Peter Kent-Baguley reports from Leek PSC on Pat Mood, a founder member of Sumud Palestine, excellent presentation on her first-hand experience of olive picking in Palestine at an event organized by the Leek branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, on the 9th November to mark the day in 1917 when

Welcoming Dr Jeff Halper to Stoke-on-Trent was daunting! Here is someone who is an academic anthropologist rooted in community action, able to bring the insights of the former to inform his understanding of the latter. Someone to look up to! Why did I worry? He was a lovely guest and

Thank you, Pat Mood, for your steady stream of donations from the various meetings to which you take your power point presentation on “Picking Olives in Palestine; A Voyage of Discovery.” You have spoken to a Women’s Institute, a Townswomen’s Guild, Ladies Guild and a U3A group and I believe

Final total of money raised for MAP at the Thornbury Hall lunch on 12 September: £1290. Many thanks to those who attended and to others who, unable to attend, nevertheless contributed.

Parveen Siddique hosted the lunch at Thornbury Hall on 12th September, which was delicious and attended by 54 people. The dining room could scarcely have held more. With the help of a raffle and donations from a cluster of people unable to attend, a total of £1478 was raised. With

Congratulations to the Earl Grey Inn in Leek for its latest donation of £47 for Medical Aid for Palestinians and to Cina Zacune for £135 from the monthly Leek Market Stall and the sale of eggs and plants. These regular small sums mount up!

Travelling around Stoke during August the City seemed to have gone to sleep. It was very quiet! I’m sure that apart from no school traffic this was an illusion. There were plenty of festivals and events all over the conurbation. Nor did Sumud Palestine go to sleep! Two W.Is learned

At Burton on Trent magistrate’s court the pre-trial hearing of the 19 people arrested at the Elbit protest in Shenstone on 6th July for breaching an injunction, was well supported with vigil and speeches outside the court. The 19, from all around the UK, opted for Crown Court and the

Five Sumud supporters attended the protest against the Israeli-owned Elbit Systems UAV factory in Shenstone on 6 July. Arriving at 7.00am the road was already blocked by police at each side of the factory although pedestrians could pass freely. Protestors were already well ensconced and later in the day various

Press Release:Over the last year, Sumud Palestine’s mental health project has focused on establishing a Palestinian Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (PABCT). On Tuesday the 9th June professionals from many places in Palestine will gather in Ramallah to launch the association. The founding committee led by Sumud Palestine’s founder,