Gaza Defence Committee : News http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/ Support GAZA en-gb
This site is copyright protected admin@nospam.com (Admin) admin@nospam.com (Admin) Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:12:18 -0400 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:12:18 -0400 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 Students for Palestine Fundraising Dinner http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.24.3 Students for Palestine Fundraising Dinner
Time: from 6pm Friday 24 July
Venue: Rockdale Town Hall (Cnr Bryant St and Princes Highway, near Rockdale station)

Celebrate 61 years of Palestinian resistance and help us raise funds to continue our campaign of Palestine solidarity.
Join us for a night of fun, food, music, film, poetry, theatre, politics and much more! All welcome (not just students).
All proceeds raised will be split between Palestinian causes (TBA) and Students for Palestine ongoing campaigns.

Organised
by Students for Palestine, a cross-campus organisation uniting all
students who want to campaign in solidarity with the Palestinian
people. Check out our website: http://studentsforpalestine.wordpress.com

Featuring:
  • Hip hop crew The Brothahood from Melbourne + other Palestinian music
  • Speakers, inc. Professor John Macdonald, an eyewitness from Palestine
  • Video messages direct from students in besieged Gaza
  • Fantastic 100% halal food
  • Short films documenting recent events in Gaza
  • Palestinian poetry
  • And more...
Ticket prices:
Solidarity - $20
Adult - $10
Under 18/high school - $5
Kids under 5 - free
(Tickets available at the door.)

An alcohol-free event.

RSVP by 23 July (or contact for more info):
by email: s4pfundraiser@gmail.com
by phone: Aisha 0416 474 782; Patrick 0422 028 113.]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:10:27 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.24.3 Viva Palestina fiesta http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.23.1
Gaza Defence Committee &
Latin American House
Invite you to our solidarity fiesta 
VIVA PALESTINA!
61 years of resistance and solidarity

Saturday, June 6, 4pm
Casa Latinoamericana (Latin American House),
Hut 47, Addison Rd Community Centre
142 Addison Rd, Marrickville
All welcome
All monies raised go towards supporting Palestine

During Israel's recent massacre in Gaza against the Palestinian people, people all across Australia and Latin American, together with a number of Latin American governments, demonstrated their ongoing support for Palestine’s 61 year struggle against occupation of its homeland.

Palestine solidarity activists and the Latin American community in Sydney invite everyone to come along and once again show our solidarity with Palestine and find out more about how you can help.

Latin American and Palestinian food and music, video showing of footage from Gaza, plus presentations on what is occurring in Palestine today and more.

For more information: Fred 0423 538 265 or Wilfredo 0424 533 153
]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:12:44 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.23.1 Boycott causing Israel ‘problems’ http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.22.1 Boycott causing Israel ‘problems’
Aaron Benedek2 May 2009

After Israel’s December-January military assault on Gaza, the global boycott campaign against Israel is starting to have an impact.
 
The March 30 Jerusalem Post said 21% of Israeli exporters faced “problems” in selling Israeli goods abroad. Yair Rotloi, chair of the foreign-trade committee of the Israel Manufacturers Association, told the Post this was “because of an anti-Israel boycott, mainly from the UK and Scandinavian countries”.

Since then, many more trade unions, student organisations and academics from around the globe have signed onto the international campaign to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel (BDS).

Concerned, Israel’s anti-Palestinian and pro-apartheid “union”, Histadrut, is
seeking to develop a multi-national coalition of Zionist-friendly union officials to resist the BDS movement.

The April 27 edition of the Jerusalem Post said the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Paul Howes, is one of three union officials worldwide leading this Zionist effort.

On April 24, the three officials announced the launch of a new pro-Zionist group called Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine (TULIP).
 
Approximately fifty Palestinian trade unions have endorsed the BDS campaign against Israel according to the Palestinian website www.stopthewall.org. Evidently, these are not the Palestinian trade unions TULIP aims to “link” with.
]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Sat, 09 May 2009 06:24:09 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.22.1 CFMEU considers Israel boycott http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.21.1 CFMEU considers Israel boycott
Aaron Benedek2 May 2009

SYDNEY -
On April 24, more than 30 organisers and officials from the NSW
Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) heard a presentation on the Palestinian resistance and the growing movement for boycotts, divestments from and sanctions against Israel (BDS). The presentation was given by activists from BDS Sydney and the Gaza Defence Committee.   

The president of the construction and general division of the union, Peter McClelland, introduced the presentation. He outlined the CFMEU’s proud record of supporting international struggles for justice such as the East Timorese independence movement and the campaign to overthrow apartheid in South Africa.

The CFMEU also has a position of support for Palestinian self-determination.

The construction and general division of the CFMEU is now considering joining the global BDS campaign against Israel and, if they do, which companies supporting Israel they may target.]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Sat, 09 May 2009 06:17:44 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.21.1 Australian academics call for boycott of Israel http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.20.1 Responding to the Call of Palestinian civil society to join the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, we are an Australian campaign focused specifically on a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions, as delineated by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel:

In light of Israel's persistent violations of international law, and given that, since 1948, hundreds of UN resolutions have condemned Israel's colonial and discriminatory policies as illegal and called for immediate, adequate and effective remedies, and given that all forms of international intervention and peace-making have until now failed to convince Israel to comply with humanitarian law, to respect fundamental human rights and to end its occupation and oppression of the people of Palestine, and

In view of the fact that people of conscience in the international community have historically shouldered the moral responsibility to fight injustice, as exemplified in the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa through diverse forms of boycott, divestment and sanctions:

We scholars, inspired by the wishes of Palestinian civil society, call upon international civil society organizations and people of conscience all over the world to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era. We appeal to you to pressure your respective states to impose embargoes and sanctions against Israel. We also invite conscientious Israelis to support this Call, for the sake of justice and genuine peace...
Read More...]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Thu, 07 May 2009 18:45:32 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.20.1 AL NAKBA DAY RALLY http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.19.1 AL NAKBA DAY RALLY, MAY 15 PARRAMATTA
Al-Nakba - "The Catastrophe"
Free Palestine, Protest Israel
61 years of Palestinian dispossession




5.30pm FRIDAY MAY 15
PARRAMATTA TOWN HALL
(CHURCH ST MALL)
PARRAMATTA

MAP


Organised by:
Gaza Defense Committee
Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) Sydney 

WE CALL FOR:
  •  An end to Israel's occupation of Palestine
  • The Palestinian Right of Return
  • Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions against Israel
FEATURING:
  • Speakers inc. Mal Tulloch (CFMEU)
  • Footage from Gaza & Shatila camp
  • Street theatre
  • Photo display

DOWNLOAD THE FLYER

INFO:
Aaron 0403 879 220
Kerrie 0408 292 256
www.gazadefencecommittee.org 
Wikipedia: AL NAKBA
]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:43:59 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.19.1 HOW CAN PALESTINE BE FREE? http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.18.1
PUBLIC FORUM...
In January of this year, Israel’s war on Gaza generated massive global outrage and protests.
This public forum is a chance to discuss how we can build on this worldwide resistance to Israeli occupation and help bring justice and freedom to Palestine.

SPEAKERS:
Prof John MacDonald – Eyewitness from Palestine
Tara Povey – Global movement for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions against Israel
Paul McAleer – Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)

4pm Saturday April 4
Tom Mann Theatre
136 Chalmers St, Surry Hills
(near Central Railway Station)

Initiated by the GAZA DEFENCE COMMITTEE
INFO: Ali 0419 427 766 / Aaron 0403 879 220
Download Flyer 1
Download Flyer 2
]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:35:28 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.18.1 MAX BRENNER EVENT Canceled for Today only (19'th March) http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.17.3 There will be no MAX BRENNER event for today only - Thresday 19'th March 2009 in Paramatta.]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:54:00 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.17.3 RALLY TO END WARS & OCCUPATION http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.16.4 RALLY TO END WARS & OCCUPATION, MARCH 21
  • Stop the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan
  • Bring ALL the Troops Home
  • End the Siege of Gaza
  • Justice for Palestine
  • Prosecute the War Criminals
  • Abolish Aust. 'Terror Laws'


RALLY 2pm SATURDAY MARCH 21
SYDNEY TOWN HALL

GUEST SPEAKER: Peace & Human Rights Activist JEFF HALPER
Organised by
Stop the War Coalition &
Gaza Defence Committee

INFO:
0411 449 033
0403 879 220
0412 139 968
]]> admin@nospam.com (Admin) Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:38:21 -0400 http://www.gazadefencecommittee.org/gdc/news.php?item.16.4