Plus.....future local and national solidarity events.
TARGETTING THE TRUTH - A VIGIL TO HONOUR GAZA'S COURAGEOUS JOURNALISTS
Thursday 4 September 6pm. Hastings Town Centre.
Join us for a solemn vigil honouring the heroic Palestinian journalists murdered by Israel during the genocide.
We will be reading the names of all 278 journalists brutally assassinated by the terrorist state with the full complicity of Western governments and corporate media.
These courageous men and women continued to document the annihilation of their own people, as they themselves were starved, smeared and displaced.
There will be a minute's silence followed by a reading of all 278 names. We invite all those joining us to help read the names. Please bring a candle or tea light.
Please share widely our posts on Facebook and Instagram.
NATIONAL MARCH FOR PALESTINE - STOP STARVING GAZA
Saturday 6 September 12.00 noon. Russell Square to Whitehall.
The government is feeling the pressure to end its complicity in Israel's genocide but we must keep pushing until they take meaningful action and stop arming Israel. More information. 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.
HASTINGS TOWN CENTRE INFORMATION STALL
For those who can't get to Saturday's London demonstration, please visit and support our weekly stall. All the usual information, petitions, stickers, keffiyehs, I Support Plasticine Action T-Shirts, books and badges.
MPS DOLLIMORE AND MULLAN - HOW MANY REPORTS WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO ADMIT ISRAEL IS COMMITTING GENOCIDE?
In our open letter to the two local MPs we name seven reports outlining Israel's ongoing genocide. Israel's genocide confers on all of us an urgent responsibility to act. At this late stage, and after so much evidence in the public domain, denial may look like more than just complicity, it may look like cover up.
Sign our open letter:
to the MP for Hastings And Rye Helena Dollimore.
to the MP for Battle and Bexhill Keiran Mullan.
More information: Facebook and Instagram.
SHUT DOWN DEFENCE AND SECURITY EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL (DSEI)
Tuesday 9 September. Excel Centre, London E16 1XL
The DSEI is where the defence industry, the military and politicians rub shoulders, where Israel has a pavilion and where the British government has always invited an official Israeli government delegation. Elbit Systems is a regular participant.
A coalition of groups is calling for a mass blockade of the event on 9 September, the first day that delegates arrive. More information.
Tuesday 9 September 2.00 - 5.30pm. Houses of Parliament.
Please note change of date. This is the next PSC lobby day: "Join us lobbying MPs....to demand immediate sanctions against Israel." Details of how to lobby your MP.
Saturday 13 September 1pm. Hastings Pier.
Drones are being used by Israel to slaughter civilians mercilessly in Gaza. They target and terrorise children, deliberately persistently picking off children as young as three years old. The torturous buzz of the drones at all hours of the day and night is a form of psyhological warfare, a constant reminder that Israel can kill any one at any moment.
We will march playing an assortment of musical instruments on one constant note. We will drone! Join us on the march with any instrument you like to protest this monstrous warfare. More information: Facebook and Instagram.
FILM SHOW: FROM GROUND ZERO - STORIES FROM GAZA
Monday 15 September 6pm. Kino Rye, Lion Street, Rye.
We are delighted to support this one-off screening at the Kino Rye of the documentary film From Ground Zero, directed by renowned Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Mashawari. The film brings together 22 stories as told by young, talented filmmakers in Gaza, each between 3-6 minutes long, during the current genocide. More information and ticket sales.
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. The Hind Rajab Foundation.
Rania Khalek.
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