Israeli forces are removing Palestinians from central Rafah, in the clearest sign yet they plan to intensify the ongoing assault on the million people in the city. In the North of Gaza, there is intense fighting as Netyanhu drives ahead with his genocidal war. Meanwhile the movement in solidarity with Palestine continues to deepen and emply new tactics to oppose Israeli terror. The student camps in Britain, and those around the world, have changed the dynamic of the movement. See below for this weeks local and national action for Palestine. We urge all our readers to show support for these events and the student protest camp outside the natural history museum.
Next Oxford and Thames Valley SWP meeting - All welcome
US campuses in revolt: Palestine, imperialism and the crisis of US democracy
7.15pm Wednesday 15th May
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, East Oxford OX4 1YH (map)
or online via zoom ID 861 2001 6477 Passcode: 967537 or by link: http://bit.ly/OTVSWP
At the beginning of May there were over 80 student encampments in solidarity with Palestine on university campuses in the United States. They continue to spread, despite the fact that 2,300 protesters have been arrested or detained since 18 April.
A wave of pro-Palestine university occupations and encampments began in Britain as well, inspired by the US students.
The scale of the American protests invites comparison with the global student movement of the 1960s. It too was driven by the spectacle of a murderous imperialist war—Vietnam then, Gaza now.
The experience of the Vietnam War was a practical lesson for millions in the nature of imperialism. The same thing is happening today at a time when rival imperialist powers are lining up against each other globally. The brutality of the police and zionist vigilantes against the protests shows the violent nature of the US state.
Come to the meeting to discuss the crisis of US democracy and the encampment protests in the UK.
- 22nd May - “Everything was possible”: 50 years since the Portuguese revolution
- 29th May - China and the US: a new cold war?
Action for Palestine
Hands of Rahaf emergency protest
Stop arming Israel
Nakba day Wed 15th May
Assemble Carfax, 12 noon
Join us next week for our next Healthcare workers vigil. Turnout last week was incredible, and we would like the next one to be even bigger. We will continue to support our students at the Oxford University encampment so the vigil will be in the same location.
Thursday the 16th of May
5:30 pm
Natural History Museum in Oxford city centre.
This vigil is open for all, not just healthcare workers.
DO wear scrubs or uniform
DO bring banners
Don't wear trust identification (so no ID badges)
followed by
PSC AGM
7PM Thursday 16th May
Long Room, Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates.
Sat 18 May - 12 Noon
National Demonstration
#Nakba 76: End The Genocide - #StopArmingIsrsael
Assemble: BBC, Portland Place
Book seats on Oxford transport here: https://bit.ly/Ox2May18
International Socialism 182 focuses on the politics of Palestine and the Middle East, from how drone warfare is reshaping the nature of inter-state rivalries and why Israel is ramping up its war drive with Lebanon to how fossil imperialism continues to exploit the region under the guise of "green capitalism". Visit isj.org.uk
Book the dates off now!
Marxism Festival 2024, central London
Thurs 4 July to Sun 7 July:
Get your ticket c/o bit.ly/marxism24
Ghassan Abu Sitta is speaking at Marxism Festival. The Palestinian surgeon, who worked in and broadcast from Al Alhi hospital in Gaza, joins a line up including:
Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis · Ghada Karmi · Richard Boyd Barrrett · Sumaya Awad · Tariq Ali · Muzan Alneell · Ilan Pappé · Lowkey · Gary Younge · Sophia Beach · Claudia Webbe MP · Andrew Feinstein · Walden Bello · Alex Callinicos + more
