Cambridge Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Palestine * Palestinians * return of refugees * freedom from occupation, apartheid, racism
As the situation in the West Bank escalates and the number of Palestinians injured and killed by the Israeli Forces increases, a Vigil has been organised for Tuesday 3 September to raise awareness of this crisis and to remember those who have been killed .
The Vigil will take place at 6pm on Kings Parade .
We hope that you can come along to support this event, and as always, please share with others .
Update:
Only 1 week left to go!!!!!! TICKET ONLY ENTRANCE
Special Guest Performance from the Palestinian comedian Tarek Turjman based in Miami and fresh from performing at the Edinburgh Fringe and will be doing a one-off UK performance.
Celebrate the resilient spirit of Palestine through a vibrant evening of spoken word, music, and art. This event showcases the rich cultural heritage and talents of our community while raising funds for the Amos Trust Emergency Gaza Appeal and other vital Palestinian causes.
Live Performances: Enjoy a diverse lineup of talented performers, sharing inspiring poetry, music, and visual arts.
Cultural Experience: Savour authentic canapés, explore unique merchandise, and engage with interactive art projects.
Special Guests: Be surprised by special guest speakers and performers, adding a unique touch to the evening.
Tickets are “pay what you can,” ensuring everyone in the community can join us in solidarity. Your generosity will directly support the people of Gaza. Stand with us in solidarity and celebrate the beautiful culture of Palestine. Remember, “We Are All Palestinian.” Don’t miss this special night!
Buy your tickets here:
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/64875?
Date: Thursday 5 September 2024 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM (UTC+01)
Location: St Pauls Church, Hills Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1JP
| Schools, refugee camps, and a busy market have all this week been considered legitimate targets for Israel’s unrelenting war machine. Palestinians are facing bombardment from the air, shooting from the sea, and shelling on the ground with images of burned and decapitated children becoming a regular occurrence on our social media feeds. In the face of such unrelenting brutality, we cannot afford to allow our voices to be quietened. Join us on Saturday 7th September at 12PM in Central London as we march once again to call for action to bring pressure to secure an immediate and permanent ceasefire, including a ban on all arms sales to Israel. |
Share details about the London march
Can you help us take these demands directly to the Labour Government at their party conference in Liverpool on Saturday 21st September?
| Join us for our following national march where we will be taking our demands directly to the Labour Government at their party conference in Liverpool at 12PM on Saturday 21st September. |
Join the Vigil 4 Palestine on Friday 26th at 18:00
Location: Roundabout near Addenbrooke’s bus stop
Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
Plus Code: 54FR+XJ Cambridge, United Kingdom
The ICJ has declared that Israel’s ongoing presence in Palestinian territory is illegal and must cease as quickly as feasible.Nawaf Salam, who serves as president of the ICJ in The Hague, announced the nonbinding advisory opinion given by the 15-judge panel on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory last Friday.
The judges cited various policies, such as the growth of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, exploitation of natural resources, annexation of land, and discriminatory actions against Palestinians, as breaches of international law.The court ruled that Israel does not have the authority over the territories, is breaching international laws on capturing land through force, and is obstructing the self-governance of Palestinians.
It was stated that other countries must not help Israel maintain its presence in the territory. According to a summary read out by Salam, Israel was instructed to halt settlement construction promptly and dismantle existing settlements.The court stated that Israel’s misuse of its position as the occupying power makes its presence in the occupied Palestinian territory illegal.
The court declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, along with the system linked to them, have been created and are being upheld against international law.The United Nations General Assembly requested the court’s opinion in 2022.The ICJ, also referred to as the World Court, serves as the top UN authority for resolving conflicts among nations.
The full text of the advisory opininon of 19 July 2024 can be found here:
https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/186/186-20240719-adv-01-00-en.pdf
Write to your local councillors and ask them to stand with the Palestinian people….
Demand your councillors support motions calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire to end Israel’s assault. As well as advocate for the immediate divestment of any funds administered by the Council, including Local Government Pension Scheme funds, from companies complicit in Israel’s attacks, such as arms companies supplying Israel with weapons and military technology.
Use this link:
Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK
National March for Palestine
12 noon, Saturday 3 August
Park Lane, London marching to Whitehall
Israel has escalated its genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza. Meanwhile our new government has done nothing to end UK complicity in Israels violence. Join us on 3 August to demand Keir Starmer stop arming Israel, restore funding for UNRWA and pressure Israel to end its genocidal assault on Palestine.
Please share this march with others.
Where next for the solidarity movement?
Palestinians continue to face the darkest hour in their enduring struggle for liberation. Israel’s genocidal assault has killed many tens of thousands and displaced 90% of Gaza’s population. Across their homeland and in exile, Palestinians are subjected to a system of oppression that is recognised internationally as meeting the legal definition of the crime of apartheid. Over nine remarkable months, millions in Britain have so far taken to the streets in an unprecedented series of demonstrations demanding an end to British state, corporate and institutional complicity in Israel’s crimes.Now, this historic movement will come together to discuss the urgent need to escalate our struggle for Palestinian freedom.
On 10 August, a major conference in London will chart the way forward. We must mobilise popular pressure, across every sector of society, to break the ties of complicity linking British institutions and corporations to Israel’s machine of murder and oppression.The inspiring student encampments have already brought a renewed focus on academic boycott and divestment – the withdrawal of investments from companies that are implicated in sustaining Israeli apartheid.Trade union activists, artists, and members of the public are now demanding that local councils, universities, cultural institutions, and financial institutions like Barclays, cut their ties to apartheid and divest their funds from companies that are arming and enabling Israel’s genocide.
Don’t miss this landmark conference. Join movement leaders and campaigners as we plan the next steps for the solidarity movement.
Speakers include:
Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement
Ghassan Abu-Sittah, British-Palestinian surgeon
Ben Jamal, Director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
Location: Central Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, SW1H 9NH.
Time and Date: Saturday 10 August, 10.15am till 4.30pm
Register here:
https://palestinecampaign.org/events/divest-for-palestine-conference
From the national PSC:
Parliament is about to break up for summer recess, but Palestine cannot wait until September for change. Over the last week we’ve seen multiple massacres targeting schools, mosques, and designated humanitarian ‘safe zones’ in the Gaza Strip. Every day Palestinians are being killed, and the new British government remains complicit.
That’s why we need you to join us for an emergency lobby on Wednesday 24th July – demanding new MPs take immediate action to end Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip…
Shamefully, Foreign Secretary David Lammy was actually visiting Israel this week and shaking hands with Netanyahu while bombs were falling on Gaza. Even worse, Britain is continuing to sell weapons to Israel, and has still suspended its funding to UNRWA. This is why we need you to join us lobbying parliament on Wednesday 24th July, demanding change before MPs start the summer recess.
Register to join the lobby here:
Note the regular Friday vigil at the Addenbrookes roundabout will this time be at King’s Parade.
Wednesday 17th July
ALL-TOWN ASSEMBLY
6 pm Student Encampment
King’s Parade
Building on last week’s student-town groups meeting
Healthworkers 4 Palestine
VIGIL 4 PALESTINE
6 pm – 7 pm
King’s Parade
in support of the student encampment
Friday 19th July
CAMBOURNE VIGIL for PALESTINE
4 pm – 5 pm (also Saturday 20th July 11-12noon)
Cambourne Square (near Morrisons)
All Welcome