Summary of Gaza protests and events

bristol | protests | event notice Monday January 05, 2009 21:34 by Ed Hill

Vigils
EVERY Weekday 5.00-6.00pm and Saturday 3.00-4.00pm
on the “Centre” (opp Hippodrome).

Thursday 8th January - Raytheon Rooftop Protest.
TRANSPORT from Bristol
Meet 2.30pm from top of Picton Street, off Stokes Croft
See http://bristol.indymedia.org

Thursday 8th January – Bristol Stop-The-War-Coalition
Planning Meeting - public welcome to discuss Gaza
Time - 7.00pm to 8.30pm
Venue - TGWU/Unite Offices, Transport House, Victoria Street, BRISTOL, BS1 6AY

Friday 9th January - Bristol Demo
We are all invited to join the Muslim Community march and protest.
March from Easton to Central Bristol.
Assemble 2pm Stapleton Road (by the Railway Bridge)

Saturday 10th January - London Demo
Coaches from Bristol leaving at 8.15am from Anchor Rd (opposite @Bristol)
Tickets £14 waged, £7 unwaged.
To reserve a ticket email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com asap,
with your name, address & phone number. Or phone 07810 000083

Saturday 10th January - Raytheon Rooftop Protest.
TRANSPORT from Bristol
Meet 12.30pm from top of Picton Street, off Stokes Croft
See http://bristol.indymedia.org

Saturday 10th January – Muslim Youth Gaza Benefit
2pm – 8pm Trinity Centre, Old Market, Bristol
Entrance £10/£5 concs
Great line-up of bands and acts all donating their services to Gaza
FFI www.myspace.com/savepalestine

What else you can do:-

Boycott
Look for the label on food stuffs - Israel or West Bank - Refuse to buy these goods. Complain (politely but firmly) to the manager of the store. Find out more at:-
Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign www.bigcampaign.org
Jewish Boycott of Israeli Goods Jews4BIG@googlemail.com

Complain to the Media
Appalled by the bias of the mainstream media in reporting the attacks on Gaza?
Google BBC, C4, Radio 4, etc and use the feedback/complaints system on their websites. Plus use the letters page of local & national newspapers to get your view across.

Contact your MP & MEPs
Most easily done by email via www.writetothem.com/
Or by Post to House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1A 0AA
Kerry McCarthy MP Bristol East Stephen Williams MP Bristol West
Doug Naysmith MP Bristol North West Dawn Primarolo MP Bristol South
Most important to include the MEPs to complain about the new EU-Israel Trade Deal.

Compiled by the Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign
We meet 7.30pm of the last Tuesday of every month at St Werburghs Community Centre
to plan stalls, public meetings, and actions.
FFI http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol-psc