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Hello, I think that's a great idea. It's been incredibly distressing to sit and watch what is happening to Palestinians, MP's not responding to messages regarding this issue, although MEP Julie Ward has been very sympathetic and has taken the Palestinian agenda as her own now that she's in a position of power. A joint statement from community psychologists would be a great gesture, especially for other community psychologists in Palestine to see the solidarity. Amna Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:15:37 +0100 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Fwd: GAZA To: [log in to unmask] -----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