A Rally in the North of England
Saturday 7th June
1-4pm Albert Square Manchester

A celebration of Palestinian art, culture, history and experience.

Palestine Lives 2008 is a celebration of Palestinian art, culture, history and experience. It brings together artists, poets and musicians from Palestine and England to celebrate the Palestine and its culture 60 year after the Palestinian Nakba, Zionism's ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

There will be stall informing people of issues facing people in the Middle East, as well as peace organization campaigning not just for peace in the region but against nuclear weapons and all war.Speakers will bring messages of solidarity with the Palestinian peoples struggle for peace and justice. This event comes at a time when the situation in Gaza is at crisis point, with people, especially children starving and dying due to lack of food, water and medicines, but first and foremost the actions of the Israeli occupation forces.

Support this event to raise awareness in the face of a daily hostile press and media.

Speakers include:

• Baroness Jenny Tonge - Liberal Democrat
• Musheir al Farrar - Palestinian Human Rights Activist
• Khalidal Mudallal - Palestinian Student at Bradford University prevented from returning to his studies by Israel's blockade of Gaza
• Linda Ramsden - UK Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)
• Richard Kuper - Jews For Justice for Palestinians (JFJP)
• Linda Clare - Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)
  
  During the event there will be music, food, a march around the city centre, all in celebration of solidarity with the Palestinian people

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