Palestinian Lobby Day

LOBBY OF PARLIAMENT

WEDNESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER

3-6pm House of Commons, London SW1

Nearest Underground Station: Westminster

Followed by PSC public meeting at 7pm in Committee Room 12

*Stop Starving the Palestinians - Stop Arming Israel *Restore Aid to the

Palestinian Authority *Release Palestinian Parliamentarians *Respect

Palestinian Democracy

Called by:

*CAABU

*Palestine Solidarity Campaign

And organisations including:

Arab Media Watch
Jews For Justice For Palestinians
Pax Christi
Palestinian Return Centre
Friends of Al Aqsa
Amos Trust
Palestinian Forum in Britain
ICAHD UK
Friends of Lebanon
War on Want
Midlands Palestinian Community Association (MPCA)
Campaign Against the Arms Trade
British Muslim Initiative
RMT
PCS
UNISON
CWU
AMICUS
GMB
Jewish Socialists' Group
Stop the War Coalition

Come and meet us in the briefing room W4 from 3 to 6pm.

Why lobby your MP?

Palestinians are facing a humanitarian catastrophe following the deliberate destruction of the Palestinian economy by the EU, US and Israel, suffering what the World Bank describes as an 'unprecedented economic depression'. Access to food, water and electricity is severely restricted in the Gaza Strip. Israel is assaulting basic democratic rights by imprisoning elected representatives of the Palestinian people, launching military assaults on the West Bank and Gaza which have killed over 260 Palestinians since June 2006 , and continuing to build the Apartheid Wall and settlements.

The lobby of Parliament is taking place on the UN's international day for Palestine. We are calling urgently for everyone to contact their MP to tell the British government to work to restore aid and support for the Palestinian people and end the Israeli blockade against them act on the decision of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to release the Palestinian parliamentarians held by Israel, and to end its arms trade with Israel.

The purpose of the lobby is to meet your MP and explain to them why you feel that these issues must be addressed immediately, calling on them to take action.

Please come along, whether you have spoken to your MP before, or have never contacted them before. Showing there is strong support for Palestinian human rights makes a difference!

To lobby your MP:

CONTACT: Firstly, contact your MP as soon as possible and arrange a meeting with them on Wednesday 29 November. If you don't know who your MP is, go to www.faxyoump.com#

 or phone 020 7219 3000.

Briefly explain to your MP what you would like to speak to them about.

CO-ORDINATE: Secondly, please let us know when you have an appointment with your MP so we can co-ordinate with other people in the same constituency - contact Gillian Watt, CAABU's Parliamentary Officer on

0207 832 1310 or wattg@caabu.org

Even if you do not manage to contact your MP in advance, you can still try to meet them on the day - just come along to the lobby and ask for a 'green card' which you then fill in to request that your MP meets you.

We will be able to brief you on how to lobby your MP on 29 November in the House of Commons.

CONSTITUENCY: If you cannot make it to London, please arrange to meet with your MP at their local surgery as near to the 29th Nov as possible.

Please contact the CAABU office for a feedback form.

Contact your MP today to make an appointment for the 29th November.

For more information please contact

Gillian Watt

Parliamentary/ Information Officer

Council for Arab-British Understanding - CAABU

1 Gough Square

London EC4A 3DE

Tel: 0207 832 1310

Fax: 0207 832 1329

www.caabu.org