Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Newsletter   9 January 2026
  In this newsletter:
There are two events this Saturday.
  • Saturday 10 January 12noon - 2pm - Boycott Israeli Apartheid Action at Ravenside Retail Park
  • Saturday 10 January 12.30 pm - 2.30pm Hastings Town Centre Information stall
  • Saturday 17 January 2026 - Hastings and District PSC AGM with guest speakers Ramzy Baroud and Fares Abulebda.
  • Saturday 31 January 12noon - National March for Palestine
  • Latest: Hastings Council Won't Say If Local General Dynamics Factory Sends Weapons To Israel
  • More news on local and national activities.........

    BOYCOTT ISRAELI APARTHEID ACTION AT RAVENSIDE RETAIL PARK

    Saturday 10 January 12noon - 2pm. Ravenside Retail Park TN40 2JU.
    As 2026 starts with Israel banning 37 vital humanitarian groups from Gaza, we recognise that we all have a part to play in bringing an end to the ongoing genocide and brutal apartheid regime. Boycotting Israeli goods and targeting complicit companies is one effective way we can exercise our power as consumers.

    We will also be showing our support for a Tesco's worker from northern Ireland who has recently been suspended for refusing to handle Israeli products.

    Join us on Saturday to help spread the message on how to take action whether it is in our workplace, school, community or during the weekly shop.

    More information: Facebook and Instagram.

    HASTINGS TOWN CENTRE INFORMATION STALL

    Saturday 10 January 12.30pm until 2.30pm Town Centre.
    At Saturday's stall we will supporting and giving information about the hunger strikers some of whom have been on remand for more than a year, convicted of no crime. As always we will have information sheets, the petition calling on Hastings Council to ditch the General Dynamics' lease, boycott stickers, keffiyehs, books and badges.

    JOIN THE MASS PHONE-IN TO HMP BRONZEFIELD

    Today, Friday 9 January 2026, and every day until the demands are met, join the mass phone-in of HMP Bronzefield to demand they accept Heba's transfer request to be moved back, and that all repressive measures imposed on pro-Palestine activists detained at the prison are lifted.

    Ring HMP Bronzefield on 01784 425690 (press 0 after the recorded message) and follow the script in the following link: Link here.

    REPORT: HASTINGS ACTION - FREE THE HUNGER STRIKERS

    This is a report on our rally in the town centre in December including a comprehensive background in the Hastings Online Times.

    HASTINGS AND DISTRICT PSC AGM

    Saturday 17 January 2026 2-5pm. Stade Hall, Hastings, TN34 3FJ.
    Join us for our annual general meeting in January when we will hear from prominent Palestinians, review the year's work and discuss our aims and strategies for 2026.
    Speakers include:

  • Ramzy Baroud, author, academic and editor of The Palestine Chronicle
  • Fares Abulebda, author and Gaza genocide survivor

    The branch is run by a committee of volunteers with three officer roles. We will be electing officers on the day and welcome anyone who wishes to come aboard the committee. We are also keen to hear ideas and suggestions for the year ahead. Over the past year our group has campaigned tirelessly against British complicity with Israeli genocide and apartheid, both locally and nationally. Today, there is a greater awareness of the injustices suffered by generations of Palestinians than ever before.

    Now, at a critical moment, we will come together to discuss how to campaign most effectively and where to direct our energies and resources. But we are only as strong as the people who make up our movement so please be part of this important day. Book your free ticket here: Ticketsource.
    If you wish to put your name forward for the committee or have a suggestion for the group please contact us.

    RYE INFORMATION STALL

    Friday 30 January 2026 2 - 4pm. The cobbles at the top of Conduit Hill, where it meets the High Street. Please come and support our stall at Rye. All the usual information, petitions, stickers plus keffiyehs, books,and badges.

    NATIONAL MARCH FOR PALESTINE - HANDS OFF GAZA

    Saturday 31 January 2026 12pm. Central London. Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people has not ended. Join us for the next march for Palestine to demand our government end its complicity in Israel's violence. More information.

    FILM SHOW: PALESTINE 36

    Thursday 12 February (7.30pm) and Thursday 19 February (11am). The Electric Palace TN34 3ER. There will be an introduction and Q and A with two of the producers on 12 Feb only.

    "An impassioned epic set during the Arab revolt against British colonial rule, Palestine 36 is a panoramic drama that interweaves period re-creations with evocative archival footage and revolves among characters both fictional and historical: More information.

    STAND UP FOR GAZA

    Thursday 26 February 2026 7.30pm. The Printworks, Hastings. Stand Up For Gaza is coming to Hastings again. With comedians including Alexei Sayle, Elaine Fellows, Max Geddes. All money raised will go to Daughters of The Land Project, We Are Chuffed and Hastings Friends of Al-Mawasi. More information and ticket details: Link here.

    REPORT: HASTINGS COUNCIL WON'T SAY IF LOCAL GENERAL DYNAMICS FACTORY SENDS WEAPONS TO ISRAEL

    Hastings Council holds the leasehold of the General Dynamics Castleham Road site. The Council knows whether or not the company has been using its factory to supply weapons' components to Israel. But the Council won't allow its residents to know the answer. As the Council has written: "disclosure will only lead to further demonstrations....." this suggests that something is happening at Castleham Road that General Dynamics and Hastings Council don't want us to know. The full story is in the Hastings Online Times.

    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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    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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