Saturday 9 August 12noon Russell Square to Downing Street. Stop Starving Gaza - Stop Arming Israel

Israel is starving the Palestinian people in Gaza to death. The UK government must take action to end Israel's genocide. Catch the 10.31 Hastings train to London. If you would like help with the train fare or would like to donate a fare, please contact us We match donors with marchers.

Saturday 9 August 12.00 noon until 2pm Town Centre. Please visit and support our weekly stall. All the usual information, petitions, stickers plus keffiyehs, books,and badges.

Saturday 9 August at the Oval. The Hidden Beach LMHR Festival 2025 takes place from Friday until Sunday at various locations around Hastings. We will have a stall at the Oval on Saturday 12noon - 6pm (though the festival runs to 10pm). More information at the Hidden Beach LMHR Festival.

Sunday 10 August 11.00am. The Stade. We're looking for a big turnout for Sunday's fundraiser walk. Our friends in Al-Mawasi tell us that our support gives them strength and means a great deal to them. We also know that the practical support we provide is making a real difference to their lives - providing food, water and shelter to many people who are completely destitute.

In Hastings, a tiny minority of pro-genocide extremists have been attempting to scare us off the streets in recent weeks, menacing businesses showing support for Palestine, making noisy and unpleasant appearances at our events and harassing families as they went about the previous fundraising walk at the end of July. This included a nasty verbal attack against one of our Jewish supporters. There was even an assault on a young woman who was wearing a keffiyeh.

Tuesday 12 August 8am. Emblem House, Home Farm Road, Brighton A day of action to remind the Brighton arms factory "we know what they do and we want it to stop." "The people do not agree with the ongoing genocide in Gaza and will take action against complicit companies." More information (Instagram).

Friday 15 August 8.00am until midday. General Dynamics, 100 Castleham Road, Hastings TN38 9NJ
We must keep up the pressure against all those responsible for the genocide waged against the people of Gaza - the apartheid state of Israel of course, but also the UK government and its complicity. And the weapons providers - companies such as General Dynamics which supplies the 2,000 pound bombs which are raining down on the people of Gaza at this moment. And who benefits from this armaments company? Hastings Council which holds the General Dynamics Lease. While it was great to see the Council's motion of 16 July calling on the government to stop selling arms to Israel, it is surely now time for it to ditch the lease.

We will also be protesting at the government clamp down of peaceful protests. The proscription of Palestine Action is an absolute disgrace, a hugely dangerous move by an authoritarian, draconian government that suppresses political dissent and protest. The crack down on peaceful protest reached its most absurd heights recently when Hastings police handcuffed and arrested one of our protesters for writing in chalk "Stop Genocide" and "Stop Arms to Israel" on the pavement at General Dynamics.

We won't be silenced. We won't be censured.

Thursday 21 August 7.30pm. Electric Palace Cinema, 39a High Street TN34 3ER The film shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval. "There's no embellishment, no forced emotional manipulation - just the infuriating truth. The film doesn't tell us anything new about war crimes, occupation, or the fight for Palestinian sovereignty. Instead, it shows us what those words truly mean for the people living them every day." The film will be shown in partnership between the Electric Palace and Hastings and District PSC. More information.

On Saturday 23rd August Joe will be running the full length of the 1066 path - Pevensey to Rye. This is an incredible 32 miles. Joe is running this to raise funds for Al-Mawasi. This is a major feat. We must go all out to support Joe - by donating to his fundraiser. And on the ground at different points during the day. We're looking for volunteers to be at a number of vantage points on the day.If you would like to help please contact us. The crowdfunder can be found here.

Saturday 30 August March from the town centre to Warrior Square Gardens. More information to follow.