 Week of action in solidarity with the Palestinian people Monday 25 November to Sunday 1 December A full list of action is available at this page: https://palestinecampaign.org/events/november-2024-week-of-action/ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Friday 29 November Download the free PDF and print your own poster to put in your window. Take a photo of the poster in your window and share it with your social media networks. https://palestinecampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/International-Day-of-Solidarity-Poster.pdf National Demonstration for Palestine Saturday 30 November – Assemble at 12 noon on Park Lane and march to Whitehall https://palestinecampaign.org/events/30-november-national-demonstration-for-palestine/ The UK-Palestine Mental Health Network banner will be at the march. We will assemble on the south west corner of Grosvenor Square, W1K 2QB at 11.45 am All are welcome to join us.  Seeds of Resistance: The people stand with Gaza Saturday 30 November 7pm – 9.30pm Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8EP Join us for an evening of culture, community, and music headlined by acclaimed hip-hop artist and campaigner Lowkey. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seeds-of-resistance-the-people-stand-with-gaza-tickets-1082303301309 UKPALMHN Solidarity Space Monday 2 December at 1pm (UK time) This is an open space where people exchange their emotional responses with a view to remaining resilient amidst a constant stream of distressing news. Please email ukpalmhn@gmail.com if you would like a link to the meeting. *** CAFE PALESTINE IS BACK *** Saturday 7 December 3.45pm – 5.30pm (UK time) This will be a special Cafe Palestine round-table discussion about the physical and psychological effects on children, their parents and their communities, of the deliberate policies of starvation used as a weapon of war in Gaza. We aim to have presentations from medical and mental health practitioners and accounts from the lived experiences of our friends and colleagues in Gaza. The Zoom link will be available in next week’s mailing on Wednesday 4 December. Israeli siege leaves 130,000 kids trapped and at risk of starvation in Northern Gaza “With no food, no clean water, and constant fear, both my children have developed rashes, and my daughter is passing blood, but there is no medicine, no help, and absolutely nothing I can do,” said one mother trapped in the area. https://www.commondreams.org/news/northern-gaza-hunger-israel “A Starvation Policy”: Former UN Aid Chief on how Gaza suffering is on a “different level” Jan Egeland talks to Mehdi about his visit to Gaza, the ICC arrest warrants, and how Israel under Netanyahu is behaving like Syria under Assad. https://zeteo.com/p/israel-starvation-policy-gaza Steadfast Bisan is still reporting from Gaza … Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda documents her harrowing experience amid Israel’s war on Gaza. She criticizes the U.S. veto on the Gaza ceasefire resolution, calling it a betrayal of those suffering under relentless attacks. Owda’s reflections highlight the resilience of Gaza’s people and the failure of international intervention to protect them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuTV6hrjQW8 Erasing Palestinian Life in Gaza: Israel’s Genocide Exposed A one-hour interview from Palestine Deep Dive featuring Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory, and Eyal Weizman, Director of Forensic Architecture. Forensic Architecture have published a new 800 page report titled “A Spatial Analysis of the Israeli Military’s Conduct in Gaza since October 2023” using innovative digital technology to illustrate Israel’s wholesale destruction of the Gaza Strip. https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/watch/erasing-palestinian-life-in-gaza-israels-genocide-exposed Rooted in the West Bank: 25 years of defying settler violence Uniquely spanning 25 years in a farmer’s struggle to stay steadfast, this Al-Jazeera Witness documentary is is a moving testimony to the depth of one man’s humanity in the face of intensifying settler violence and intimidation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhXIYns7ZeM WE WON’T BE SILENT Updates from activist groups working for Palestine in professional associations Social Workers for a Free Palestine Social workers, several of whom had been members of the earlier group, the Palestine-UK Social Work Network, began to organise in late 2023 and Social Workers for a Free Palestine held its online launch on 19th March. Among the Palestinians who presented was the human rights activist and former General Secretary of the Palestinian Union of Social Workers, Munther Amira. We have launched the Social Workers’ Pledge for Palestine, which can be signed by any social worker, social care worker, social work academic or student, or retired social worker. https://www.sw4palestineuk.org/ We send occasional updates to our mailing list, looking to amplify Palestinian voices, especially social work voices. If you would like to be on this list, email sw4palestineuk@gmail.com You can follow us on: X – @SW4PalestineUK Instagram – socialworkersforafreepalestine We have been working to encourage BASW, our professional association, to clearly and publicly oppose Israel’s apartheid and genocide. BASW has recently launched an “information hub” on the “Israel and Palestine/Gaza conflict” on its website: https://basw.co.uk/about-basw/international-work/israel-and-palestinegaza-conflict-baswswu-information-hub We invite others to join us in making representations to BASW about the content of this hub using this contact form: https://basw.co.uk/contact Finally, a member of Social Workers for a Free Palestine has this week engaged in direct action with Palestine Action at Elbit’s Shenstone factory to “Shut Elbit Down!” https://x.com/Pal_action/status/1861020342145204491 She said later: “My action is motivated by the same ethics we have as social workers, but I apply them to all people of the world, not only people in the UK. And I held in mind with great respect and honour all the people in Palestine I have met while being involved in the Palestine-UK Social Work Network, all the people of Palestine and with sadness all the people of Gaza killed in the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians.” As Social Workers for a Free Palestine, we are hugely proud of our colleague. Challenging Israeli “Hasbara” and “conventional wisdom” on Palestine: An anti-colonial re-framing The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions have published a new campaigning resource. Israel’s success in “selling” its wars and oppressive colonial practices lies in its ability to condense its political position into one succinct sentence. It is: “Israel is a small, democratic, Western [subtext: white] country besieged by Arab/Muslim [subtext: dark, irrational] terrorism.” To effectively counter Zionism’s manipulative framing this new resource presents a clear framing that helps people make sense of “the conflict” and more effective advocates for Palestinian rights, and that also respects the integrity of the Palestinian cause. https://icahd.org/2024/10/30/challenging-israeli-hasbara-and-conventional-wisdom-on-palestine-an-anti-colonial-reframing/ Want to take Action? Our website has a list of up to date petitions, letter writing campaigns and other ways you can express your solidarity. https://ukpalmhn.com/gaza-crisis/ Think it’s all hopeless? Look at this link celebrating the successes of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement on its 19th anniversary in July 2024: https://bdsmovement.net/BDS_Impacts-In-Times-Of-Genocide  |
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