Report by Jai
On Friday 19th February, myself and another core-group ISMer delivered a talk to the university ‘Friends of Palestine’ group in Liverpool. We had a great turn out considering it was a Friday night (hats off to those who forfeited the pub in order to listen to us) and we received some generous donations which will go a long way to helping us rebuild our tech equipment base in light of the recent raids on ISM apartments in the West Bank.
We spoke for about an hour on the history of ISM and our own personal experiences on the ground in Palestine. The group asked some excellent questions and were lovely enough to ask us to continue talking after the event in a local pub (we thought it only right to oblige, seeing as we had hijacked their Friday night shenanigans).
It’s at times like those when we really appreciate the support we get from university and community groups in the UK. It’s very easy to become disheartened at what seems like a lack of action in the UK but on closer inspection, we always find amazing individuals and groups doing great work to raise the profile of this ongoing issue. Thanks to all involved for inviting us and being such accommodating hosts. It was a real pleasure to meet you all.