Bulletin
24th April 2016
This from Hugh:
“I have created the
@OxfordPSC Twitter account. Please invite all members and supporters who are on
Twitter to follow it. Please tell me if you like the icon and header image that
I've created.”
We are
keen that newer and preferably some younger people should take on some of the
organising roles within Oxford PSC. Don’t be shy. If you wish take on a shared
role at first with a more seasoned member if that is what you would prefer.
We are
sorry to say that Manal Tamini will not now be able to attend our AGM. Her visa
has been denied Manal
although she was told a few weeks ago that it was fine and all she needed to do
was to pick it up today.. …and there have been attempts to smear her
reputation, including representations to Oxford Town Hall.
We do
however have the pleasure of the presence of Mahmoud Zawahra who has kindly agreed to step
in. Please welcome him by ensuring we have a large attendance.
Dear PSC
supporter,
OXFORD
PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN ~ AGM 10 MAY 2016
I am
pleased to invite you to the Annual General Meeting of Oxford PSC at 7.30pm
on Tuesday 10 May2016 at the Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1BX.
All supporters are welcome to attend but only PSC members may submit motions,
vote on resolutions or stand for office. Membership forms will be available at
the meeting for those who are not already members but who wish to join and
fully participate in the meeting.
We had
been delighted to have a speaker from Palestine at the meeting, Manal Tamimi whohas
played a crucial role in coordinating popular unarmed resistance activities
against occupation and land and water theft by Israeli settlers in her West
Bank village of Nabi Saleh. As a result of their resistance activities she and
her family have experienced torture and imprisonment and only last month Manal
was kidnapped and detained, though we are pleased to say she has now been
released. Now however she has been
Mahmoud Zawahra has kindly agreed to step in. Mahmoud
Zwahre is a popular resistance co-ordinator
If you
would like to submit a motion to the meeting please email it to us at oxfordpsc@yahoo.com by Tuesday 26 April. Motions will be circulated to members
in advance of the meeting or posted on our website.
The
following officers will be elected at the AGM for the coming year:
wChair
wSecretary/branch
organiser
wTreasurer
wMembership
secretary
wStudent liaison officer wTrade union liaison officer
wCommunications/Website
coordinator wStall coordinator
The
meeting will also elect committee members to work with the officers on
campaigns and activities.
Please
think about standing for one of these positions or as a committee member. All
officer posts can be job shared. If you would like more information about what
is involved please contact me. Also if there are other ways you would
particularly like to be involved e.g. helping with publicity, press liaison or
coordinating some BDS (boycott) actions.
We look
forward to seeing you on 10 May.
Best
wishes,
Caroline Raine
Caroline
Raine
For
Oxford PSC
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Two Palestinian villages, Susiya and Um
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particularly from European governments, this will make a difference.
Please write to your MP today asking
them to take action and demand that the foreign secretary protests in the
strongest terms to the Israeli government to save the homes of the Palestinians
living in these villages.
Please be aware that there is at present a coordinated campaign to smear
anyone who speaks up for Palestine as an anti-Semite. Many of us have had all
our tweets and facebook postings trawed through looking for any comment that
can be misconstrued as anti-Semitic. There is no real way of avoiding this
short of never saying anything. Most people see through this, except the
media, but such crying wolf sadly can obscure real racism, which is a real
threat to progress not only in Israel.
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