-          Protest at Israel Science day
-          Lobby of Parliament for Gaza
-          PSC Activists Days
-          30 March Boycott Actions

Protest at Israel Science Day

London Thursday 5 March

Meet at 9.30am, Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London

For more information: www.bricup.org.uk

Please circulate widely!

Join us at the Emergency Lobby of Parliament for Gaza – Wednesday 11 March

We all watched the carnage in Gaza with horror in January.  Hundreds of thousands of us marched in protest and in solidarity with the people trapped under Israeli bombardment.

We need to take that spirit of solidarity right into Parliament, on an emergency lobby in support of Gaza from 2-6pm on March 11th.  MPs rely on your vote – we need as many people as possible to come to the lobby and show MPs that this is an issue that they cannot ignore

Lobbying your MP is easy and effective – It’s best to contact them in advance, but if you can’t, please just turn up on the day and we’ll give you all the information you need.

The Lobby will be followed by a meeting in the House of Commons “Remember Gaza” at 7pm in the House of Commons, Committee Room 9.

Speakers include:
Jamal el Khoudary, independent MP from Gaza
Richard Burden MP
Martin Linton MP
Sarah Teather MP

For more details visit
www.palestinecampaign.org/index9b.asp?m
_id=1&l1_id=3&l2_id=62&Content_ID=452

PSC  Activists Day Workshops

PSC is having a programme of activists days across the country, starting with Bristol and Sheffield on 14 March and London on 21 March. More activists days will be set up over the next few weeks.

These activists days will focus on discussion on the current situation and how we can build a mass solidarity movement and work to change government policy. We will be looking at how to build support including; working locally, acting globally; getting the message out; liaising with local media; lobbying MPs and MEPs; and involving all sections of the community.

Whether you are a new member, or have been involved for some time – whether you are already part of a branch or want to set a new one up – these days are for you!

– 14 March Bristol 12-4pm: Broadmead Baptist Church, Union Street: BS1 3HY

– 14 March Sheffield 12-4pm St.Matthews Church, 45 Carver Street (off Division Street) S1 4FT

– 21 March  London (Central London – venue to be confirmed)

March 28-30th –  Mass Boycott Focus on Waitrose and Tesco

At the World Social Forum in Belem last year the  Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions National Committee called for a global day of action on Monday March 30th 2009 in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. 

In the UK we are urging PSC supporters to take action against Waitrose and Tesco during the 28th-30th March as part of the international call to action. Waitrose and Tesco are the most intransigent British supermarkets on the issue of Israeli settlement goods and Israeli produce. Both supermarkets have failed to engage with Palestine Solidarity Campaign when we have raised the issue of settlement goods and labeling with them.           

Supermarkets are beginning to feel the effects of our boycott actions. During January and February countless stalls, pickets and demonstrations were held outside supermarkets. There have been several reports in the press that Israeli goods are remaining in warehouses or on the shelves past their sell by date. The groundswell of support for Gaza has brought the boycott to the attention of thousands of supporters; we need to engage these supporters in our actions.

For more info on the Waitrose and Tesco positions and points to make to them on Israeli and Israeli settlement produce see www.corporatewatch.org/?lid=3207

Or you can always just say  ‘I believe you should not be selling Israeli goods or goods from the illegal Israeli settlements  – because Israel is occupying stolen land, is destroying Palestinian lives and livelihoods and has committed many war crimes against the Palestinians – most recently in Gaza’. Or words to that effect…

Actions we would like you to take:

– On Monday March 30th make sure everyone you know calls Waitrose Customer Services on 0800 188 881 and Tesco Customer Services on  0800 505555  to complain about their sale of Israeli products and illegal Israeli settlement products.

– Organise a boycott action in your area outside Waitrose or Tesco during the period from 28th-30th May
– Try to get local press interested. Why not organise a stunt, street theatre for example, outside your local store, to attract media attention.
– send a text message to 4 other people and ask them to call Tesco and Waitrose too. We need as many people to phone in on the 30th as possible. 
– Write to Waitrose and Tesco:
Waitrose:
Email: customer_service@waitrose.co.uk
Waitrose Customer Service Department
Waitrose Limited
Doncastle Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 8YA
Fax 08456 049 050
Tesco:
Email: customer.service@tesco.co.uk
 
Tesco PLC
New Tesco House
Delamare Road
Cheshunt
Hertfordshire
England EN8 9SL

For more events up and down the country please visit our website, and click on events to see the full list.
www.palestinecampaign.org

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
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London
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Tel:   020 7700 6192
Fax:  020 7609 7779
Email: info@palestinecampaign.org
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