BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2864@palestinecampaign.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20241128 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20241129 DTSTAMP:20241122T152335Z URL:https://palestinecampaign.org/events/workplace-day-of-action-thursday- 28th-november/ SUMMARY:Workplace Day of Action - Thursday 28th November DESCRIPTION:On Thursday 28th November\, answer the call of Palestinian trad e unionists by taking action in your workplace.\n\nTens of thousands of tr ade unionists in Britain have joined the huge national protests in London and elsewhere and have been leading an array of solidarity actions. In Sep tember\, TUC Congress unanimously passed a motion demanding an end to all arms trade with Israel\, reiterating support for Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and recognising that all Palestinians are subjected to a s ystem of oppression that is recognised internationally as apartheid. Congr ess also voted to adopt an emergency resolution to support calls for a UK- wide workplace day of action in support of an immediate ceasefire. \n\nPa lestinian workers\, remaining steadfast in pursuing their struggle for fre edom and justice\, have called on workers around the world to stand in sol idarity with them by campaigning to end the complicity of their government s\, corporations and institutions in Israel’s system of oppression.  \ n\nOn 28th November\, join us and take action to call for an end to govern ment and corporate complicity in Israel’s atrocities\, and mobilise for the national demonstration in London calling for a ceasefire.   \n\nD iscuss with your colleagues in your branch about what kind of action is be st suited to your workplace and its circumstances. Take action in your wor kplace:  \n\n Organise a lunch-time walk-out in solidarity with Palest inians. Gather outside your workplace for a photo. \n Circulate a petiti on calling for the divestment of pension fund holdings from companies comp licit in Israel’s attacks\, such as arms companies supplying Israel with the weapons it uses in its attacks.\n Organise a letter writing session for your members to write to their local councillors to call on them to di vest LGPS funds administered by the council from companies enabling Israel ’s war crimes.\n Organise a lunch-time meeting\, teach-in or film scree ning to educate colleagues about the Palestinian struggle for freedom.   \n Distribute leaflets for the national demonstration on 30 November i n London.   \n\n~~~~~~\n\nCheck this page for a range of resources fo r the day of action HERE inclduding posters\, leaflets and graphics etc.\n \nWe have a model motion to be discussed and passed in your trade union in support of the workplace day of action HERE\n\n~~~~~~\n\nList of actions: (email us to add to the list)\n\nTake action at the Department for Busine ss and Trade which grants arms licenses\, with the Palestinian Youth Movem ent\, Workers for a Free Palestine\, Queers for Palestine\, Sisters Uncut and London for a Free Palestine. Meet 8.30am at James Cook statue. Arms em bargo NOW!\n\nDefend Protest on Campus\, SOAS\, London (Malet St\, London\ , WC1E 7HU) - Join students and workers at SOAS University to protest agai nst university complicity in the ethnic cleansing of students\, and agains t the attacks on students and staff in Britain for their solidarity with P alestine.\n\nNational Culture Walkout\, 5pm: London\, Theatre Square\; Gla sgow\, location TBC - Join a coalition of cultural groups including Art Wo rkers for Palestine Scotland\, CWAG UK\, The Mosaic Rooms and White Kite C ollective for a sector-wide walkout in solidarity with the Palestinian tra de unions' call for global workplace action.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://palestinecampaign.org/wp-content/uploads /DOA-Nov24.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR