Sumud’s screening of “5 Broken Cameras” at the Foxlowe Arts Centre on in Leek on was a considerable success. The event was orchestrated by Peter Kent-Baguley and the Major of Leek, John Fisher, attended. John is preparing an article for Spark, a local newspaper and plans to screen the film

5 Broken Cameras is an account of weekly protests at Bil’in, a West Bank village divided by the Israeli Separation Wall. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer, Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, and edited by Israeli co-director, Guy

Gaza: The Reality An Evening With Harry Fear Wednesday 19th June 7.15pm prompt start. Borough Arms Hotel,  26 King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1HX. Tickets: £5 – all proceeds go to Mercy Worldwide Trust To avoid disappointment tickets are available online at http://gazathereality.evenbrite.co.uk, or some may be available on the day.  For further

There will be an open garden on Sunday 23rd June 2013 as a fundraiser for Samud Palestine. The garden will open 1 – 5pm at Westbrook Farm, Morridge, Onecote ST13 7SQ (it is midway between Leek and Onecote).   Refreshments will be available so any donations of cakes would be

  A candle burned in solidarity as supporters of Sumud Palestine commemorated 65 years of the Nakba in readings of poetry and historical accounts of the Deir Yassin massacre.  The film ‘The Great Book Robbery’ told how families fleeing were forced to leave behind thousands of cherished books. Some disappeared

A candle burned in solidarity as supporters of Sumud Palestine commemorated 65 years of the Nakba in readings of poetry and historical accounts of the Deir Yassin massacre. The film ‘The Great Book Robbery’ told how families fleeing were forced to leave behind thousands of cherished books. Some disappeared into

Sumud Palestine/North Staffordshire Olive Tree Campaign has now sponsored 204 olive trees as a gesture of support for farmers who continue to lose their land to the Israeli military occupation.

Commemorating the Nakba, the 1948 Catastrophe Deir Yassim Fahim Zaydan remembers Mahmoud Darwish ‘To Our Land’ Zochrot (‘Remembering’) Film: The Great Book Robbery: This film tells the story of 70,000 books that were looted by the newly created state of Israel in 1948 What my parent’s told me – live

If so, you might like to consider inviting one of the following: Angela Glendenningworked for the Probation Service until her retirement in 1995. She has wide experience of the voluntary sector and race relations and for six years she was a non-executive director of a community health trust. In 2008 she

A message from Rana Al Nashashibi, Director of the Palestinian Counselling Centre in the West Bank and Gaza writes to Sumud Palestine’s inaugural meeting.   To our friends and colleagues Mohammad, David and Angela, on the occasion of launching the Al Sumud- Palestine.  “The earth, the farmer, and perseverance, Tell