Keep an eye on the IPSC website for details of the 8th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week, taking place in late February 2012. In the meantime, check out this video courtesy of the Never Before Campaign:
On Saturday 12th November 2011, Dublin’s central shopping district Grafton Street saw the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign stage a virtual Israeli checkpoint highlighting the brutality and humiliation faced by Palestinians every day as they attempt to go about their daily lives. The IPSC were exposing the role Irish cement multinational CRH plays in the building of the illegal apartheid wall, checkpoints and settlements. In just a few hours we collected over 300 signatures for our petition calling on CRH to divest from it’s Israeli subsidiary the Mashav Group which owns Nesher cement. You can sign the petition online by clicking here. … Continue reading
Christmas is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate the holiday season than buying gifts for your loved ones and supporting the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign at the same time. Our online store has a whole range of gift ideas, from our ever popular Christmas cards and calendars, to football shirts and flags, to olive wood products from Bethlehem and of course books, DVDs and CDs. Stocks are always limited, so be sure to order early. You can pay via PayPal (even if you don’t have a PayPal account, you can still use a credit card) or with a cheque, … Continue reading
The ‘Promises’ development education course, presented by the Palestine Education Initiative, is running again this October 2011. Start date for Course: Tuesday 11 October 2011 Venues and times: Belfast: 7:00-9:00pm Peace House 224 Lisburn Road Facilitator: Richard Irvine BA, MA, PGCE 8 Sessions Cost: £80/£60 concession Dublin: 6:30-8:30pm The Irish Aid Centre 27-31 Upper O’Connell Street Facilitator: Freda Hughes BA, PGCE 6 Sessions Cost: 80 Euros/ 60 Euros concession The Dublin course is maintaining the original six session format. The Belfast one has been expanded to eight sessions. “I feel I am now able to debate this issue with confidence,” … Continue reading