The New Dark Age

7 January 2009 — Palestine Solidarity Committee

The Viva Palestine and PSC aid convoy arrived in Gaza last night at about 19:00pm, with thousands of Palestinians greeting and cheering the convoy to welcome them.

Congratulations to everyone taking part in the convoy and all of those here who raised funds for the trip to become a reality.  This has been a tremendous achievement and its importance is political as well as practical.

Thanks of course to the Reading PSC, Waltham Forest PSC, York PSC for their blogs and information which have kept us informed throughout the journey, we look forward to welcoming them and all the other participants back to Britain.  We hope that branches around the country will invite them to speak to get their message about Gaza out to the public.  Well done, Viva Palestina and Palestine Solidarity Campaign!

Reports here:
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/201016165325573953.html

www.vivapalestina.org/home.htm

– Contact the media: Please phone and email the BBC, and other media, to ask for coverage of the Convoy’s arrival in Gaza.
– Please ask your MP to sign EDM 536 by Richard Burden MP

– Please organize local meetings about Gaza.  PSC and Viva Palestina can provide speakers –contact the PSC office to arrange for a speaker.

Financial support: Support the financial appeal on Viva Palestina website as the additional costs incurred because of the obstacles created by the Egyptian government are astronomical  www.vivapalestina.org/emergency.htm
Sign the PSC petition to end the siege on Gaza: www.iparl.com/petition-psc/

– January Gaza Events
There will be number of events in January to commemorate the first anniversary of Israel’s attacks on Gaza. These include the following:
– National Week of Boycott Actions  9 to 17 January
– Gaza One Year On – Rally Tuesday 19 January, Conway Hall
– Palestinian Memorial Week of events, starts with meeting on Wednesday13th in Friends House, London
– Brighton Demonstration on Monday 18th
Plus many more vigils, film screenings, meetings and concerts – Please visit the Events section on the PSC website to find out more!

Plus:  Appeal for Help: we need footage from last January’s demonstrations in London – Update on Britain’s War Crimes Warrants –  Lowkey New Single – Palestinian Child Prisoners – More News etc…

View the full update here: www.palestinecampaign.org/Index7b.asp?m_id=1&l1_id=2&l2_id=14&Content_ID=1044

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