Kilkenny Community Palestine Solidarity Group is calling on people across Kilkenny to join in a community March for Palestine this Saturday 2nd August. The march will start next to the Castle Gates at 1pm and finish at the Parade. A spokesperson for the group said “People are telling us on the streets that they want to take action against the genocide, as they have not seen anything like this in their lives and it is just not acceptable.”
People are outraged at the sight of emaciated babies and children dying in Gaza. There is no baby formula left in Gaza and women are too starved to breast feed. All regular aid has been stopped by the IDF, with a small amount of food being used to bait hungry people – only to shoot at them when they go collect it.
Even though there are reports of a ‘temporary ceasefire’, people are still being killed every day in bombing raids. It’s become clear to everyone that the Israeli government is carrying out a genocide of this trapped population.
Last week the KCPS Group held a packed public meeting on the Occupied Territories Bill at the Club House hotel – Senator Frances Black, Councillor Seán Ó hArgáin and Senator Patricia Stephenson spoke, and emphasised the urgent need for effective action to make Israel accountable for its actions and encouraged voters to put pressure on Government to act now.
The Kilkenny Community march is aimed at showing our politicians that the public wants meaningful, practical steps including enacting Occupied Territories law to boycott goods and services from stolen, occupied land, without delay.
Palestine will be a theme of the weekend coming – on Sunday 3rd August at the Set Theatre, from 5pm – 1am there will be a ‘Gig for Gaza’ supported by KCPSG which will be featuring music from trad to techno, with local and international artists – all funds raised going to UNWRA Gaza emergency fund (free entry for children).
To join the march, meet up beside the Castle entrance at 1pm on Saturday.
