Friday 3rd September 2010; NO EMBARGO Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release NOTICE OF SCOTTISH PROTESTS AGAINST THE SALE OF ISRAELI DATES DURING RAMADAN The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) is joining with Muslim groups to protest against the sale of Israeli dates in small shops around Scotland. The Edinburgh branch will…
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We hold regular street stalls, often in conjunction with Tayside for Justice in Palestine, normally outside the Overgate Centre on Saturdays, in order to protest the sale by a stall inside of illegal DEAD SEA PRODUCTS (These come from Occupied Palestine but are labelled as Israeli). Contact Neil: dundee@scottishpsc.org.uk
We’re trying to build links between Aberdeen and Palestine, and one way we are hoping to do this is through involvement with PalestineConnect. This charity started in 1999, and funds the founding and running of community-aided learning centres. It currently runs three centres based in refugee camps in Gaza. In the last year alone, over 3000 children have completed free IT-related…
We hold regular street stalls in Dunfermline High Street and elsewhere. Our next stalls will be in Dunfermline on Saturday 26th February from 1pm to 3pm and Saturday 12th March. New members always welcome Contact: fife@scottishpsc.org.uk
We are a new branch, determined to play our part from our wee corner of the world in the Palestinian struggle for justice. New members very welcome. Mike Prysner will be here on Thurs 3rd Feb at 7.30pm. Details Contact: Scottsouthwestscotland@scottishpsc.org.uk07786 508 715
Don’t fund Israel’s crimes Most people already boycott Israeli dates, but many are unaware that dates labelled “produce of the West Bank” actually come from illegal settlements in Occupied Palestine. Although Fairtrade Zaytoun produce is a welcome exception that does come from Palestinian farms, Israel makes it generally impossible for Palestinians to export anything. If…