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Daily Update: 3rd June 2010
Jeudi, 3 juin 2010 - 22h23
Thursday 3 June 2010
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign –
Message From Sarah Colborne
The last 72 hours have been the most harrowing in my life. Even for an experienced campaigner like myself, nothing prepared me for the barbaric onslaught by the Israeli Army on a boat of unarmed peace activists with a cargo of humanitarian aid.
There are images from Monday’s bloody attack that will haunt me for the rest of my life.
Yet for all the horrors of the last few days, for all the deaths and injuries, there is one thing that helped me through - knowing that back here in London PSC would be vociferously campaigning on behalf of all the hostages illegally held by the Israeli’s.
I will be writing tomorrow at greater length about my experiences, but I wanted every PSC member and supporter to know that your outstanding campaign over the last week is appreciated and I hope to see as many of you as can make it to the demo in central London on Saturday.
Watch Sarah tell her account at today’s press conference here >>
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Help us mobilise for the National Demonstration this Saturday – 5th June
Assemble 1.30pm outside Downing Street then march to Israeli embassy.
With speakers from the flotilla.
There are coaches from around the country coming to London – To find out where to get a coach from click here
Volunteers Needed for Demo on Saturday
We urgently need help stewarding the demo on Saturday. If you can volunteer as a steward, please let us know immediately. You will need to be at Downing Street at 12pm for a briefing. Email us at psc.admin@palestinecampaign.org to register yourself.
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Redoubling our efforts - The Rachel Corrie and future convoys
Our activists, shaken but defiant, are determined to keep up the pressure on Israel and the international community to end the inhuman siege of Gaza.
Right now, another flotilla is on its way to Gaza, carrying essential medical, education and building equipment denied Gazans by the Israeli blockade. Another confrontation may be looming. The Rachel Corrie and two other ships are expected to arrive in Gaza on Friday night or Saturday morning. The Irish government has called on Israel to allow the boats through, but Israel has said it will divert the boats to its own Ashdod Port.
It is vital that we give these courageous activists maximum support and publicity. Ensuring that the whole world is watching is our best way of avoiding another massacre and preventing Israel from defying international law in stopping this humanitarian aid getting through.
Yesterday the European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza announced that it already has funding for the first three ships of a new fleet. Now more than ever we must show that we will not give up. Only by redoubling our efforts until the siege of Gaza ends can we make sure that those murdered on Monday did not die in vain.
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Lobbying your MP
International pressure is mounting against Israel and their continued blockade of Gaza. One of the ways that we can maintain that pressure is by getting as many UK MPs to sign Early Day Motion 127 that calls for and end of the Blockade and a full and impartial investigation into the Israeli Governments attack on the Mavi Marmara.
It is really simple to do, click on the link below, type in you post code with your name and address and a letter to your local MP will be generated. It only takes a few minutes to do, so please take the time and help maintain the pressure.
Follow this link http://www.psc.iparl.com/lobby/50 to use our lobby tool.
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Join PSC Now
With nearly 5000 registered supporters, PSC is the largest campaign group fighting on behalf of the Palestinian people in the UK. The events of the last week now mean that we are entering a critical time, where our work and our campaigning could make a real difference.
So if you’re not already a member, then it’s time you were. Just click on the link below and become part of the voice for justice for the Palestinian people in this country.
www.palestinecampaign.org/join
If you want to donate: www.palestinecampaign.org/donate
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The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) aims to raise public awareness about the occupation of Palestine and the struggle of the Palestinian people. PSC seek to bring pressure on both the British and Israeli government to bring their policies in line with international law. PSC is an independent, non-governmental and non-party political organisation with members from communities across the UK . Join PSC today!
Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Box BM PSA
London
WC1N 3XX
Tel: 020 7700 6192
Fax: 020 7609 7779
Email: info@palestinecampaign.org
Web: www.palestinecampaign.org
