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- Meeting and Lobby of Parliament TODAY! and upcoming events
Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (P.S.C.)
Wednesday 28 November 2007
Meeting and Lobby of Parliament TODAY!
Voices for Bethlehem on 7th December: book your ticket now!
A Taste of Palestine 1st & 2nd December
Meeting in Parliament on the day of the Lobby of Parliament for Palestine
Justice for the Palestinians
Wednesday 28th November
7pm
Committee Room 10, House of Commons, Parliament, London
Speakers include:
Michael Scott-Joynt Bishop of Winchester
Prof Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian Delegate to the UK
Lord David Steel
Alison Shepherd, UNISON
Daud Abdullah Muslim Council of Britain
Hugh Lanning, Deputy Gen Sec PCS
Dr Phillis Starkey MP
Richard Burden MP
Alistair Carmichael MP
Sir Gerald Kauffman MP
Brian Iddon MP
Jeremy Corbyn MP
End Israeli Occupation:
Peace for all
Lobby of Parliament
28 November 2007
2–6pm Westminster
London
Isolation
Our government must end the economic and political isolation of Gaza immediately. 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza are suffering a humanitarian disaster with 87% of Gazans living below the poverty line.
International law
Our government must insist that Israel complies with international law and ends its continuing expansion of settlements on occupied Palestinian land. There are currently 500,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Illegal wall
Our government must respect the International Court of Justice advisory opinion regarding the illegal wall in the West Bank and Jerusalem and hold Israel to account. The route of the Wall is effectively annexing 10 per cent of the West Bank to Israel, leaving 49,400 Palestinians stranded between the Green Line and the wall.
Democratic principles
Our government must recognise those elected democratically by the Palestinian people and help to reconcile the differences between Fatah and Hamas. All illegally held political prisoners by both sides, especially children, must be released.
An end to 40 years of occupation and a just settlement is the only way to achieve peace for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Help make the change! Join the lobby and speak to your MP.
To lobby your MP:
Firstly, contact your MP as soon as possible and arrange a meeting with them on
Wednesday 28 November. If you don’t know who your MP is, go to www.faxyourmp.com or phone 020 7219 3000.
Briefly explain to your MP what you would like to speak to them about.
Secondly, please let us know when you have an appointment with your MP so we can co-ordinate with other people in the same constituency —
phone 020 7700 6192 or email info@palestinecampaign.org
or 020 7832 1310 / wattg@caabu.org
Even if you do not manage to contact your MP in advance, you can still try to meet them on the day — just come along to the lobby and ask for a ‘green card’ which you then fill in to request that your MP meets you.
We will be able to brief you on how to lobby your MP in the House of Commons on the lobby day.
For more information please contact:
PSC
Tel: 020 7700 6192
Email: info@palestinecampaign.org
CAABU
Tel: 020 7832 1310
Email: wattg@caabu.org
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This lobby is called by the following organisations on the occasion of the UN “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people”:
the Enough Coalition Amicus; Amos Trust; Arab Labour
Group; Arab Media Watch; Association of the Palestinian Community in
the UK; Bakers’, Food and Allied Workers’ Union; Britain-Palestine All
Party Parliamentary Group; Britain Palestine Twinning Network; British
Committee for Universities of Palestine; British Muslim Initiative; Council
for Arab-British Understanding; Communication Workers’ Union; Christian
Peacemaker Teams UK; Freedom Clothing Project; Friends of Al-Aqsa;
Friends of Birzeit University; Friends of the Earth; Friends of Sabeel
UK; GMB; Green Party; General Union of Palestinian Students; Interpal;
Iona Community; Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions — UK;
Jewish Socialists’ Group; Jews Against Zionism; Jews for Boycotting
Israeli Goods; Jews for Justice for Palestinians; Liberal Democrat
Friends of Palestine; Liberation; Medical Aid for Palestinians; Muslim
Association of Britain; Muslim Council of Britain; Muslim Parliament of
Great Britain; Muslim Public Affairs Committee; National Association of
British Arabs; National Union of Mineworkers; 1990 Trust; NUS Black
Students’ Campaign; Open Bethlehem; Palestine Solidarity Campaign;
Palestinian Forum in Britain; Palestinian Return Centre; Pax Christi; Public
and Commercial Services Union; Qattan Foundation; Quaker Peace and
Social Witness; Scottish Episcopal Church’s Justice Peace and Creation
Network; Scottish Friends of Palestine; Scottish Palestinian Forum; Stop
the War Coalition; Trade Union Friends of Palestine; Transport and General
Workers Union; Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association; UNISON; War on
Want; Welfare Association; Women’s International League for Peace and
Freedom UK Section; Zaytoun Ltd
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Book your tickets now for the annual PSC Christmas Concert
VOICES FOR BETHLEHEM
Friday 7th December 2007 7pm
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
235 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2
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This is the annual Palestine Solidarity Campaign Christmas Concert to highlight the situation of the people of Bethlehem locked behind the wall. All funds raised will be used in the campaign for Palestinian people’s rights.
FEATURING:
Traditional English choir songs and carols from
The London Finzi Consort
Seasonal readings by acclaimed author
Ahdaf Soueif
Music by Tunisian singer and Oud player
Firas Jabloun
And Palestinian singer
Amira Dibsy
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Advance tickets: £10 Full price // £8 for concessions (unwaged and PSC members)
Tickets on the night: £12 Full price // £10 for concessions (unwaged and PSC members)
Children Under 12 accompanied by adults: Free
Available from the PSC: by card please phone 02077006192
Or send a cheque to PSC Box BM PSA WC1N3XX London.
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A Taste of Palestine
1st and 2nd December
11am – 5pm
Free Entry
SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London, WC1H 0XG
A two day fair selling high quality and fairly traded produce of Palestine
A wonderful array of Palestinian products for sale:
Palestinian Olive Oil – Nablusi Soap – Olive Wood from Bethlehem – Embroidery from West Bank & Gaza - Hebron Ceramics – Clothing - Almond- Dates – Za’atar – Tahini – Jewellery - Music and Books – Olives – Calendars and Cards – Artwork – Cremisan Wine – Tours to Palestine…and more!
Relax and enjoy a delicious Palestinian lunch
Participants: Zaytoun – Hadeel – Olive Coop - Evren Traders –
5th Gospel Retreats – Canaan Fair Trade – Maramia Café- PSC
DIRECTIONS: Walking distance from: Russell Square (Piccadilly Line), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines), and Euston Square (Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City Lines). Euston, St. Pancras and King’s Cross. Limited metered parking is available in the streets near the Brunei Gallery. There are public car parks in Bedford Way, Woburn Place/Coram Street, and Marchmont Street.
For further details please contact: 0781 4477188 or heather@zaytoun.org
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Box BM PSA
London
WC1N 3XX
Email: info@palestinecampaign.org
Tel: 020 7700 6192
Fax: 020 7609 7779
Web: www.palestinecampaign.org
