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Hi Mark, Thanks for the Gaza update. The very first thing that attracted me to Community Psychology was the fact we align ourselves with the oppressed. Releasing a statement is a great idea. Kind Regards Majid Sent from my iPhone > On 12 Jul 2014, at 20:15, "Mark Burton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 9:32 PM > Subject: GAZA > > This is what we said in 2009 when Gaza's civilians were being bombed by the occupying power. > http://compsy.org.uk/Position%20statements%20and%20media%20releases.html > > It's happening again. > More than 100 dead. > Hospitals damaged. > Families cowering in fear. > Many many homeless. > And the blockade means a shortage of medicines and other vital supplies. > Warships shelling Gaza and rockets landing without warning. 80% of Gaza's population are refugees or their descendants. > Confined in a small area - probably the most crowded on earth. > There are no smart bombs - always collateral damage. > The Nakba goes on. > Beyond the deaths and wounds, imagine the psychological damage. > BBC as usual giving biased reporting. > Don't believe me - read this from the mainstream Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/the-true-gaza-backstory-that-the-israelis-arent-telling-this-week-9596120.html > Are community psychologists up for making another statement and getting maximum publicity and traction for it? > > > From: Mark Burton > > Scholar-Activist. > > Visiting Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University > > 37 Chandos Rd South Chorlton Manchester M21 0TH, UK > Telephones: > +44 (0)161 881 6887 landline > +44 (0)777 594 9479 mobile > skype name: markburton52 > > http://steadystatemanchester.net Steady State Manchester > > http://libpsy.org Liberation Psychology Network > > http://www.compsy.org.uk Community Psychology UK > > http://uncommontater.net personal blog including information on my publications > > http://houghendhall.org Friends of Hough End Hall ___________________________________ There is a twitter feed: http://twitter.com/CommPsychUK (to post contact Grant [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe or to change your details on this COMMUNITYPSYCHUK list, visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK ___________________________________ There is a twitter feed: http://twitter.com/CommPsychUK (to post contact Grant [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe or to change your details on this COMMUNITYPSYCHUK list, visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK