PSNA Newsletter No 192 -11 June 2025

11 Pipiri 2025
11 June 2025

Newsletter No 192

Items in this newsletter

1. New Zealanders step in where our government fails

2. Nationwide rallies/marches/vigils this week

3. Four things you can do now with just a few clicks…

4. Doc Edge are at it again…

5. Yousef Aljamal Aotearoa NZ tour this month

6. Letter in NZ Herald

7. Otago University students and the Tertiary Education Union step up for BDS action

8. A few pics from this week

9. A day out protesting David Seymour…

10. Spot the difference

11. A Journey from Misery to Hell – Mohammad Sirdah

12. Quotes of the week

13. Nakba Keys

14. The Council of Trade Unions speaks out

15. Palestine poetry competition

16. Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!

17. Important stories from last week

18. Merchandise for sale

19. SodaStream stickers available

New Zealanders step in where our government fails

**Will Alexander and Ava Mulla (in front) leaving for the Global March to Gaza**

Around two dozen New Zealanders are heading off to Egypt to join the Global March to Gaza. They will be joining thousands of others from all over the world for the march which will start from Al Arish in the Sinai Peninsula and walk to the Gaza border at Rafaa where they plan to camp for three days.

Auckland Palestine supporters farewelled Will Alexander and his partner Ava Mulla (see pic above) on Tuesday this week.

Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week

To view events around Aotearoa:

Go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz

Scroll down to the button “For a list of events Nationwide, please click here - Check back often for updates”
Click the button
Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes

Or events are on the PSNA Facebook events page here

There are more than 25 events around the Motu this week.

North Island

Hokianga

No event this weekend

Kerikeri - Rally

First Saturday of the Month

Waitangi – Dr Yousef Aljamal talk

Tuesday 17 June

2:00 – 5:00 pm

Tahuaroa Function Center, Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Whangarei - Rally

Saturday 14 June

No event on this weekend

Please check PSNA Facebook events page later in the week

Whangarei – Dr Yousef Aljamal talk

Monday 16 June

7:00 pm

St John's Church Hall, 149 Kamo Road, Kensington

Parking in Mormon Church carpark next door til 9.30pm

Auckland – Stand for Palestine

Monday – Friday

3:00 – 4:00 pm at the US Consulate - 23 Customs Street East

4:00 – 5:00 pm at Te Komititanga Britomart Square

Auckland - Picket at RAKON

Wednesday June 11

11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Note change of time

8 Sylvia Park Road, Mount Wellington

Waiheke – Market Stall – hosted by Stand With Palestine Waiheke!

Every Saturday

8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Ostend Market, Waiheke Island

Auckland – Banners around Tamaki Makaurau

Every Saturday

10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Join the team – text John on 021 899 659

Auckland – Rally and March in Henderson

Saturday 14 June

2:00 pm

Henderson Square, 7 Catherine Street, Henderson

Thames – Vigil to Stop the war on Children

(Hosted by The Basket – Social and Environmental Justice - Hauraki)

first Saturday of the month

Tauranga – Flag Waving

Sunday 15 June

11:00 am

Papamoa shopping center, Domain & Gravitt Rd, Papamoa

Hamilton – Flag Waving for Palestine

Every Saturday

1:00 pm

Flynn Park, Cnr Wairere Drive & Naylor, Hamilton

Hamilton

No Rally notified for this weekend

Raglan

Hosted by Whaingaroa Palestine Solidarity

No event notified for this weekend

Cambridge - Rally for Palestine

Every Saturday

11:00 am

Cambridge Town Hall

Rotorua – Rally for Palestine

Every Thursday

4:30 pm

National MP Todd McClay’s Office - Cnr Amohau and Ranolf St lights, Rotorua

Napier - Rally for Palestine

Every Saturday

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Marine Parade Soundshell Roundabout

Hastings – Rally for Palestine

Every Sunday

1:30 – 3:00 pm

Hastings Town Clock – Hastings CBD

Palmerston North - Rally

Every Sunday

2:00 pm

The Square, Palmerston North

Ngāmotu-New Plymouth – Hikoi towards Gaza and potluck picnic

Sunday 15 June (note the change of Day to align with March to Gaza)

1:00 pm

The Landing, 1 Ariki Street

Ngāmotu-New Plymouth – Dr Yousef Aljamal talk

Wednesday 18 June

6:00 – 8:00 pm

Tasman Social Club, 35 Octavius Place, New Plymouth

Whanganui - Rally for Palestine

Every Saturday

11:00 am

Riverside Market, Whanganui

Whanganui – Dr Yousef Aljamal book release

Thursday 19 June

5:15 pm

Paige’s Book Gallery, 60 Guyton Street

Whanganui – Dr Yousef Aljamal talk

Thursday 19 June

7:30 pm

The Davis Lecture Theatre, Watt Street

Martinborough – Vigil for Palestine

Every Wednesday

11:00 am

Memorial gate - Martinborough Square, at the end of SH53

Masterton - Gathering for Gaza

Every Sunday

9:30 am

Town Hall Lawn, Masterton

Wellington – Flags on the Bridge

(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)

Every Friday

7:15 – 8:15 am

Hill Street bridge Overbridge, Wellington

Wellington – Rally at Wellington Hospital

(hosted by Aotearoa Healthcare workers for Palestine)

First Friday of the month

Wellington – 'Line Up for Gaza' rally

(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)

Saturday June 14

1:00 pm

Corner of Karo Drive and Cuba St

See https://www.instagram.com/falastin_tea_collective for further details

Wellington – Public Seminar with Dr Yousef Aljamal

Wednesday 25 June

5:30 pm

Victoria University, Vivian Street VSLT2, 139 Vivian Street, Te Aro.

South Island

Nelson

Saturday June 14

No Rally this Saturday

Blenheim - Rally for Palestine

Every Saturday

11:00 am

Blenheim Railway Station

Picton – Rally for Palestine

Every Saturday

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Picton Foreshore

Christchurch – Flags for Palestine

Every Friday

4:00 pm

Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street, Christchurch

Christchurch – Rally for Palestine

Saturday June 14

1:00 pm

Bridge of Remembrance

Dunedin – “Let Gaza Live” Rally

Saturday June 14

1:00 pm

1:00 pm Museum Reserve, 2pm Octagon

Invercargill – Rally for Palestine

(hosted by Invercargill Stands With Palestine)

Sunday June 15

1:00 pm

Wachner Place, Invercargill

Invercargill – Meeting at Council - amend their procurement policy to alignment with UNSC2334

(hosted by Invercargill Stands With Palestine)

A large group is needed

Wednesday June 25 (changed from 11th)

10:00 am (meeting up at 9:30 am)

Environment Southland, Price Street, Invercargill

Four things you do now with just a few clicks…What can you do now with just a few clicks…

1) Join your local Palestine solidarity protests as well as share them on your social media pages – see list above!

2) Copy and paste this letter to the Egyptian Ambassador

His Excellency
Mr George Azer Saleeb Tadros,
Egyptian Ambassador to New Zealand

c/o egyptianembassy@xtra.co.nz

I am writing to ask Egypt to allow the Global March to Gaza to take place next week with full political support and material assistance from the Egyptian government.

We know Egypt is as appalled as the rest of us at Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and we look forward to Egypt doing all it can possibly do to facilitate this march and assist the international representatives to break Israel’s siege and allow the thousands of aid trucks to enter unhindered.

Many New Zealanders will be on this march and they carry the love and support of the big majority of their fellow citizens who are utterly aghast at Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Please help them represent us and all humanity at the Gaza border.

We look forward to hearing from you.

(Your name)

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3) Copy and paste the letter below to New Zealand government MPs at these addresses.s.

Christopher.Luxon@parliament.govt.nz; Miles.Anderson@parliament.govt.nz; Carl.Bates@parliament.govt.nz; andrew.bayly@parliament.govt.nz; Dan.Bidois@parliament.govt.nz;

Chris.Bishop@parliament.govt.nz; Cameron.Brewer@parliament.govt.nz; Simeon.Brown@parliament.govt.nz; Gerry.Brownlee@parliament.govt.nz; Mike.Butterick@parliament.govt.nz; Blair.Cameron@parliament.govt.nz; Hamish.Campbell@parliament.govt.nz; Carlos.Cheung@parliament.govt.nz; judith.collinspapakura@parliament.govt.nz; Tim.Costley@parliament.govt.nz; Matt.Doocey@parliament.govt.nz; Greg.Fleming@parliament.govt.nz;

Todd.Stephenson@parliament.govt.nz; Andrew.Hoggard@parliament.govt.nz;

Karen.Chhour@parliament.govt.nz; Mark.Cameron@parliament.govt.nz;

Simon.Court@parliament.govt.nz; Parmjeet.Parmar@parliament.govt.nz;

Laura.Trask@parliament.govt.nz; Cameron.Luxton@parliament.govt.nz

Kia ora koutou,

I am writing to ask the government to give full political and practical support to the Global March to Gaza taking place later this week.

Your government has failed to take any significant action to condemn or sanction Israel for its horrendous war crimes and therefore many New Zealanders are taking part in this march to represent the big majority of the country who demand an end to Israeli impunity for war crimes and unhindered access to Gaza for the thousands of aid trucks Israel is refusing to allow in.

These courageous New Zealanders will carry the love and support of the big majority of their fellow citizens who are utterly aghast at Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

We ask that as well as providing full political and practical support to the march that your government also inform Israel that New Zealand will not tolerate their interference in the march’s goal of ending Israel’s humanitarian blockade of Gaza.

We look forward to hearing from you.

(Your name)

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4) Write to Doc Edge – see the information below and the letter from Hugh Ferguson for inspiration.

Doc Edge are at it again

Doc Edge are back to screening pro-Israel films but NEVER a Palestinian film. In previous years they have even accepted sponsorship from the Israeli Embassy (They did screen the Israeli film Tantura last year – investigating the massacre at the Palestinian fishing village in 1948)

This year they are screening two Israeli films:

The issues are well summed up by Palestine supporter Hugh Ferguson who sent in this complaint to Doc Edge:

I wish to register my objection to the screening of the film "A Letter to David" in the. At a time when the Israeli genocide in Gaza has killed 55,000 people, screening a film about the kidnapping of of one Israeli by Hamas is grotesque. Tragic and poignant as the film might be, screening it now, as Gazans are being deliberately starved by the Israeli state, is at best tone-deaf, at worst callous propaganda.

I urge you to cancel the screening. I will be boycotting DocEdge, and urging all those I know to do the same. I will also be relaying this same message to all your partners.

Ngā mihi

Hugh Ferguson

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Doc Edge replied:

Dear Hugh,

Thank you for your email and for taking the time to share your views with us.

Doc Edge is an independent, Oscar®-qualifying documentary festival committed to freedom of expression and to showcasing a wide range of stories, perspectives, and lived experiences. We believe in the power of documentaries to spark dialogue, challenge thinking, and foster understanding – even when the content may be difficult or controversial.

The screening of A Letter to David is not an endorsement of any government or political action. It is part of a broader programme that includes diverse and sometimes opposing viewpoints. As with all films in the festival, it has been selected for its relevance, quality, and contribution to the documentary landscape.

We understand that some stories may be painful or contentious, particularly in the current global context. We respect your decision and acknowledge your right to voice your concerns and make choices accordingly.

Sincerely,
The Doc Edge Team

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Hugh replied:

Dear Doc Edge Team

I'm afraid your position is not good enough.

I've read your Values and Principles statement, and it allows you to abrogate ethical responsibility, as most media organisations do. Of course, that is usually touted as "ensuring balance", which typically means balancing the weak voices of the marginalised with the overbearing voices of the powerful. This is what you are doing, deliberately or not, with "A Letter To David". The film has behind it the whole weight of Israel's hegemony in the Middle East and its suborning of Western elites. It reinforces the idea that the unhappiness of one person at the kidnapping of an Israeli friend outweighs the agony of many Palestinian people. You may not intend it as an endorsement of any government or political action, but that is precisely its effect.

In what way will "A Letter To David" spark dialogue with the Israeli state, challenge its thinking, and foster understanding of its behaviour? The Israeli state is genocidal. It was born out of ethnic cleansing in 1948, and it is continuing that ethnic cleansing by killing Gazans and preparing to expel the remainder from their homeland. Israel is beyond any self-awareness or control, determined to go its own way regardless of how depraved it becomes.

In the usual way of things, your stand on freedom of speech might be reasonable. Conflicting positions can balance each other out, and can then be weighed up in a considered way. But now is not the usual way of things. Israel's genocide is being normalised by the West, and New Zealand plays a part in that by looking the other way. Screening "A Letter To David" might seem like a tiny act, but it supports the enormity of genocide. In that way, it becomes significant. It compounds our - your - complicity.

Let me remind you that you chose the timing of the screening. In the years ahead, if peace returns and the people of Gaza have survived, "A Letter To David" might indeed provide the nuance that you prize. You could have chosen to delay the screening, even for just a year. But instead you chose to screen it now, when Israel is carrying out pogroms against Palestinians in the West Bank, committing piracy in international waters, and making undeclared war on Lebanon and Syria. You may try to pretend that the screening is context free, that it is justified regardless of what else is happening. But in practice it is a political act, and an ethical choice, whether you like it or not.

So I find your Values and Principles hollow. They are clearly designed to allow you, and your filmmakers, to float free of any political and ethical impacts they might have in real contexts. And most of the time that might not matter, as documentary films so often address political and ethical deficits. But is that what "A Letter To David" is doing? I don't think so.

I'm glad that you acknowledge my right to voice my concerns and make choices accordingly. You'll understand then that I need to do what little I can to prevent this screening from happening.

Hugh Ferguson

Dr Yousef Aljamal’s tour to Aotearoa New Zealand this month

ard to Yousef’s tour around the country next month. The poster below is for his New Plymouth visit. We will have full details of his public meetings in coming newsletters.

Letter in NZ Herald

Otago University students and the Tertiary Education Union step up for BDS action

The question was: Should OUSA adopt a policy for its operations that aligns with the call for "Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions" against the government of Israel, which would involve, amongst other measures, boycotting sporting, cultural, and academic institutions, and all Israeli and international companies engaged in violations of Palestinian human rights?

The students said YES!

The remit passed at the 2025 TEU conference states that the TEU:

- Demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and the lifting of the siege of Gaza.
- Condemns the horrific impact of the war on the higher education community in Gaza, and recognises the responsibility that Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary institutions have to a global higher education community that champions human rights, peace, and democratic debate.
- Calls on Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary institutions to:
— Explore and implement practical support measures for affected Palestinian educational institutions, their faculties and students, such as the provision of resources, partnerships, and institutional scholarships.
— Critically review, disclose and divest from research and commercial partnerships with firms and entities directly involved in military support for the war on Gaza.
— Critically review any tertiary institution’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Association’s definition of antisemitism, which itself constitutes a challenge to the academic freedom and intellectual freedom that are fundamental to our Collective Agreements, legislation, and policies.

A few pics from this week

**Keeping the flags flying in the far north – go Debbie and the team!**

**Taking the message to the Kaikoura District Council**

**A very wet Auckland did not deter protestors outside a meeting involving our most senior diplomatic representatives at the Pullman Hotel**

A day out in Auckland protesting David Seymour

The woman on the footpath closest to the car was an 85 year old, long term supporter, of the Palestinian Cause.

When approached, even though the driver Knew he had mounted the curb and just missed hitting people on the footpath, he couldn't bring himself to apologise

Spot the difference

From this

To this

Thanks to everyone who wrote to the Auckland Business Chamber to help achieve this backdown.

A Journey from Misery to Hell – Mohammad Sirdah

Quotes of the week

"We are committed to building a great wall of Christian Zionism. The

UN needs to be held accountable as it has been hijacked by anti-Semites and Christian persecutors."

Reverend Johnnie Moore Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Executive Director

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“This week, it was claimed that the IDF fired at civilians in an aid distribution area. This report is entirely false and echoes the propaganda of the terrorist organization Hamas… Regarding the incident on Sunday – it simply didn’t happen!”

Effie Defrin; Brigadier General, Israeli ‘Defense’ Forces

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“We survived a night that was worse than we could imagine. The reality for people was one of death and hunger searching for food.”

“I could hear the screams of young people and others from their injuries. In front of me were four young men with direct injuries to the head… there was a person next to me who was injured by a bullet in his eye.”

—Muhammad Saqer; Gaza resident

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“It’s difficult to describe what we saw with the young and the old, there were severe injuries to the head, severe injuries to the lung. There was a heavy proportion of head-targeted injuries from bullet wounds.”

Ahmad Abou-Sweid; Australian Doctor working at the Nasser medical complex.

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Nakba Keys – a message from Ōtautahi/Christchurch

At our Ōtautahi Nakba rally, we handed out key necklaces to our rally supporters. They were very well received. The key is a widely recognised symbol of the 1948 Nakba and the Palestinians’ right of return. If you are interested in this idea as a gift or for fundraising purposes, please contact Ava for more information: ava.mulla@gmx.de

One necklace costs approx. 22cts incl. key, tag, cord and shipping. It took our team of 4 people 2 hours to assemble 180 of them. The keys come in various shapes and sizes. The print-ready template for the tags is available.

The Council of Trade Unions speaks to the government

An Israeli product we were not aware of – add to your boycott list

Announcing the 2nd Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award

Entries are now open for the second Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award, which in 2025 will again be $500 NZD.

In honour of Mercedes’ support for Palestinian rights, her passionate resistance to injustice, and in light of the current genocide in Gaza, the topic for this year’s award is RESISTANCE.

Entries are invited from writers resident in New Zealand, Australia and Palestine of one previously-unpublished poem per entrant, with a word count not exceeding 430 words.

Closing date for entries is 28 September, 2025, the 25th anniversary of the Second Intifada in Palestine, the 126th anniversary of NZ’s parliamentary vote to send troops to South Africa in support of Britain’s colonialist war, and the 42nd anniversary of the death of Aboriginal man John Peter Pat’s death in police custody in Roeburn, Western Australia.

Five finalists will be selected and advised by 29 November 2025, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, and invited to submit a video of a reading of their entry, to be posted on the Award Youtube channel. All finalists will receive a copy of one of Mercedes’ books.

The winner and runners-up of the award will be announced on 9 December 2025, the 38th anniversary of the First Intifada in Palestine, and of the 107th anniversary of the Surafend massacre committed by New Zealand and Australian soldiers in Palestine.

In addition to the main award of $500, there will be a second prize – if English-speaking, a copy of Mahmoud Darwish’s Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: selected poems; if Arabic-speaking, a copy of Abdallah Abulaban’s Women in the Sun, co-winner of the 2024-2025 Palestine Cultural Awards - Ghassan Kanafani Award for Literature.

All poems entered for the award remain confidential, anonymous, and internal during the judging process.

Two copies of each entry are required:

1) The first copy must be submitted as one PDF file and contain a Title Page with author's name, address, personal e-mail address, and telephone number. The poem file name format must be: Author last name_author first name_poem title. e.g plath_sylvia_mad girls love song If no title, please use the first line of the poem as the title. e.g plath_sylvia_you might as well haul up

2) The second copy must be a "blind" copy (PDF file) with the title and poem only on the Title Page. All identifying information must be removed or redacted within the file. The file name for this copy must be the title of the poem only.

Resist genocide and injustice, past and present, and send your entry to:

Email address: m.webbpullman.poetry.award@gmail.com

Subject: Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award 2024 - RESISTANCE

Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!

Remember possible action for local groups

For groups affiliated to PSNA we suggest the following actions could be taken at any time in support of this campaign

Asking your local backpacker accommodation to display the poster and draw it to the attention of any Israeli soldiers here on “rest and recreation” from the genocide.
Pasting the hotline poster (use the version in this newsletter which includes a contact email) around the vicinity of backpacker venues in your local area. This is already happening in some areas.
Hand out flyers to people in the vicinity of your local backpackers
Contact us on the hotline if you come across Israeli soldiers

Important stories from last week

Editor’s picks

A 63-Year-Old Medical Worker Spent Three Months as a Human Shield for Israeli Brigades in Gaza here
Israel’s strategy in attacking Gaza schools here
"It's an order—destroy the neighbourhood so Arabs can't return" here
Brits support sanctions on Israel new poll finds here

Merchandise for sale

We are ready to mail to you any of our t-shirts, long ($35) and short ($30) sleeved, hoodies ($45) bumper stickers ($3), Tino/Palestine pins ($3) flags ($10) and other items plus postage.

See more on the PSNA website here.

Email Merchandise@PSNA.nz with your order.

Sodastream stickering is going gangbusters…

Spitfire Square Woolworths in Ōtautahi Christchurch – plastering red tape over our “Boycott Sodastream” stickers – they are too hard to get off!

So frustrated at being unable to remove boycott SodaStream stickers Spitfire Square Woolworths in Ōtautahi have taken to covering them with red stickers – the hassle factor here is working…

If you’d like some stickers for sodastream email your name and address to Merchandise@PSNA.nz and we will send them to you.

Reminder: Annual Dates for Palestine Solidarity

28 Mar – 4 Apr Israel Apartheid Week

30 Mar Land Day Palestine

5 Apr Palestinian Childs Day

9 Apr Deir Yassin massacre - Irgun Terrorism - 107-120 Palestinian men, women and children massacred

17 Apr Palestinian Prisoners Day

11 May World Kufiya Day

15 May Nakba Day – marking the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948

5 Jun Nakba Day - Start of 1967 War - Land Grab – Invasion of Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, Egypt and Syria - 5 June 1967 – 10 June 1967

20 Jun Attack on Gaza - 6–21 May 2021 (2 weeks and 1 day)

16-18 Sep 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres

28 Sep Second Intifada - 28 Sept 2000 – 8 Feb 2005

2 Nov Balfour Declaration

29 Nov United Nations - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

8 Dec "First Intifada - 8 Dec 1987 – 13 Sept 1993

Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign?

We will need some serious money to make our campaign as effective as possible. For example, we will need somewhere in the vicinity of $25,000 to bring speakers to New Zealand over the next year and organise large public meetings to help spread the message.

You can help. Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign? In other words, can you afford to make an automatic payment of $5 per month to support the Palestinian struggle? (If you can afford more that would be great!)

Our account details are:

Account name: Palestine Solidarity Network
Account number: 38-9015-0849542-00

We are happy to provide a receipt upon request (however, we are not a registered charity so this is not tax-deductible)

In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter – an invitation to subscribe from Leslie Bravery

Because of mainstream news media complicity, daily headlines and commentary only occasionally ever mention the relentless Israeli violence in Palestine, not even the frequent air strikes!

However, daily news and statistics regarding the violence Palestinians are forced to live under are regularly reported on in the “In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter”, sourced and compiled for easy reading and correlation chiefly from the Palestinian Monitoring Group's daily situation reports.

The In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter continues to be circulated, by email, worldwide to subscribers only, as it has been over the last two decades.

Please contact lesliebravery@icloud.com if you also wish to become a subscriber.

More ways you can get involved

Forward this Newsletter – If you know people who may be interested in this movement, please forward this Newsletter to them.
Join in local activities in your area - Contact Secretary@PSNA.nz if you would like to know where and how to get Flags and Banners
Help set up a Students for Justice in Palestine groups on your campus
Tell Your MP your opinions on Divestment and Sanctions of Israel.
Write Letters to Newspapers – Call Talkback Radio
Keep in touch with the campaign on social media

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network website: https://www.PSNA.nz

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/671376706283605/

o NZ Palestine Solidarity Network email: Secretary@PSNA.nz

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Keep Updated on our Facebook pages and websites (listed below)
Human rights for Uyghur refugees - In line with our support for human rights for the people of Palestine we have added our name to the petition in support of human rights for Uyghur refugees so they can be included in the government’s refugee quota. PSNA members who wish to also sign this petition can do so here - https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/open-letter-let-s-show-compassion-to-the-uyghur-community

PSNA Groups

PSNA National Committee

Website: www.PSNA.nz
Chair - John Minto: Chair@PSNA.nz
Secretary - Neil Scott: Secretary@PSNA.nz

Regional Groups

Bay of Islands PSN Bay of Islands (Email)
Whangarei PSN Whangarei (Facebook)
Auckland PSN Auckland – Tamaki Makaurau (Website)
Hamilton Palestine Human Rights Campaign Waikato (Facebook)
Tauranga Tauranga Moana 4 Palestine (Facebook)
Napier/Hastings Aotearoa Standing with Palestine (Facebook)
Palmerston North PSN Palmerston North (Email)
New Plymouth PSN Taranaki (Facebook)
Wellington PSN Wellington (Email)
Nelson Te Tau Ihu (Nelson) Palestine (Facebook)
Christchurch PSN Christchurch (Facebook)
Dunedin Dunedin for Justice in Palestine (Facebook)
Invercargill PSNA Invercargill (Email)

PSNA Newsletter No 192 -11 June 2025

Newsletter No 192

Items in this newsletter

New Zealanders step in where our government fails

Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week

Four things you do now with just a few clicks…What can you do now with just a few clicks…

Doc Edge are at it again

Dr Yousef Aljamal’s tour to Aotearoa New Zealand this month

Letter in NZ Herald

Otago University students and the Tertiary Education Union step up for BDS action

A few pics from this week

A day out in Auckland protesting David Seymour

Spot the difference

A Journey from Misery to Hell – Mohammad Sirdah

Quotes of the week

Nakba Keys – a message from Ōtautahi/Christchurch

The Council of Trade Unions speaks to the government

An Israeli product we were not aware of – add to your boycott list

Announcing the 2nd Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award

Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!

Important stories from last week

Editor’s picks

Merchandise for sale

Sodastream stickering is going gangbusters…

Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign?

In Occupied Palestine daily newsletter – an invitation to subscribe from Leslie Bravery

More ways you can get involved

PSNA Groups

PSNA National Committee

Regional Groups

Other groups supporting Palestinian Rights