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Austerity as a political choice
If you ever doubted the claim that Austerity is a political decision, remember that the government spent £250 billion to play the money markets after the decision was announced – in theory to ‘stabilise it’. Most of this went into the speculators hands, who just love political insecurity as there’s money to be made. … Read the rest
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PSC Actions and Events – 25 th July 2009
PSC Actions and Events 1. 11 July – national conference in Birmingham Justice for the Palestinians the moral issue of our time A one-off opportunity to discuss with internationally-renowned speakers including Dr Rita Giacaman, who has pioneered work on Palestinian health and resistance to occupation.… Read the rest
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URGENT Lieberman in London: Protest Wednesday 13 May 09 10.30am Foreign Office
AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN, ISRAEL’S OPENLY RACIST FOREIGN MINISTER, IS COMING TO LONDON to meet the British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband and the Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, as part of his bid to strengthen ties between Europe and Israel PROTEST AGAINST ISRAEL’S RACIST FOREIGN MINISTER WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 10.30AM – 12.00 NOON FOREIGN OFFICE, WHITEHALL, LONDON Protest called by Stop the War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, British Muslim Initiative, CND, Palestinian Forum in Britain.… Read the rest
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Remember Gaza… End the Siege now! – Free Palestine! National Demo May 16 2009
Remember Gaza… End the Siege now! – Free Palestine! National Demonstration 16 May London With a growing number of supporting organisations, listed in the e-flyer below, we want to ask all members and supporters to help mobilise for the national demonstration on May 16.… Read the rest
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Events Update: 7 April 09
PSC Events Update – Trade Union Conference in Liverpool 18 April – Remember Gaza – Free Palestine! National Demonstration 16 May – Sponsored Walk in Dartmoor 4 & 5 July – PSC Day Conference in Birmingham 11 July – Other upcoming events ================================== Palestine Solidarity Trade Union Conference Saturday 18 April Quaker Meeting House, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT Registration, stalls, photos 10.00 Conference 11.00 – 4.00 A crèche will be available.… Read the rest
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24 January 2009 – BBC/Gaza Rally. Tony Benn’s Speech outside the BBC
Embargo: 1.30 pm, Saturday 24 January 2009 Press Release THE RT HON TONY BENN SPEAKING AT A MEETING OUTSIDE THE BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE, PORTLAND PLACE, SAID THIS AFTERNOON [SAT JAN 24]: “The decision of the BBC to refuse to broadcast a national humanitarian appeal for Gaza, which has left aid agencies with a potential shortfall of millions of pounds in donations, is a betrayal of the obligation which it owes as a public service.… Read the rest
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23 January 2009 Fredi Kanoute and a goal for Gaza
A GOAL FOR GAZA Star footballer Fredi Kanoute, now playing in Spain but formerly of Tottenham Hotspur, celebrated scoring a goal last Saturday by lifting his shirt to reveal a T-shirt with the word Palestine blazoned across it. He was booked by the referee and fined 3000 Euros.… Read the rest
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23 January 2009 – Student Occupations for gaza
WAVE OF STUDENT OCCUPATIONS FOR GAZA There has been an extraordinary wave of student occupations in solidarity with Gaza in universities and colleges across Britain — in London, Oxford, Sussex, Warwick, Kingston and elsewhere. (See Guardian report here: http://tinyurl.com/d6r8u4) Among the students’ demands are a call for aid to be organised for Gaza and for colleges to disinvest in arm companies which supply Israel.… Read the rest
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23 January 09 BBC Blocks Aid to Gaza Appeal Update. The Government complains to the BBC and you should too
URGENT REQUEST TO ALL STOP THE WAR’S SUPPORTERS GOVERNMENT COMPLAINS TO BBC FOR BLOCKING GAZA APPEAL JOIN THE GOVERNMENT’S PROTEST: COMPLAIN NOW TO THE BBC Stop the War understands that the government has contacted the BBC to complain about its decision to refuse the broadcasting of a humanitarian appeal for Gaza.… Read the rest
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23 January 2009 BBC Blocks Aid to Gaza Appeal
BBC BLOCKS AID TO GAZA: PROTEST 24 JANUARY ********************************************** BBC BLOCKS AID TO GAZA: PROTEST 24 JANUARY BRING DOLLS TO LAY OUTSIDE THE BBC BRING SHOES WITH A MESSAGE FOR GORDON BROWN If the BBC was not tarnished enough by its coverage of Israel’s attack on Gaza — in the words of Tony Benn, “often looking like a propaganda wing of the Zionist lobby” — its decision yesterday to block an appeal for emergency aid to Gaza would be reason enough for making the BBC a focus of our demonstration on Saturday 24 January.… Read the rest
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A Lifeline from Britain to Gaza – The Viva Palestina aid convoy
A LIFELINE FROM BRITAIN TO GAZA A Lifeline for Gaza aid convoy will leave Britain on Saturday 14 February 2009. It has been initiated by George Galloway MP, who writes: We will not look away. The Palestinians in Gaza need our help now, just as they did when Israel’s bombs and illegal weapons were dropping.… Read the rest
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National Demonstration SATURDAY 24 JANUARY (note the change of start venue) and other things
DEMONSTRATE FOR GAZA END THE BLOCKADE: STOP ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL: FREE PALESTINE BRING THE WAR CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE SATURDAY 24 JANUARY ASSEMBLE 2.00PM There will be a rally with speakers in Portland Place from 2pm before the demonstration sets off.… Read the rest
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london demo 17 january 09 – photos
all pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34264483@N03/ The diversity of the crowd was amazing – yet again. There’s another demo next weekend. If you can make it please do. We have to keep the pressure up. The ceasefire is just the beginning of the next phase. … Read the rest
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17 January 2009 – UK Rallies this weekend
Saturday 17th January LONDON 2pm Rally in Trafalgar Square There will be a large rally in Trafalgar Square from 2.00pm followed by a dignified march to Downing Street by women and children. WALES 1pm Demonstration in Castle Square, Swansea City Centre meet at the end of the pedestrianised zone of oxford street and the top of wind street.… Read the rest
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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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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
