More local and national solidarity actions, fundraisers, film shows............
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.
HASTINGS TOWN CENTRE INFORMATION STALL
Saturday 28 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.
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 UK involvement in the Israeli and US 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. Articles in the Hastings Online Times and the Sussex Express.
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. More information (Instagram).
GOAT LEDGE FUNDRAISING STALL
Saturday 4 April 11am-3pm. Goat Ledge, St Leonards TN37 6FA.
Please visit our stall at Goat Ledge selling keffiyehs, Palestine books, art works, craft, badges and large selection of bric-a-brac! Bric-a-brac donations welcome on the day. Raising much-needed ongoing funds for the community in Al-Mawasi. Come and browse and buy! Please share our Facebook event page and our Instagram page.
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.
23 April 7.15pm The Printworks. "Come along and have the craic while raising funds for our brothers and sisters in Gaza." More information to follow (Instagram).
'HASTINGS JEWS FOR JUSTICE' PROTEST AGAINST ISRAEL'S PLANNED APARTHEID EXECUTION LAW
The video of local group Hastings Jews for Justice (HJJ) protest against Israel's planned execution law for Palestinians only has gone viral, with 125,000 hits on Instagram, now on YouTube. Veteran British artist Annie Lennox, who shared the video, praised the action as "moving example of how local activism can be incredibly powerful."
HJJ states: "Palestinians in Israeli prisons are already tortured, abused, starved and raped. They will be hanged. There is no appeal. This is state-sanctioned murder." HJJ asks for all Hastings and Rye constituents to add their name to its letter.
Articles in the Canary, Jewish Voice for Liberation and the Hastings Online Times.
Photo credit: Eamonn Burke-Duggan.
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.
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: 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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