Month: June 2015
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Stop Arming Israel – Block the Factory! July 6th
Read More: Stop Arming Israel – Block the Factory! July 6thLast summer’s assault on Gaza, which killed over 2,200 Palestinians, was one of the most brutal effects of Israel’s ongoing occupation and colonization of historic Palestine. The massacre was carried out using drones manufactured by Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. In response, activists occupied Elbit’s factory in Shenstone, causing its operations to grind to a…
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STOP G4S Campaign Occupy Manchester Office
Read More: STOP G4S Campaign Occupy Manchester OfficeSign the petition now to get Manchester council to give no further contracts to human rights abusers like G4S. Sign here you’ll need to live or work in Manchester – and forward. Remember to respond to the confirmation email. Occupation of G4S Office in Manchester 4 June 2015
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Jeremy Hardy v. The Israeli Army
Read More: Jeremy Hardy v. The Israeli Army18th Jun 2015 7:00 pm Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street (behind Central Library), Manchester “In 2002, I was approached by the Palestinian director, Leila Sansour, to front a documentary about the International Solidarity Movement, anti-occupation activists operating in the West Bank and Gaza. She wanted me to go to Bethlehem. I was quite flattered,…
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Stop Arming Israel Workshops in Manchester
Read More: Stop Arming Israel Workshops in ManchesterStop Arming Israel: Campaigning for a military embargo on Israel Saturday 13 June 2015 10.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street Manchester, M2 5NS Organised by Boycott Israel Network in association with the Campaign Against Arms Trade. With support from War on Want and Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Free event but please REGISTER NOW to book your place.…
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Warmth amongst the rubble: A dispatch from Zeitoun 🕊️
Dr. Mona El-Farra shares an update on your GMFP donations reaching families refusing to leave their demolished homes… To remain on your land when everything around you has been levelled is an act of unimaginable courage. This week, through your steadfast support and donations to GMFP, Dr. Mona El-Farra (Director of Gaza Projects for the…
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Direct from Gaza this morning…
Khaled from the Palestinian Amputee Football Association (PAFA) has sent these moving photos to show exactly how your support is changing lives. The recent donations from Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine (GMFP) have been put straight to work: They wanted to send a huge “Thank You” back to everyone in Manchester for standing with them.…
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We are all marching together in unity for Palestine
Thanks for invitation on behalf of Jewish Action for Palestine (Manchester) and JVL – (“L” now for Liberation NOT Labour!). Brothers, sisters, – Life is Precious. The life of our mothers. The life of our fathers. The life of our sons. The life of our daughters… each life is precious. We all share this human…