday's rally we remembered the Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza and the West Bank over the last 16 months. While we should never forgive or forget the Western-backed slaughter, the main message of the day was that the Palestinians must never be seen as victims. We referred to the incredible scenes of the Palestinians returning to northern Gaza declaring their resolve to stay in their land; and the displays on Ceasefire Day One of the police, the resistance forces and the clear signs that Gazan municipal organisation is still in operation despite the genocide. And we heard of the tremendous plans our friends in Al-Mawasi are making to re-build their community.
Thanks to everyone who came to support. Video of the event on Facebook and Instagram.
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.
BOOKS AVAILABLE AT OUR STALLS AND MEETINGS
 
 
 
Now available at our stall, a number of great books to deepen our knowledge of the history of Palestine and Israel. We're grateful to Lee at Printed Matter in Hastings, for generously discounting the price for us in support of the work of PSC. Thanks to Kay Green for providing us with Marilyn Garson's Jewish not Zionist.
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:
31 January 2025
24 January 2025
17 January 2025
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