Rev. Brian Brown was administrative director of the Christian Institute of Southern Africa when he and it were banned in 1977 by the apartheid regime.  His talk will compare apartheid in South Africa and the ongoing search for freedom of the Palestinian people.

He was involved in the Institute’s opposition to apartheid and civil religion, its engagement with Black Consciousness, and its calls for civil disobedience and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).

In exile Brian held appointments as Africa Secretary of the British Council of Churches and the Methodist Missionary Society where he continued to promote his belief in the indivisibility of freedom.

Brian is now a member of Kairos-Britain and  his autobiography Born to be Free contrast apartheid in South Africa with the struggle for freedom of the Palestinian people.

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21st Jun 2018 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm  Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, behind Central Library, Manchester, M2 5NS

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Join The Vigil Tomorrow (Tuesday 15 May) Outside Manchester Central Library, St Peters Sq. 17:30-18:30

There has been another major massacre in Gaza today. The worst attack so far on the Great Return March.

At least 30 protesters have been shot dead and over a 1000 people have been shot.

Manchester PSC and Manchester Palestine Action are calling a vigil outside Manchester Central Library between 5.30 to 6.30.

Please come to show your solidarity with the Palestine people and help expose Israeli’s brutal policy of shoot to kill unarmed protesters.

Stop Israel’s Killing Of Palestinians!!!
End Israel’s Attacks On Gaza!!!

Join The Vigil This Tuesday 17:30-18:30
Outside Manchester Central Library, St Peters Square

Event to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.

Join Us and Show your Solidarity with the Palestinian People !!!

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13th May 2018 starting 12 noon  Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre, Manchester, M1 1AF

• Tent Encampment & Stalls from 12 noon
• Big Ride 4 Palestine cycle contingent arriving at 13:00
• Rally with Speakers starting 13:15

Event finish at 16:00

2018 is the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, when over 750,000 Palestinian were uprooted and forced to flee their homes driven out by Zionist militias during the creation of the state of Israel. Continue reading Nakba Commemoration 2018 →

Palestinians continue to flock to the border as part of the #GreatReturnMarch: an act which will mark 70 years since the Nakba.

Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are refugees and their descendants, who were forcibly expelled from their homes in Mandatory Palestine in 1948. They have been systematically denied their right of return by Israel ever since. Continue reading Emergency Protest →

JOIN THE VIGIL THIS  TUESDAY (3 APRIL)  17:30-18:30 OUTSIDE CENTRAL LIBRARY, ST PETERS SQ. MANCHESTER 

We will all have been horrified but not surprised by yesterday’s events in Gaza. At least 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 others wounded by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza’s border with Israel in a major demonstration marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day.

Israeli forces fired live ammunition at protesters and used tear gas to push them back from a heavily fortified fence, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Adalah, a legal centre for Palestinian rights in Israel, condemned the Israeli army’s use of force and stated:

“Live gunfire on unarmed civilians constitutes a brutal violation of the international legal obligation to distinguish between civilians and combatants.”

STOP ISRAEL’S KILLING OF PALESTINIANS!!!
END ISRAEL’S ATTACKS ON GAZA!!!

JOIN THE VIGIL THIS  TUESDAY  17:30-18:30 OUTSIDE CENTRAL LIBRARY, ST PETERS SQ. MANCHESTER

WRITE TO BORIS JOHNSON NOW!!! 

Organised and supported by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Manchester Palestine Action,  University of Manchester  BDS Campaign

After the vigil Manchester PSC will be supporting the Stand-Up To Racism vigil  Stand-Up to Islamophobia  FaceBook details here 

Saturday 10th March 12:00  Starting at Chorlton Green – Ride to the Velodrome 

The first three days of the famed Giro d’Italia cycling race are scheduled to take place in Israel starting on 4th May. On Saturday 10th March an international day of action is calling for the race start to be relocated from Israel. We need to step up the pressure on professional cycling to hold Israel to account.

We are organising a short ride and protest outside the British Cycling Federation Headquarters in Manchester on Saturday 10th March as part of the International Day of Action. Continue reading PROTEST RIDE: GIRO D’ITALIA – RELOCATE THE RACE FROM ISRAEL →

NORTHERN WOMEN FOR PALESTINE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENTS 2018

Sunday 4th March 14:00-17:00  Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham Ol3 6AX (Local organiser – Saddleworth Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund) (Details)

Thursday 8th March 12:00-16:00 People’s History Museum, Left Bank, Spinning Fields Manchester M3 3ER  (Details)

Organised by Manchester PSC in conjunction with the People’s History Museum

Hear the stories or refugee women of Palestine from 1948 to today through poetry, testimonies, film and photographs.

Before the talks, visit a stunning installation that considers the plight of refugees from Palestine and the Rest of the world who cannot return to their homeland.

Suitable for Adults and Young people

Tour organised by  Northern Women for Palestine Facebook

18th Jan 2018 Performance Start Time 7pm ,

Friends Meeting House Main Hall, 6 Mount Street, behind Central Library, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 5NS

Suspended from the Labour Party and vilified with fake accusations of antisemitism, Jackie Walker tells the story of her extraordinary activist parents and her own struggles fighting  racism in the UK.  How did a black,  lifelong anti-racist and supporter of Jeremy Corbyn end up suspended from the Labour Party?

The Lynching is a theatrical performance, a ‘one woman’ show based on the history of black struggle. The play touches on her experiences as a black Jewish woman in the Labour Party and the struggle to bring the Palestinian narrative into the mainstream in the fight for Palestinian rights.

There will be a Q&A discussion session after the performance.

“… a great night. Jackie possesses a lovely singing voice and the honed acting skills of a veteran performer … very funny and frank about her own bolshy nature”  

Alexei Sayle The Guardian  19 Nov 2017

“Jackie’s play is not a diatribe … but a very skilfully crafted work of art … that forces the audience to draw their own conclusions about racism, oppression, witch-hunts and over-zealous social workers .”

Suzanne Gannon  Labour Briefing 4 Nov 2017

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18th Jan 2018 Performance Start Time

Friends Meeting House Main Hall, 6 Mount Street, behind Central Library, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 5NS

Admission Free  Suggested Donation £10 waged/£5 unwaged

Email contact@psc-manchester.org.uk to reserve

Jackie Walker The Lynching Flyer

15th Dec 2017 6:00 – 8:00 pm Room 2, University of Manchester Students Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL

Directors:  Paul Cowan, Amer Shomali 75min  Documentary & Animation

Join us for an inspiring film, ‘The Wanted 18’ followed by a discussion. This film is about nation-building from the bottom up, by the people, not the politicians!

The first Intifada, 1987: Palestinian leaders urge communities to Continue reading Film Show: The Wanted 18 →