Labour members opposed to Israel’s assault on Gaza and for a ceasefire will be marching in a contingent on next Saturday’s National March for Palestine. 

The Labour Bloc will be assembling from 11.45 am outside St Edmund, King and Martyr Church, at the corner of George Yard and Lombard Street, London EC3V 9EA (Map link). 

The contingent is sponsored by the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and Momentum, along with a number of other groups and websites, and will be addressed by MPs John McDonnell and Bell Ribeiro-Addy.

Bring your banners!

Labour & Palestine also proposes the following activities:

LOBBY YOUR MP: Defend our #RightToBoycott

The Tories are bringing back their toxic anti-boycott bill back to Parliament next week. It’s a dangerous threat to democracy, freedom of expression, & the ability of public bodies to spend, invest, & trade ethically in line with international law & human rights, including in solidarity with Palestine. Please get involved by:

• Taking 30 seconds to lobby your MP using the PSC’s handy tool here.
• Visiting the Right to Boycott website & signing its statement here
• Protesting on January 10 at 5pm outside Parliament. Info here.
• Reading a full explanation of the latest developments here.

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REGISTER TODAY: Palestine in 2024 – What the World should be doing, with Mustafa Barghouti

Online Wednesday January 17, 18.30. Hundreds have already registered for this event – thanks for the amazing response. Please now keep spreading the word – Register here // Share here // RT here.

Briefing with time for Q&A, direct from Palestine, with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti.

Mustafa Barghouti is a Palestinian physician, activist, & politician who serves as General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI). He has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006 & is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council. In 2007, he was Minister of Information in the Palestinian unity government.

Hosted by Labour & Palestine. Kindly streamed by Arise – a Festival of Left Ideas. Free event but solidarity donations essential to hosting & streaming costs.

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Can there be a just peace for Palestine? session at Dayschool: A World To Win.

Saturday 17th February. 11am-4.30pm. In-person. Central London. Register here .

Please note that in solidarity with the ASLEF strike and national day of action with Palestine this event has been rescheduled for Saturday February 17, 2024. 

Join our session with: Ryvka Barnard, Palestine Solidarity Campaign // Hugh Lanning, Labour & Palestine // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC.

Plus: John McDonnell MP // Özlem Onaran, Professor of Economics, Greenwich // Richard Burgon MP  Rodrigo Toneto, Brazilian PT Youth // Kate Hudson, CND // Sarah Woolley, BFAWU GS & more.

Hosted by Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas.

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Zarah Sultana – UK should “support South Africa’s application to the ICJ indicting Israel for its ‘genocidal’ assault on Gaza”

South Africa has brought a case to the International Court of Justice indicting Israel for its genocidal assault on Gaza. Here, Zarah Sultana MP has written to the PM, urging him to publicly support this case & to end complicity in this atrocity. Please read her letter here, retweet our message here & share Zarah’s post here,

South Africa’s application to the ICJ is an utterly damning indictment of Israel’s assault – read it in full here.