Forthcoming local solidarity events, fundraisers, petitions including - tell Andy Burnham to Sanction Israel, Swim With Gaza - Free Swimming Lessons for Children in Gaza....
HASTINGS TOWN CENTRE INFORMATION STALL
Saturday 1 August 12noon until 2pm Town Centre.
We will be running our weekly stall as usual. With information leaflets, the petition calling on Hastings Council to ditch the General Dynamics' lease, boycott stickers, keffiyehs, tote bags, books and badges.
HASTINGS AND AL-MAWASI - CULTURAL EXCHANGE MEETING
Sunday 2 August 10am. Online.
A great opportunity to share the culture, traditions and daily life experiences of people between Al-Mawasi and Hastings. Palestinians are very proud of their history and culture and would like to share that with us.
Our friends in Gaza would like to know more about British culture and traditions and what it's like to live in Hastings.
Sign up for a free ticket and we will share an online link for the meeting by email. Please share this event on Facebook and Instagram.
HASTINGS WALK FOR AL-MAWASI
Sunday 9 August 11am Starting at the Stade. Hastings, TN34 3FJ.
From the Stade to Bexhill with three joining and rest points.
Fundraiser for the Resilience Committee in Al-Mawasi which supports families in the town and in the surrounding displacement camps with food and shelters, run education projects, work with aid agents to run workshops and so much more.
Come and join us on the 9th of August. If you can't make it, please donate at our fundraiser:
Chuffed Fundraiser page. Please share our Facebook event page and the Instagram page.
I DO NOT CONSENT TO PALANTIR
Thanks to everyone who came to our recent meeting where the ''I do not consent to Palantir' campaign was launched. At the meeting we heard how Palantir has automated the so-called 'Kill Chain,' generating 'targets' for the Israeli military which has killed over 73,000 Palestinians in Gaza. We also heard how two influential UK select committees have concluded that Palantir is not a suitable partner for the NHS, urging the government to end its £330 million contract by using the February 2027 break clause. Palantir is here now in East Sussex, giving Palantir access to all our private medical data.
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.
SIGN HERE
AHMED MASOUD AT THE RYE ARTS FESTIVAL
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.
PETITION: TELL ANDY BURNHAM TO SANCTION ISRAEL
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.
SIGN THE PETITION
FREE SWIMMING LESSONS FOR CHILDREN IN GAZA
This is a project we support that we really hope people can get behind. #swimwithgaza is working with and supporting this incredible project where pools are being constructed along the Gazan coast with boulders and sand bags forming mini-lagoon-like structures. So far five pools have been completed by Amjed Tantesh and his helpers. 9 more to be built. Amjed's life ambition is to teach as many children in Gaza to swim as possible.
The money is needed to pay the teachers, the support staff, meals for the children and for Amjed's helpers who are setting up and maintaining the pools.
The fundraiser page is here: Free Swimming Lessons for Children in Gaza.
Amjed features in a recent Guardian podcast. It gives the background to his projects to teach children to swim; also there's a glimpse of everyday life for children in Gaza. Podcast: The Man Building Swimming Pools in Gaza.
The #swimwithgaza project will shortly be announcing the date of the international solidarity swim where we all leap into the sea, starting in News Zealand and finishing in west Canada. More information at its Facebook and Instagram pages.
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
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.
Glenn Diesen.
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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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