PSNA Newsletter No 200 - 6 August 2025
30 Here-turi-kōkā 2025
6 August 2025
Newsletter No 200
Planning is underway around the country for the 16 August National Day of Action for Palestine.
Details of the events will be on our PSNA website and Facebook events page over the next week in the leadup to the big day.
(See four things you can do for Palestine later in the newsletter)
Items in this newsletter
1. Nationwide rallies/marches/vigils this week
2. Four things you can do now for Palestine…
3. SodaStream campaign finds its mojo…
4. A new challenge from the Sticker Phantom
5. And a new Sticker Phantom tip…
6. And remember the Sticker Phantom’s advice on stickering…
7. Sumud Series at Auckland University
8. Kids rock for Palestine – One day. One Stage. One cause.
9. Secret Terror law changes in New Zealand a serious threat to free speech and the right to protest
10. Appeal to Mediterranean embassies
11. Tell Go Fund Me to stop blocking money to Gaza
12. We are all Palestine Action
13. Why pick on BP and Caltex?
14. Quotes of the week
15. The DNA of the IDF
16. Spotted in the Herald
17. If it feels hopeless in the face of genocide…
18. Ali Abunimah replies to mainstream media
19. Meet “Occupy Brandon Street”
20. Palmerston North City Council – positive response to petition
21. A few pics from around the country
22. New Zealand International Film Festival – two great films
23. Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!
24. Important stories from last week
25. Lots of new, interesting merchandise for sale
Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week
To view events around Aotearoa:
Go to the PSNA Homepage – www.PSNA.nz and scroll down to to the button linking to the Facebook events page - Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes
Or go directly to events here PSNA Facebook events page
Or Scroll down to the bottom of this Newsletter to get to the detailed list of events around the motu this week.
There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.
Four things you can do now for Palestine…
1. Copy and paste the poster for the national day of action on your social media pages and encourage others to share it.
2. Send the letter to the four “Mediterranean embassies” in Wellington (see item later in newsletter)
3. Copy the Boycott SodaStream circular image (see below) and share on your social media pages.
4. Get some of the new “Contaminated with apartheid” stickers for your dashboard, driver’s window and petrol cap - please check with your local solidarity group and/or contact us on Merchandise@PSNA.nz
Sodastream Campaign finds its mojo…
WOW! YES! Those are Boycott SodaStream stickers going on the windows of a Big Fresh Store in Ōtautahi/Christchurch last weekend as part of our second BDS rally against Sodastream.
(The Noel Leeming store is too far away to march to so Big Fresh was the target this week)
When the march arrived outside the store the door was shut on us so hundreds of stickers were added to the outside décor in a big high energy action which the crowd chanted “B is for Boycott, D is for Divest and S is for Sanctions”
“It felt so good to be in a group as we did this BDS action – it felt like we could actually do something ourselves here rather than feel so bloody helpless when we see kids being starved to death in Gaza” says Margie who took part.
See the video on the Instagram page @PSNA_Ōtautahi
Remember the Noel Leeming stores are our first selected focus for the PSNA Swap out of Sodastream campaign.
A lesson we learnt from last year's Nobela action was that to be effective we need to target the retailer and not just the product.
Any decision to drop Sodastream products from the shelves will be made by the retailer - not Sodastream.
That retailer is more likely to decide to Swap out of Sodastream if we concentrate pressure on them.
It's only by making life uncomfortable for the operators of the more than 70 Noel Leemings around the country, will their accountants and brand managers ever decide to drop Sodastream.
Noel Leeming also stocks another BDS target - Hewlett Packard.
Remember when you take action, tell us your stories for the PSNA Newsletter at sodastreamboycott@psna.nz
More reports and activity here:
https://www.instagram.com/stories/psna_otautahi/
https://www.instagram.com/psnaotearoa/
Websites: Check out the link to the campaign on https://www.psna.nz/bds
And at
https://bdsaotearoa.nz/
https://bdsaotearoa.nz/economic-boycott/soda-stream
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMYbiKoTll4/
Petition:
https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/swap-out-sodastream
A new challenge this week from the Sticker Phantom
The Sticker Phantom challenges all supporters to commit to 10 stickers per week on any SodaStream product (Noel Leemings the No 1 target) OR bettering the Sticker Phantom's new record of 211 stickers in a week.
Let us know how you get on – send us your stories to sodastreamboycott@psna.nz
And a new tip from the Sticker Phantom…
When gas cylinders are only available by request, ask for two, place them in your trolley then sticker the barcodes & relocate in the store when & where appropriate.
Remember the Sticker Phantom advice on stickering
Stickering products instore is not everybody’s cup of tea but for those keen to increases pressure on companies complicit with Israeli genocide and apartheid here are a few tips from an expert.
Fact: stickering SS products does hurt Israel. I have seen empty SodaSteam bays in both Woolworths & Warehouse stores due to stickering.
Select your target store – Our first focus is Noel Leeming (owned by the Warehouse group) so make that a priority if you have one close by…
Park on the street, never drive into the carpark. Number plate recognition is everywhere.
Wear a hat or cap, rimmed glasses (not sunglasses) & don't look up at the cameras .
Go when it's busy, Easter, Boxing Day sales, Sat/Sun midday.
I prefer not to buy anything but if you do pay cash.
I Individually rip off 10 stickers & place them face down in the palm of my hand, browse around until the SodaStream (SS) zone is clear.
If the SS zone doesn't clear after 10 minutes walk out, better not to get caught.
Target 1: the CO2 box's, flip & sticker the barcode. Press firmly & turn back over.
Target 2: the machines, most expensive first.
Target 3: syrup bottles, spin & sticker the barcode press firmly & turn back around.
Consistency is key, 2-3 week intervals work best.
At Noel Leeming & Harvey Norman, always talk to at least one salesperson before stickering, until then you are a sales target!
If you get caught you will be trespassed, after 700+ stickers I have been trespassed twice. Both times I believe it was number plate recognition, I got lazy & drove in.
When being verbally trespassed never give them your name but never give them a false name, leave promptly and don't go back for a long while (Don’t target stores near you if you will need to shop there! Target stores further away)
Here are the first signs of success with stickering – the company takes the product of the shelves and puts them behind the counter
SUMUD series at Auckland University
Four events over four Thursday’s from 31 July 21 August
The link to the Sumud series is here:
Public entry to all events in the series is free, but registration is required to ensure capacity is not exceeded. This lecture event has a capacity of 370.
Please help publicise this series by sharing this meme on social media:
Kids Rock For Palestine
One Day. One Stage. One Cause.
This event is organised by kids in Pōneke to raise funds for kids in Palestine.
Join us for a one-day-only music fundraiser where young voices take centre stage to amplify hope and raise money for children in Palestine.
This isn’t just a concert, it’s a movement. Under-18 musicians, solo artists, and bands (some joined by over-18 allies) are coming together to rock out with purpose, showing that music knows no borders and compassion has no age limit.
These young performers are using their talents to stand in solidarity with kids just like them who are living through unimaginable circumstances.
Organiser Eddie 12: "We see children in Palestine who are being bombed and shot and are starving. We kids want to help. So that is what we are doing."
There will be stalls and crafting available for kids attending - Please come and support so we can raise money for Gaza's families.
100% of proceeds go directly to emergency aid and child-focused relief in Palestine - Convoys of Good and Kiwi Trust for Palestinian Childrens Relief.
Witness the next generation of artists and activists sharing the stage and raising their voices. Please support them with your attendance. Show them young people can make a difference.
Be part of an event where music becomes action, and community becomes change.
Do you want to volunteer to help? Email aotearoa2gaza@gmail.com
ALL UNDER 18s MUST ATTEND WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
Tickets are available here: https://events.humanitix.com/kids-rock
If you are a band that wants to perform please fill out the form here:
https://sites.google.com/view/kidsrock4palestine/home
You can help publicise this event by sharing the poster above on social media
Secret Terror law changes in New Zealand a serious threat to free speech and the right to protest
The FB event for the rally is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1391615978589086
As we reported last week, just as other western countries such as the US, UK and Australia are cracking down on pro-Palestinian protests, here in Aotearoa our police and IPCA have proposed radical restrictions on the right to protest while the government is now consulting secretly about proposed changes to our terrorism legislation which would criminalise support for the Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian right to take up arms to fight for their freedom.
If you are in Wellington and can get to this rally (see poster above) that would be an important step in challenging this attack on free speech and freedom of association and our basis rights under the Bill of Rights Act.
Appeal to Mediterranean governments
PSNA has sent this message to the four “Mediterranean embassies” in Aotearoa New Zealand. We suggest you also copy and paste this message appealing to them to seek a “United for Peace” resolution at the United Nations which can bypass the UN Security Council and the US veto… More details are in this appeal Irish president urges UN chief to invoke Chapter VII against Israel
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H.E. Ambassador Laurence Beau
Embassy of France
(send via website https://nz.ambafrance.org/Contact-us-1563)
H.E. Ambassador Cristiano Maggipinto
Embassy of Italy
wellington.embassy@esteri.it
Acting Head of Mission
Embassy of Spain
emb.wellington@maec.es
H.E. Ambassador Melih Karalar
Embassy of Republic of Türkiye
wellington@mfa.gov.tr
Subject: Urgent Appeal to Provide Protected Aid Convoys to Gaza
Dear Ambassador ------------,
I write to you with the utmost concern about the escalation of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and the obligation and opportunity of Türkiye your country to take immediate and effective measures to prevent it becoming even worse.
More than two million people are actively targeted by Israel for starvation, bombing and ethnic cleansing.
Israel occupies most of Gaza. It bombs the rest of the region with scarcely believable increasing ferocity every day after what soon will be two years of attack.
Israeli troops are playing literal Squid Games ‘green-light’ – ‘red-light’ shooting at desperate and starving Palestinians in the four so called ‘feeding stations’ run by Israel and the US in Gaza.
People are starving to death in increasing numbers. Many thousands more will inevitably die in a famine from the consequences of a blockade which began when Israel abrogated its ceasefire deal in March.
While the official direct death toll is 60,000, the actual number of those killed as a result of the Israeli attacks has been calculated to be more likely in the region of 280,000.
Israeli Defence Minister Katz is openly forcing the remaining Gaza population into Rafah. This is not an accusation – it is policy. It is a war crime.
A long delayed long-term permanent solution through the achievement of Palestinian rights has never been more vital in the 76 years of their denial.
But urgent action to feed starving people is also vital.
The Special Rapporteur for the oPt, Francesca Albanese has called for countries, which share of a common border with Gaza around the Mediterranean, to urgently send protected convoys to Gaza.
This could be expanded and reinforced by a mandate from a Uniting for Peace Resolution through an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly to maintain or restore international peace and security.
This would not be a token action, such as the 2024 disastrous RAF parachute aid drops or the US floating pier.
I am not persuaded ether that the very recent Israeli, RAF or Jordanian parachute options, or a vaguely expressed intention by Israel to allow some UN aid access in the future, are anything other then public relations stunts.
A fully delivered and on the ground Mediterranean measure would be a genuine lifting of the Israeli blockade.
Of course, Israel would likely not permit it.
But Israel has neither the moral nor legal backing to prevent it.
Türkiye is an acceded party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and is thus obligated to prevent and punish actions of genocide.
Türkiye is also a State Party to the Fourth Geneva Conventions, which mandate Türkiye to take steps to ensure international compliance with the GCIV.
This is not the time for further acquiescence to Israeli genocide. It is the time for action and Türkiye to take a leadership role in materially assisting in alleviating a further catastrophe.
H.E. Ambassador Laurence Beau
Embassy of France
(send via website https://nz.ambafrance.org/Contact-us-1563)
H.E. Ambassador Cristiano Maggipinto
Embassy of Italy
wellington.embassy@esteri.it
Acting Head of Mission
Embassy of Spain
emb.wellington@maec.es
H.E. Ambassador Melih Karalar
Embassy of Republic of Türkiye
wellington@mfa.gov.tr
Subject: Urgent Appeal to Provide Protected Aid Convoys to Gaza
Dear Ambassador Karalar,
I write to you with the utmost concern about the escalation of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and the obligation and opportunity of Türkiye your country to take immediate and effective measures to prevent it becoming even worse.
More than two million people are actively targeted by Israel for starvation, bombing and ethnic cleansing.
Israel occupies most of Gaza. It bombs the rest of the region with scarcely believable increasing ferocity every day after what soon will be two years of attack.
Israeli troops are playing literal Squid Games ‘green-light’ – ‘red-light’ shooting at desperate and starving Palestinians in the four so called ‘feeding stations’ run by Israel and the US in Gaza.
People are starving to death in increasing numbers. Many thousands more will inevitably die in a famine from the consequences of a blockade which began when Israel abrogated its ceasefire deal in March.
While the official direct death toll is 60,000, the actual number of those killed as a result of the Israeli attacks has been calculated to be more likely in the region of 280,000.
Israeli Defence Minister Katz is openly forcing the remaining Gaza population into Rafah. This is not an accusation – it is policy. It is a war crime.
A long delayed long-term permanent solution through the achievement of Palestinian rights has never been more vital in the 76 years of their denial.
But urgent action to feed starving people is also vital.
The Special Rapporteur for the oPt, Francesca Albanese has called for countries, which share of a common border with Gaza around the Mediterranean, to urgently send protected convoys to Gaza.
This could be expanded and reinforced by a mandate from a Uniting for Peace Resolution through an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly to maintain or restore international peace and security.
This would not be a token action, such as the 2024 disastrous RAF parachute aid drops or the US floating pier.
I am not persuaded ether that the very recent Israeli, RAF or Jordanian parachute options, or a vaguely expressed intention by Israel to allow some UN aid access in the future, are anything other then public relations stunts.
A fully delivered and on the ground Mediterranean measure would be a genuine lifting of the Israeli blockade.
Of course, Israel would likely not permit it.
But Israel has neither the moral nor legal backing to prevent it.
Türkiye is an acceded party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and is thus obligated to prevent and punish actions of genocide.
Türkiye is also a State Party to the Fourth Geneva Conventions, which mandate Türkiye to take steps to ensure international compliance with the GCIV.
This is not the time for further acquiescence to Israeli genocide. It is the time for action and Türkiye to take a leadership role in materially assisting in alleviating a further catastrophe.
Tell GoFundMe to stop blocking fundraising efforts for Gaza
You can sign the petition here
We are all Palestine Action
The British High Court has granted a full legal review of the UK government’s ban on Palestine Action – a group using civil disobedience protests to stop UK arms helping Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice. Full Press Release is here.
Why pick on BP and Caltex?
We are sometimes ask why pick on BP and Caltex brands. Fair question. Here is what we have on our website
BP:
BP is up to its neck in complicity with Israeli war crimes and theft of Palestinian resources. It has signed gas exploration deals with Israel to exploit gas reserves off the coast of Palestine and through ownership of the BTC pipeline supplies Israel with oil. See here: https://www.tni.org/en/article/pipeline-to-genocide. Palestinians in Gaza have begun legal action against BP for its fuelling of the genocide in Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/23/gaza-war-victims-legal-action-bp-oil-supply-israel
Caltex:
The Caltex brand is owned by Chevron so Z Energy, which operates the Caltex brand here, pays licence fees to Chevron. Chevron is an international boycott target. See here: https://bdsmovement.net/chevron and here: https://afsc.org/chevron-fuels-israeli-apartheid-and-war-crimes
The BDS website includes a “pledge” “to boycott Chevron gas and products (including Chevron-owned brands Texaco and Caltex)”
https://bdsmovement.net/chevron
Both brands extract oil and gas from the Eastern Mediterranean for Israel, yet within Palestine’s maritime boundary.
Stealing from the occupied people of Palestine is a breach of international law.
Get your BP/Caltex boycott stickers from your local Palestine solidarity group or from Merchandise@PSNA.nz
Quotes of the week
“Nothing is missing any longer to understand that what is happening in Gaza is not the collateral damage of an ugly war – it is the objective. The mass starvation, destruction and death are the goal, and from here the path to the conclusion is short: genocide.”
—Gideon Levy; Israeli Journalist, Haaretz
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“The absolute incapacity of Western leaders to enforce international law when it comes to Israel is EPIC.
Ministers, Prime Ministers, Presidents of Republic:
Doing NOTHING, diverting attention, sanctioning individual ministers
IS NOT enforcing the [international] law that was developed after the Holocaust and WWII to prevent another Holocaust and WWII.”
—Francesca Albanese; UN Special Rapporteur for Israel & the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The DNA of the Israeli Defence Force
The DNA of the IDF - a speech by Dr Rod Pik in Dunedin here
Spotted in the Herald this week
If you are feeling hopeless and inadequate in the face of genocide…
US historian Howard Zinn said that after a lifetime of studying the history of U.S. social movements, he had come to a conclusion. He said every major movement for social change in our history was hopeless.
Hopeless from the beginning, hopeless through the middle, hopeless up to the very end -- people labouring toward a hopeless goal. But then, like a bolt out of a blue sky, a breakthrough. The key, he said, was that ordinary people kept at it despite all evidence. Ordinary people doing their small acts for justice every day -- here was the key. Over time peaceful acts add up to something big. What the powerful fear most, he said, are the grass-roots movements that won’t go away.
So our job is not to give up, give in, or go away. Take action, speak clearly as you can, and trust the lesson of history -- a kind of holy principle in the nature of things. Truthful, nonviolent movements are destined to win.
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can quietly become a power no government can suppress, a power than can transform the world.”
Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah responds to mainstream media
A“Occupy Brandon Street”
Occupy Brandon Street activists on the job
The Israeli Embassy is on Brandon Street in Wellington. The Occupy Brandon Street Group is also there”. In their own words here is what the group has been doing:
We are a decentralised group of volunteers called "Occupy Brandon Street”
Most of us are members of PSNA, Justice for Palestine and/or other more formal groups and we do have a similar kaupapa to these bigger groups.
We are normally outside the Israeli Embassy, MFAT or other locations in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington City three times a week on week days.
We have around 61 members in total and a steering group to coordinate everything.
Our main focus is on public engagement and education about Palestine through having a presence outside the Israeli Embassy, being approachable and distributing the PSNA leaflets.
A story from Brandon street:
Today I had a real breakthrough when a tall pakeha man named Craig walking a dog came over and asked me if I remembered him. I said that I didn't sorry. He reminded me that he walked past us a while ago and that him and I had an exchange of words. He said that when he yelled at me he was feeling protective of his Israeli friends but he now realizes that things have gone way too far in Gaza and he wanted to apologize to me specifically. I thanked him warmly for doing so and said sorry if I had been short tempered towards him previously. Craig told me he believes in karma and has put it right with me. We shook hands and he went in his way. I've always hoped this would happen with the people who yell abuse at us but wasn't counting on it. They seem unreachable at times. It really made my day. I hope he continues his journey into the right side of history.
Positive response to petition to Palmerston North City Council for Gaza
The Palmerston North-based advocacy group Thyme4Action has launched a campaign calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and for Palmerston North City Council to adopt an ethical stance by avoiding contracts with companies complicit in the illegal occupation of Palestine.
The group has kicked off their initiative with a community petition urging Council to pass resolutions in support of Gaza and uphold international human rights standards. The petition went live online this week and is already gaining widespread support and community backing
The Petition is at https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/search?query=Thyme4action
Please sign and promote the Petition in your networks (The petition can be signed by anyone – just include your address as well as your name)
A few pics from around the country this week
Kaaka Te Pou Kohere addresses the crowd In Tamaki Makaurau last weekend
In Tamaki Makaurau
Seen in the far north
Ōtautahi/Christchurch
Energetic noisemaking outside the National Party Conference in Ōtautahi/Christchurch this week. National ministers Paul Goldsmith, Shane Reti, Chris Bishop, Nicola Willis and Simeon Brown were called out for complicity with genocide as they appeared outside the venue.
New Zealand International Film Festival – two good films
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
This documentary from Iranian director Sepideh Farsi captures life in Gaza during the Israeli military bombardment, largely through Farsi’s video calls with Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. Tragically, just one day after Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk was announced for Cannes Film Festival 2025, Hassouna - and nine members of her family - were killed in an Israeli airstrike. It’s an on-the-ground confrontation with the impact of war, and now exists as a heartbreaking time-capsule of one journalist’s bravery in the face of mass violence.
Tamaki Makaurau – Auckland
Bridgeway – 4 August 6pm
Academy – 6 August 11.45am
Lido – 10 August 3.15pm
Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Roxy – 15 August 2.15pm
Light House Petone – 23 August 4pm
Light House Cuba – 24 August 3.15pm
Otautahi Christchurch
Lumiere – 13 August 10.45am
Lumiere – 18 August 6.30pm
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
Rethinking Palestine – a podcast from Al Shabaka here
It Shouldn't Have Taken This Much For Mainstream Voices To Start Speaking Up About Gaza here
Deadly partnership: US, Israel share blame for Gaza catastrophe here
In Gaza, Hunger Has Overtaken War as Israel’s Cruelest Weapon here
New Zealand’s shameful role in the 1917 destruction of Gaza here
Our shameful stance on Gaza here (John Hobbs)
Child starvation in Gaza UNICEF chief here
It’s a genocide but it’s also so much more than that here (Caitlin Johnstone)
Other stories
Western 'peace' initiative ignores international obligations on genocide here
Netanyahu Is Reportedly Planning to Annex Gaza Strip, With Trump Admin’s Backing here
Green Beret Gaza Whistleblower: Israel's War Is 'ANNIHILATION' here
Peter Beinhart discusses his new book here
Anti-Zionism Vs Anti-Semitism here (Harry Robson)
Bloodshed at GHF-run Gaza aid sites a great sin says former top UN official here
Paris political agreement for New Caledonia is not enough for Kanaks here
NZ lagging behind world by failing to recognise Palestinian statehood says former PM Helen Clark here
The Killing of Awdah Hathaleen by a West Bank Settler here
Witkoff arrives in Gaza and backs GHF aid sites here
Dozens of Palestinians Killed Seeking Aid as Witkoff and Huckabee Tour GHF Hub in Stage-Managed Visit here
The Information Warfare Consortium Shaping GHF’s PR Offensive here
The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence here
ECAN Council meeting is tied 8 – 8 on support for Greens sanctions bill here (Video from meeting)
Aviva Chomsky, On Creating a Cover for Genocide here
Witkoff visit triggers a crisis of credibility for the US in Gaza here
Recognise Palestine then Free Marwan Barghouti here (Eugene Doyle)
Building Power for Palestine and for a New World Order here
Palestine surveillance author says Australian protestors outraged by Israel’s war on Gaza here
Hiroshima 80 years on and why AUKUS is imperial madness and needs to be stopped here
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza protest as thousands cross bridge here
Israel backing Gaza gangs to create unliveable chaos says academic here
As protestors condemn western media complicity Gaza journalists struggle for survival here
Review of “The Doctor’s Wife” screened in Melbourne here
UK doctor in Gaza treated woman “blown up in tent” here (video interview)
Tell GoFundMe to stop blocking fundraising efforts for Gaza. here
Profiting from endless Israeli occupation and genocide here
Treasa Dunworth – what sanctions should NZ impose on Israel here
Mary Robinson delivers keynote to UN conference on Palestine here
Pathology of West gives public figures like Plunket licence to troll over Gaza genocide here
Fiji is failing the Gaza genocide and humanity test says rights group here
“We pose no threat – our aim is to break the siege” here
Debunking the theological gaslighting of Israel-supporting Imams here
Gaza condemns Israeli piracy over storming of Handala aid ship here
Lots of new interesting merchandise for sale - please check with your local branch and/or contact us Merchandise@PSNA.nzMerchandise 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.
Note: We now have small size hoodies $45.
See more on the PSNA website here.
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)
Nationwide Rally list to 20 July 2024
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
Or Scroll down to the bottom of this Newsletter for the detailed list of events for this week.
There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.
North Island
Rawene - Winter Films for Palestine
Forth Saturdays of the month
Rawene Hall
5:30 pm
August 23 – No Other Land
Kerikeri - Rally
First Saturday of the Month
Saturday August 2
9:00 – 11:00 am
Kerikeri roundabout, State highway 10
Whangarei
Saturday August 2
No Rally this weekend
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 – Handing out Leaflets at the University
Wednesday July 30
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Auckland Uni Library – 5 Alfred Street
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 at Britomart
Saturday August 2
2:00 pm
Te Komititanga Britomart Square, Auckland CBD
Auckland – Exploring the critical crossroads at which Palestine stands today
(New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists)
Mo Alshaer Talk and discussion
Wednesday 6th August
6.30pm
Rationalist House, 64 Symonds Street, Grafton
Thames – Vigil to Stop the war on Children
(Hosted by The Basket – Social and Environmental Justice - Hauraki)
first Saturday of the month
Saturday August 2
10:00 am
Thames Market, 700 Pollen Street, Thames
Tauranga – Flag Waving
Sunday August 3
11:00 am
Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui
Hamilton – Flag Waving for Palestine
Every Saturday
1:00 pm
Flynn Park, Cnr Wairere Drive & Naylor, Hamilton
Hamilton
Saturday August 2
No Rally 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
Saturday August 2
11:30 am
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 – Rally for Gaza
(Hosted by Palestinian Solidarity Taranaki)
Saturday August 2
1:00 pm
The Landing, 1 Ariki Street
Whanganui - Rally for Palestine
Every Saturday
11:00 am
Riverside Market, Whanganui
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
Friday 1 August
6:00 pm
In front of Wellington Hospital, 49 Riddiford Street, Newtown
Wellington
(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)
No Rally Saturday August 2
Next Rally Saturday August 9 at the Kàpiti Coast
See https://www.instagram.com/falastin_tea_collective for further details
South Island
Nelson
Saturday August 2
No Rally notified
Check out the PSNA Facebook page later in the week - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064134091562
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 Gaza
Saturday August 2
12:30 pm - Flag Waving before the rally - Durham Street side of the bridge
1:00 pm
Bridge of Remembrance
Dunedin
Saturday August 2
No Rally this weekend
Invercargill - Rally
(hosted by Invercargill Stands With Palestine)
Sunday August 3 & 10
1:00 pm
Wachner place, Invercargill
Invercargill - Council meeting at Environment Southland (delayed to)
Wednesday 20 August
10:00
Meet outside Environment Southland Price St at 9.45 am for 10:30 meeting.
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
The Palestine Human Rights Campaign produces the In Occupied Palestine newsletter. It is a regular daily newsletter on the daily situation in Palestine, compiled by Leslie Bravery and emailed to subscribers. If you would also like to become a subscriber, please contact Leslie at “lesliebravery @ icloud .com” (remove the spaces to use as an email address) for further information.
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)