Saturday 29 August 2.30pm. Marina Beach, by the Azur TN38 0BU. The weather forecast tomorrow is wet and windy. But we'll still going ahead. It might well mean a 'Paddle for Gaza,' or we might just get a few photos at the water's edge. It's important to send a few photos or videos to the people we know in Gaza - to show that we are with them in mind, heart, spirit and in the sea (or near to it!). If anyone wants to swim that will be great; and the weather might turn out better than the forecast suggests.

Article about Saturday's event in the Hastings Online Times. This article in the Spiegel gives a really useful background to the swimming lessons in Gaza and @SwimWithGaza2026: The Spiegel.

No town centre Information stall this Saturday.
We will be back next Saturday 5 September (weather permitting).

Saturday and Sunday 5th/6th September & 12th/13th September 11:00-17:00 21 Sun Street, Lewes. This exhibition brings together artists from Gaza alongside Sussex artists in solidarity. All proceeds support Hope and play, the Palestine Trauma Centre, Children Not Numbers, artists from We Are Still Here and the community work of Lewes for Palestine. For enquiries email.

Monday 14 September Doors Open: 5:45 Starts: 6:00. The George In Rye TN31 7JT.
We're really pleased to see that Ahmed Masoud will be at the festival. We know Ahmed - he came to give a talk in Hastings a few years ago about his life in Gaza.

"Ahmed is a writer, poet and director who grew up in Palestine and moved to the UK in 2002. He is the author of the acclaimed novels Vanished - The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda and Come What May. He has written many widely-praised theatre and radio dramas. Ahmed is the founder of Al Zaytouna Dance Theatre where he wrote and directed many productions with subsequent tours in the UK and Europe. After finishing his PhD research, Ahmed published many journals and articles including a chapter in the Britain and Muslim World: A Historical Perspective. He certainly has a lot to talk about!" Ticket information.

Saturday 10 October 12noon Central London. Save the date. More information.

Sign the petition calling on Hastings Borough Council to evict General Dynamics from council premises for carrying out 'illegal and immoral activities.'

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The 'I do not consent to Palantir' campaign has got off the ground with this petition to put pressure on the East Sussex Heathcare Trust to ditch Palantir. If you want to get involved in the campaign please email. More information about the campaign is on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

"I do not consent to Palantir accessing my personal information and I insist that East Sussex Healthcare Trust drops Palantir immediately" Please sign and share widely.

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This is the PSC's petition demanding the new Prime Minister ends Britain's complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide, illegal occupation, and system of apartheid. Call on the government to recognise the fact that Israel is engaged in genocide; impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel, including a full arms embargo; ban all trade in goods and services with Israel's illegal settlements; and end the use of public order and anti-terror legislation to suppress protest in support of Palestinian rights.

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Support the PSC e-action: Write to the Foreign Secretary to demand the release of Dr Abu Safiya. The PSC letter also refers to the 9,000+ Palestinians who are currently imprisoned by Israel in the most horrific conditions imaginable and subjected to beatings, torture, rotten food and unsanitary environments. "The British government must take urgent action to hold Israel accountable for these crimes by implementing comprehensive sanctions now."

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