Labour & Palestine recommend the following eight initiatives

1) March for Palestine this Saturday

GET INVOLVED: Retweet here // Share here // RSVP & Invite here

Labour & Palestine, alongside a number of other campaigns, is sponsoring a Labour members’ bloc on this Saturday’s National March For Palestine.
The Labour Bloc will be meeting at 11.45am,  Saturday 3 February, Little Argyle Street, London, W1F 7BQ.

Sign up & more info here

2) REMINDER: Take 30 seconds to ask your MP to back journalists under attack in Gaza

GET INVOLVED: Read more here // Lobby your MPhere

• Read Grahame Morris’ new article on why “If it wasn’t for the heroic efforts of journalists, Israel’s brutal assault on the Palestinian people would be taking place in a total media blackout” here & RT our message here.
• Ask your MP to sign the Early Day Motion here
• Share the graphic on FB here
• Retweet here & spread the word

3) WATCH IT BACK: Palestine in 2024 – What the World should be doing, with Mustafa Barghouti

Over 1000 people joined this vital briefing. Please watch it back here & pass on the link to your friends.

If you can, Please donate to the costs of streaming & hosting the event here.

4) Read the latest on Palestine

• Jeremy Corbyn – ICJ verdict is a vital step toward justice for the Palestinian people – here
• Zarah Sultana – Only way Israel can fulfil the ICJ order is by immediately ending its assault on Gaza – here
• Labour Has No Hiding Place on Palestine – Hugh Lanning – here
• Palestinians & Yemenis Deserve Peace & Freedom – Apsana Begum – here

5) REMINDER: Follow us on Social media

10,000s of you took part in our recent online lobbying, petitions and events. Please make sure to also follow us on Twitter here & Facebook here for all the latest.

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

Saturday 17 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.

7)EVENT OF INTEREST: The Bloody History of UK & US Imperialism in Palestine & the Middle East

Online Forum. Thurs. Feb. 22, 18.30. Register here // Share & invite here // RT here

An in-depth forum with:

• Bernard Regan – Palestine Solidarity Campaign EC member & author, The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine
• Sami Ramadani – Iraqi Democrats against Occupation, Sociology lecturer & decades-long campaigner against war & sanctions in the Middle East.
• Kate Hudson – General Secretary of CND, Officer of the Stop the War Coalition & author, Breaking the South Slav Dream: The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia.

Hosted by Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas & media partner Labour Outlook. Please contact the organisers directly with any queries.

8)Women for Palestine

Online rally. Tuesday March 5. 18.30. Register here // Share & invite here // RT here.

With live-links from Palestine, plus: Apsana Begum MP // Beth Winter MP // Louise Regan, NEU // Ryvka Barnard, Palestine Solidarity Campaign // Jess Barnard, Labour NEC member // Hilary Schan, Momentum // Siân Errington, Arise Festival // Rachel Garnham, CLPD // Baroness Christine Blower & more tba.
 As part of events in the run-up to International Women’s Day 2024 join us at this online event in solidarity with Palestine. #CeasefireNow #FreePalestine
 Hosted by Labour & Palestine. Kindly streamed by Arise – a Festival of Left Ideas. Free event but solidarity donations crucial to hosting & streaming costs. If you can, please donate £20 or what you can afford here.