Exploring what is happening in Gaza, the role of the UK government & media, and how the UK public is responding to 'live-streamed genocide'. Organised by Kensal and Kilburn Better 2023
St Lukes West Kilburn, Fernhead
Road London W9 3EH
Tuesday, September 24 · 7 - 8:30pm
SPEAKERS
Ahmed Alnaouq, Palestinian journalist based in London. Co-founder of We Are Not Numbers
Matt Kennard, Co-founder/Investigations at Declassified UK. Author, latest book, The Racket
Sheila Gudhadasan, Chair of Brent and Harrow Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Layla Carmey, Expert in international law
Israel is on trial at the International Court of Justice for the crime of genocide in Gaza.
This is the first time in history that people have been able to see daily atrocities, supported by Western democracies, in near real time.
This event will explore what is happening in Gaza, the role of the UK government and media and how the British public is responding to 'live-streamed genocide'.
EDITOR'S NOTE
đź—“️Thurs 19th Sept
đź•” 5pm Rally | 6pm Council Meeting
đź“ŤOutside Brent Civic Centre, Wembley Park, HA9 0FJ
Join Brent & Harrow PSC as we present our petition calling on Brent Council to divest for Palestine.
Use this e-action to email your Brent councillors ahead of the meeting (2 mins):
https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/councilloraction
On Thursday September 19th a petition will be presented to Brent Council calling for the Brent Local Government Pension Fund to divest for Palestine. The petiton reads:
We ask Brent Council to stand on the right side of history and join the growing number of councils and other public bodies and institutions divesting for Palestine.
We, the undersigned, call on Brent Council to:
- Divest all funds administered by the Council, including Local
Government Pension Scheme funds, from companies complicit in Israel’s
genocide and apartheid against Palestinians. This includes arms
companies supplying Israel with weapons and military technology;
companies providing infrastructure for Israel’s unlawful military
occupation of Palestinian land; and companies conducting business
activity in Israel’s illegal settlements on stolen Palestinian land.
- Use its influence as part of London Collective Investment Vehicle (CIV) to publicly lobby it to divest from companies enabling Israel's human rights abuses.
- Commit to end procurement contracts with companies complicit in Israel’s attacks. For example, end any banking arrangements with Barclays, which provides substantial financing to companies supplying Israel with weapons used in its attacks on Palestinians.
