PSNA Newsletter No 209 - 8 October 2025
8 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2025 2025
8 October 2025
Newsletter No 209
Items in this newsletter
Nationwide rallies/marches/vigils this week
Pause and Act - four things YOU can do NOW for Palestine in less than 5 minutes!
Will and Ava head to Gaza
Sanctions on Israel petition
Every state has the legal responsibility to sanction Israel
7 October – 2 years on
“Rhythms of Resistance” – fundraising event in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton
From Scratch – “Songs for unsung heroes”
A few pics from around the country this week
Ngā iwi e
Remembering Liz Edmond
Appeasement ad
Quote of the week
Two PSNA Media release
Palestine Shames many and Palestine Honours many
Another win for BDS
And yet another win for BDS
Complicit with Genocide
Free Palestine car convoy
Boycott Reebok
Sitting on the Fence
Keep spreading the message about the Genocide Hotline!
Important stories this week
Merchandise for sale
Nationwide events list
Nationwide rallies/marches/MP protests/vigils this week
We have discontinued the Rally list in the newsletter as it can be out of date as soon as the newsletter is sent. We have added a page to the PSNA website which is posted on Wednesday afternoon and then updated as any moves adds and changes are available. See first option.
To view events around Aotearoa. Options:
There is now a page on the PSNA website where you can see the coming events for the week. It is updated on Wednesday afternoons for coming events. It is also updated with any late events or if an event needs to be changed. See here. Check back on Fridays to see if there are any changes. Give it a try right now. Email Admin@PSNA.nz if there are any events missingor a change is required.
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” and Click the button. Check back on Friday for any moves, adds or changes
Or go directly to events on the PSNA Facebook events page here
There is also a QR code which will take you to the PSNA events page on the PSNA website
There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.
Pause and Act – four important things YOU can do NOW for Palestine in less than 5 minutes!
1) Local Body Elections
You can find the list of candidates who said YES to PSNA questions asking if they would support local body sanctions against Israel. Check here: https://www.psna.nz/local-body-who-to-vote-for
2) Ban Israel from UEFA (European Football Association)
We only need 5 members of the UEFA Executive Committee to call for a meeting. But we need a majority to vote to suspend apartheid Israel.
Take action now to urge football federations on UEFA’s Executive Committee to push for a meeting and to support the call from Palestinians and sports fans around the world: Ban Israel.
1. Sign the petition and send an email to UEFA members.
2. Send an email to the English, Wales and Scottish football associations.
3. Comment on UEFA Executive Committee member social media accounts.
4. Share this action alert!
3) Support a Uniting for Peace resolution at the UN
Appeal to the UN General Assembly to bypass the Security Council and adopt a “Uniting for Palestine” resolution so a multinational peace force can head to Gaza to stop the genocide
Go to https://lifelineforpalestine.com/ to support this initiative. President Petro of Colombia and supported here by Brian Eno https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1128646665418843
4) Boycott Reebok
Take action and tell Reebok to drop the Israeli Football Association here
More information here and on social media at the links below
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPQ0bRCD4BD/
Will and Ava head to Gaza
Ava and Will on the second flotilla mission here
More stories are here and you can track the boat’s progress here.
Keep up with Aotearoa New Zealand connections to the flotilla through https://kiaoragaza.wordpress.com/ and PSNA social media accounts.
Sanctions on Israel - petition
The New Zealand Government must sanction Israel now for its war crimes and breaches of international law across the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Sign the petition to sanction Israel here
BADIL (Palestinian Resource Centre): Every State has the Legal Responsibility to Impose Sanctions on Israel
On 30 September, at the 60th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, BADIL Resource Center provided an oral statement under item 7, re-affirming every member state’s obligation to impose sanctions to stop the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip.
BADIL reminded member states that the obligation to prevent and stop genocide is binding on all states, individually and collectively; and cannot be replaced by recognition or declarations, nor excused by lack of consensus or majority.
Imposing sanctions does not require the approval of the UN Security Council, nor a provision by the International Court of Justice.
The imposition of political, economic and military sanctions is not a hostile act, but the legal responsibility of each and every state, and the most effective measure to stop Israeli genocide and international crimes.
The video of the statement can be found here, at 21:40.
7 October two years on – PSNA Co-Chair Maher Nazzal
Today marks two years since a day that changed the course of history and the lives of millions. What began as a moment of resistance has since unfolded into one of the darkest humanitarian catastrophes of our time. Over the past two years, Gaza has endured relentless bombardment, the destruction of entire neighbourhoods, and the loss of thousands of innocent lives — men, women, and children. Tens of thousands remain displaced, hungry, and denied even the most basic human rights.
We remember those who were lost, we hold their families in our hearts, and we stand with the survivors whose resilience refuses to be erased. Our message remains unchanged and unwavering: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
If you can, share this post, support humanitarian relief, and hold your leaders accountable.
“Rhythms of Resistance” – fundraising event in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton
🎶 Rhythms of Resistance – A Night for Palestine
📅 Friday 17 October 2025
📍 Last Place Bar, Kirikiriroa/Hamilton
🕢 Doors 7:30pm | Music from 8:30pm
An uplifting night of music, art, and community standing together for Palestine. Featuring powerful live sets from Swizl Jager, Kyla Greening, Leah Bell, and Chase Woods, with genres ranging from te reo Māori hip hop to RnB, pop-rock, and indie-folk music.
All proceeds and raffle funds will go directly to Gaza: Beat of the Heart, providing urgent healthcare on the ground in Gaza. Incredible raffle prizes include vinyl, merch, tattoos, art, beauty vouchers, and a studio session with producer Gwyn Williams.
🎟 Tickets: $15 via Humanitix (door sales available)
🔗 https://events.humanitix.com/rhythms-of-resistance-a-night-for-palestine
We'd greatly appreciate it if you considered sharing this event through your social media platforms, and potentially email subscribers too.
Ticket and information page:
https://events.humanitix.com/rhythms-of-resistance-a-night-for-palestine
Instagram post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPQZiSiE3Zn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1A3AH6pgcD/
This folder includes the poster imagery in different dimensions for social media, newsletters etc: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1cShJOHbb_SEWrKJr0PUxosqowlRjewJU
And an event in Auckland…
From Scratch – “Songs for unsung heroes”
Emblematic of aural innovation in Aotearoa New Zealand for more than five decades, From Scratch have announced Songs For Unsung Heroes, a fundraiser event "for NZ medics to Gaza" at Kahui St. David's on Khyber Pass in Tāmaki Makaurau on 11th October. Founded in 1974 by intermedia art pioneer and Arts Foundation Laureate Phillip Dadson ONZM, Fram Scratch's latest album 625 Moons — featuring selected recordings from last September's suitably monumental 625 Moons = 50 Years of From Scratch performance series — is out now via Audio Foundation Records, a new vinyl LP edition of which will be available at the show. Consider supporting this crucial cause and experiencing one of our most legendary ensembles next Saturday...
From Scratch - Songs For Unsung Heroes
Saturday 11th October
8:00 pm
Kāhui St David's, 70 Khyber Pass, Auckland (all-ages)
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR (student / unwaged options available)
A few pics from around the country this week
Outside the Rocket lab missile factory in Warkworth
Blockading the Aerospace Summit in Christchurch
Targetting BP and Caltex in Ngāmotu/New Plymouth
Sailing boats in solidarity with the Freedom flotilla in Queenstown
Te Whanganui-ā-Tāra/Wellington rallying (Justice for Peace action)
Te Whanganui-ā-Tāra/Wellington on the march (Justice for Peace action)
PSNA Co-Chair John Minto at the Dunedin rally 'CC BY 4.0 - Photo by Mark McGuire'
Rinad Tamimi rallies the protest in Dunedin 'CC BY 4.0 - Photo by Mark McGuire'
One section of the big protest against Winston Peters in Dunedin last Friday 'CC BY 4.0 - Photo by Mark McGuire'
Unions were everywhere at the Dunedin rally against Winston Peters 'CC BY 4.0 - Photo by Mark McGuire'
Donald Trump puts in an appearance at flagwaving in Wellington
Taking the message to the people through this stall at Golden Bay
Emboldening Israel
“Nga Iwi E” by Hirini Melbourne - Protest waiata
You can sing along and learn this protest song here
Remembering Liz Eastmond – an absolute champion for Palestine!
Appeasement – what the pro-Israel lobby said about our ad
The Advertising Standards Authority received two complaints about our ad in Wellington’s Post newspaper (see ad above) which show the stupidity and incoherence of the pro-Israel lobby. They think everything is about them…
Complaint 1: The PSNA has accused both Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu of "genocide" in Gaza. This is a slanderous lie as even the United Kingdom and many others have come out and said there is no genocide happening in Gaza. The Post should not have run this full page as in doing so it implies that the publisher agree with the rhetoric.
Complaint 2: The paid advertisement by Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa publishes that there is a genocide in Israel, which is a blood libel. This advertisement promotes antisemitism and shows that the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa are publishing false information of the war in Gaza. This advertisement also encourages the New Zealand public to boycott or sanction Israel. This advertisement is antisemitic and targets Israelis and Jews in New Zealand and contains false allegations ie a genocide in Gaza, and apartheid in Israel. Both of these statements are untrue
Complaints Board Chair Decision – No Further Action!
Quote of the week
The flotillas were never about smuggling.
They were—and remain—about exposing a brutal, illegal, and dehumanizing siege.
They are an act of civil disobedience on the high seas,
aimed at breaking a blockade that has turned Gaza into the largest open-air prison on Earth.
—Muhammad Shehada; EU Director, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
Two PSNA media releases this week
PSNA joins condemnation of attack on Peters’ home
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has joined the condemnation of the attack on Winston Peters’ home.
Co-chair John Minto says it has not yet been clearly established that the attack was motivated as a response to Peters’ refusal to recognise Palestinian rights and sanction Israel for war crimes and genocide.
“If it was, then we can understand the frustration of someone who was outraged by Peters’ indifference to genocide.”
“At the same time a broken window cannot be compared with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians killed by Israel over the past two years and the 75 years of occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing which preceded it”
“But a physical attack on a home is wrong and does nothing to help achieve any change for the better in government attitudes.”
“Instead, it will be used by the friends of the Israeli Embassy who want to close down all protests in support of Palestine.”
“That’s what’s happening in the UK, and it’s part of the Netanyahu world playbook to divert attention from Israeli war crimes.”
“Peters regularly meets with Israeli supporters in this country and with the Israeli ambassador, who has praised Peters’ UN speech – the same speech which brought a deep sense of shame and betrayal to most of the country”
“Meanwhile Peters has refused to meet with Palestinian New Zealanders or their supporters.”
Minto says Peters’ attempts to blame protest organisers for inflaming tensions are hypocritical.
“Peters has built a political career out of dog whistle personal attacks on minority, vulnerable groups such as migrants. More than any other politician in recent years he thrives on exploiting community divisions for political gain”
He was labelling anti- genocide protesters ‘bludgers’ a couple of days ago in Dunedin.”
“And he should be in no doubt we will continue to be turning up at his political events to make our views known on the complicit support and political cover he is giving to genocide.”
Peters critical of extremist Zionist MPs
PSNA says Foreign Minister Winston Peters is quite correct to identify Israeli-supporting members of parliament as ‘extremists’.
Peters has made a ministerial statement in parliament today where he defended New Zealand’s non-recognition of Palestine, condemned ‘extremists on both sides…including those in this House’ and claimed there was ‘violent targeting of politicians’ private homes’.
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Co-chair, John Minto says he would be curious to know which Israeli-supporting parliamentary colleagues Peters is accusing of having ‘fallen into a black hole of irrationality and senselessness’ and ‘preen hysterically and monomaniacally’.
“MPs are either critical of the Israeli genocide, or keeping their mouths shut out of embarrassment. But there seems to be some MPs who think it is possible Peters can be more supportive of Israel, and are privately giving him a hard time over it.”
“We are also curious about what Peters means by ‘violent targeting of private homes by some protesters’. He seems to have inflated one incident, which we have condemned, into an imagined epidemic.”
“People are frustrated at seeing the worst and most transparent crime of the twentieth century being brushed aside by our government.”
“Two million people are under a violent blockade, which compares with the Nazi siege and starvation of Leningrad in World War II. Obliteration of Gaza is much more of a concern than a single broken window.”
“The thousands of New Zealanders who are marching week after week to call for the implantation of international law, protest Israeli genocide and call for sanctions against it, are not extremists.”
“They endure and risk increasingly frequent physical, and rarely reported, attacks and threats by violent Israelis and their supporters. They werely want a just and enduring end to the cycle of violence which Peters is so critical of.”
But Minto says Peters’ statement of political demands for ending the conflict falls far short of what is necessary for breaking that cycle.
“He’s called for a negotiated ceasefire, and praised the Trump Plan as having Muslim countries signing it off.”
“For starters, there was no Palestinian participation at all in drafting the plan. It was originally negotiated between the US and leading Muslim countries. Trump then took it to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu who rewrote it. It’s much less a plan and more a list of take-it-or-leave-it demands.”
“There can be no peace without a complete Israeli military withdrawal. Peters makes no mention at all about that.”
“He cites the need to release hostages held by Hamas, which Hamas has agreed to several times. But Peters fails to mention the thousands of Palestinians hoovered up and tortured by the Israeli military and held in Israeli jails without charges.”
“The plan simply allows for continued Israeli ethnic cleansing, under the guise of some international body to provide legitimacy,” Minto says.
“It’s an historical circle. In 1917, British General Allenby marched into Gaza at the end of World War 1, to become the British Empire proconsul, under an international mandate to set up a ‘Jewish homeland’, for immigrants from Europe.”
“More than a century later, Tony Blair, a former British Prime Minister and architect of the destruction of Iraq, will govern Gaza the same way and is on standby to arbitrate the competing real estate claims of Trump’s son in law, Jared Kushner, and Israeli expansionist Bezalel Smotrich.”
“Peters says he’s familiar with the history of the region. If he is as informed as he says he is, then he would realise Israel’s true goals are land grabbing and ethnic cleansing more than peace, and he would not be so effusive in praising such disastrous and one-sided plans written by Israel.”
From Mazin Qumsiyeh’s newsletter
“Palestine Shames Many”
Gaza, O Gaza, your lessons are plain,
You strip the masks from faces of the vain.
Through suffering deep and martyr’s last breath, You shame the merchants of war, racism, and death.
You shame the rulers who sell their souls, To blackmail masters with greedy goals.
You shame the masses who look away,
While children’s blood cries out each day.
You shame the ruthless profiteers of war, The Arab kings groveling at empire’s door.
From Riyadh’s crown to Emirates’ sand,
Puppet states carved by a foreign hand.
You shame false leaders with seats and gold, Who broke the cause, who bartered, sold.
You shame the pious who chant in prayer, Yet commit the sins and show no care You shame the secular who preach of right, Yet back the killers, or hide from sight.
Palestine’s suffering lights the flame,
Exposing evil, calling it by name.
O land of martyrs, you may stand accused, Yet, it is the callous world which refused.
To see twenty thousand children whose souls implore— They shame all collaborators and the silenced forevermore.
and “Palestine Honors Many”
Palestine honors the slain,
From Jesus nailed to Gaza's pain.
From those who bled on Calvary’s tree,
To babes maimed and killed for the world to see.
It honors the brave who give their breath, Who faced oppression, who mocked death.
Who fight the tyrant, resist the chains, Against apartheid & empire’s gains.
It honors the fighters, the bold, the true, Who battle so evil won’t master you.
It honors the rebels in every form,
who boycott, protest, or face the storm.
It honors the ones who bring us light,
Who stand for justice, who dare to fight.
From nations countless, they march, send the call Refusing silence and won't let Gaza fall.
It honors each action, both small and grand, A ship sailing, a voice, a banner, a helping hand.
It honors the children, both scarred and martyred dead, and the maimed, the living, the hungry, by faith fed.
Palestine honors its friends anew,
Palestine respects all - and that means you.
From the river to the sea
Palestine and humanity will be free
Another win for BDS
US-based running-shoe company Saucony dropped its sponsorship of the Jerusalem marathon after a short boycott campaign, and specifically cited conversations with campaigners and UK run clubs in their decision. Reebok remains in the boycott spotlight after deciding to continues sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association.
Full story here
And yet another BDS win…
Well done Lorde!
She has taken her songs off Apple Music in Israel after an impassioned on-stage plea for Palestine!
Story is here: https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/hy5bzj02gg
Complicit with genocide
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Free Palestine – Vehicle Convoy
Bring your car, friends and family for a drive to spread awareness about the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.
Register your interest and the details will be emailed you closer to the time.
It is Part of a Nationwide effort covering 25 centres. And may run weekly for the forseeable future.
To register, click here.
Boycott Reebok
Sitting on the Fence
Daniel Cleary is making a documentary called “Sitting on the Fence” about NZ’s complicity in the genocide. It’s an independent self-funded film which needs financial support.
You can view a short segment from the film at this link and help to get the full film completed.
More details are on our website here https://www.psna.nz/sitting-on-the-fence which is at this QR code.
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
Why Sailing More Ships Is the Only Answer to Israel's Genocide and Siege on Gaza here
Chris Sidoti and Ben Saul
Professor Ben Saul and Chris Sidoti address the National Press Club of Australia on the topic "Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient" here
European recognition of Palestine is not an act of solidarity but a betrayal of Palestinian liberation here
Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan: A Rubber Stamp of Legitimacy on Israel’s Subjugation of Palestine here
Other stories
Gaza flotilla supporters gathered outside Winston Peters Auckland home to protest here
National slow to see the tipping points here
Pro-Palestine protesters target Winston Peters home here
Peters slips past pro-Palestine protesters at Port Chalmers here
You’ve got issues, mate: Kneecap and the war on the Irish language here
Clergy stage sit-in at Ministers office over Palestine here
On the shameful, incompetent decision on Palestine here
Trump's peace plan guarantees a future full of hatred and war here
The Kushner-Blair Gaza plan is a moral atrocity – and a policy catastrophe here
Trump’s plan has no connection to reality in Gaza here (Norman Finkelstein)
Flotilla activist's partner 'shocked’ at NZ Govt's lack of response to abductions here
Finance minister suggests One NZ will take another look at ads featuring Winston Peters protester here
How Trump Cornered Netanyahu Into Signing here
7 October 2023. Part 1: What really happened here
Foreign policy transparency lacking here
Winston Peters statement to parliament on the Middle East here
No justice or peace for Palestinians in Trump’s Plan here
The billion dollar bribe here
Atrocity Inc – how Israel sells its destruction of Gaza here
Bibi Will Sabotage Trump’s Gaza Plan here
‘Leave, or you’re a terrorist': Israel continues to pound, annex Gaza with Trump's plan on table here
Merchandise for sale - please check with your local branch and/or contact us Merchandise@PSNA.nz
If your local branch does not have what you are after 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 large & medium ($10 or $7) and other items plus postage.
The watermelon and the fist stickers will be back in stock early next week.
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 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.
We have added a page to the PSNA website where we now post the Events list. You can find it here – www.PSNA.nz/Events
The QR code for this is:
It is updated on Wednesday afternoon and ongoing as events are notified to us. Please check back on Friday afternoon to see if there has been Additions or Changes.
There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.
North Island
Rawene
Saturday September 27
No Event this weekend
Kerikeri - Rally
First Saturday of the Month
Next is October 5
Whangarei
Saturday September 27
No event in Whangarei this Saturday
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 MFAT
Wednesday September 24
12 Noon
139 Quay Street, Auckland CBD
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
Saturday September 27
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Visiting Luxon’s Botany Electorate- The Te Irirangi Dr, Te Rakau Dr, Botany Rd intersection
Join the team – text Rhona on 021 035 8617
Auckland - Rally – Sanction Israel Now!
Saturday September 27
2:00 pm
Te Komititanga Britomart Square, Auckland
Thames – Vigil to Stop the war on Children
(Hosted by Voices for Palestine - Hauraki)
Next is the first Saturday of the month - Saturday 5 October
Tauranga – Flag Wave – Sanction Israel Now!
Sunday 28 September
11:00 am
Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui
Tauranga - Candlelight vigil
memorial and celebration of Palestinian Sumud
Tuesday 7th October
6.30 pm
Mt Maunganui Cenotaph, Marine Parade, Mt Maunganui
Hamilton – Sanction Israel Now!
Every Saturday
1:00 pm
Flynn Park, Cnr Wairere Drive & Naylor, Hamilton
Raglan – Silent Vigil for Palestine
Hosted by Whaingaroa Palestine Solidarity
No event notified for this weekend
Cambridge - Rally for Palestine
Every Saturday
11:00 am
Cambridge Town Hall
Rotorua Sanction Israel Now!
Every Thursday
4:30 pm
National MP Todd McClay’s Office - Cnr Amohau and Ranolf St lights, Rotorua
Gisborne
Saturday September 27
No Rally notified for this weekend
Napier – Sanction Israel Now!
Every Saturday
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 - Sanction Israel Now!
Every Sunday
2:00 pm
The Square, Palmerston North
Ngāmotu-New Plymouth – Flags on the Bridge
(Hosted by Palestinian Solidarity Taranaki)
Saturday September 27
1:00 pm
Paynters Ave Bridge, Ngāmotu New Plymouth
Whanganui - Sanction Israel Now!
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)
Next event – the first Friday of the month - Friday October 4
Wellington - Cuba to Vivian takeover
Saturday September 27
1:00 pm
Meet at Cuba Mall stage
Wellington - The Doctor's Wife
With Q&A by Director Paula Whetu-Jones & Dr Alan & Hazel Kerr
Wednesday 1st October
6:30pm
Venue: The Roxy, Miramar
Entry by Koha
Tix booked through: https://whitioraproductions.com/the-doctors-wife
South Island
Nelson Whakatū – Banners and Flag Waving
Saturday September 27
10:30 am
Cnr Champion & Salisbury Rd, Richmond
Picton / Blenheim - Sanction Israel Now!
Every Saturday
10:30 – 12:00 am
Blenheim Railway Station
Greymouth - Te Tai Poutini - West Coast
Saturday 27 September
11:00 am
On the lawn below the GDC fountain.
If it rains gather outside the old Noel Leeming store Mackey St
Christchurch – Flags for Palestine
Every Friday
4:00 pm
Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street, Christchurch
Christchurch – Sanction Israel Now!
Saturday September 27
12:30 pm - Flag Waving before the rally - Durham Street side of the bridge
1:00 pm
Bridge of Remembrance, Christchurch
Timaru
Saturday September 27
No Event this weekend
Queenstown – Flag Waving for Palestine
(Hosted by Queenstown for Palestine)
Saturday September 27
4:30 pm
Park & Meet: Sugar Lane, outside The Boatshed Cafe
Queenstown – Launching Paper Boats on the Lake for the Sumud Flotilla to Gaza
(Hosted by Queenstown for Palestine)
Saturday October 5
3:00 – 5:30 pm
Location Earnslaw Park (exact location TBD) - Look for the Palestinian Flags
Launching boats at 5pm
Dunedin
No Rally this weekend
Dunedin – Fundraiser for Palestine
(Organised by Fairleigh Evelyn and co)
Sunday September 28
12:00 – 8:00 pm
45 Māori Road, Dunedin Central
Invercargill – Picket @ Penny Simmonds MPs office
(hosted by Invercargill Stands With Palestine)
Thursday September 25
12.15pm - 1 pm
22 Kelvin St, Invercargill
Invercargill – Convoy to Bluff Signpost
(hosted by Invercargill Stands With Palestine)
Saturday September 27
1:00 pm
Meet at the front gates to Queens Park, Gala Street, Invercargill
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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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
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Secretary - Neil Scott: Secretary@PSNA.nz
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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)