For Our Fourth Birthday, We Want You To Help Free Palestine

Today, Darling turns 4!

And while we’re definitely excited, we wanted to turn our attention to a far more important cause.

Last year we celebrated with a panel talk covering sustainability, diversity, and inclusion in the fashion industry, but this year it’s crucial that we all be paying attention to the ongoing suffering in Palestine.

We know times are tricky financially, so below you can find a range of resources from petitions and extra information to rallys near you and where to donate.

We’d also urge you to go to your local student campout to make your support known and, if possible, provide any resources that will aid the young people - typically this includes supplies for banner making such as poster boards and gaffer tape, as well as essentials like water, sticky notes to label food, and tampons.

Petitions to sign:

Demand a ceasefire by all parties to end civilian suffering -

https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/demand-a-ceasefire-by-all-parties-to-end-civilian-suffering/

Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel -

https://www.oxfam.org/en/open-call-immediate-ceasefire-occupied-palestinian-territory

End the Oppression of Palestinians in Palestine -

https://www.change.org/p/end-the-war-end-the-oppression-of-palestinians-in-palestine

Stop Arming Isreal -

https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/petitionarms

Create a Palestinian Visa Scheme -

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/648577

Resources to read:

Did my MP vote for a Ceasefire?

The Danger of Staying Neutral

Apartheid off campus

Protests Happening Across Britain

Rallies to join:

May 12th - Day of Action

May 15th - Workplace Day of Action

May 18th - London March

Actions to take:

Free Printout - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ppr60hfjcpai9skwu7e6u/A4-Window-Poster.jpg?rlkey=t171q9h3ztwb7y6he8xid25yp&dl=0

Write to your MP - https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/ceasefireMPdebate

Write to Barclays - https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/BarclaysStopArmingIsrael

Write to the Foreign Office - https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/GazaChildren

Things to Boycott:

The Eurovision (tonight, May 11th)

Israeli dates - https://palestinecampaign.org/resources/leaflets/

Barclays - https://palestinecampaign.org/boycott-barclays-bank/

McDonalds

Starbucks

PUMA

Burger King

Papa Johns

Pizza Hut

For more information

Causes to fund:

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

MAP

UNICEF Gaza Emergency Fund

Palestine Red Crescent Society

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