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London Demo 10 January 09. Collective Punishment in the UK. We’re All Palestinians Now
“Collective punishment is the punishment of a group of people as a result of the behaviour of one or more other individuals or groups. The punished group may often have no direct association with the other individuals or groups, or direct control over their actions.”… Read the rest
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London Demo 10 Jan 09: Part 1. The beginning of the protest
I started to write this last night – I didn’t get home from the demonstration until around 10.30pm, thanks to some heavy handed policing that meant I got to relive the not-so-joys of collective punishment, only this time UK style. Everything hurt and my ankles, knees, hips and back had all seized up from being forced to stand in the bitter cold for 4 hours.… Read the rest
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Gaza Demonstration London 10 January 09 – Speaker List and other things
The speaker list has now been finalised. STOP THE WAR COALITION UPDATE 09 January 2009 Email office@stopwar.org.uk T: 020 7278 6694 Web: http://www.stopwar.org.uk 1) BE AN INSTANT NEWS MAKER If you are a marcher at the demonstration on Saturday 10 January who has a mobile phone with internet access, you can be an instant news maker.… Read the rest
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Palestine Latest: 9 January 2009
To my friends in Gaza, our thoughts are with you in this terrible time. We can’t be there with you, but we’re doing what we can to try and stop this. Please stay strong. To everyone else, please support us in our quest to end this invasion of Gaza and help us bring peace and justice to the Palestinians.… Read the rest
