Saturday saw a brilliant march and rally in aid of the Palestinian cause, organised by a fledgling group who want to begin a local campaign to help end the suffering and oppression of the Palestinian people.
The event involved people from a range of faiths, community groups and organisations in an impassioned, noisy and optimistic procession through the city.
Around 150 people marched from the Jamia mosque in Normanton to the steps of the Council House, where marchers heard a range of speeches from local political figures including the Council leader and a local MP, people from Christian and Islamic faith groups and a moving speech by a holocaust survivor. In addition, trades unionists made important contributions, and were able to bring the issue of class into the rally.
The group plans to hold regular open meetings and discuss and organise events to take the campaign forward, broadly around the three issues of:
- ending the occupation
- ending the blockade
- stopping the arming of Israel
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