Forthcoming local solidarity events.....
HASTINGS TOWN CENTRE INFORMATION STALL
Saturday 30 May 12noon until 2pm Town Centre.
We will be running our weekly information stall as usual. With all the usual information sheets, the petition calling on Hastings Council to ditch the General Dynamics' lease, boycott stickers, keffiyehs, books and badges.
FILM SHOW: WE WON'T BE SILENT
Sunday 7 June 3pm Stade Hall, Hastings, TN34 3FJ. Free admission.
The film trailer is here (YouTube).
The film has been made by award-winning journalist and film documentary maker Medyan Dairieh. For nearly two decades, the filmmaker follows British activists campaigning against the arms industry starting at EDO, the company that previously used the site now occupied by L3Harris at Moulsecoomb. During 2025 Medyan returned to L3Harris and also visited General Dynamics in Hastings on several occasions. The film includes interviews with the protestors at both factories. There is an interview with Professor Stavriankis from Sussex University; and music by BuddBeginnings.
The film show will be followed by a discussion and question and answer session with Medyan Dairieh. Please share our Facebook and Instagram pages..
LA GIUDITTA BY ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
Thursday 11 June 8pm. St Johns Church Hall, TN38 0RD. Barefoot Opera Presents: La Giuditta by Alessandro Scarlatti.
"The story of a beseiged city, in tribute to all beseiged cities."
Supported by Hastings Jews For Justice. There will be a collection for Hastings Friends of Al-Mawasi. Ticket information.
HASTINGS JEWS FOR JUSTICE FILM AND DISCUSSION EVENING
Sunday 14 June 6.15 - 8.45pm. Stade Hall, Hastings, TN34 3FJ.
Have You Got Questions About Gaza/The West Bank/Palestine/Israel? Hastings Jews for Justice (HJJ) will be showing two short films followed by small group discussions. 'The event is free but you will need to give your name and email address at the door.'
Sands of Sorrow, about the original Nakba made in 1950. The film was created to show 'the squalid living conditions in refugee camps, starving children, and emphasises the hopeless condition of the refugees.' A byline that, tragically, could have equally been written today, although it does also make very clear the dignity and what we now know as 'sumud' of those refugees.
The Palestine Laboratory illustrates how the dehumanisation of the Palestinian people over decades of a brutal occupation has been exploited for financial gain by Israel in its arms and surveillance industry. Jewish Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein investigates how cutting-edge military and surveillance technology is being used on Palestinians, before being marketed to international clients as "field-proven" and "battle-tested."
More information at the HJJ website.
25, 26 and 27 June. The Hen & Chickens Theatre, 109 St Paul's Rd London N1 2NA.
Taken from the journals of Rachel Corrie, the 23 year old American who, in 2003, left her home in Olympia, Washington to stand with the people of Gaza. Edited by Alan Rickman and Katherine Viner, this one woman verbatim play tells the story of Rachel's bravery and courage in the face of darkness. Ticket details.
Sunday 5 July. Stade Hall. Hastings, TN34 3FJ.
A host of local musicians will be performing the poetry of Palestinian children in a unique night of solidarity, celebration, and witness.
Oh Big Blue in Concert is a collaboration of poetry and art from Palestinian children, set to music by local musicians and composers. The programme has been carefully curated to amplify the voices of these children with the diverse musical voices and rich creativity of Hastings based musicians, as well as celebrating our shared cultural connections both within and outside of our town.
The music is inspired by the exhibition of Palestinian children's poetry and art collated by the British educational charity Hands Up Project. We presented the exhibition last July in Hastings. This artwork will again be on display.
Please share our Facebook and Instagram pages. Ticket information.
Saturday 11 July. St Leonards Festival.
Sign the petition calling on Hastings Borough Council to evict General Dynamics from council premises for carrying out 'illegal and immoral activities.'
SIGN THE PETITION
PETITION: EXPEL ALL US MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CLOSE ALL US MILITARY BASES IN THE UK
This is a UK government petition: "We call on the UK Government to cancel all UK-US agreements that permit US personnel and bases to operate in the UK, in order to prevent the UK from being used as a base for any unilateral military action."
SIGN THE PETITION.
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.
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. Double Down News.
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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.
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