I'm sure all of us are aware of what's happening in Gaza at the moment, and though you may sometimes feel powerless to stop the atrocities, here are a few things you can do which can help make a difference:
1. ProtestNational Demonstration: Saturday 10 January
March from Hyde Park to Israeli Embassy
Assemble 12:30 at Hyde Park
2. Support Gaza Emergency Appeal
Donate directly to Islamic Relief through the
Justgiving page. Any bloggers can also add the widget on the right hand side of the page.
London Underground Collections
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Time: 7:00am - 10:00pm
For further information or to volunteer, please call 0782 446 5463 or email
lana.nankalei@islamic-relief.org.uk. Join the Facebook event
here.
Charity Dinner for Palestine on behalf of Islamic Relief/ ESL:
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Kleftiko Restaurant
Street: 186 Holland park avenue
Join the Facebook event
here.
3. Contact the Media
Friends of Al-Aqsa calls on everyone to contact the media and demand more balanced and fair reporting of the conflict. This should include demands that the Palestinian side of the story is given adequate coverage, which the media can achieve by contacting organisations which support the Palestinian cause such as:
Friends of Al-Aqsa – 07711 823524
Palestine Solidarity Campaign - 020 7700 6192
Stop the War Coalition - 07939 242229
ACTION REQUIRED
Friends of Al-Aqsa calls on everyone to contact all the media agencies, who are providing imbalanced reporting, including:
BBC News
020 8743 8000 / 0870 0100 222
ITN
0207 833 3000
Sky News
020 7705 3000 / 08702 403000
4. Boycott Companies which support Israel
You can find an extensive list of companies that support Israel financially
here.
5. Support Fair Trade Initiatives:
Make every penny count by support long term projects which help give Palestinians economic independance. Companies like
Zaytoun sell Fair Trade olive oil and related products here in the UK. Check out the
Palestine Fair Trade Association for more information.
