Tonight we focus again on Women, disarmament and Palestine & Israel… we had a very good response last week, more leaflets taken than in recent months and more conversations too.
24th May is International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament. This year we are thinking of the women in Palestine & Israel. Communities in Gaza have just experienced the worst violence in years. Women are both vulnerable to this violence AND speaking up to challenge this violence.
Najwa, mother in Gaza: “The nights are so scary for us – for our children. In any moment your home might be your grave.”
Women in Black Haifa, Arab and Jewish Feminists, have been vigiling with these messages:
Stop the Military Assault on Gaza! End the Occupation, End Apartheid and Dispossession!
We Choose Living Together — in Dignity, Justice, and Peace
Our response
End arms sales to Israel. CAAT report that UK has licensed £400 million worth of arms to Israel since 2015 https://caat.org.uk/news/
Urge your MP to end violence and impunity across Palestine with Medical Aid for Palestinians https://www.map.org.uk/campaigns/end-the-violence-and-impunity-across-palestine