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<big><strong style="color: red;">Draft only, page under construction</strong></big> == Saturday May 1st Barking awayday - Trades Council and Hope Not Hate == Less than a month to go to one of the most important anti-fascist events ever! We need your TU branch, Trade Council, community or other organisation to donate towards the cost of the Norfolk to Barking anti-fascist coach now! HELP US STOP NICK GRIFFIN AND THE BNP IN BARKING All cheques made payable to: Great Yarmouth and District Trades Union Council and sent to: 22 Marsh FARM Mill Road, Cobholm Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0AX by April 14th please Itinerary: 0700 - pick up Great Yarmouth 0730-45 - two pick ups Norwich 1100 approx - arrive Barking 1700 - depart Barking 2000 approx - return Norwich/GY Please note that this is an activity organised by HOPE not hate and that all participants should observe HOPE not hate's code of conduct '''Anti-fascism is fun!''' ==May 1st, UEA International Women's Peace Service in Palestine== Caroline Norton who is linked to The International Women's Peace Service will be coming to talk to the NEESA Project. Caroline has visited the Occupied Territories on the West Bank of the Jordan to support the Palestinians as they try to gather their olive harvest for the past two years with a Project called Zaytun. Caroline will talking about her experiences and showing some of the pictures that were taken during her visit. I have had a brief look at her presentation and it is well worth coming along to give support to people like her and to the Palestinians who are living in such terrible conditions. The doors of NELSON COURT will be open from 5.30pm on Saturday 1st May and after the presentation we will share out supper. There will be art activities and games available for the children All women and children welcome ------------------------------------------------------------------------ =[[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg|150px]]Transition Norwich events= Information on Transition Norwich and the events at: http://www.transitionnorwich.org/ ==Strangers Circle Meeting – Wednesday 5th May== Contact: tully@transitionnorwich.org ==Heart and Soul Meeting on Co-Creating Earth Community – Monday 10th May 19:30 in the Bicycle Shop== St Benedicts Street ==Transition Café – Saturday 15th May 19.00 at The Workshop, 53 Earlham Road== A social get together for all those interested in Transition ==Climate Emergency Vigil – the night of 15th/16th May in London or Norwich== Contact: training@transitionnorwich.org ==Solar Panels – Meeting TBA== For those interested in installing Solar Panels. Contact: chrishull@phonecoop.coop ==Future Events== We would like to hold a meeting for those wishing to be involved in future events, stands at exhibitions, fairs, demos etc. If you would like to get involved contact: training@transitionnorwich.org Details of all events can be found at www.transitionnorwich.org =Palestine Solidarity Events= == Saturday 15 May is Nakhba ('The Disaster') Commemoration Day. Norwich PSC is planning a presence outside the Forum== NORWICH PSC BRANCH ACTIONS THIS WEEK & IN MAY INCLUDING NAKBA DAY Tuesday May 11th, NORWICH PSC BRANCH MEETING, UEA Students Union Room 1.31 at 7pm 1. As a part of our B.I.G. Campaign we are targetting TESCO's largest Norwich Area store on the Ipswich Road between April 28 and May 1. Please open the attachment for further details. Contact me (01603 618704 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              01603 618704      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              01603 618704      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              01603 618704      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01603 618704 end_of_the_skype_highlighting) or Peter Norton (01263 732126 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01263 732126 end_of_the_skype_highlighting) if you would like to take part. 2. We are leafletting in Central Norwich on May 1 from 10am-2pm. Please met at the end of the Walk opposite M&S. Please contact me or Peter on the above numbers for more information. If you can only spare 30 minutes it will be an enormous help. 3. Norwich Branch Chair, Keith Rowley, is being interviewed (30 minutes) on Norwich's local radio station, Future Radio, on the morning of May 4 on the theme of the Nakba. 4. On May 15 there will be a PSC stall in the Norwich Forum to draw attention to Nakba Day. We will be leafleting and, hopefully, offering refreshments. Volunteers and supporters please! 5. On May 27 Norwich PSC and Norwich & District Trades Council are jointly hosting a public meeting at the Friends' Meeting House at 7.30pm at which two Palestine General Federation of Trades Union officers will talk about the plight of Palestinian workers and their attitude to the B.I.G. Campaign. Everyone is welcome. Please circulate among your contacts as widely as possible. =Norfolk Jewish Peace Group= ==Thursday May 13th, 7pm, UEA, Arts 01.02 feature film LEMON TREE == This excellent film examines the dividing lines between Israelis and Palestinians through the story of a 'Security Fence' which cuts a Palestinian woman off from her family lemon grove to 'protect' the home of an Israeli cabinet minister and his increasingly unhappy and isolated wife. '''Everyone welcome''' ==Saturday, May 22nd,2.30-5.30 ISRAEL-PALESTINE - A DOCTOR’S PERSPECTIVE, Granary Court== An illustrated talk by Alison Payne, GP. Granary Court, St Martin At Palace Plain, adjacent to the Bishop’s House/ Nearest parking: Adam & Eve Pay and Display, Bishopgate. Entrance free. Refreshments available. Visit the garden, Talk and discussion starts at 3:00 pm Refreshments and enjoy the garden from 4:30 pm Organized by the Norfolk Jewish Peace Group. In aid of Physicians for Human Rights – Israel. Further details from njpg@hotmail.co.uk =Other Events= ==Climate Vigil Night of Saturday to Sunday 15th-16th May, Parliament Square== Post election event to remind the new government that dealing with the climate crisis needs to be their top priority. Light a candle for scientific realism and rationality against the dark, populist, tide of sceptic lies and ignorance. Join others in a visible demonstration of conviction that we face a climate emergency, and determination to challenge the government in the future if it does not respond appropriately.Events through the night every hour on the hour.Bring candles, lanterns, artistic creations, music, peformances etc… To book a space in the schedule contact info@campaigncc.org. Join us right outside the home of government if you can … if not, can you organise an overnight vigil in your locality, say outside the surgery of the newly elected MP, or wherever you feel most appropriate? www.campaigncc.org {{Norwich Scoop footer|}}

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