Branch meeting tonight, Mon 08 April 2013, Hornbeam Centre, Walthamstow

Do join us tonight to plan for a hectic schedule of events and campaign activities coming up:

Mon, 08 April 2013
7.30pm-9.30pm
WFPSC Branch Meeting
Hornbeam Centre, 458 Hoe Street, E17 9AH

Agenda

1. Apologies

2. Feedback on actions from last meeting

3. Palestinian Christianity awareness campaign - review of our very successful event on Palm Sunday at lovely St Barnabas Church, and further awareness activities with local christian denominations.

4. Finance update - including WFPSC fundraising dinner plans, and stalls update

5. 'No to G4S' - campaign outline from local activist and key international BDS campaigner, Diana Neslen, including building for the Solidarity Protest on International Palestinian Prisoners Day on Wed 17th April, 4.30pm-7pm, at the G4S UK & Ireland Head Office, 105 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QT - http://www.palestinecampaign.org/events/solidarity-protest-on-international-palestinian-political-prisoners-day/

6. 'Red Card' Israeli Racism - http://redcardapartheid.weebly.com/ - organising local football match leafletting action on Sat 27th April, 2pm-5pm at a local football ground.  Building teams for the FOA's 'Goal4Peace' football tournament on Sun 19th May, kickoff 1pm - http://foa.org.uk/events/goal-4-peace-football-tournament - men-only 6-a-side teams aged 16+.  Demonstration 'No to UEFA U21 Finals in Israel' on Fri 24th May, 11am-4pm outside UEFA Annual Congress, Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, W1K 7TN.  Famous Gazan Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak's UK Tour on it's English leg from Thu 16th to Sun 26th May, at locations tbc. Gather signatures on The Red Card Petition - https://www.change.org/petitions/uefa-president-michel-platini-remove-uefa-2013-european-under-21-championship-from-israel

7. 2013 Leytonstone Festival - set up event during the festival from Thu 11th to Sun 21st July - http://www.leytonstonefestival.org.uk/pages/

8. Updates on other local and national issues

• PSC Conference 'Lessons from Gaza' with a huge number of excellent speakers on Sat 13th April, 10.30-4.30pm, at Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh St, WC1H 0XG - http://www.palestinecampaign.org/join-gaza-conference-2013/
• 'An Evening for Palestine Solidarity' PSC fundraiser organised by East London PSC with a slate of top-notch speakers, and gorgeous three-course dinner on Thu 2nd May, 6pm-10pm, at the London Muslim Centre, 46-92 Whitechapel Road, E1 1JX - http://www.palestinecampaign.org/events/an-evening-for-palestine-solidarity/
• 2013 London Palestine Film Festival from Fri 3rd to Sat 11th May in various locations around London, including a groundbreaking conference 'Palestine and the moving image' on Sat 11th May, 10am to 6pm at Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS - http://www.palestinefilm.org/index.asp 

9. AOB