Below is a review of Merton PSC Actions in 2023, including both local and national, to build solidarity with Palestinian people. Merton PSC holds a monthly meeting on the second Thursday of the month, as well as a monthly stall in Wimbledon. For details of all events and actions for 2024 sign up to our mailing list by contacting mertonpsc2017@outlook.com.
January
– Boycott Puma day – Carnaby Street (also in June)
– Arms fair – Twickenham rugby stadium
February
– National AGM at Conway Hall
March
– MPSC AGM here at William Morris House
– Talk from Cheryl Kipping from the ecumenical accompaniment programme on her work as a human rights monitor in Hebron, West Bank
– MPSC also hosted women from Palestine as part of CADFA’S (Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association)
Building Hope project for International Women’s Day
– National lobby of Parliament: Merton PSC members lobbied local MPs
April
– Speaker at our monthly meeting: Radmilla Stojanovic, fellow activist and chair of Waltham Forest PSC on her volunteer work with IWPS (International Women’s Peace Service) in Palestine
– Emergency Protest outside Israeli Embassy-Hands Off Al-Aqsa
May
– Screening of ‘Britain in Palestine 1917-1940’
– National march for 75th Anniversary of the NAKBA
June
– Farah Jamaluddin on Palestine: It’s getting Worse
– 2nd day of Action outside Puma main store in Carnaby Street
– Maisie Carter funeral- Saturday 12th June
July
– BDS protest outside Barclays Bank in Wimbledon
– National protest: Hands off Jenin
– Local protest outside Wimbledon Tennis at Southfields, joined by local PSC groups
August
– Shamiul Joarder from Friends of Al-Aqsa on how to actively boycott in support of Palestine + a Hebron update from Hamed Qawasmeh of Hebron International Resources Network (HIRN)
September
– Film: ‘From Balfour to Banksy’
– BDS day of Action again outside of Barclays Bank Wimbledon
October
– Right to Boycott Protest- 7th October
– First National march for Palestine-Ceasefire Now
– Shahd Mahnavi poetry evening
November
– 2 National marches
– First peace vigil in Wimbledon
– Second vigil and lobby of local Councillors
– Poetry evening with Sandra Watfa
December
– 3rd Peace Vigil outside Centre Court/Wimbledon Quarter
– Screening of: ‘Born in Gaza’ -Wimbledon Library
– PSC meeting for new members
– Christmas is cancelled in Bethlehem: Short film and joined on
Zoom with speakers from the West Bank
– Joint local event with PSC Richmond & Kingston
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