More local and national solidarity events...........
HASTINGS TOWN CENTRE INFORMATION STALL
Saturday 21 March 12noon until 2pm Town Centre.
We will be running our weekly information stall with all the usual information sheets, the petition calling on Hastings Council to ditch the General Dynamics' lease, boycott stickers, keffiyehs, books and badges.
EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL: STOP INVESTING IN GENOCIDE AND CLIMATE CATASTROPHE!
Tuesday 24 March 8.30-10am. County Hall, Lewes BN7 1UE.
More than 30 Councils have so far called upon their Pension Funds to start divesting from companies that are complicit in Israeli war crimes. But not the East Sussex Council, despite the fact that its Pension Fund currently has an estimated £170m invested in companies that produce weapons and military technology used by Israel in its attacks on Palestinians, and provide technology and equipment for Israel's illegal Israeli settlements. Organised by Hastings & District Palestine Soldarity Campaign, Lewes for Palestine and Divest East Sussex. More information: Facebook and Instagram.
ARMS FACTORY PROTESTS - DAY OF ACTION
STOP SENDING WEAPONS FROM HASTINGS TO US/ISRAEL
Wednesday 25 March 8am. General Dynamics, Castleham Road site TN38 9NJ.
We want to see the end of General Dynamics' arming the US/Israeli war on Iran, its bombing of Lebanon and its complicity in genocide. It's also time for Hastings Borough Council to ditch its lease of General Dynamics' Castleham Road site. No way should the Council benefit financially from genocide. Join us at General 'Genocide' Dynamics next Wednesday. More information (Facebook).
TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE
STOP BOMBING IRAN
Saturday 28 March, 12pm Exhibition Rd (Hyde Park end), London.
On 28 March we march for Palestine again in central London before we join the @UKTogetherAll against the far right demo. Join us at Exhibition Road.
Book your subsidised train tickets from Hastings or St Leonards: Eventbrite.
More information (Instagram). Sign up yourself: Together Alliance.
Sunday 29 March 12noon. March from Hastings Town Centre to the Peace Garden, Alexandra Park.
Join our community march to say:
End the war against Iran
Stop bombing Lebanon
End Israeli genocide in Gaza
We stand against British involvement in Israel and America's illegal and unprovoked war of aggression. Bring posters, banners and all your friends and family! Everyone welcome. Please share this post on Facebook, Instagram and X/Twitter and let everyone know that Hastings is standing up against war. Organised by Hastings Stop the War.
L3 HARRIS DAY OF ACTION AT MOULSCOOMB
Wednesday 1 April 8am. L3Harris, Home Farm Road, Moulsecoomb BN1 9HU.
L3 Harris makes bomb racks and bomb release mechanisms for F35 fighter jets that been used to rain bombs down on Gaza, Venezuela and Iran.
GOAT LEDGE FUNDRAISING STALL
Saturday 4 April 11am-3pm. Goat Ledge, St Leonards TN37 6FA. We will be raising funds for Al-Mawasi. More information to follow.
FILMSHOW: THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
16 April 7pm / 23 April 11am. Electric Palace Cinema, 39a High Street, Hastings TN34 3ER. The Voice of Hind Rajab tells the harrowing story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl trapped during the Gaza war, highlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis. 'A difficult watch but essential viewing for anyone interested in the current political crisis.'
Hastings and District Palestine Solidarity Campaign (HDPSC) is very pleased to collaborate with the Electric Palace to show The Voice of Hind Rajab. HDPSC will have an information stall at the screening, also selling books on Palestine and keffiyehs, and will be collecting donations for the community in Al-Mawasi, southern Gaza who the group has strong links with. More information.
NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE NETWORK NEWSLETTER
One of our members has been producing a bi-monthly "Non-Violent Resistance Network" for the last 40 years, published on behalf of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Please email for the latest 'Trump Special Edition.'
COUNCILLOR PLEDGE FOR PALESTINE
The PSC is asking councillors to make a commitment to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people. The PSC will be building on this momentum in the May local elections in England where we will be calling on council candidates to pledge for Palestine. There are three steps that councillors are asked to sign:
Uphold the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people; Support efforts to prevent, and ensure accountability for, Israel's crimes of genocide, military occupation, ethnic cleansing and apartheid; Ensure my council is not complicit in and does not help to normalise Israel's violations of international law, including through the council divesting pensions and any other funds it administers from complicit companies and through its procurement policies.
PLEDGE FOR PALESTINE.
PETITION: URGE THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TO STOP THE LAW ALLOWING THE EXECUTION OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
A UK Government and Parliament petition: "The UK Government must act urgently to urge the Israeli Government to stop the proposed law which would permit the execution of Palestinian Prisoners, past, present and future."
SIGN THE PETITION.
PETITION: CALL A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO PRO-ISRAEL INFLUENCE ON POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
A UK Government and Parliament petition: "We are concerned about reported Israeli state-linked and pro-Israel lobbying activity in UK politics. We believe it is important to determine the scope and impact of any such influence campaigns."
SIGN THE PETITION.
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. Craig Murray. The Canary.
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