Talk by Abe Hayeem – Wed, 5 Sept 2018

7.15pm for 7.30pm

on Wednesday 5^th September 2018

                                                                      Merton PSC

Present a talk by

Abe Hayeem

an Iraqi Jew born in India and settled in the UK, has been an architect, writer, and peace activist since the 1960s. He is a founder member of Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine, (APJP) which campaigns against the building of the illegal settlements and the Apartheid Wall, and the projects that dispossess the Palestinians under Occupation and within Israel itself.

The Architecture of Occupation

How Architecture is used to define and alter the geography of East Jerusalem & the Occupied Palestinian Territories, to make civilian habitation suit a military and nationalistic agenda.

Israeli architects and planners involved in projects that appropriate land and natural resources from Palestinian territory are complicit in social, political and economic oppression. Their practice of architecture is based on the displacement of Palestinians, and against professional ethical codes, international & humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.

The relentless expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the ethnic cleansing of Bedouin from their unrecognized villages in the Negev within Israel and in the occupied West bank are considered as war crimes, and spell the end of the ‘two-state solution.’

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Venue: The William Morris Meeting Room, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Approx. 6 mins walk from South Wimbledon tube station on the Northern Line and 10 mins from Wimbledon Rail Station. Buses 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop outside.

Palestinian products on sale – cash only.

RSVP & more information contact: Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com
Mob: 07543858653

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Film Screening: ‘The Lobby’ (Episodes 3 & 4) – Wed, 1 August 2018

Merton PSC will be holding its regular monthly public meeting on Wednesday 1st August 2018 at The William Morris Meeting Room. Following last month’s meeting, the final two episodes of the documentary film, “The Lobby” produced for current affairs channel, Al Jazeera, will be shown, as well as an update on our campaigns, donations and future events.

“The Lobby,” is based on a six-month undercover investigation examining the role of the Israel lobby in British politics. We will be screening episodes three and four, each approximately 26 minutes in duration. Episode One investigates whether accusations of antisemitism are being used to stifle political debate. Episode Two exposes an official from the Israeli embassy in London and his involvement in a potential plot to ‘take down’ British politicians.

Venue: The William Morris Meeting Room, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Approx. 6 mins walk from South Wimbledon tube station on the Northern Line and 10 mins from Wimbledon Rail Station. Buses 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop outside.

Palestinian products on sale – cash only.

RSVP & more information contact: Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com
Mob: 07543858653

Film Screening: ‘The Lobby’ – Wed July 4th 2018

Merton PSC will be holding its regular monthly public meeting on Wednesday 4th July 2018 at The William Morris Meeting Room. The first two episodes of the documentary film, “The Lobby” produced for current affairs channel, Al Jazeera, will be shown, as well as an update on our campaigns, donations and future events.

“The Lobby,” is based on a six-month undercover investigation examining the role of the Israel lobby in British politics. We will be screening episodes one and two, each approximately 25 minutes in duration. Episode One reveals how pro-Israel groups are trying to influence Britain’s youth. Episode Two follows an undercover reporter who joins a delegation from the Israeli embassy at last year’s Labour Party Conference.

Venue: The William Morris Meeting Room, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Approx. 6 mins walk from South Wimbledon tube station on the Northern Line and 10 mins from Wimbledon Rail Station. Buses 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop outside.

Palestinian products on sale – cash only.

RSVP & more information contact: Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com
Mob: 07543858653

Gaza: Stop the Massacre Protest, London: 15 May 2018

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Members and friends of Merton PSC attended an emergency protest held outside Downing Street, London, on the evening of Tuesday 15 May 2018, against the massacre in Gaza by Israeli forces. The emergency protest was called by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Palestinian Forum in Britain, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Stop the War Coalition, Olive, Europal Forum and was part of nationwide protests, with multiple protests occurring within London.

On 14 May 2018, Israel opened fire on protesters in Gaza, killing over 60 people and injuring some 2,400, many with serious wounds which will lead to lifelong disabilities. Amongst the dead, were at least 8 children, including an 8-month baby who was overcome by tear gas inhalation.

The Gazans’ “Great March of Return” border protest, which started on 30 March 2018, was planned to culminate on 15 May or Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, to mark 15 May 1948, 70 years ago, when Israel declared itself an independent state following the formal withdrawal of Britain, accelerating the expulsion and fleeing of 750,000 Palestinians from their homes.

14 May 2018, the day before Nakba Day, marked the formal move of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Gazans intensified their “Great March of Return” protest, which was overwhelmingly a non-violent protest. They were attacked with tear gas and live fire. Those Palestinians that did resist with force used stones, kites lit with fire and Molotov cocktails against a heavily militarised line of Israeli soldiers, including snipers and tear gas drones. Israeli forces reported one light injury to a soldier.

Read more about the 15 May 2018 ‘Gaza: Stop the Massacre London’ protests and other nationwide protests here.

Health Under Blockade in Gaza – a talk by Dr Philippa Whitford MP – Wed 6th June 2018

 

Dr Philippa Whitford MP (Central Ayrshire) worked with charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in 2014 [Photo: UK Parliament]

Abdullah Abu Harbeed from Biet Hanoun, Gaza, pictured with his fiancee, Iman. Harbeed’s life-saving operation following injury by a bomb was supported by NHS surgeons working with charities MAP and IDEALS, 2014 [Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for DFID]

Merton PSC will be holding its regular monthly public meeting on Wednesday 6th June 2018 at The William Morris Meeting Room.

We are delighted to welcome Dr Philippa Whitford MP (Central Ayrshire) to talk on “Health under the blockade in Gaza.” Philippa was a Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon at Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, for 19 years where she redesigned the service and established reconstructive breast surgery.

Philippa returned to Gaza in 2016 after a 25 year absence, under the auspices of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), to continue her breast cancer work. During the talk, she will be reporting on her visit, and discussing the changes that have taken place as a result of war and occupation.

Venue: The William Morris Meeting Room, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Approx. 6 mins walk from South Wimbledon tube station on the Northern Line and 10 mins from Wimbledon Rail Station. Buses 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop outside.

Palestinian products on sale – cash only.

RSVP & more information contact: Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com

Mob: 07543858653

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Image sources:
Dr Philippa Whitford MP – Official UK Parliament portrait
24-year-old Abdullah Abu Harbeed from Biet Hanoun, Gaza, pictured with his fiancee, Iman; Gaza, 2014 – Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for DFID

Public Meeting: Wed 2nd May 2018

Glyn Secker, Jews for for Justice for Palestinians, at a Rally for Gaza, 8 July 2016 (Courtesy of PSC/Flickr)

Merton PSC will be holding its regular monthly public meeting on Wednesday 2nd May 2018 at The William Morris Meeting Room.

Our guest speaker is, Glyn Secker from Jewish Voice for Labour to speak on: “The Jewish Experience Three histories: Orthodox, socialist, nationalist. Stereotyping, scapegoating and the weaponisation of antisemitism. Where now?” 

Venue: The William Morris Meeting Room, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Approx. 6 mins walk from South Wimbledon tube station on the Northern Line and 10 mins from Wimbledon Rail Station. Buses 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop outside.

Palestinian products on sale – cash only.

RSVP & more information contact: Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com
Mob: 07543858653

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London: Protest for Gaza, 9 April 2018

Scenes from the protest in London in solidarity with Gaza, 9 April 2018

Merton PSC members and friends joined a protest at Downing Street, London, that drew up to 2,000 people in solidarity with protesting Gazans attacked by Israeli military forces in ongoing incidents that have left some 30 Gazans dead and hundreds injured.

The London protest called for an end to the siege of Gaza by Israel and for the British government to condemn Israel’s latest attack on Gazans. It was organised by Friends of Al-Aqsa, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Palestinian Forum in Britain, and officially supported by Stop the War, EuroPal, Olive, Muslim Association of Britain and Unison. Protests were also reported in Bristol, Sheffield and Manchester.

The latest protests in Gaza commenced on Friday 30th March to coincide with the anniversary of Land Day, when six protesters were killed by Israel in 1976. The Gazans dubbed it, “The Great March of Return,” calling for the right to return to the lands from which they were displaced as refugees. On 30th March 2018, they took to marching in tens of thousands to the border fence that forms part of Israel’s air/sea/land blockade of Gaza. There they formed camps and commenced protests with the intention of continuing until “Nakba Day” or “Day of Catastrophe”, 15 May, which is the anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

On the first day of protests, Palestinians were fired upon at the border. Video footage showed some Palestinians being shot in the back. The Israeli’s claimed to be resisting a riot that threatened their national security. The following Friday, the Gazan protest continued, and 7 Palestinians were killed, including, journalist, Yaser Murtaja, who was shot despite wearing a press jacket.

 

Next Meeting: Wednesday 4 April 2018

Merton PSC will be holding its regular monthly public meeting on Wednesday 4th April 2018 at The William Morris Meeting Room. The film, “Lost Cities of Palestine” produced for current affairs channel, Al Jazeera, will be shown, as well as an update on our campaigns, donations and future events.

“Lost Cities of Palestine”, directed by Ramez Qazmouz, provides an insight into Palestinian city life prior to 1948 and the creation of the State of Israel. The film is approximately 50 minutes long.

Venue: The William Morris Meeting Room, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Approx. 6 mins walk from South Wimbledon tube station on the Northern Line and 10 mins from Wimbledon Rail Station. Buses 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop outside.

Palestinian products on sale.

RSVP & more information contact: Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com
Mob: 07543858653

Public Meeting: Wednesday 7 February 2018

Merton PSC will be holding its regular monthly public meeting on Wednesday 7th February 2018 at The William Morris Meeting Room. Check back here closer to the time for an update of the details of the event or subscribe to updates by emailing Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com

Venue: The William Morris Meeting Room, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Approx. 6 mins walk from South Wimbledon tube station on the Northern Line and 10 mins from Wimbledon Rail Station. Buses 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop outside.

Palestinian products on sale.

RSVP & more information contact: Mertonpsc2017@outlook.com
Mob: 07543858653