Health workers vigil, March 8th as part of International Women’s Day
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International Women’s Day: Solidarity Camp, 8th March
Following on from our other justice now camps, there will be camp a further Peace and Justice Now Camp in order to celebrate International Women’s Day to stand in solidarity with Palestinian Women.
Please join us :
Sheffield Peace Gardens on Friday 8th March between 3pm and 8pm
- 2.45 establish our ‘Peace & Justice Now’ Camp in Peace Gardens
- From 3pm: Decorating the ‘Peace & Justice Now’ Camp….
- Activities for children & adults with Sheffield Creative Action for Peace (including making Birds of Gaza)
- 3.30pm Tadhamon Solidarity Choir
- 4pm Students arrive, marching from campus with their Birds of Gaza
- 4.15pm Sahar & Lena, with Janet & June: song for children killed in Gaza:
- Yoma mweil el hawa.
- 4.45 – 5pm: poetry and song from Seni Seneviratne, inc poems by Hiba Abu Nada – a poet who was killed with her son in October
- 5 pm Reading by Sahar of ‘The Shawl of Grief’
- 5.15-6pm Open session: Contributions from women & girls of song & poetry for Palestine welcomed, especially a poem from 11 year old Amna Khan.
- 6pm Light up the Peace Gardens: Bring night lights/candles & flags
- 6.30pm Special guest from Gaza: Dr Mona El Farrah
- And Health Workers for Palestine Vigil
- 7.30 – 8pm Singing and close of camp
Please circulate these flyers
‘Inspiring’ the Scholarship Fund 10th anniversary event
Inspiring and Uplifting. These two words were repeated by many of the people present at the Scholarship Fund’s 10th anniversary event in Sheffield Town Hall, marking International Women”s Day 2017.
The town hall reception room was packed to hear the stories of the students who have received scholarships since 2007. The stories are moving and full of hope despite the reality of life in Gaza,
Please pass my deep feelings of love and gratitude to all in Britain connected to the Sheffield Scholarship Fund. You have opened a new window in the dark sky of living in Jabalia under occupation. Sama Wadi, Jabalia refugee camp, 2008
I really appreciate the efforts made by the women’s group in Sheffield to help and support Palestinian women. The scholarships show there’s justice in the world and they tell us that we deserve to live a decent life as in the rest of the world. Thank you from the depth of my heart. Maisaa Salah Abu Khadra, Bureij refugee camp, 2016
Thanks to the Lord Mayor, Cllr Denise Fox and the
Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr Anne Murphy for hosting the event and welcoming the Fund. The Lord Mayor’s words of support for the students and for the work of Fund was really appreciated.
Thanks to our speakers, Kholoud Ajarma and Musheir El Farra. Thanks to Sheffield Socialist Choir for opening the event with song.
The Scholarship Fund is aiming to raise £23k this year to bring the total sent out to Gaza of £100k in 10 years. Please support us to reach this target. Email for details: sheffieldpwsf@yahoo.co.uk
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund
To mark Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund 10th Anniversary, we are holding a celebration event on International Women’s Day, March 8th 2017 in Sheffield Town Hall at 7pm.
Full information here: International Womens Day Event
Hosted by the Lord Mayor, Denise Fox, with songs from Sheffield Socialist Choir, stories from our scholarship students, speeches from Sheffield PSC activist Musheir El Farra and Palestinian woman speaker Kholoud Al Ajarma on the power of women’s education.
All welcome to celebrate how Sheffield has shown its solidarity with Palestinian women students in Gaza, Palestine.
Event is part of SheFest