Thursday 7 January 2009 – Convoy Reaches Gaza!

WE HAVE BROKEN
THE SIEGE!

The Viva
Palestine and PSC aid convoy arrived in
Gaza last night
at about 19:00pm, with thousands of Palestinians greeting and cheering the
convoy to welcome them.

Congratulations to everyone taking part in the convoy and all of
those here who raised funds for the trip to become a reality.  This has
been a tremendous achievement and its importance is political as well as
practical.

Thanks of course to the Reading PSC, Waltham Forest PSC, York PSC for
their blogs and information which have kept us informed throughout the journey,
we look forward to welcoming them and all the other participants back to
Britain.  We hope that branches around the country will invite them to
speak to get their message about Gaza out to the public.  Well done, Viva
Palestina and Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Reports
here:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/201016165325573953.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8v5tK8i5yI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2M3yUhk5eU

http://www.vivapalestina.org/home.htm

- Contact the media: Please phone and email the BBC, and other media, to
ask for coverage of the Convoy’s arrival in Gaza.

- Please ask your MP to sign EDM 536 by
Richard Burden MP

- Please organize local meetings about
Gaza.  PSC and Viva Palestina can provide
speakers –contact the PSC office to arrange for a speaker. 

Financial support: Support the financial appeal on Viva Palestina
website as the additional costs incurred because of the obstacles created
by the Egyptian government are astronomical  http://www.vivapalestina.org/emergency.htm

Sign the PSC
petition to end the siege on Gaza: http://www.iparl.com/petition-psc/

- January
Gaza
Events

There will be number of events in January to
commemorate the first anniversary of Israel’s attacks on Gaza. These include the
following:

- National Week of Boycott Actions  9 to 17 January

- Gaza One Year On - Rally Tuesday 19 January,
Conway Hall

- Palestinian Memorial Week of events, starts with
meeting on Wednesday13^th in Friends House, London

- Brighton
Demonstration on Monday 18^th

 Plus many more vigils, film screenings, meetings and
concerts - Please visit the Events section on the PSC website to find out
more!

Plus:  Appeal for Help: we need footage from last
January’s demonstrations in London - Update on Britain’s War Crimes Warrants
-  Lowkey New Single – Palestinian
Child Prisoners – More News etc…

View the full
update here: http://www.palestinecampaign.org/Index7b.asp?m_id=1&l1_id=2&l2_id=14&Content_ID=1044

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