King's College Protest

Students at Kings have won most of their demands from the University authorities. However, they are refusing to consider withdrawing the honorary doctorate from President of Israel Shimon Peres.

The students refuse to accept this, and have called a demonstration today against this decision. The protest will meet at 1.30pm, outside main entrance to the Strand campus.

Please publicise this as highly as possible, and come to the demonstration to show support. This is an essential step in withdrawing support and investment from the state of Israel.

Visit the KCL occupation site: http://kcloccupation.blogspot.com/2009/01/join-our-march-to-revoke-shimon-peress.html

Contact the occupation at kcloccupation@gmail.com

Please send messages of support for King's occupation to Principal Rick Trainor at principal@kcl.ac.uk

University Occupations Rolling Along

Just a short update:

Two more universities have gone into occupation, Queen Mary's and Bradford.

Visit their blogs http://www.queenmaryoccupation.blogspot.com/ and http://publish.indymedia.org.uk%2Fen%2F2009%2F01%2F420448.html and send your support and solidarity.

This is a fantastic time for us to get out to the univesities in occupation, and start putting the case for our understanding of the current crises. I recommend getting in touch with the occupations currently underway, and figuring out how we can push that forward.

Tony Benn on the DEC Appeal

Donate to the appeal.

Leaflet for Thursday - London wide Gaza meeting

London Wide Gaza Meeting on Thursday

Dear comrade

You are invited to come along to a London wide SWP public meeting on Gaza, Palestine and Revolution in the Middle East this Thursday.

The thousands on the streets every week since the assault on Gaza has shown the anger that has been ignited by Israel's actions and a deep sense of solidarity with the Palestinians. Last Saturday saw thousands protest at the BBC in London over their shameful decision not to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee advert for humanitarian aid in Gaza. Students have been occupying colleges all over the country and BBC studios have also been
occupied in Glasgow and London.

Many of those who have been protesting, doing collections, attending vigils and occupying colleges are asking what's next and what sort of struggles are needed for the Palestinians to have real freedom?

We have sold thousands of Socialist Workers and many people have joined the SWP in the last few weeks. This public meeting is a brilliant opportunity to bring all of those people together to talk about what's next and what socialists say about the potential for real change in the Middle East.

PUBLIC MEETING
Gaza, Palestine and revolution in the Middle East Speakers Alex Callinicos: author of New Mandarins of American Power Simon Assaf: Socialist Worker journalist recently returned from Beirut Anne Alexander: co-author of The Nakba, why Israel's birth was Palestine's catastrophe.

Thursday 29 January
7pm
Small Hall, Friends Meeting House
Opposite Euston Station

All welcome, please forward!

If you can help build this meeting, have some free time tomorrow to leaflet (Wednesday), please call Dan on 07870 689866.

Hope you can make it

Attached is an updated leaflet for the meeting and a collection sheet formedical aid for Gaza.

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/YBN_SRgS5YbZR8RHujRVC0PdcFLK-W8hLm52QSBEveSTHMRybiE_YTXaotvbfm22Y_nIB6S_9mEasdY89N_BMQ/MedAidPal_CollectSheet.pdf

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/YBN_STmoq3XZR8RHgshBZivqC4eRGFXEzDr3phhCaTFczwj_JE5P9l-3H4cQJHLlT5Ckbc6-HLnuoKWyHwUnnw/Gaza_London_SW_mtg_B.pdf

Israel Boycott in Enfield

Come along to the protest on Saturday the 31st, outside Morrison's in Palmers Green.

We'll be informing people about the ongoing boycott of Israel, and getting them to check where their produce comes from. Come down and help us out if you're in the area.

Any suggestions for exciting actions welcome.

Footage of Gaza protest at BBC London

Well, I'll go first!

Here's footage of the SOAS Stop the War occupation that happened at the BBC London last night in an attempt to get them to screen the Gaza appeal.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7850407.stm

The moment of creation

Well, it's up.

This blog is intended for members in North London, to post upcoming meetings and events, interesting news stories, and requests for help in campaign work. Feel free to post what you like here.

I'll try and keep this site updated with events in Tottenham, and some other suggestions for members to get involved.

Over to you, comrades.