Palestine solidarity campaign
Lobby
your parliamentary candidates
General election 2010: Make Palestine the
issue
The issue of justice for the Palestinians has
never been more urgent. 1.5 million Palestinians living in Gaza are
now into their fourth year of living under a horrific and brutal
siege. And Israel is continuing its illegal settlement building
programme throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem, further
entrenching its illegal occupation. It is vital that MPs in the
next parliament understand they have a responsibility to act to end
Israel’s violations of international law.
Ask your candidiates to show their support by
signing up to PSC’s six election pledges:
Make Palestine the issue
Lobby your MP/prospective parliamentary
candidates
Unite backs the work of the Palestine
Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which holds an annual lobby in support
of Palestinian self-determination every November.
For several years there has been a November lobby of parliament
in support of Palestinian self-determination. Hundreds of voters
arrange to meet their MPs and impress upon them the popular support
for the rights of the Palestinians to their own free nation
state.
As a result, many MPs have signed Early Day Motions (EDMs);
raised parliamentary questions; written to ministers or joined
bodies like the Britain-Palestine all party parliamentary
group.
This year the PSC is doing things differently in the light of
forthcoming general election - which will take place around May
2010 or before. The protests against the invasion of Gaza in
January this year showed how huge numbers of the British public
felt about the issue and the PSC wants to take the message to every
constituency and make sure it is a feature of the election.
The PSC is calling on supporters to meet with their own MPs in
their constituencies, and also to meet with all other candidates to
sound them out too. The PSC wants to make sure candidates
understand that votes will be influenced by their stance on this
important issue.
The main purpose of lobbying is to get your MP to take action.
Will they raise a parliamentary question? Will they sign an Early
Day Motion (EDM)? Will they write to the Foreign & Commonwealth
Office on your behalf? You could ask for a private meeting
with your MP or you could invite him/her to a public meeting.
Support the Palestine lobby – contact your local MP and other
party candidates now!
Further Information:
Briefing: Download a detailed briefing on how to lobby your MP
or get prospective parliamentary candidates to sign a pledge to
commit to the campaign – check the
Briefing for lobbyists and check out the
PSC web pages on lobbying.
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