The first item is from Richard in Manchester and the second is from a Facebook page showing what a group of people in Tyrone are doing.

On a much more modest scale I’m helping organise a jumble sale in this part of the world on Saturday and if anyone wants to help or donate please get in touch via e mail.

Viva Palestina Aid Convoy – Manchester contingent leaves Friday 13th Feb

Be there to send it off

Come and send off the Manchester contingent of the Viva Palestina Aid Convoy to Gaza

The Manchester contingent will be leaving Cheetham Hill, North Manchester at 4pm on Friday 13th February.

The convoy will be forming up in the streets around Saffron Restaurant (107 Cheetham Hill Rd) during the afternoon after Friday prayers.  It will be joined by other vehicles from across the North West

The Viva Palestina convoy, lead by a Fire Engine, all flying Palestian flags, will then travel along Cheetham Hill Rd, through Manchester city centre, along Oxford Rd, Wilmslow Rd, joining Princess Parkway at Fallowfield.

The Manchester contingent will then form up with the others from across the UK in central London the following morning and depart for the ferry to Europe.

More information be found on the Manchester pages of the Vivapalestina.org website

The Phil Kaiserman Column

In celebration and as a mark of respect for history and traditions of Cheetham Hill’s Jewish radicals and communists, who campaigned for solidarity for the republican cause during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.  The Manchester convoy contingent is named the Phil Kaiserman Column.  

http://www.vivapalestina.org/localpages/manchester.htm

Tyrone To Gaza

Conor Grimes, Alan Mc Kee, and Liam Mc Mahon stop by and show their support.

Conor and Alan are co writers of the hit play “The History Of The Troubles”, and Liam recently starred in the award winning movie, “Hunger”.