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Guest post by Irfan Chowdhury, researcher and contributor to Middle East Eye Irfan speaking at the Hastings Says No To War March Felicity Laurence writes: On Sunday 29 th April, members of Hastings Jews for Justice joined a Stop the War action in which we marched slowly from Hastings town centre to the Peace Garden in Alexandra Park.  People from many different organisations came together to proclaim their opposition to the war against Iran, and to the accompanying invasion

HJJ members Felicity, Shelley and Richard with the Jewish bloc by Ann Kramer & Richard Wistreich 28 March was an historic day – at least 500,000 people marched through London to show our opposition to the far right.  HJJ was well represented, with seven or eight of us joining almost 200 people who travelled together up to London on a joyfully crowded train. The march brought together more than 80 different organisations: trade unions, political organisations, cultural groups,

The powerful action drew onlookers and made a bit impact online. Members of Hastings Jews for Justice took to the streets on Saturday 21 March to protest the planned execution law currently going through the Israeli parliament which targets Palestinians only. The legislation, initiated by the far-right Otzma Yehudit party led by the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has passed its first reading and is due to have its second and third readings next week. Dressed a

Thanks to everyone who came to our community seed swap on Sunday 1 February. Despite the horrible weather we welcomed around 120 during the afternoon and raised over £500 for Hastings Friends of Al Mawasi. We celebrated nature’s renewal for Tu B’Shvat by sharing resources for the upcoming growing year, which means we can all plant more and buy less. As importantly, we reached new people in our community, sharing information with our exhibition, and inviting people to take sim

Around 80 attendees packed the Stade Hall for our film night Thanks to everyone who came to our packed Film and Discussion night on Saturday 8 November at Stade Hall. We watched a film version of the Caryl Churchill Play Seven Jewish Children , followed by a documentary by Forensic Architecture: Return to Al-ma-in , which reconstructed the Palestinian village of Al-Ma’in, destroyed and ethnically cleansed in 1948. Both films are available online and free to view through the l

by Teresa Thornhill, Felicity Laurence & Katy Colley Encouraging open conversation and new connections Felicity Laurence writes: "These five evenings collectively were a demonstration of how community relationships can flower.  So many people stopped by, many whom we had never met before; some stayed for a long, warm conversations, others perhaps just for a few minutes. All seemed moved by our own warmth and our reaching out and sharing food. "For me,  the strongest moments w

Max Baillie and friends explore the extremes of human emotion in a performance of Beethoven’s op 132, raising £3,500 for Medical Aid for Palestine By Richard Wistreich Professor of Music History, Royal College of Music The concert on Tuesday, 14 October, jointly organised by local world-class violinist Max Baillie and Felicity Laurence of Hastings Jews for Justice to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians, was a huge success. Not only has at least £3,500 gone to the ch

Thanks to all who visited our Solidarity Sukkah for Gaza during the week of Sukkot. We were so grateful to have a chance to introduce...

Hastings Jews for Justice is horrified and strongly condemns the abhorrent, murderous attack on Jewish worshippers at the Heaton Park...

A powerful and moving piece by one of our members, Harvey Gillman. Her uncle holds her high like a holy text, an icon, a sacred scroll of...

Our statement on the recent increase of violence and abuse directed at Palestine supporters in Hastings: Hastings Jews for Justice (HJJ)...

Following the news that Hastings Borough Council voted through a motion on Wednesday 16 July calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,...

Hastings Jews for Justice member Teresa Thornhill, a child protection lawyer and writer, explains why she has joined the Empty Pot...

Empty pots were banged in solidarity with the empty pots in Gaza On Friday May 2, members of Hastings Jews for Justice and Hastings &...

Our liberation seder was based on old traditions but adapted to face the challenges of today. It was very special to share our Freedom...

HJJ member Teresa Thornhill, a retired child protection lawyer, penned this article for the 26 February edition of Hastings Independent...

‘WE JEWS ARE NOT ENDANGERED BY THE RIGHTS OF PALESTINIANS – WE ARE ALL ENDANGERED BY A WORLD THAT PERMITS GENOCIDE.’ We were thrilled to...

For context, this is the fourth time a motion to discuss Gaza has been blocked from appearing on Hastings Borough Council agenda in the...

Hastings Jews for Justice was out on the town in Hastings today, holding our first town centre stall to share our message with the wider...