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2009 Newletters

Forthcoming events

Details of forthcoming Gaza protests

See our pages on the Gaza crisis

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General Meetings and events (Bold are out of London):

JfJfP and JfJfP supported events

General

     * Another Israel Exhibition

Mar 5-13th UK Shministim tour

BRADFORD, BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE, EDINBURGH, LONDON, MANCHESTER, NEWCASTLE, NOTTINGHAM and SHEFFIELD

7pm, Thursday 5 March - LONDON
Hosted by RMT London Transport Region and Finsbury Park RMT
Email: janine.booth@btopenworld.com
RMT's London Transport Regional Council and Finsbury Park branch invite you to a Reception to meet and support Tamar Katz, Israeli army refuser.
 
Thursday 5 March, 7-9pm, the Twelve Pins pub, next to Finsbury Park station.
 
Tamar Katz is a 19-year-old Israeli who has refused to serve in the Israeli army. Israel requires all young men and women to serve in its army, and Tamar has served three prison sentences for her refusal. She explains: “I refuse to enlist in the Israeli military on conscientious grounds. I am not willing to become part of an occupying army, that has been an invader of foreign lands for decades, which perpetuates a racist regime of robbery in these lands, tyrannizes civilians and makes life difficult for millions under a false pretext of security.”
 
Please join us to hear more about Tamar's courageous stand, and to show your support to her and other refusers.
 
Venue: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/1074/Twelve_Pins/Finsbury_Park
 
More about Tamar Katz: http://december18th.org/2008/12/01/tamar-katz/
 
More about Israeli army refusers, the Shministim: http://december18th.org/
 
More about RMT's policy and campaigning on Israel and the Palestinians: http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/israelpalestine
 
 
Lunchtime, Friday 6 March - BRIGHTON
Sussex University
Email Koos: kc69@sussex.ac.uk
 
7pm, Friday 6 March - LONDON
Room 3a, University of London Union, Malet Street
Email: rebecca.galbraith@yahoo.co.uk
 
11.30am, Saturday 6 March - NEWCASTLE
RMT Women's Conference, Grand Station Hotel
Email: janine.booth@btopenworld.com
 
12 noon, Monday 9 March - MANCHESTER
Manchester University
Email: hazel.kent@student.manchester.ac.uk
 
6pm, Monday 9 March - BRADFORD
Bradford University, hosted by University of Bradford Union
Email Lloyd: l.c.russell-moyle@bradford.ac.uk
 
Evening, Tuesday 10 March - CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge University, hosted by Workers' Liberty
Email Patrick: phar2@cam.ac.uk
 
Lunchtime, Wednesday 11 March - NOTTINGHAM
Meeting at Nottingham University
Hosted by Nottingham Student Peace Movement
 
Evening, Wednesday 11 March - SHEFFIELD
Sheffield University, hosted by Workers' Liberty
Email Daniel: skillz_999@hotmail.com
 
6.30pm, Thursday 12 March - EDINBURGH
Edinburgh University
Email: darcyleigh@gmail.com
 
Time tbc, Friday 13 march - LONDON
LSE
Email: michaeldeas@gmail.com

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9, 10 & 16 March in Chichester, London & Liverpool

Prof Marc Ellis, ICAHD UK Patron, Mini tour of England

Prof Marc Ellis, Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Baylor University and patron of ICAHD UK, will be speaking at venues around England during March. He is a prolific and outspoken writer on the subject of Jewish identity. Amongst his recent books are “Israel and Palestine - Out of the Ashes: The Search for Jewish Identity in the Twenty-first Century” and “Reading the Torah Out Loud: A Journey of Lament and Hope”.

Marc will be speaking at the following venues open to the public:

Monday, 9 March – Chichester Cathedral, 18.30, “Rebirth of the Jewish Prophetic Tradition”. Chaired by The Very Rev Nicholas Frayling, Dean of Chichester Cathedral.

Tuesday, 10 March – Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ. 19.30 – 21:00. “Judaism Does Not Equal Israel: the Re-birth of the Jewish Prophetic”. Chaired by Gordon Lynch, Professor of Religion, Birbeck College, University of London.

Monday, 16 March – Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, 18.30. “Just Reconciled”. Chaired by Dr John Elford.

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Saturday, 14 March 2009 9am - 5pm, SOAS

Others Within and Without: Muslims, Jews and European Identity

FROM THE SEMINAR SERIES Framing Muslims: Representation in Culture and Society Post 9/11

A one-day workshop exploring the mutual and intersecting analyses of both the Arab/Muslim and Jew as framed in a relational presence to each other and to Europe*

*Contributions*

*Ziad AbuZayyad*, The impact of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the Islamic-Jewish relations

*Ivan Kalmar*, Muslims with Jews: Orientalist Structures, Restructures, and Destructures

*Adi Kuntsman*, Framing war, figuring otherness, diasporising hatred: anti-Semitism and Islamophobia on the Russian-language Internet

*Sarah Lambert*, Aberrant decoding? Muslims and Jews in the visual and textual polemic of the crusades

*Fiyaz Mughal*, Looking back to look forward: Framing identities through crises within Europe; Bosnia and the Holocaust

*Tudor Parfitt*, The linkage of Jews and Muslims in European thought

*Annabelle Sreberny*, Opening remarks and chair of panel discussions

*Hagai van der Horst*, Critical Solidarity: Regarding the overlapping of anti-Arab and anti-Jewish racisms in the Guardian and the Independent newspapers

*Nira Yuval-Davis*, Racialized discourses on Arabs and Jews in British and French Press

All are Welcome

Places are limited, attendance by registration only.  To register please
email Centres & Programmes Office or 020 7898 4892

For any additional information please contact: Peter Morey on
or Amina Yaqin

Further details about the project

Venue: Room G3, Main Building School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Sponsored by: SOAS, UEL and Arts & Humanities Research Council

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Sunday, 15th March 8:00pm

Israelis and Palestinians, Where to now?

*Meretz UK*
will host a frank and honest conversation with

Veteran Israeli left winger, former chair of Mapam UK, *Avraham
Shomroni*

Two other speaker-representative: of Israeli
right-wing viewpoint and Palestinian viewpoints.

   * The Palestinian speaker will be Akram Salhab, from East Jerusalem, currently studying in London , a contributor to the Guardian and student co-ordinator of campaigns for the
Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

   * Also speaking (from the floor?) may be his friend from
Gaza, journalist *Sameh Habeeb*.

   * Likud spokesperson yet to be confirmed

Light refreshmemt, Recommanded donation: £4 /£3 con’

Hashomer House, 37a Broadhurst
Gardens , London
NW6 3BN

Tel. No. 020 7328 5451 Website: www.meretz.org.uk

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23 March 2009, ICI 20.30 & 24 March Clapham 16.00

UK Premiere of LOOK INTO MY EYES at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

In his documentary, filmmaker Naftaly Gliksberg sets out to investigate what anti-Semitism looks like today, crossing two continents to see how people react to direct questions about their attitudes. Screenings followed by a Q&A with filmmaker. Find out more
ICA: Saturday 21 March, 20.30
Clapham: Sunday 22 March, 16.00

Find out more

Akiva Eldar in Britain

TOUR CANCELLED BECAUSE OF ILLNESS

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4-9 April, Oxford, Leicester, Mancheter, Edinburgh, London, Wimborne

Sindyanna visit UK : Fair trade for long term solutions

A unique opportunity to meet the founders of Sindyanna
 
Sindyanna of Galilee is unique organisation based on co-operation between Palestinian and Jewish people, based on a mutual belief in equality and Palestinian right to self-determination. Sindyanna has a strong track record in providing women with equal chances and advancing the economic situation of Arab women within Israel. Sindyanna is a ray of hope in an area that suffers from war, occupation and fundamentalism. Founded in 1996, Sindyanna is a member of IFAT, the international fair trade association. www.sindyanna.com
 
Sindyanna offer a range of high quality, popular products including extra virgin organic olive oil, olive oil soap (plain and with four blends), za'atar herb mixture, honey, carob syrup, baskets and artwork. The social enterprise has recently launched an olive oil soap with olive wood soap dish, in partnership with Holyland Handicraft co-operative society in Bethlehem.

UK visit programme
 
Through a series of public and private meetings across the UK, Sindyanna would like to meet with: fair trade wholesale, retail and consumer organisations; trade unions; media; women’s organisations; and all people with an interest in the middle east. Contact Jo on  jobird[at]cooptel.net  0797 007 5704
 
Friday 3 April in Oxford. Public meetings with Fairtrade Oxfordshire, Witney Area Fairtrade Action Group and Charlbury UNA.
Contact Lee

Saturday 4 April in Leicester. Public meeting with Just Peace.
Contact Michele

Sunday 5 April in Manchester. Product tasting at Unicorn Grocery.
Contact Jo or 0797 007 5704
 
Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 April in Edinburgh. Hadeel fair trade shop.
Contact Carol

Wednesday 8 April in Wimborne. Contact Sharen

Thursday 9 April in London. Meetings with Zaytoun and others.
Contact Lee

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MANCHESTER JEWS FOR JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS N E W S L E T T E R

Some extracts from the 23 Jan Newsletter

* MEDIA COVERAGE OF JfJfP MESSAGES
There has been lots of media coverage of JfJfP messages this week and last, including BBC NW news, Manchester Evening News, and over 500 Jews signing JfJfP advert in The Times.

* PROTEST THE CONTINUING OCCUPATION AND SEIGE OF GAZA
There are several other opportunities to raise voices against the continuing occupation and siege of Gaza.

There is a meeting this evening regarding Gaza, details attached. Voices from Palestine. Public Meeting by Gaza Solidarity Committee 7pm Friday 23rd January Friends Meeting House, Mount St. Manchester. Dr Tareq Tahbouh, Palestinian Medic; Mushier Al-Farrah, Palestinian from Khan Younis, Gaza, Sheffield PSC.

Two Manchester Marches for Gaza Sunday 25th January, details attached. North Manchester assemble 12 noon, Goldstone Park, corner Waterloo Road/Cheetham Hill Road, Cheetham Hill, M8. South Manchester assemble 12.30pm, Moss Lane East entrance to Whitworth Park, Wilmslow Road, Rusholme M14. Both march into Manchester and meet together for a Rally for Gaza at Castlefield Arena off Liverpool Rd. Following the partial Israeli withdrawal we now demand END THE SIEGE! BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS! STOP ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL! BRING THE WAR CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE! END THE OCCUPATION! FREE PALESTINE! Organised by Gaza Solidarity Committee, supported by Manchester Stop the War

London Demo for Gaza Sat 24th Jan. Coach details: Manchester Stop the War coaches leave 7am Man Uni Students Union, Jaffa Cafe Rusholme, and Chorlton Library. Tickets £10/£15/£20. Call Nahalla 07988 572 976 to secure a seat. Buy your ticket at the BBC vigils 5.30-6.30pm every day this week. London demo assembles BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place London W1A 1AA March to 10 Downing St.

Daily vigil outside the BBC, 5.30 to 6.30pm.

I've been told about a vigil on Market Street by Women in Black every Tuesday and Thursday. Other recent protests have included shoe protests (Manchester Evening News last Monday), supermarket boycott actions, Milliband pulls out of Manchester meeting, and protests at Lloyds TSB for closing the account of InterPal - a charity delivering aid direct to Gaza.

The JfJfP banner is available for collection from Jo's house, if any of you would like to use it.
Another Israel exhibition, profiling Israeli peace groups, is also available as well as being on show in Halifax.
Of course, protests in Israel continue. See Israelis who refuse to go in the army at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMs0nai4JQ

* FUTURE JfJfP MEETING
Date of next meeting to plan activities: Friday 20th February @ 6.30pm at Sheila's house near Stalybridge station. Lifts are also available from Manchester.

* FUNDRAISING SOCIAL - Saturday 28 February
Manchester Jews for Justice for Palestinians have the pleasure of inviting all signatories and friends to a fundraising social evening. The event aims to raise money to help rebuild Palestinian homes demolished by the state of Israel. Family friendly activities will include food, auction, quiz, film and early Purim fun activities. Saturday 28 February from 5pm to 10pm @ Jo's house, Longsight, Manchester M13. RSVP 0797 007 5704.

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   Zaytoun

Autumn 2007 events & report

Nasser Abufarha to visit the UK

Nasser will be arriving in London on the 29th September and will be here for one week to promote his work. He is the Founder and Chair of the Palestine Fair Trade Association, a grassroots network of fair trade producer cooperatives with over 1700 members, and Director of Canaan Fair Trade. Both organizations are based in Jenin. He will be meeting with the Fair Trade Foundation, Traidcraft, Moslem Aid, Friends of Al Aqsa, Essential Trading, Equal Exchange, Olive Coop, Hadeel, Shared Interest, Lorna Young Foundation and UNISON during his time here and will also be talking at public meetings in Exeter, Manchester, Leeds and Edinburgh. (See the link from our home page for details of these. During the visit he aims to raise funds to pay for a mobile education unit which will be used for undertaking fair trade workshops in rural Palestine (for more information on this or to make a donation please contact us)

Zaytoun Staff in Palestine

The olive harvest season is upon us already! Cathi and I will both be in Palestine from October 21st – November 6th We have had a great response again this year from customers and supporters who also wish to experience the Palestinian olive harvest and we have around 25 people joining us.
During this period we will not be able to answer phone calls will be able to reply to emails sporadically. If anyone would like an order over this period we would appreciate if you could let us know by October 17th so we can get that arranged before we leave.

Palestinian Trade Fair 2007

Zaytoun has been working with the Palestinian Delegation to the UK and the Arab British Chamber of Commerce over the past couple of months in organizing this event. It will be held from 29th November – 3rd December at the Egyptian Cultural Centre in London (see attachment for more details). We are looking for volunteers who are interested in helping out with running stalls, hosting exhibitors from Palestine and promoting this event, please do get in touch if you would like to help out.

Soil Association endorsement

As we mentioned in our last newsletter we have ordered our first container of Palestinian olive oil which will carry the Soil Association endorsement.  This container is due with us in late October and we are taking advance orders for it. If you would like to pre-order and pay for this oil we can offer the 10% discount below (this system of pre-payment enables Zaytoun to make the payments to the farmers at the time of order in line with fair trading practice)

Product                                    Pre Pay Prices (per bottle)      In Country Prices (per bottle)
250ml extra virgin organic olive oil   £2.70                                       £3.00
500ml extra virgin organic olive oil   £4.55                                       £5.05
750ml extra virgin organic olive oil   £6.21                                       £6.90
5 litre extra virgin organic olive oil   £34.20                                     £38.00
17.5 litre extra virgin organic olive oil £94.50                                  £105.00

The 250ml comes in cases of 24, the 500ml and 750ml come in cases of 12, and the 5 litre cans come in cases of 4.

Many thanks for your ongoing support,
The Zaytoun Team
0845 345 4887


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