British Palestine Friendship and Twinning Network Conference and AGM: Saving Lives and Healing Wounds in Palestine Saturday, 21 November 9.30-5.00 pm at Transport House, 211 Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1AY UK Patron: Sir Vincent Fean Speakers: Tony Laurance, Chief Executive Officer of Medical Aid for Palestinians Professor Dr Saleem Haj-Yahia,

The event will be in Birmingham this year with a speaker from Medical Aid for Palestine and an introduction by Sir Vincent Fean, former Consul General to Jerusalem, who is now Patron of the Twinning Network. More info »

Dr JEFF HALPER, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions who will be speaking on: Obstacles to Peace: Reframing the Israeli – Palestinian Conflict Halper says “We think, as Israelis, that Jews and Arabs should live together. Palestinians have rights of self-determination just like we have. We have to fight

Tony Pearce has arranged an appointment on this date at 11.40 in

Venue and agenda to be circulated later.

National protest at visit of Israeli team to Cardiff to play Wales. Israel isn’t even a European country so why are they included? More importantly we need to draw attention to their appalling apartheid regime. A coach will be going from Walsall. Contact Tony Pearce if you would like to

Elbit protesters being brought before magistrates – protest outside court. You may have heard that when a national demonstration took place outside the Elbit (UAV) factory in Shenstone on July 6th, a number of demonstrators were arrested (including one member of the Walsall Kobar Friendship Group). They have been asked

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) work for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. The lunch will take place at Thornbury Hall Rasoi in Kingsley Holt, Staffordshire ST10 2DH, a delightful Georgian Grade II listed building lying in the heart of beautiful countryside and now

Friday 10th July 6.00pm – 7.00pm Meet opposite Hanley Town Hall, Albion Street, Stoke-on-Trent To mark one year since Israel’s attack on Gaza and remember those who died.

There will be a mass protest at the Elbit factory in Shenstone from 7am on the anniversary of the last attack on Gaza. The event is organised by London Palestine Action with many national and local supporting groups and includes family friendly activities. More information >>