Source: www.s4c.co.uk
Defnyddiwch fotwm y dylluan yn y chwaraewr i newid o'r Saesneg i'r Gymraeg neu ddewis dim isdeitlau. Os nad oes isdeitlau ar gael, fydd y botwm ddim yn weithredol.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Cardiff Students Against War is *ENDING OUR OCCUPATION*
*-- VICTORY!! --*
Cardiff Students Against War is *ENDING OUR OCCUPATION* of the Large Shandon
lecture theatre, Cardiff University Main Building! We're about to leave,
march around campus to declare our victory, and make our continued presence
known to the university community. Banners and megaphones, BOOKS not BOMBS!
Following the open letter to Vice Chancellor David Grant, the BOOKS not
BOMBS demonstration outside the Student Union and the subsequent occupation
of the Large Shandon, *Cardiff University has divested all shares from BAe
Systems and the aerospace arm of General Electric*! They have instructed
their external fund managers to avoid future investments in the arms trade,
and have promised to raise the issue of an ethical investment policy at the
next Council Meeting on May 18th. They are also willing to discuss the
provision of surplus computers and resources to institutions in Gaza.
The victory comes after three days of occupation which has been inundated
with messages of support from all over the country, as well as further
afield. This has included university staff, students and societies, local
Plaid Cymru politicians and groups, activist groups such as CND Cymu, No
Borders South Wales and South Wales Anarchists, and has had extensive press
coverage, from the local papers and student publications to Indymedia and
the BBC. We are extremely proud to have received a message of solidarity
from Noam Chomsky!
*We see this as the beginning, not the end*. The occupation has attracted
considerable interest and support from the Cardiff University community, and
has succeeded in raising awareness of the effects of the arms trade and the
horrific situation in Gaza. Cardiff Students Against War will continue to
campaign on these issues, and to make sure that the university doesn't go
back on its promises.
*
So well done to everyone who has been involved!!*
But it's not over yet. The campaign will continue because we believe that
Cardiff Uni should be doing more for Gaza, such as facilitating scholarships
to Gazan students and boycotting Israeli products in protest at the
treatment of Palestinians by the IDF, and the settlers occupying the West
Bank.
*
POST-OCCUPATION SOCIAL!!*
Tonight!
Pen & Wig 7.30!!
Cardiff Students Against War is *ENDING OUR OCCUPATION* of the Large Shandon
lecture theatre, Cardiff University Main Building! We're about to leave,
march around campus to declare our victory, and make our continued presence
known to the university community. Banners and megaphones, BOOKS not BOMBS!
Following the open letter to Vice Chancellor David Grant, the BOOKS not
BOMBS demonstration outside the Student Union and the subsequent occupation
of the Large Shandon, *Cardiff University has divested all shares from BAe
Systems and the aerospace arm of General Electric*! They have instructed
their external fund managers to avoid future investments in the arms trade,
and have promised to raise the issue of an ethical investment policy at the
next Council Meeting on May 18th. They are also willing to discuss the
provision of surplus computers and resources to institutions in Gaza.
The victory comes after three days of occupation which has been inundated
with messages of support from all over the country, as well as further
afield. This has included university staff, students and societies, local
Plaid Cymru politicians and groups, activist groups such as CND Cymu, No
Borders South Wales and South Wales Anarchists, and has had extensive press
coverage, from the local papers and student publications to Indymedia and
the BBC. We are extremely proud to have received a message of solidarity
from Noam Chomsky!
*We see this as the beginning, not the end*. The occupation has attracted
considerable interest and support from the Cardiff University community, and
has succeeded in raising awareness of the effects of the arms trade and the
horrific situation in Gaza. Cardiff Students Against War will continue to
campaign on these issues, and to make sure that the university doesn't go
back on its promises.
*
So well done to everyone who has been involved!!*
But it's not over yet. The campaign will continue because we believe that
Cardiff Uni should be doing more for Gaza, such as facilitating scholarships
to Gazan students and boycotting Israeli products in protest at the
treatment of Palestinians by the IDF, and the settlers occupying the West
Bank.
*
POST-OCCUPATION SOCIAL!!*
Tonight!
Pen & Wig 7.30!!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Noam Chomsky message of support
Cardiff Students Against War has just received a message of support from the legendary Noam Chomsky!!
I am very pleased to learn about the courageous and honorable actions
of the Cardiff University students. These are particularly significant
because of the Britain's role in arms sales generally, and it's
contribution to the savage onslaught on Gaza and on the occupied
territories generally, second only to the decisive role of the United
States -- a disgrace for all of us. I hope you have the greatest
success in arousing public opinion and bringing these crimes to an end.
Noam Chomsky
occupiedcardiff.blogspot.com
rush messages of support to cardiffstudentsagainstwar@gmail.com
I am very pleased to learn about the courageous and honorable actions
of the Cardiff University students. These are particularly significant
because of the Britain's role in arms sales generally, and it's
contribution to the savage onslaught on Gaza and on the occupied
territories generally, second only to the decisive role of the United
States -- a disgrace for all of us. I hope you have the greatest
success in arousing public opinion and bringing these crimes to an end.
Noam Chomsky
occupiedcardiff.blogspot.com
rush messages of support to cardiffstudentsagainstwar@gmail.com
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
CARDIFF UNI OCCUPIES!! demands to the uni as follows:
Marcus Maus sent a message to the members of Disarm Cardiff University.
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Subject: CARDIFF UNI OCCUPIES!!
Dear all,
First, a massive thank you to everyone who has been involved in Disarm Cardiff
University up to this point. Cardiff Students Against War are now occupying the
Shandon Large Lecture in the Main Building! There have already been preliminary
negotiations with Director of Strategic Development Louise Casella who has
guaranteed that no repercussions will be taken against students and staff for
taking part in the occupation, so anyone who wants to find out more or get
involved please feel free to pay us a visit (however long) :D Non-students are
also welcome but strictly as guests.
We have already received many messages of support from individuals and
institutions, including statements from: Alan Thomson of UNISON Ymlaen Branch;
Leanne Wood AC/AM (Plaid Cymru); Anne Greagsby (from the campaign against
military training at St Athan); CND Cyrmu; and John Rees, co-founder of Stop the
War Coalition. Thank you all so much for your solidarity with our action and our
message!
The demonstration earlier outside the Student Union was a big success and
generated widespread support and interest from passing students, staff and
strangers, many of whom joined in spontaneously. Rest assured that Cardiff
Students Against War will be organising all manner of events in and around the
occupation. Expect teach-ins, guest lecturers, live music and hosting of the
live video linkup with Gazan students, organised by Federation of Student
Islamic Societies. We are aiming to create a positive, fun educational space
dedicated to raising awareness of the effects of the arms trade, and the dire
situation in Gaza.
Our demands to the university are as follows:
1. No repercussions for students involved in the occupation. (This demand has
been met).
2. Cardiff University to divest all shares, direct or indirect, from arms
manufacturers and aerospace companies.
3. Cardiff University to adopt an ethical investment policy that excludes the
arms trade. This process is to be mediated by external ethical auditors based on
responses of Cardiff University students and staff. The ethical investment
policy to be freely available to all students and staff.
4. Cardiff University to be twinned with a Gazan university, to show support
for the Gazan people at this desperate time.
The twinning is to involve:
a) Scholarships for at least 5 Gazan students to study in Cardiff, and for
Cardiff University to help facilitate their travel.
b) Surplus books, computers and other educational materials to be sent to the
twinned university.
5. Cardiff University to release a statement in condemnation of Israel\'s
bombing and the blockade of Gaza, and in condemnation of the UK government\'s
use of British armed forces as part of this blockade.
6. An official day of solidarity with Gaza supported by Cardiff University.
7. Cardiff University to issue a statement of support for Saudi ex-BAE trade
unionist Yahya Al Faifi, who is currently fighting deportation from the UK.
8. No Israeli products to be sold in university shops.
9. Cardiff University to actively promote the Disaster Emergency Committee
appeal for Gaza, including a banner on the website, and to issue a statement
condemning the BBC and Sky News for not running the DEC Gaza appeal advert.
What you can do:
* SHOW YOUR SUPPORT - The more support the occupation generates, the more
weight is added to our demands. You can show your support by demonstrating in
solidarity with us, by bringing us vegan food, popping us a nice email, and by
emailing Cardiff University Vice Chancellor Dr David Grant urging him to give
more serious consideration to our demands. Email: v-c@cardiff.ac.uk. If you are
a member of a trade union or any campaigning group or institution, we would
appreciate whatever support you can generate.
* RAISE AND DONATE MONEY - The DEC aid appeal for Gaza is ongoing; every
contribution matters so please give what you can: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.dec.org.uk%2Fdonate_now%2F
* JOIN OUR STREET TEAM - Leaflet for us etc. The street team meets at 12.00
every day in the Bute cafe, Bute Building, or if you want to get involved
earlier give Jonny a call on: 07506715619.
* ORGANISE YOUR OWN OCCUPATION - 28 UK universities have now gone into
occupation over these general issues. The more academic institutions that
occupy, the more weight is added to our growing campaign. So go for it!
Contact Details:
Alys: 07970311943
Jonny (Street Team): 07506715619
cardiffstudentsagainstwar@gmail.com
Facebook: Cardiff Students Against War
Blog: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://occupiedcardiff.blogspot.com
Peace, love, resistence.
CSAW
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OCCUPATION AT CARDIFF UNIVERSITY!!!
OCCUPATION AT CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Occupation in solidarity with Gaza and for and end to university investment in
the arms trade.
Students this afternoon occupied the SHANDON LECTURE THEATRE in the Main
Building of Cardiff University, Park Place
Dyring the occupation there will be a programme of events, film showings &
meetings. Full details to be announced shortly.
Students are demanding that Cardiff University end investment in the arms trade,
twin with the bombed Gaza University, send old computers, books and equipment to
Gaza & 5 free scholarships for Palestinian students.
Details of the occupation & a full list of demands will soon be at
occupiedcardiff.blogspot.com
Rush messages of support and solidarity to cardifftroopsout@googlemail.com
There will be a meeting tonight around 7ish with Jonathan Neale, author The
American War: Vietnam 1965 - 1975 speaking on war and occupation in the
liberated lecture theatre. Other events planned include film showings, a report
from two Cardiff students who were in Hebron on the West Bank as part of the
International Solidarity movement etc.
If you are in the area donations of food, bottles of water etc will be very
welcome. As people can appreciate occupiers don\'t have cutlery or plates, so
bear this in mind when donating food! Or pop in to attend the events and show
support!
TOMORROW
Wednesday 2 -4 pm, Beverton Lecture Theatre, Main Building, Cardiff University,
there will be a video link up with students from the Jabaliya refugee camp in
Gaza talking about there experiences and conversing (via webcam) with Cardiff
students.
(Note this is not in the liberated lecture theatre, but well worth getting down
to and supporting!)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Wednesday February 11th Launch of Disarm Cardiff!
Wednesday February 11th Launch of Disarm Cardiff! Campaign. Cardiff
University currently invests £225,000 in 3 companies who arm oppressive
governments (including BAE Systems & Smiths Group). At 1pm they will be
holding a demonstration and petition signing outside the Union steps calling
for divestment in these companies. 7pm - meeting in Beverton 1.40 (Main
Building Cardiff University). Speakers to include Professor Justin Lewis
(JOMEC), Ray Davies (Vice Chair CND Cymru) and Jonny Jones (Stop the War).
Sam Coates Young Greens m: 07590 008249
Or 07989107218 Email: evansje@cardiff.ac.uk
Tuesday April 7th Protest at “Aerolink Wales 2009” exhibition (aerospace and
military hard and software),
University currently invests £225,000 in 3 companies who arm oppressive
governments (including BAE Systems & Smiths Group). At 1pm they will be
holding a demonstration and petition signing outside the Union steps calling
for divestment in these companies. 7pm - meeting in Beverton 1.40 (Main
Building Cardiff University). Speakers to include Professor Justin Lewis
(JOMEC), Ray Davies (Vice Chair CND Cymru) and Jonny Jones (Stop the War).
Sam Coates Young Greens m: 07590 008249
Or 07989107218 Email: evansje@cardiff.ac.uk
Tuesday April 7th Protest at “Aerolink Wales 2009” exhibition (aerospace and
military hard and software),
AeroLink Wales 2009
Venue:
The Vale of Glamorgan Hotel
Location:
Hensol Park, Hensol, Nr Cardiff, CF72 8JY
Date: 7th April 2009
Aerolink Wales is an annual aerospace and defence industry event. It provides a forum for organisations involved in the industry to meet and explore opportunities in a variety of areas. These include purchasing, R&D, engineering and innovation as well as encouraging organisations to explore ways to work collaboratively.
- Event web site: http://www.aerolinkwales.co.uk
- Name: Daniel Thorley
- Tel: +44 (0) 2920 303211
- Email: daniel.thorley@aerolinkwales.co.uk
From Glascoed to Gaza: Welsh Assembly government implicated in Israeli war crimes
original Article
From Glascoed to Gaza: Welsh Assembly government implicated in Israeli war crimes
The aftermath of Israeli attacks in Gaza
As Palestinian survivors of the Israeli onslaught in Gaza huddle in the ruins of their devastated communities, it will be cold comfort to them to know that the weapons used against them have been developed - in part - in a country proud to be committed to a sustainable future: Wales. While the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) talks of having “a real part to play in influencing change at home and on the international stage”, the truth is that Welsh taxpayers’ money is being used to subsidize the arms industry in Wales - an arms industry that is deeply implicated in Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
Israeli Hermes 450
The Israeli military employ UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to target Palestinian homes, schools and hospitals. These are the Hermes 450, made by the Israeli firm Elbit Systems, using engines built in Birmingham. The pilotless drones are then brought to Parc Aberporth in west Wales for testing. This facility has been supported by £8.7m in grants from the WAG.
Israeli Apache attack helicopter
Once the “targets” have been identified, next come the bombs. The Israeli military use Apache attack helicopters, which Palestinian human rights activists have described as “a symbol of indiscriminate military violence.“ The Apaches rely on transformers made by Penny & Giles Controls of Cwmfelinfach, Gwent. Then there are the F-16 fighter jets, using components made by BAE Systems, which operates a munitions factory in Glascoed and runs a military training school in Cwmbran. These same jets bombed the Shij’ia Family Health Care Centre in Gaza , which runs a mobile dental clinic wholly funded by the people of Wales through the Near East Council of Churches.
The ruins of the health care centre
Incredibly, the health care centre was telephoned 15 minutes in advance by the Israelis to warn them that they would be attacked - no case of “collateral damage” there then.
Of course the Welsh arms industry doesn’t end there. With over 180 companies in the aerospace sector in Wales, we are now home to the likes of General Dynamics and Raytheon, makers of tanks, submarines, bombs, rockets and much much human misery. If only these companies would get together in one room so outraged Welsh taxpayers could show what they think of them… Well, quit dreaming. All of these murderous scum and more will be attending the Aerolink Wales 2009 exhibition, to be held at the Vale Hotel in Cardiff, on 7th April this year. . Will you be there?
UAV Engines Ltd, Lynn Lane, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0DT. Tel: 01543 481819. uav@uavenginesltd.co.uk
Penny & Giles Controls, 36 Nine Mile Point Ind. Est., Cwmfelinfach, Gwent NP11 7HZ Tel: 01495 202000. sales@pennyandgiles.com
BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1XL. Tel: 01291 672211.
BAE Systems: Cwmbran Training College, Beacon House, William Brown Close, Llantarnam Park, Cwmbran, Gwent. Tel: 01633 835123. trainingcollege@baesystems.com www.cwmbrancollege.com/
www.aerolinkwales.co.uk The Vale Hotel, Hensol Park, Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan, CF72 8JY. Tel: 01443 667800. www.vale-hotel.com
Saturday, January 24, 2009
new type of phosphorous chemical bomb
From Sami Ramadani…… a senior lecturer in sociology at London Metropolitan University and was a political refugee from Saddam's regime
Please read and circulate the tour de force by Noam Chomsky in which, I think for the first time, he compares Israeli methods with Nazi ones. He draws on Israeli leaders and generals to make his case, and points the finger at the
Critics of
It is sobering to note that the US Congress voted by an astounding majority of 390 against 5 to support
Please note that the tank-like armoured bulldozers, used to flatten Palestinian homes in
A mass campaign similar to the one that helped isolate apartheid
I have also included two other links below the link to Chomsky's essay. One is to Sir Gelard Kaufman MP, who was a leading Zionist advocate of Israel, comparing an Israeli spokesman to a Nazi, and the other is to a short Channel 4 report on Gaza,
"Exterminate all the Brutes": Gaza 2009
Noam Chomsky
January 19, 2009
http://www.chomsky.
** Sir Gerald Kaufman MP
http://www.publicat
** Chanel 4 news report on Gaza:
http://www.channel4
Friday, January 23, 2009
BAN White phosphorus bombs
Join facebook group to stop ..
White phosphorus bombs are banned under international law for use near civilians. It should be outlawed altogether, to not only spare army personel of unimaginable suffering, but also the civilians who get in the way when military forces use these bombs claming to target opposing forces.
White phosphorus bombs are banned under international law for use near civilians. It should be outlawed altogether, to not only spare army personel of unimaginable suffering, but also the civilians who get in the way when military forces use these bombs claming to target opposing forces.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
White Phosphorus
1/11/09 Al Jazeera's David Foster asked Israeli PM's spokeperson Mark Regev if they were using showers of white phosphorus on the civilian population in Gaza. He skirted around the question, and asked Al Jazeera to pose that question to the spokesperson of the IDF instead. She evaded the question, but didn't deny the use of it. Since the use of white phosphorous on a civilian population amounts to a war crime, and any military force would willingly dismiss such an allegation if it were false, we're left to conclude that it is being used.
Objective observers, including observers from Human Rights Watch, have already concluded that white phosphorus is being used.
White Phosphorus burns in air, and on contact will burn through flesh to the bone. The gas released from it as it burns causes corrosive clouds that are extremely poisonous.
The audio gradually goes way out of sync, but do listen through. American media outlets are blinding their audiences to what's going on. That's particularly atrocious given it's their tax-dollars that's funding these crimes against humanity.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
CND Cymru Bulletin No. 3
Gaza Action in Wales
CND Cymru Bulletin No. 3
13th January 2009
A round-up of events and actions in Wales that we know of, plus some events
beyond the borders. If you know of more events or actions in Wales please
email them to CND Cymru heddwch@cndcymru.org) and they can be included in
future mailings.
Please pass on this bulletin to any individuals, groups or organisations
that might find it useful.
[All information is obviously included in good faith - if you find mistakes
or can fill in omissions (especially for contacts) please do let us know.]
Join the local protests across the country (see below)
Message from Ray Davies CND Cymru Vice Chair:
At our peace vigils and protest marches on three buses which Wendy and
myself organised on behalf of CND Cymru and Wales PSC some people asked the
question why CND. First of all I do not think a peace organisation like CND
can turn its head away when children are being killed and maimed where women
are crying and there is tremendous suffering taking place in the war zone
ghetto they call Gaza. What some people fail to understand is that Israel
is a nuclear state and also Iran is well on the way if not already have
acquired nuclear weapons.
Another thing people do not understand is that the rockets being fired by
Amas into Israel is slowly creeping nearer and nearer to the Israeli nuclear
facility and if ever one of the rockets land on there it would be a
tremendous nuclear explosion which would devastate the whole region. That
possibility could provoke Israel into a nuclear weapons response in the Gaza
region and also spark off a nuclear war in the Middle East.
For me the pain of seeing the women and children being carried into the over
crowded hospital Gaza is often too much. To see the 45 year old conflict
going on with no peace in sight, with America actively encouraging Israel
and with Britain and the West following meekly behind is obscene to say the
least. If CND have any place on this planet, any place in Wales at all it
must play a leading role in working for peace with justice for Palestinians
to try and stop the wars which are taking place in Iraq and Afghanistan and
as we work to eliminate nuclear weapons we must still do all in our power to
prevent the conventional wars which are taking place in the Middle East from
escalating into a nuclear conflict.
Yours sincerely,
Councillor Ray T. Davies
Vice-Chair, CND Cymru, South Wales
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INDEX:
1. Future Events (mostly) in Wales.
2. What else you can do.
3. Reports of recent actions/events
4.Also in London
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1. Future Events in Wales
WREXHAM
Wednesday 14th January 6 pm -
meet outside Tesco
WREXHAM
Saturday 17th January Midday demonstration
Queens Square
CARDIFF
Wednesday 14th January 7.30 pm
Main Building, Cardiff University Park Place
EMERGENCY PUBLIC MEETING:
STOP THE MASSACRE IN GAZA - FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE
Speakers include EHAB BESSAISO, Palestinian Journalist from Gaza.
Ehab Bessaiso is a Palestinian writer and poet born in Gaza. Involved in
media studies in the Arab world, he has contributed widely to literary
events and publications in the UK and Palestine. A collection of his poetry
'The Albatross of the Blurred Skyline' was published in Beirut in 2004. He
will be joined by local anti-war activists to discuss what's going on in
Palestine, the background to the conflict, and what we can do to stop it.
CARDIFF
Saturday 17th January 1 pm, Nye Bevan Statue, Queen Street
STAND UP FOR GAZA PROTEST FOR JUSTICE & PEACE
Speakers to include Jill Evans Chair of CND Cymru
Please bring people, placards, drums, posters etc. We need to keep the
pressure up.
WEBSITE AND EMAIL Stop the War Coalition
Stop the War Coalition website is down and the usual email address not
functioning. There is a temporary email address to contact Stop the War:
HYPERLINK "mailto:stopwaruk@gmail.com" stopwaruk@gmail.com
Users of the social network site Facebook may also wish to join the Cardiff
Stop the War Coalition group on the site.
CAERNARFON
Friday 23rd January 5pm-6pm Picket outside Tesco
Boycott Israeli Goods,
2. What else you can do:
Petitions to sign
As the attack on Gaza continues, we thought that we should circulate details
of these three petitions, from Christian Aid, Amnesty International and the
Palestine Solidarity Campaign to make it easy for people who are as
horrified as we are to make their views more widely know. Do please support.
HYPERLINK
Christian Aid
Christian Aid campaign
Palestine Campaign
Amnesty
If you wish to donate money to help those stuck in Gaza, Oxfam, Christian
Aid. Medical Aid for Palestine, UNRWA and Mercy Corps among many others have
websites where you can do so.
Number 10 petition
Sign the petition to ask the British Government to do everything in it's
power to impose an arms embargo on Israel in light of the recent Israeli
offensive in the Gaza strip and to apply pressure on countries supplying
Israel with arms that breach international agreements with the intention of
restoring lasting peace to the region:
CAAT GAZA
Britain arms Israel source: Private Eye 9 January 2009:
British arms sales to Israel whole of 2007: £7.5 million
British arms sales to Israel first three months of 2008: £18,847,795 million
These include components for combat aircraft, military aero engines,
helmet-mounted display equipment for pilots.& Gordon Brown says we must
'stop the supply of arms to Hamas'.]
List of other arms sellers to Israel
CAAT list
HYPERLINK
CAAT Israel
Please continue tocontact your elected representatives and the British
Government.
Write to your AMs, MEP and MP urging them to call for:
* An immediate end to Israel's military assault on Gaza
* An immediate end to the blockade and siege on Gaza
* An end to Israel's violations of international law
* An end to Israeli occupation
i. Write to your AMs, MEPs & MP
You can find their details on this site
just enter your postcode.
ii. Write to the Labour Party
You can send a message to the Labour Party using this online form
HYPERLINK "http://www.labour.org.uk/contact"
http://www.labour.org.uk/contact
iii. Write to the Conservative Party
Write to David Cameron mailto: camerond@parliament.uk
You could mention you are appalled that he has been on the BBC calling for
restraint on all sides when nearly 200 Palestinians have been killed.
iv. British Consulate Jerusalem 972 (02) 541 4100
Call them asking what the British government is doing about the attacks on
Gaza.
v. British Embassy Tel Aviv
02 3510 1167 / (0)3 527 1572
vi. Prime Minister - Gordon Brown
Fax PM's office on 02079250918
vii. Foreign Secretary - David Miliband
mailto:private.office@fco.gov.uk" private.office@fco.gov.uk
Boycott Israeli Goods
Look for the label on food stuffs - Israel or West Bank.
Refuse to buy these goods.
Complain (politely but firmly) to the manager of the store
Find out more at:-
Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign
http://www.bigcampaign.org
www.bigcampaign.org
Jewish Boycott of Israeli Goods HYPERLINK mailto: Jews4BIG@googlemail.com
3. Reports of recent actions/events
10th January
Wendy Lewis' and Ray Davies' report from Demonstration in London
100,000 people from all over Britain joined today's march in London, to
protest at the Israeli Embassy against the continuing relentless attacks on
Gaza's civilian population. Ray Davies, 79 year old Vice Chair of CND Cymru,
sustained head injuries, concussion and cuts when he was trapped with
hundreds of others against the Embassy gates by Metropolitan Police.
The march had gone peacefully until it reached the Embassy. Many shoes were
thrown over the fence in a symbolic gesture of defiance, but the police
claimed that the shoes were aimed at them , and began to lash out at the
crowd. Three rows of police, in full riot gear and with heavy shields penned
a section of the protesters in an alleyway beside the Israeli Embassy. Ray
tried to negotiate between the protesters and the police; he explained that
the police had not been the target of the shoes, and asked to be allowed to
pass through in order to deliver a letter to the ambassador calling for a
ceasefire in Gaza.
In response, the special riot police shouted obscenities at Ray, and told
him to "get back with the rest of the scum".
Scuffles broke out, and the heavy steel barriers around the Embassy were
pushed over. Ray, at the front of the march, was unable to escape, and two
policemen hit him on the head with truncheons, cut him on the face with the
sharp edge of the heavy riot shields, and proceeded to kick him to the
ground, bleeding with cuts on his nose and hands. He suffered concussion for
a while, and medics pleaded to take him to hospital ; but when he regained
consciousness he wanted to get home on the bus rather than spend the night
in a London casualty unit.
He was treated at the University Hospital of Wales, and discharged.
Ray said:
"I have experienced the war zones in the Occupied Territories; I have been
shot at ,teargassed and beaten by the Israeli Defence Force; but I never
expected such abuse and brutal treatment in Britain from our own police
force."
The violent reaction to today's march was in complete contrast to the
peaceful protests held throughout the past weeks in Wales. There have been
two vigils in memory of the victims of Israel's bombing of Gaza; a
fundraising concert with Frankie Armstrong, which raised £1200 for Middle
East Childrens Alliance, and the enormously successful fundraising dinner at
City Hall for the Islamic Relief Fund; and a march and rally on Friday, one
of the biggest Cardiff has seen in many years, calling for a ceasefire in
Gaza
Ray Davies
Wendy Lewis
10th January
Plaid Cymru MP joins calls for Israel to halt bombardment of Gaza Strip
Wrexham Evening Leader 08 January 2009 By phil robinson
Plaid Cymru and Euro MP Jill Evans has called for urgent action to end
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which have already killed and injured
hundreds of Palestinians.
In retaliation for the firing of rockets into their territory by liberation
group Hamas, Israel's defence forces began mounting air attacks on Gaza last
week, followed by a ground invasion at the weekend.
Along with Plaid president Dafydd Iwan, Ms Evans, who is the party's deputy
president, has demanded "real and urgent action" to end the attacks.
They are supporting calls for an immediate ceasefire but say that words are
not enough.
A rally calling for the Israelis to cease attacks will take place in Queens
Square, Wrexham at midday on Saturday.
Ms Evans, who has visited Palestine several times and is planning to return
to Gaza in February, said: "Plaid Cymru has long campaigned for an end to
the Israeli occupation of Palestine and for a two-state solution.
"We opposed the siege of Gaza, which caused such terrible suffering. Gaza
itself is smaller than Wrexham, but has a population of 1.5 million.
"The bombardment and now the ground invasion of this poor and heavily
populated area will cause untold misery.
"There have been many calls for a ceasefire which Israel has ignored. The
time has come for action."
She added: "One concrete step would be for the European Union to suspend
Israel's privileged trade agreement with Europe, which requires Israel to
respect human rights.
"This would send the clearest signal of the need for an urgent ceasefire."
Mr Iwan said: "In my New Year message, I called for people to work together
to create a more peaceful world.
"Most of the world's problems can be better served by talking and
negotiations than by military might.
"The state of Israel is showing once again that it believes everything can
be solved by military action, and they are in danger of losing the support
and sympathy of people across the world, who see this as a totally
unnecessary a ct of aggression against a country which is in no position to
defend itself.
"We must work with the United Nations to bring peace and stability in the
Middle East, but I fear this latest action has made everything more
difficult, including the rebuilding of civil life for Palestinians and
Israelis.
"The UK government must revoke its support for any new agreements with
Israel.
"The European Parliament should refuse to endorse any extension of existing
agreements and should exert its influence to prevent further EU benefits
going Israel whilst it fails to observe its international legal and
humanitarian obligations."
Israel announced yesterday it would halt its bombardment of the Gaza Strip
for three hours from 11am every day to "allow residents to re-supply, get
aid and so on".
8th January
Islamic Relief Fund Wales
Over £40,000 has been raised in Cardiff (on the streets and at a fund
raising supper in Cardiff City Hall) for the Islamic relief fund currently
working within Gaza to try and relieve the suffering. See more :
HYPERLINK "http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk" www.islamic-relief.org.uk
Raytheon factory Northern Ireland Protest
HYPERLINK
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7819735.stm"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7819735.stm
4. ONGOING: 24hr VIGIL AGAINST ISRAEL'S ACTIONS IN GAZA OPPOSITE WESTMINSTER
PARLIAMENT
A non-stop vigil opposite the Westminster Parliament started on Thursday
8th, calling for an immediate end to Israel's military assault on Gaza and
an end to the two-year long blockade and siege of Gaza.
The vigil was started by individuals appalled by what has been happening in
Gaza - the siege by Israel which has closed off people in the Gaza Strip
from the outside world, and the recent military attacks which have resulted
in many hundreds of Palestinian deaths and many thousands injured. The
United Nations and the International Red Cross now describe the conditions
in Gaza as "a full-blown humanitarian crisis". (1)
Emma Sangster, who helped set up the vigil, said "I, like many, many
thousands of others around the country, can not just look on at the death
and destruction in Gaza and wait for world leaders to take effective action,
without taking action ourselves. We are outraged that Israel is allowed to
act with impunity and to break international humanitarian law and commit war
crimes. The British government must use every means available to stop
Israel's indiscriminate killing and punishment of people in Gaza."
Vigil for Gaza welcomes all who wish to peacefully protest against the
blockade of Gaza and the indiscriminate attacks on its people by Israel. The
vigil is being maintained 24 hours every day.
Vigil for Gaza is supported by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and is
one of many protests happening throughout Britain against Israel's action in
Gaza. (2)
CONTACTS
Maria Gallastegui 07886 662091, Emma Sangster 07791 486484
For further information on the vigil, contact vigilforgaza@gmail.com or see
http://www.vigilforgaza.net.
NOTES
1. United Nations and the International Red Cross describe the conditions in
Gaza as "a full-blown humanitarian crisis".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7813671.stm
2. See http://www.palestinecampaign.org for details of other protests
throughout the UK.
BRISTOL
Daily peace vigil for Gaza between 5pm & 6pm on the Centre (3pm to 4pm on
Saturday). Try to join in at least once a week. See
Link to Video on Israeli PR & Spin
HYPERLINK "http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565" \o
"blocked::http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565
THE TIMES NEWSPAPER:
Jews speak out against the Gaza carnage
We the undersigned are all of Jewish origin. When we see the dead and
bloodied bodies of young children, the cutting off of water, electricity and
food, we are reminded of the siege of the Warsaw Ghetto.
When Dov Weisglass, an adviser to the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert,
talked of putting Gazans "on a diet" and the deputy defence minister, Matan
Vilnai, talked about the Palestinians experiencing "a bigger shoah"
(holocaust), this reminds us of Governor General Hans Frank in Nazi-occupied
Poland, who spoke of "death by hunger".
The real reason for the attack on Gaza is that Israel is only willing to
deal with Palestinian quislings.
The main crime of Hamas is not terrorism but its refusal to accept becoming
a pawn in the hands of the Israeli occupation regime in Palestine.
The decision last month by the EU council to upgrade relations with Israel,
without any specific conditions on human rights, has encouraged further
Israeli aggression.
The time for appeasing Israel is long past. As a first step, Britain must
withdraw the British ambassador to Israel and, as with apartheid South
Africa, embark on a programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions.
Ben Birnberg, Prof Haim Bresheeth, Deborah Fink, Bella Freud, Tony
Greenstein, Abe Hayeem, Prof Adah Kay, Yehudit Keshet, Dr Les Levidow, Prof
Yosefa Loshitzky, Prof Moshe Machover, Miriam Margolyes, Prof Jonathan
Rosenhead and 65 others
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CND Cymru Bulletin No. 3
13th January 2009
A round-up of events and actions in Wales that we know of, plus some events
beyond the borders. If you know of more events or actions in Wales please
email them to CND Cymru heddwch@cndcymru.org) and they can be included in
future mailings.
Please pass on this bulletin to any individuals, groups or organisations
that might find it useful.
[All information is obviously included in good faith - if you find mistakes
or can fill in omissions (especially for contacts) please do let us know.]
Join the local protests across the country (see below)
Message from Ray Davies CND Cymru Vice Chair:
At our peace vigils and protest marches on three buses which Wendy and
myself organised on behalf of CND Cymru and Wales PSC some people asked the
question why CND. First of all I do not think a peace organisation like CND
can turn its head away when children are being killed and maimed where women
are crying and there is tremendous suffering taking place in the war zone
ghetto they call Gaza. What some people fail to understand is that Israel
is a nuclear state and also Iran is well on the way if not already have
acquired nuclear weapons.
Another thing people do not understand is that the rockets being fired by
Amas into Israel is slowly creeping nearer and nearer to the Israeli nuclear
facility and if ever one of the rockets land on there it would be a
tremendous nuclear explosion which would devastate the whole region. That
possibility could provoke Israel into a nuclear weapons response in the Gaza
region and also spark off a nuclear war in the Middle East.
For me the pain of seeing the women and children being carried into the over
crowded hospital Gaza is often too much. To see the 45 year old conflict
going on with no peace in sight, with America actively encouraging Israel
and with Britain and the West following meekly behind is obscene to say the
least. If CND have any place on this planet, any place in Wales at all it
must play a leading role in working for peace with justice for Palestinians
to try and stop the wars which are taking place in Iraq and Afghanistan and
as we work to eliminate nuclear weapons we must still do all in our power to
prevent the conventional wars which are taking place in the Middle East from
escalating into a nuclear conflict.
Yours sincerely,
Councillor Ray T. Davies
Vice-Chair, CND Cymru, South Wales
..........................................
INDEX:
1. Future Events (mostly) in Wales.
2. What else you can do.
3. Reports of recent actions/events
4.Also in London
...................................
1. Future Events in Wales
WREXHAM
Wednesday 14th January 6 pm -
meet outside Tesco
WREXHAM
Saturday 17th January Midday demonstration
Queens Square
CARDIFF
Wednesday 14th January 7.30 pm
Main Building, Cardiff University Park Place
EMERGENCY PUBLIC MEETING:
STOP THE MASSACRE IN GAZA - FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE
Speakers include EHAB BESSAISO, Palestinian Journalist from Gaza.
Ehab Bessaiso is a Palestinian writer and poet born in Gaza. Involved in
media studies in the Arab world, he has contributed widely to literary
events and publications in the UK and Palestine. A collection of his poetry
'The Albatross of the Blurred Skyline' was published in Beirut in 2004. He
will be joined by local anti-war activists to discuss what's going on in
Palestine, the background to the conflict, and what we can do to stop it.
CARDIFF
Saturday 17th January 1 pm, Nye Bevan Statue, Queen Street
STAND UP FOR GAZA PROTEST FOR JUSTICE & PEACE
Speakers to include Jill Evans Chair of CND Cymru
Please bring people, placards, drums, posters etc. We need to keep the
pressure up.
WEBSITE AND EMAIL Stop the War Coalition
Stop the War Coalition website is down and the usual email address not
functioning. There is a temporary email address to contact Stop the War:
HYPERLINK "mailto:stopwaruk@gmail.com" stopwaruk@gmail.com
Users of the social network site Facebook may also wish to join the Cardiff
Stop the War Coalition group on the site.
CAERNARFON
Friday 23rd January 5pm-6pm Picket outside Tesco
Boycott Israeli Goods,
2. What else you can do:
Petitions to sign
As the attack on Gaza continues, we thought that we should circulate details
of these three petitions, from Christian Aid, Amnesty International and the
Palestine Solidarity Campaign to make it easy for people who are as
horrified as we are to make their views more widely know. Do please support.
HYPERLINK
Christian Aid
Christian Aid campaign
Palestine Campaign
Amnesty
If you wish to donate money to help those stuck in Gaza, Oxfam, Christian
Aid. Medical Aid for Palestine, UNRWA and Mercy Corps among many others have
websites where you can do so.
Number 10 petition
Sign the petition to ask the British Government to do everything in it's
power to impose an arms embargo on Israel in light of the recent Israeli
offensive in the Gaza strip and to apply pressure on countries supplying
Israel with arms that breach international agreements with the intention of
restoring lasting peace to the region:
CAAT GAZA
Britain arms Israel source: Private Eye 9 January 2009:
British arms sales to Israel whole of 2007: £7.5 million
British arms sales to Israel first three months of 2008: £18,847,795 million
These include components for combat aircraft, military aero engines,
helmet-mounted display equipment for pilots.& Gordon Brown says we must
'stop the supply of arms to Hamas'.]
List of other arms sellers to Israel
CAAT list
HYPERLINK
CAAT Israel
Please continue tocontact your elected representatives and the British
Government.
Write to your AMs, MEP and MP urging them to call for:
* An immediate end to Israel's military assault on Gaza
* An immediate end to the blockade and siege on Gaza
* An end to Israel's violations of international law
* An end to Israeli occupation
i. Write to your AMs, MEPs & MP
You can find their details on this site
just enter your postcode.
ii. Write to the Labour Party
You can send a message to the Labour Party using this online form
HYPERLINK "http://www.labour.org.uk/contact"
http://www.labour.org.uk/contact
iii. Write to the Conservative Party
Write to David Cameron mailto: camerond@parliament.uk
You could mention you are appalled that he has been on the BBC calling for
restraint on all sides when nearly 200 Palestinians have been killed.
iv. British Consulate Jerusalem 972 (02) 541 4100
Call them asking what the British government is doing about the attacks on
Gaza.
v. British Embassy Tel Aviv
02 3510 1167 / (0)3 527 1572
vi. Prime Minister - Gordon Brown
Fax PM's office on 02079250918
vii. Foreign Secretary - David Miliband
mailto:private.office@fco.gov.uk" private.office@fco.gov.uk
Boycott Israeli Goods
Look for the label on food stuffs - Israel or West Bank.
Refuse to buy these goods.
Complain (politely but firmly) to the manager of the store
Find out more at:-
Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign
http://www.bigcampaign.org
www.bigcampaign.org
Jewish Boycott of Israeli Goods HYPERLINK mailto: Jews4BIG@googlemail.com
3. Reports of recent actions/events
10th January
Wendy Lewis' and Ray Davies' report from Demonstration in London
100,000 people from all over Britain joined today's march in London, to
protest at the Israeli Embassy against the continuing relentless attacks on
Gaza's civilian population. Ray Davies, 79 year old Vice Chair of CND Cymru,
sustained head injuries, concussion and cuts when he was trapped with
hundreds of others against the Embassy gates by Metropolitan Police.
The march had gone peacefully until it reached the Embassy. Many shoes were
thrown over the fence in a symbolic gesture of defiance, but the police
claimed that the shoes were aimed at them , and began to lash out at the
crowd. Three rows of police, in full riot gear and with heavy shields penned
a section of the protesters in an alleyway beside the Israeli Embassy. Ray
tried to negotiate between the protesters and the police; he explained that
the police had not been the target of the shoes, and asked to be allowed to
pass through in order to deliver a letter to the ambassador calling for a
ceasefire in Gaza.
In response, the special riot police shouted obscenities at Ray, and told
him to "get back with the rest of the scum".
Scuffles broke out, and the heavy steel barriers around the Embassy were
pushed over. Ray, at the front of the march, was unable to escape, and two
policemen hit him on the head with truncheons, cut him on the face with the
sharp edge of the heavy riot shields, and proceeded to kick him to the
ground, bleeding with cuts on his nose and hands. He suffered concussion for
a while, and medics pleaded to take him to hospital ; but when he regained
consciousness he wanted to get home on the bus rather than spend the night
in a London casualty unit.
He was treated at the University Hospital of Wales, and discharged.
Ray said:
"I have experienced the war zones in the Occupied Territories; I have been
shot at ,teargassed and beaten by the Israeli Defence Force; but I never
expected such abuse and brutal treatment in Britain from our own police
force."
The violent reaction to today's march was in complete contrast to the
peaceful protests held throughout the past weeks in Wales. There have been
two vigils in memory of the victims of Israel's bombing of Gaza; a
fundraising concert with Frankie Armstrong, which raised £1200 for Middle
East Childrens Alliance, and the enormously successful fundraising dinner at
City Hall for the Islamic Relief Fund; and a march and rally on Friday, one
of the biggest Cardiff has seen in many years, calling for a ceasefire in
Gaza
Ray Davies
Wendy Lewis
10th January
Plaid Cymru MP joins calls for Israel to halt bombardment of Gaza Strip
Wrexham Evening Leader 08 January 2009 By phil robinson
Plaid Cymru and Euro MP Jill Evans has called for urgent action to end
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which have already killed and injured
hundreds of Palestinians.
In retaliation for the firing of rockets into their territory by liberation
group Hamas, Israel's defence forces began mounting air attacks on Gaza last
week, followed by a ground invasion at the weekend.
Along with Plaid president Dafydd Iwan, Ms Evans, who is the party's deputy
president, has demanded "real and urgent action" to end the attacks.
They are supporting calls for an immediate ceasefire but say that words are
not enough.
A rally calling for the Israelis to cease attacks will take place in Queens
Square, Wrexham at midday on Saturday.
Ms Evans, who has visited Palestine several times and is planning to return
to Gaza in February, said: "Plaid Cymru has long campaigned for an end to
the Israeli occupation of Palestine and for a two-state solution.
"We opposed the siege of Gaza, which caused such terrible suffering. Gaza
itself is smaller than Wrexham, but has a population of 1.5 million.
"The bombardment and now the ground invasion of this poor and heavily
populated area will cause untold misery.
"There have been many calls for a ceasefire which Israel has ignored. The
time has come for action."
She added: "One concrete step would be for the European Union to suspend
Israel's privileged trade agreement with Europe, which requires Israel to
respect human rights.
"This would send the clearest signal of the need for an urgent ceasefire."
Mr Iwan said: "In my New Year message, I called for people to work together
to create a more peaceful world.
"Most of the world's problems can be better served by talking and
negotiations than by military might.
"The state of Israel is showing once again that it believes everything can
be solved by military action, and they are in danger of losing the support
and sympathy of people across the world, who see this as a totally
unnecessary a ct of aggression against a country which is in no position to
defend itself.
"We must work with the United Nations to bring peace and stability in the
Middle East, but I fear this latest action has made everything more
difficult, including the rebuilding of civil life for Palestinians and
Israelis.
"The UK government must revoke its support for any new agreements with
Israel.
"The European Parliament should refuse to endorse any extension of existing
agreements and should exert its influence to prevent further EU benefits
going Israel whilst it fails to observe its international legal and
humanitarian obligations."
Israel announced yesterday it would halt its bombardment of the Gaza Strip
for three hours from 11am every day to "allow residents to re-supply, get
aid and so on".
8th January
Islamic Relief Fund Wales
Over £40,000 has been raised in Cardiff (on the streets and at a fund
raising supper in Cardiff City Hall) for the Islamic relief fund currently
working within Gaza to try and relieve the suffering. See more :
HYPERLINK "http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk" www.islamic-relief.org.uk
Raytheon factory Northern Ireland Protest
HYPERLINK
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7819735.stm"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7819735.stm
4. ONGOING: 24hr VIGIL AGAINST ISRAEL'S ACTIONS IN GAZA OPPOSITE WESTMINSTER
PARLIAMENT
A non-stop vigil opposite the Westminster Parliament started on Thursday
8th, calling for an immediate end to Israel's military assault on Gaza and
an end to the two-year long blockade and siege of Gaza.
The vigil was started by individuals appalled by what has been happening in
Gaza - the siege by Israel which has closed off people in the Gaza Strip
from the outside world, and the recent military attacks which have resulted
in many hundreds of Palestinian deaths and many thousands injured. The
United Nations and the International Red Cross now describe the conditions
in Gaza as "a full-blown humanitarian crisis". (1)
Emma Sangster, who helped set up the vigil, said "I, like many, many
thousands of others around the country, can not just look on at the death
and destruction in Gaza and wait for world leaders to take effective action,
without taking action ourselves. We are outraged that Israel is allowed to
act with impunity and to break international humanitarian law and commit war
crimes. The British government must use every means available to stop
Israel's indiscriminate killing and punishment of people in Gaza."
Vigil for Gaza welcomes all who wish to peacefully protest against the
blockade of Gaza and the indiscriminate attacks on its people by Israel. The
vigil is being maintained 24 hours every day.
Vigil for Gaza is supported by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and is
one of many protests happening throughout Britain against Israel's action in
Gaza. (2)
CONTACTS
Maria Gallastegui 07886 662091, Emma Sangster 07791 486484
For further information on the vigil, contact vigilforgaza@gmail.com or see
http://www.vigilforgaza.net.
NOTES
1. United Nations and the International Red Cross describe the conditions in
Gaza as "a full-blown humanitarian crisis".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7813671.stm
2. See http://www.palestinecampaign.org for details of other protests
throughout the UK.
BRISTOL
Daily peace vigil for Gaza between 5pm & 6pm on the Centre (3pm to 4pm on
Saturday). Try to join in at least once a week. See
Link to Video on Israeli PR & Spin
HYPERLINK "http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565" \o
"blocked::http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565
THE TIMES NEWSPAPER:
Jews speak out against the Gaza carnage
We the undersigned are all of Jewish origin. When we see the dead and
bloodied bodies of young children, the cutting off of water, electricity and
food, we are reminded of the siege of the Warsaw Ghetto.
When Dov Weisglass, an adviser to the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert,
talked of putting Gazans "on a diet" and the deputy defence minister, Matan
Vilnai, talked about the Palestinians experiencing "a bigger shoah"
(holocaust), this reminds us of Governor General Hans Frank in Nazi-occupied
Poland, who spoke of "death by hunger".
The real reason for the attack on Gaza is that Israel is only willing to
deal with Palestinian quislings.
The main crime of Hamas is not terrorism but its refusal to accept becoming
a pawn in the hands of the Israeli occupation regime in Palestine.
The decision last month by the EU council to upgrade relations with Israel,
without any specific conditions on human rights, has encouraged further
Israeli aggression.
The time for appeasing Israel is long past. As a first step, Britain must
withdraw the British ambassador to Israel and, as with apartheid South
Africa, embark on a programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions.
Ben Birnberg, Prof Haim Bresheeth, Deborah Fink, Bella Freud, Tony
Greenstein, Abe Hayeem, Prof Adah Kay, Yehudit Keshet, Dr Les Levidow, Prof
Yosefa Loshitzky, Prof Moshe Machover, Miriam Margolyes, Prof Jonathan
Rosenhead and 65 others
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Cynical Dragon mocks Ray Davies
Cops club Ray Davies unconscious at Gaza protest « cardiff radical ...11 Jan 2009
Ray Davies, 79, is a familiar figure on the South Wales political scene whose commitment to the rights of Palestinians is unquestionable. On Saturday’s march against the invasion of Gaza he was amongst those protesting at the Israeli ...
But we have this eejit mocking Ray - and like a coward without the decency to reveal his ID!
SAD SICKO Cynical Dragon or Dave Raybould from Newport. He doesn't have any right to use this picture of Ray which he stole of another site. Nothing original there then.
THE CYNICAL DRAGON: Ray The Riot11 Jan 2009 by David
According to Ray Davies, anti-Israel protester and the South Wales Echo's most consistent letter writer, he was assaulted by Police whilst trying to negotiate between protesters and the authorities at the anti-Israel march in London. ...
Ray Davies, 79, is a familiar figure on the South Wales political scene whose commitment to the rights of Palestinians is unquestionable. On Saturday’s march against the invasion of Gaza he was amongst those protesting at the Israeli ...
But we have this eejit mocking Ray - and like a coward without the decency to reveal his ID!
SAD SICKO Cynical Dragon or Dave Raybould from Newport. He doesn't have any right to use this picture of Ray which he stole of another site. Nothing original there then.
THE CYNICAL DRAGON: Ray The Riot11 Jan 2009 by David
According to Ray Davies, anti-Israel protester and the South Wales Echo's most consistent letter writer, he was assaulted by Police whilst trying to negotiate between protesters and the authorities at the anti-Israel march in London. ...
Monday, January 12, 2009
Petition to Impose Arms Embargo on Israel
Petition to Impose Arms Embargo on Israel
Sign the petition on the official site of the Prime Minister's Office, Number10.gov.uk, to encourage the government to impose an arms embargo on Israel following the war on Gaza.
Click here. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Arms-embargo
This petition recognises that the government has taken positive steps to tighten weapons exportation to Israel since 2005. However, only a complete arms embargo will send a clear message to Israel that this government will not accept the prolonged armed conflict which is aggravating existing tensions in the region. Additionally this will ensure that the government adheres to the UK Export Control Act of 2002 and the EU “consolidated criteria” governing the export of military equipment. Equally such a stance would set a precedent showing that this government is committed to establishing peace in the region. This precedent will have a far reaching impact in terms of marginalising the ideologies of radical extremist groups.
Thousands of signatures are needed to ensure a response. Please circulate widely.
Sign the petition on the official site of the Prime Minister's Office, Number10.gov.uk, to encourage the government to impose an arms embargo on Israel following the war on Gaza.
Click here. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Arms-embargo
This petition recognises that the government has taken positive steps to tighten weapons exportation to Israel since 2005. However, only a complete arms embargo will send a clear message to Israel that this government will not accept the prolonged armed conflict which is aggravating existing tensions in the region. Additionally this will ensure that the government adheres to the UK Export Control Act of 2002 and the EU “consolidated criteria” governing the export of military equipment. Equally such a stance would set a precedent showing that this government is committed to establishing peace in the region. This precedent will have a far reaching impact in terms of marginalising the ideologies of radical extremist groups.
Thousands of signatures are needed to ensure a response. Please circulate widely.
More GAZA events in Cardiff
150,000 people marched on the Israeli Embassy on Saturday, joining demonstrators
across the world, more events are planned in Cardiff. Thousands of pounds for
urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza has also been raised in South Wales, if you
want to help out - in whatever way - get in contact!
EMERGENCY PUBLIC MEETING:
STOP THE MASSACRE IN GAZA
FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE
Wednesday 14 February at 7.30 pm, Main Building, Cardiff University
Park Place
Speakers include EHAB BESSAISO, Palestinian Journalist from Gaza.
Ehab Bessaiso is a Palestinian writer and poet born in Gaza. Involved in media
studies in the Arab world, he has contributed widely to literary events and
publications in the UK and Palestine. A collection of his poetry 'The Albatross
of the Blurred Skyline' was published in Beirut in 2004. He will be joined by
local anti-war activists to discuss what's going on in Palestine, the background
to the conflict, and what we can do to stop it.
STAND UP FOR GAZA
PROTEST FOR JUSTICE & PEACE
Saturday 17 February at 1 pm, Nye Bevan Statue, Queen Street
Please bring people, placards, drums, posters etc. We need to keep the pressure
up.
TWO SIDES - ONE STORY: GUANTANAMO FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE WIRE
Wednesday 4 February at 7 pm, Cardiff University (Full details to be announced
shortly)
Cardiff Stop the War Coalition and other organisations will be hosting this
major human rights conference. Guantanamo Bay stands as one of the most potent
symbols of unlawful detention in the world today. The detention of suspected
terrorists at the prison camps has evoked emotion from those seeking its closure
and continuance. This event brings those on opposite sides of wire at Guantanamo
together for the first time.
Speakers -
SAMI AL HAJ (Ex Guantanamo Detainee and Aljazeera Journalist)
CHRISTOPHER ARENDT (Ex-US Guantanamo Guard)
MOAZZAM BEGG (Ex-Guantanamo Detainee, Spokesman for Cageprisoners)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Ray Davies injured in GAZA demo
100,000 people from all over Britain joined today's march in London, to protest at the Israeli Embassy against the continuing relentless attacks on Gaza's civilian population. Ray Davies, 79 year old Vice Chair of CND Cymru, sustained head injuries, concussion and cuts when he was trapped with hundreds of others against the Embassy gates by Metropolitan Police.
The march had gone peacefully until it reached the Embassy. Many shoes were thrown over the fence in a symbolic gesture of defiance, but the police claimed that the shoes were aimed at them , and began to lash out at the crowd. Three rows of police, in full riot gear and with heavy shields penned a section of the protesters in an alleyway beside the Israeli Embassy. Ray tried to negotiate between the protesters and the police; he explained that the police had not been the target of the shoes, and asked to be allowed to pass through in order to deliver a letter to the ambassador calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In response, the special riot police shouted obscenities at Ray, and told him to "get back with the rest of the scum".
Scuffles broke out, and the heavy steel barriers around the Embassy were pushed over. Ray, at the front of the march, was unable to escape, and two policemen hit him on the head with truncheons, cut him on the face with the sharp edge of the heavy riot shields, and proceeded to kick him to the ground, bleeding with cuts on his nose and hands. He suffered concussion for a while, and medics pleaded to take him to hospital ; but when he regained consciousness he wanted to get home on the bus rather than spend the night in a London casualty unit.
He was treated at the University Hospital of Wales, and discharged.
Ray said,
"I have experienced the war zones in the Occupied Territories; I have been shot at ,teargassed and beaten by the Israeli Defence Force; but I never expected such abuse and brutal treatment in Britain from our own police force."
The violent reaction to today's march was in complete contrast to the peaceful protests held throughout the past weeks in Wales. There have been two vigils in memory of the victims of Israel's bombing of Gaza; a fundraising concert with Frankie Armstrong, which raised £1200 for Middle East Childrens Alliance, and the enormously successful fundraising dinner at City Hall for the Islamic Relief Fund; and a march and rally on Friday, one of the biggest Cardiff has seen in many years, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Ray Davies
Wendy Lewis
Friday, December 19, 2008
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UK Atomic weapons establishment sold Crazy
Aldermaston
The UK Atomic Weapons Establishment, which makes and maintains the warheads for Britain’s nuclear missiles, has come under the control of US companies after the government sold its one-third stake. Ministers were accused Thursday night of trying to conceal the change in ownership after failing to make an announcement to parliament.
FT 19th Dec 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30de8c18-cd59-11dd-9905-000077b07658.htmlThe UK Atomic Weapons Establishment, which makes and maintains the warheads for Britain’s nuclear missiles, has come under the control of US companies after the government sold its one-third stake.
Ministers were accused Thursday night of trying to conceal the change in ownership after failing to make an announcement to parliament.
The sale of the Aldermaston facility to Jacobs is likely to reignite controversy over the independence of the UK’s deterrent.
The US already supplies the technology for the weapons but it was the recognition that the UK needed an independent nuclear deterrent after the second world war which prompted the government to develop the facility.
However, there was no announcement from the government, which was accused of turning the matter into “a farce”.
BNFL only put up a short statement on its website Thursday afternoon confirming the sale. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform had no official comment.
Gerald Howarth, shadow defence minister, described the decision not to announce the sale to parliament as “unacceptable”.
“It is consistent with the government’s unwillingness to share matters nuclear with parliament.
“It is not an issue about which we can be cavalier. We need to know what the implications are of this.”
Nick Harvey, Liberal Democrat defence spokesman, said: “The government appears guilty of concealing all this from parliament and the public. There has been a huge degree of suspicion over what has been going on at Aldermaston, particularly over recruitment and how this fits with our obligations under the non-proliferation treaty.
“None of this has been properly explained. Why are we bothering with the fiction of being independent and separate from the US when this is clearly not the case? It sounds to me like this is turning into a farce.”
AWE is jointly owned by the government, through its stake in BNFL; Serco, the British support services group; and Lockheed Martin, the US defence company.
Jacobs had been competing against another US engineer, Fluor Corporation, for the stake since January. The US company did not disclose the purchase price but estimates in January valued it at £100m ($150m).
Bob King, officer of the Prospect union for AWE, said Jacobs was well-known to staff and he hoped the company would provide some financial stability.
But politically he admitted it was “a sad day” that Britain’s nuclear deterrent was now majority US controlled.
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CAAT at "The Spirit of Christmas Fair"
ol Saint Nick comes to town to take "Clarion Events" to task, as they have recently purchased contracts to run five of the biggest arms fairs on the planet. They also run " The Spirit of Christmas Fair." Helping facilitate the flow of weapons to government like Saudi Arabia, Columbia and China doesn't really sit well with the Christmas message of peace and goodwill to all men. Clarion have now been added to the naughty list for their unethical standards.
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