Quick note about the student occupations - fantastic and most getting their demands asceded too and an article in the Independent on Sunday called "Students are revolting: The spirit of '68 is reawakening" with occupations at both Manchester Universities; Sheffield Hallam, Nottingham, Cardiff, Newcastle, Oxford, Kings College, Glasgow, Sussex, LSE and Leeds to name but a few. Whereas in 1968 the students were not paying for their University education; now they can and are demanding to see where pension funds have their money and to demand that they do not place them into firms that deal with Israel - is this as small start to the banning of Israeli goods I wonder?
When you get Gerald Kaufman Labour MP for Manchester Gorton, speaking at a benefit in Rushlome, Medical Aid for the Palestinians, you know that time and momentum is starting to move and that maybe this is like the fight against apartheid and that the conflict in the Middle East will be halted, although I don't think Israel is going to like the likely outcome!
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Sunday, 8 February 2009
Sunday, 1 February 2009
Gaza Protests and Stop The War Coalition
I cannot believe we are at the end of January already and that still, despite worldwide condemnation, the Israeli's continue to bomb the West Bank and Gaza. It makes me so angry that a country with Israel's history, once the abused should now perpetuate the very abuse it suffered at the hands of the Nazis in 1930's Germany and WW2.
Gaza Genocide Must Not Be Forgotten is a video done to "Run" by Snow Patrol, it is excellent and I would urge everyone to watch it. Chris and I joined "Stop The War Coalition" officially today - we have spent the last three evenings at BBC North at a vigil held each evening from 5.30-6.30pm and started as a response to the bombing of Gaza by the Israeli government and to ask for an end to the seige and opening of all gates into Gaza. This is only one of the things Greater Manchester Stop The War Coalition have done (there have been three national rallies in London, we went to 2 of them) one on the 3rd Jan, another on the 17th when Manchester had a rally and placed shoes on the steps of Manchester Town Hall to represent the lives lost in Gaza (photo above) and another on the 24th which we couldn't go to although we were at the Demo in London outside the BBC in Portland Place. The photos are here (they are on Photobucket so you may need to join to see them) and there were a small band of us outside the BBC tonight in the snow! We collected 550 signatures for a petition for the BBC to screen the DEC Appeal for Gaza and Chris will go to the Post Office tomorrow to pay in £315 we collected on Market Street for the DEC Appeal.
We are also planning on going both to the G20 on the 2nd April in London and then onto the NATO 60th Anniversary Celebrations in Strasbourg on the 4th April and attending the alternative conference on the 5th (if I can get the time off work!).
So 2009 is a month old and we have been on two National Demonstrations, one Manchester Demo and rally and three vigils!
Go to Stop The War Coaltion, register to show your support and also Manchester Stop The War
Gaza Genocide Must Not Be Forgotten is a video done to "Run" by Snow Patrol, it is excellent and I would urge everyone to watch it. Chris and I joined "Stop The War Coalition" officially today - we have spent the last three evenings at BBC North at a vigil held each evening from 5.30-6.30pm and started as a response to the bombing of Gaza by the Israeli government and to ask for an end to the seige and opening of all gates into Gaza. This is only one of the things Greater Manchester Stop The War Coalition have done (there have been three national rallies in London, we went to 2 of them) one on the 3rd Jan, another on the 17th when Manchester had a rally and placed shoes on the steps of Manchester Town Hall to represent the lives lost in Gaza (photo above) and another on the 24th which we couldn't go to although we were at the Demo in London outside the BBC in Portland Place. The photos are here (they are on Photobucket so you may need to join to see them) and there were a small band of us outside the BBC tonight in the snow! We collected 550 signatures for a petition for the BBC to screen the DEC Appeal for Gaza and Chris will go to the Post Office tomorrow to pay in £315 we collected on Market Street for the DEC Appeal.
We are also planning on going both to the G20 on the 2nd April in London and then onto the NATO 60th Anniversary Celebrations in Strasbourg on the 4th April and attending the alternative conference on the 5th (if I can get the time off work!).
So 2009 is a month old and we have been on two National Demonstrations, one Manchester Demo and rally and three vigils!
Go to Stop The War Coaltion, register to show your support and also Manchester Stop The War
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