22 January, 2009

Demonstrations and actions for Gaza across the UK

Download the petition and ask for signatures at all these events:

Day of actions around the country. Please revisit this website for updates, and please email details of events to info@palestinecampaign.org

LONDON:
ROUND THE CLOCK VIGIL OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT AGAINST ISRAEL'S ACTIONS IN GAZA, Parliament Square. Gaza vigil website.

Demonstration in London: Saturday 24th January - Israel Out Of Gaza Now: Lift The Blockade

Assemble 2pm, BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA
(Nearest Tube Regents Park and Great Portland Place)

TOTTENHAM Wednesday 21 January - 7pm Public Meeting - with Guest speakers including Tony Benn
Bernie Grant Centre Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham

WALTHAMSTOW

WEDNESDAY, 21 January 2009
7.30pm "ISRAEL OUT OF GAZA"
speakers to include:
Neil Gerrard MP
Hanif Qadir
members of Stop The War Coalition
HARMONY HALL, 2a Truro Road, WALTHAMSTOW, E17 7BY

CENTRAL LONDON

6pm, Thursday, 22nd January 2009 KLT, SOAS Voices from Gaza: Speakers from Gaza live on the phone Dr Haider Eid of Al-Quds University in Gaza Followe by:
Israel's Policy in Gaza: Past and Present featuring Charles Glass freelance writer and broadcaster - Chief Middle East correspondent of ABC News between 1983-93.

HACKNEY

HACKNEY
THURSDAY 22ND JANUARY 7.30PM
SPEAKERS:
Omar al-Qattan, Palestinian film maker
Sarah Colborne, Chair Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Richard Kuper, Jews for Justice for Palestinians
Chris Nineham, National Officer, Stop the War

STOP THE MASSACRE, ISRAEL OUT OF GAZA PUBLIC MEETING
REFUGEE WORKERS' CULTURAL CENTRE, 3-19 VICTORIAN GROVE, OFF STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET (near Tesco and the Police station)

BRENT Tuesday January 27th 7.30 pm - Public Meeting
PALESTINE AFGHANISTAN IRAQ Stop the Slaughter. Stop the Wars.
Speakers Jeremy Corbyn MP
Kate Hudson, Chair CND
Muthanna Al Qadi,
Middle East Editor Al Quds News Agency
Space2, upstairs at
Willesden Green Library Centre
95 High Rd Willesden NW10 2SF
Nearest station Willesden Green email brent@stopwar.org.uk / brentpsc@hotmail.com
Lambeth and Wandsworth Public Meeting Free Gaza! End the Occupation of Palestine
Monday 19th January, 7.30pm
At Brixton St Vincent's Community Centre, Talma Road, London, SW2 1AS (The centre is on the corner of Talma and Probert Road) Nearest tube: Brixton
£5/£3 concessions, suggested donations. With Mike Cushman (Jews for Justice for Palestinians) reporting from Free Gaza boat.
Followed by a Q and A Plus Frank Barat's short film about his recent visit to Nablus

BRISTOL
Regular Vigils in Town Centre, opposite Hippodrome. Monday - Friday 5pm - 6, and Saturdays 3pm - 4.
Bristol - Wednesday 28th January, 7pm Broadmead Baptist Church, Union Street
Public Meeting: 'Palestine / Israel - What's going on?'

CAMBRIDGE

DEBATE Monday Feb 2nd 17:00 - 18:30: Israel & Palestine One-State vs Two-State Solution. Speakers: Prof. Ilan Pappe and Prof. Yezid Sayigh. Moderator Prof. Yasir Suleiman. Venue: Law Faculty, Lecture Theatre LG18, Sidgwick Site, Cambridge University.

DURHAM
Vigil every weekday 1-2pm in Durham City Market Place with placards and petition-signing. Come and join us. See Durham PSC website http://www.durhampsc.org.uk/ for more details and events

FROME
Benefit concert for Gaza featuring Jazz Legend Pee Wee Ellis and others
Thursday January 22nd
For Medical Aid for Palestinians
Christ Church, Christchurch Street West, Frome. Starts 7.30. £6 on the door

GLOSSOP
Weekly Vigils for Gaza - Every Friday 5.30 - 6.30, Norfolk Square, Glossop



MANCHESTER
Vigil every day 5.30-6.30pm outside BBC Oxford road, Manchester.
5-6pm Candlelit protest outside the BBC, Oxford Road
Thurs Jan 22nd - Milliband at Manchester University -protest details to follow
Friday 23 January 2009 - 7.00-9.00pm
Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester
Public Meeting - Invited Speakers: Dr Mona El-Farrah Medical doctor working for the Palestinian Red Gaza and human rights activist, Dr Tareq Tahboub
Dr Mushier El-Farrah Palestian human rights activist from Khan Younis in Gaza and others to be confirmed

Sunday Jan 25th
Two Manchester Demonstrations - From Cheetham Hill in the North, and from Platt Fields in the South marching to meet in central Manchester for a rally.
For more information visit http://www.psc-manchester.org.uk/
Boycott Israeli Goods ACTIVITIES
17:30-19:00 Friday 16th Jan: Outside Sainbury's Supermarket, Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield.
11:00-13:00 Saturday 17th Jan: Outside Tesco's Supermarket, Market Street, Central. Manchester - Leafleting - Letters - Stickers



OXFORD
Saturday street stall: 11.30 – 1.30,
Call Jenny on 01865 247730 or email: jenniestanton@googlemail.com

Sunday 1st February
6 - 9 pm in the upstairs bar, Phoenix Cinema, Walton Street, Oxford.
Private View of Pictures of Palestine

TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY,
7.30pm, Oxford Town Hall IMPLICATIONS OF THE ISRAELI ELECTIONS Leader of Israel's Kadima Party, Tzipi Livni, has found herself unable to form a government. As a result an early General Election has been called for 10 February. On the same day we will have a speaker and discussion on the likely implications.

SUNDAY 8 MARCH, 2.30 – 4.00pm, Oxford Town Hall. WOMEN WORKERS IN PALESTINE.
Featuring newly elected President of Palestinian health workers union, Hanan Bannourah


SHEFFIELD
Saturday 31st January 12.30pm
PSC Day School
Quaker Meeting House, 10 St. James St, Sheffield,
Sheffield PSC has called a day school to discuss strategy and tactics of how to help the Palestinians. It will include workshops on such items as the academic boycott, the boycott of Israeli goods and others. Please come and invite anyone who supports the Palestinians.
http://www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk/ for details of all events.

LONDON

Footage from the 3rd January Demonstration including Annie Lennox, Ken Livingstone and Alexei Sayle :

*** Action alert ***
Write to your MP urging them to insist that Prime Minister Gordon Brown acts to ensure:
• Israel's military withdrawl from Gaza
• An immediate end to the blockade and siege on Gaza
• An end to Israel's violations of international law
• An end to Israeli occupation
http://www.writetothem.com/

Please use the sample letter below:
January 2009

Dear
As you know the people of Gaza are being bombarded by a devastating onslaught from Israeli F16s, tanks and warships.
Nearly 400 people have been killed in three days and while we deplore the firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel this can in no way justify the systematic slaughter being conducted by Israel on a captive unarmed civilian population.
This slaughter follows almost two years of blockade which has prevented essential supplies of food, fuel and medicines from reaching the Palestinian people in Gaza and causing untold suffering.
I believe that the people of Britain are horrified by the current situation and would like to ask that you request the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, to say exactly what measures the government is taking to ensure an immediate end to the military attacks on Gaza and an immediate end to the siege as the first step in ensuring that international law is upheld in relation to the rights of the Palestinian people.
I would also like you to press the Foreign Secretary to take steps to ensure that the favourable status of Israel in the EU, including the EU trade agreement is removed immediately since it is a country which is violating international law and I do not wish my taxes to contribute to the economy of such a state.
Yours sincerely,

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