PEDAL Reflects on the ‘Flytilla’
On a rainy evening in November, a handful of PEDAL cyclists gathered in Manchester to reflect and reunite. The last item on the agenda seemed minor at first, but hints of divided opinion could be sensed when it was brought up over e-mail. We had been asked to provide a statement of support for the &hellip Continue reading
Bil’in, Fasayile, Al-Walaja: A visit to the streets of Manchester
The stories of the Palestinian villages Bil’in, Al-Walaja and Fasayile mysteriously found their way to the brick bridges, billboards and street walls of Manchester this week. The photographs show the violence and oppression of the Israeli Occupation on each Palestinian community, and also the strength of the people behind the struggle. These messages have been &hellip Continue reading
Stop the JNF Report Back & London Organising Meeting- 1 March, 7pm
STOP THE JNF Organising Meeting The greenwashing of ethnic cleansing and what we can do to stop it Thursday 1 March, 7pm, Crossroads Women’s Centre, 230A Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2AB The JNF is losing key political patronage. Whereas in the past leaders of all three main political parties invariably became JNF honorary patrons, &hellip Continue reading
Some Jew’s vantarshasan spiel on PEDAL
Naomi Glass I am born of a long line of European Jews, spanning Romania, Germany, Holland and Poland. I have learnt that for centuries Jews were persecuted, pushed from their homes and annihilated. My grandparents, whom I knew well, hung on to their lives by threads during the Holocaust, chased and bludgeoned by those who decided &hellip Continue reading
Short film on the racist discrimination of the JNF
Great video with Diana Ralph from Independent Jewish Voices explaining the involvement of the Jewish National Fund in the colonisation of Palestinian land. Tweet This Post
Permaculture in Palestine: Bustan Qaraaqa
PEDAL had heard about Bustan Qaaraca (‘Tortoise Garden’) long before it reached Palestine in July this year. The permaculture farm located in Beit Sahour just south of Bethlehem was set up in 2008 with the aim of establising a grassroots environmental project in the Occupied Territories. The site includes a tree nursery, fish aquaponics scheme, &hellip Continue reading
A village facing encirclement – Al Walaja demo – July 2011
It was a very hot day. There were around 40 people assembling with P.E.D.A.L being the only internationals. A few people from the village arrived plus a handful of Israeli activists. We made a diverse group with our various ages, all joined together on a Friday afternoon to protest the illegal apartheid wall being built &hellip Continue reading
PEDAL in Mostar, Bosnia
Mostar is a city deeply divided along ethnic lines following the violent conflict there between 1991 and 1994. The conflict marked the end of nearly 50 years of Balkan socialism in the Former Yugoslavia. While staying at the Abrasovic Youth Cultural Centre, PEDAL learned about life under socialism and how war was used to privatise &hellip Continue reading
Community Power posters from Grow Heathrow, Sipson
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Do we break our chains or polish them? PEDAL open discussion in Ramallah
3rd August 2011 - Having travelled up and down the West Bank for the previous two weeks, PEDAL hosted an open event in Darqandeel Social Centre in the Old Town of Ramallah. Around 40 people from the city and beyond came to discuss their reflections and hopes for international solidarity. Among the diverse group gathered in the &hellip Continue reading
