FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, MOUNT ST, MANCHESTER. 7PM, THURSDAY 21st  MARCH 2013 Internationals in Palestine: Help or Hindrance? Tanzil Chowdhury Are Internationals inherently regressive in their roles, despite good intentions, or are there ways of navigating around the problems of soft-colonialism often levelled at non-domestic organisations? Do they risk usurping the role of Palestinians in determining…

EDUCATION IN PALESTINE – THE RIGHT OF EVERY CHILD ANNIE O’GARA AND PAUL WIMPENEY FEBRUARY 21st 7pm ANNIE O’GARA AND PAUL WIMPENEY Annie and Paul are retired teachers and members of Halifax Friends of Palestine. They have visited Palestine a number of times investigating the provision of education for Palestinian children as well as the…

Public Meeting & Book Launch GAZA: When The Sky Rained White Fire by Musheir El-Farra Wednesday 30th January 2013 at 7.00pm in Friends Meeting House (behind Central Library) Manchester “This is a moving and careful account of the effects of the Israeli treatment of the people of Gaza. The stories are of families, in their…

Speaker: Victoria Brittain According to Defence of Children International about 300 children between the aged 12-17 are held in detention by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) and IDF temporary detention facilities. Palestinian child prisoners are routinely: . Shackled, blindfolded, beaten and arrested at night . Humiliated, strip searched,threatened until they ‘confess’ . Held in Israel…

Rally for Gaza this Friday from 5pm – Picc Gds (Manchester Palestine Square) Show Solidarity with the People of Gaza! Speak out for Palestine! http://tinyurl.com/cmwbp4j From 5pm Friday 23rd Nov : Rally in Piccadilly Gds in Central Manchester Called jointly from the recent meeting organised by Stop the War, PSC, and Mab Donate at this…

Transport from Manchester to to the National Gaza Demonstration National Gaza Demonstration: Stop Israel’s War on Gaza! Saturday 24th November Manchester Coach tickets £20.00 waged £10.waged. Children free Coach from Chorlton Street, opposite Chorlton St Coach station Manchester 6.30 am. To book please emailinfo@manchesterstopwar.org or Text Penny on 07966632027 with the number of tickets you…