December events
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The
Palestinian History Tapestry Christmas Bazaar
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Diary date please... Saturday
December 7th at the Friends Meeting House 43 St Giles Oxford, between 2pm and
5pm we will be holding our Christmas Bazaar. We will be
selling beautiful embroidery from Gaza and from many other parts of Palestine
to suit all tastes and pockets. The faithful olive tree has provided us with,
edible produce through Zaytoun, and olive wood artifacts through Palcraft
Hadeel. Last year was a great success and we met up with many of our friends
and supporters. Please come and see the Palestinian History Tapestry
panels and spacers and hear about the work in progress in Gaza and the Galilee.
We look forward to seeing you. Don't miss it
Tuesday December 10th: 7.30pm. The Stones Cry Out: The Story of the
Palestinian Christians. A film by Yasmine Perni,
followed by Q&A with the Director.
Council Chamber, Oxford
Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford
Christianity
was born in Palestine two thousand years ago. From
there it spread throughout the Middle East and the rest of the world.
Yet many are unaware Christians still live in the land.For more
than 60 years, the Palestinians, Christians and Muslims, have suffered
displacement, expulsion, wars, occupation and oppression.
The voices
of Palestinian Christians have all too often been drowned out in the turmoil of
events.
This is
their story, in their voices, from the Nakba of 1948 until today.
Please join us for this
event that is jointly organised with Friends of Sabeel, UK
Saturday December 14th 11.15 (for 11.30) – 12.30. Women in Black Silent Vigil for Palestine.
Bonn Square, Queen Street,
Central Oxford.
In the run
up to Christmas, Women in Black hope to remind the public of the still desperate
situation faced by Palestinians in the "little town" of Bethlehem and
throughout Palestine. Please join us for this
silent vigil and wear black. Men as always are very welcome to support us by
handing out leaflets and talking to the public.
Thursday December
19th: 5.50pm for 6-7pm. Alternative Carols for
Palestine.
Outside St
Michael’s Northgate, Cornmarket, Central Oxford
Awareness
raising of situation in Bethlehem/Palestine where Jesus was born 2013 years
ago, and fundraising for Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Others usually join in as we have the words written up large for all to see!
Others usually join in as we have the words written up large for all to see!
Drinks
and mince pies after.
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Every Saturday 11.30-1.30pm: OXFORD PSC STALL in
Cornmarket by St Michael at Northgate church. The OPSC Saturday street stall
on Cornmarket Street is one of the main ways we use for raising the issue of
Palestine with the public at large. It is an important activ
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ity for offering information leaflets to the public,
inviting them to join PSC or leave their email for Oxford PSC updates.
Generally we are there 11:30 to 13:30. Always a minimum of two people on shift.
Please consider volunteering for a shift: it’s an opportunity to meet other PSC
members, those wanting information and occasionally those wishing to challenge
our views, even volunteering for one shift a year would help. Please email Ali
at OPSCstall@gmail.com if you're able to help.
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Upcoming
Events: UK/International
Other Items:
Palestine Solidarity Campaign 2013 Christmas
Cards
They are £3 for a pack of 5 and £12
for a set of 25.
Palestinians walk on the side of a street flooded with waste water in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. A Palestinian official said sewage from a treatment plant overflowed onto streets in the Gaza Strip because of a shortage of electricity needed to process the waste. Photo by Adel Hana / AP
UNRWA: Gaza is quickly becoming uninhabitable
By Palestine Information Centre/Occupied
Palestine
November 20, 2013
November 20, 2013
AMMAN – Outgoing commissioner general of UNRWA
Filippo Grandi warned on Tuesday that the impoverished Gaza Strip is getting
quickly unsuitable for human life as a result of the blockade, expecting
further military escalation between Gaza and Israel.
Grandi made his warning before the advisory
commission of major donors and governments hosting the Palestinian refugees
during a meeting held yesterday in the Jordanian capital Amman.
“Gaza is quickly becoming uninhabitable, and
further conflict is bound, as before, to affect civilians in Gaza and southern
Israel, unless its causes are addressed,” the UN official said.
He called on the international community not to
forget Gaza and to address the human dimension.
Please email me to remind me of events you want to
be publicised, as I find I’m sometimes forgetful.
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