with Janey Godley, Vladimir McTavish, Gary Robertson
Fundraiser to buy computers for Bilin Girls School in the West Bank. Surplus, if any will go towards Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (Dundee) Funds
Compered by, Frankie Duffy
8pm Tuesday 25th October
The Doghouse
Ward Road, Dundee
Tickets: £7.00 (Over 18s only)
On Monday the 13th of June Councillor Fraser Macpherson (Lib/Dem) will submit a motion to be voted on in City Chambers calling on the City Council to add its voice to the growing international condemnation of the Israeli Government’s continued disregard of UN resolutions and its continued failure to comply with the requirements of the Geneva Conventions.
See today’s Courier article
This is a watered down motion. The original motion called for a total boycott. However the Council’s legal officers, non-elected officers, blocked this by insisting that it is never legal to Boycott anybody. This despite the wording of the motion being very similar to those already ready deemed as legal by the officers of West Dunbartonshire and Stirling councils. SPSC Dundee believes that Council policy should not be dictated by, or debate silenced by non-elected officers who supposedly hold no political affiliations. We hope to resubmit the original motion at a later date.
In the mean time we still believe that it is important to get the new motion passed. We know that there is some cross party support for the motion but if we are going to be successful we need to let all councillors know how strongly the people of Dundee feel about the current situation in Palestine.
Below is a way for those of you to email all of your councillors in four easy steps and ask them to support Councillor Macpherson’s motion. If you contact them through this site they are obliged to reply. This Action is also open to students as they are also your representatives simply use your term time address. You can cut and past the message at the bottom of this page or compose your own.
We would also encourage as many of you that can to call your councillors or visit them in their surgeries. Details of surgeries can be found here
Visits are must effective if you can go in groups of two’s or three’s. If you receive any positive responses could you please forward them to us so that we can gauge how much support the motion has.
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How To Email Your Councillors
Type in your Dundee postcode and press enter.
The page will show you a list of all your councillors. Click on Write to all your Councillors at the top of this list.
Enter your details, your own message or cut and paste ours, sign and send.
Model message
On Monday the 13th of June a motion calling on the City Council to add its voice to the growing international condemnation of the Israeli Government’s continued disregard of UN resolutions and its continued failure to comply with the requirements of the Geneva Conventions will be submitted before chambers.
Israel can no longer be allowed to hide behind a shield of normality whilst committing war crimes against the Palestinian people and cementing its unlawful occupation of the region through the continued construction of its illegal colonies.
I hope that on the evening of the 13th you vote in support of the motion thus sending a further message of support to the beleaguered people of Palestine from the people of Dundee.
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Councillor Macpherson is already coming under attack on the Courier’s web site for his brave stance, a tried and tested Zionist ploy. So we also invite you to visit the site, and praise him for his actions.
********PEACE*******BOYCOTT ISRAEL*********FREE PALESTINE**********
Scottish Palestine solidarity Campaign: Dundee Group
Dear Friend
I am writing to you because your support is very valuable. The next flotilla to Gaza is going during the spring and, although we still have a considerable amount to raise, thanks to the promise of a couple of significant donations we believe that it will be possible for a ship to go from Scotland to join in this siege breaking attempt. However, in order for this to happen we will need the help and support.
I would like to invite you to support this campaign; we will need help not only to raise public awareness of the ship and reasons behind the flotilla but also to raise the substantial amount needed in order to make this a success. I want a ship which will not only be able to carry urgently needed supplies to the beleaguered Palestinian population of Gaza but will also take representatives from a cross section of the Scottish community in order to deliver these essential supplies.
There are many ways you can contribute; all you have to do is choose what you want to do.
Please do what you can today. Even if it is a small contribution, it will make a difference in a life in Gaza.
If your want to be involved visit us on Scotland to Gaza, and support the Facebook Page.
Be proud of yourself, and be part of this humanitarian effort!
I hope to hear from you soon
Yours sincerely,
Ali El-Awaisi,
Scottish Ship to Gaza Management Committee
Tayside for Justice in Palestine –
Day school Sunday 13th March 2011
in association with Action Palestine and Dundee Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Understanding Palestine
11.00am – 5.00pm, Baxter Suite, Room 1.36, University Tower Building, Dundee
Tickets £8 or £5 (student or unwaged) on the door, £6 or £4 if pay in advance (price includes lunch)
To book a place please buy tickets from Dundee Student Union Reception or send a cheque made out to
Dundee Coalition for Justice not War, to Sarah Glynn, 5B Castle Terrace, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2EG
a chance to learn about the background to the current situation with:
GILBERT ACHCAR – Professor at SOAS in London and author, most recently, of The Arabs and the Holocaust: The ArabIsraeli War of Narratives on the geopolitical background
ROLAND RANCE from Jews Against Zionism on the history and development of Zionism
MUHAMMAD IDREES AHMAD editor of the webzine PULSE on the role of propaganda
all welcome – no prior knowledge required taysideforjusticeinpalestine@gmail.com
There is an event set up on Facebook for it too.
This Saturday, 22nd January, we will be holding a commemoration to remember the attack on Gaza two years ago.
This will be in the City Square from 11-3, with main speeches between 1 and 2.
This will also be our official launch of fundraising for a Scottish ship to take part in a flotilla to break the ongoing blockade. Please try and come and show your support.
Two days of activity in Dundee this week.
Friday, 21st, Pat’s art installation outside the Mosque in Brown Street, 12.30 – 2.30 p.m.
Also, Saturday, 11.00 – 3.00 p.m. “Gaza Commemoration – Gaza 2 Years on” and the launch of the Flotilla Fund. To Pat’s installation of shoes and coffins representing the 357 children killed by the Israeli Defence Force, he has added all the names of the children who perished.
At the Saturday event at 1.00 p.m. individuals who represent the broad support in Dundee for the Palestinian people have been invited to speak, including trade unionists, religious groups, Palestinian Student Groups, local politicians and anti-war activists, etc. Also there will be an open microphone session. Please try to come along and show your support.
FROM FIFE SPSC:
Meeting Friends’ Meeting House 2 howard Place St Andrews 6.30 Thursday January 20th All welcome
Thursday’s meeting should be a good one and we have a very full programme.
We have three guest speakers – Sofiah Macleod has recently returned from an SPSC delegation trip to Bethlehem over Christmas and will tell us of her experiences – with pictures.
Rafiq and Rami – two students from Nablus – are coming to the end of their stay in Dundee as part of the twinning arrangement between the two cities. They will tell us about their experiences in Scotland and their visit to one of the committees of the Parliament, as well as their experiences of studying at home. They will be happy to take questions.
Members of Fife Arab Society will also attend – and will bring along refreshments! Anybody else who would like to bring along some food to share will receive many accolades!
There will also, obviously, be an update on forthcoming events and how we can all be involved.
Look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Thursday
Following months of picketing, leafleting and complaints to the management of the Overgate Centre Premier Dead Sea Cosmetics have finally decided to throw in the towel and leave town.
After we drove them from their prime position in the Overgate Centre to a stall hidden away beneath the stairs the company underwent a serious fall in profits.
This victory follows hot on the heels of Global successes against Israeli cosmetics companies that plunder the occupied territories for profit.
Earlier this month The Bay, a major Canadian department store, discontinued sales of Ahava products after a campaign by Canadian human rights activists.
This was closely followed by an announcement from the John Lewis group that it is now refusing to stock the same toxic brand.
John Lewis’ Managing Director, Andy Street, wrote to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in a letter dated 7 January: ‘As a socially responsible retailer, John Lewis takes very seriously the treatment of workers and their working conditions. We expect all our suppliers not only to obey the law, but also to respect the rights, interests and well-being of their employees, their communities and the environment.’ He ended by stating: ‘In relation to your specific enquiry about Ahava Dead Sea products, I can confirm that John Lewis has ceased stocking these particular products’.
SPSC Dundee would like to offer a big thank you to all of you who joined our pickets and submitted complaints to the Overgate.
This latest victory sends out the clear message that Dundee will not tolerate any company in the city that profits from or supports the racist, apartheid policies of the Israeli state.
**********PEACE**********BOYCOTT ISRAEL*********FREE PALESTINE********
Scottish Palestine solidarity Campaign: Dundee Group
Web site: www.scottishpsc.org.uk
For a number of weeks activists from the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Tayside for Justice in Palestine and others have been holding stalls related to a business in the Overgate Centre. This is Premier Dead Sea Products selling products from the Dead Sea. These have been successful in drawing attention to the issue.
Setting up the stall
Signing petition
posters
Here are some pictures of the Edinburgh Demo against Israel last saturday featuring the Dundee crowd… It was a Dundee show all the way… take a look..
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| Edinbugh demo |
Follow link on photo to see whole album
As agreed at the public meeting on Friday we are asking people to come to the City Square to demonstrate before the council meeting on Monday. Our message to the council is ‘Fly the flag for Gaza’. Ali has been invited to address the Council meeting, and we are asking the Council to raise the Palestinian flag outside the council building in support of the people of Gaza – and to keep it flying until Israel raises the seige. Dundee Council flew the Palestinian flag 30 years ago when the city led the way by twinning with Nablus. Nablus is in the West Bank, but the situation there and the situation in Gaza are both part of the same Israeli occupation and oppression. The council meeting starts at 6, and we are asking people to come at 5.30. Please bring Palestinian flags if you have them.
Meanwhile, the flag is now flying on the old Debenham’s building at the corner of Nethergate and Whitehall Street, and other people have said they will also fly a flag. We will look at getting car stickers made too.
Mike has posted a video of our flag raising on youtube:
JOIN THE ALL SCOTLAND DEMONSTRATION TO END THE SIEGE OF GAZA
SATURDAY 5TH JUNE 2PM EDINBURGH FOOT OF THE MOUND.
BUSES LEAVE FROM DUNDEE WARD ROAD AT HOWFF 11.30AM. (£5 OR DONATION)
COME ALONG AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN NATIONAL PROTEST TO BREAK THE SIEGE.
DEMAND THAT THE STATE OF ISRAEL IS HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS CRIMES.
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