Women call for a week of action in Magan-djin

Sunday, 3 Mar 24: Palestinian women rally and march in Magandjin on 148th day of the genocide supported by Queensland feminists.

“Today is Day 148 of the genocide. 148 days of Palestinian women greiving for their children, for their husbands, for them, their land. Today’s theme is the women of Palestine. The theme is in light of the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8, as such, this International Women’s Day we call on all the feminists in the world today already with the women of Palestine and call for an end to this genocide Ceasefire now! Ceasefire now!” – Roba, Palestinian woman chairing the rally.

Women call for a week of action in the leadup to International women’s day on the 8th March.

• Palestine solidarity events and actions ( 3 – 10 March )
• Palestinian women’s rights and genocide
  • Palestinian women rally for freedom and an end to genocide, with a focus on Queensland Government’s involvement in the weapons industry and Israel.
• Weapons exports to Israel and their impact.6:52
  • Jackie speaks about the Queensland Government’s involvement in weapons exports, specifically mentioning companies like Farah in Tingalpa that supply parts for the F-35 and Boeing’s JDAM systems.
  • Faerra is the sole supplier of weapons adapters for the F-35, which are exported to Israel and used in targeted executions of civilians, including journalists and revolutionaries.
  • Speaker 3 claims Israel is using F-35 fighter jets to wage war in the Middle East and destroy Palestine, with US officials confirming data on F-35 use in Gaza.
  • The Queensland Government has a long-standing relationship with Farah, a company that manufactures weapons parts, including for the F-35, and has awarded grants to increase their manufacturing capacity in Brisbane.
  • Speaker 3 calls out Queensland Government’s complicity in arming Israel and its silence on Palestine, demanding action to end war profiteering and investments with collaborators.
  • Spoken word poet Haneen shares a powerful message of resistance and hope, demanding an end to the occupation and the stealing of Palestinian resources.
• Palestinian rights and gender-based violence.16:05
  • Haneen reflects on personal experiences as a Palestinian and calls for collective action to address systemic injustices.
  • Haneen shares their experiences as a Palestinian, including feeling reluctant to identify as such and witnessing the impact of attacks on children.
  • Haneen expresses pride in supporting Palestine and acknowledges the challenges of doing so, including feeling both strong and hopeless.
  • Protesters demand change in language and narrative around women’s suffering in war.
  • Leila Khalid was a daring activist who hijacked planes to see her birthplace and became a global icon.
  • Shareen Abu dedicated 25 years as a journalist, risking her life to expose Israel’s actions, becoming an icon for the next generation.
• Palestine resistance and tribute to Aaron Bushnell.26:53
  • Speaker 2 thanks Honey for their role and raises a campaign for Leila Khaled’s visit to Australia.
• Palestinian resilience and determination.28:57
  • Palestinian speaker shares family’s journey, highlighting resilience and perseverance through generations.
  • Palestinian spirit transcends borders, defies oppression, and embodies resilience.
• Palestine and women’s rights in Australia.35:03
  • Speaker 6 acknowledges Indigenous land and calls for truth, treaty, and a voice, while condemning Israeli attacks on Palestinians.
  • Laura and other advocates demand justice for Palestine, vowing to continue pressure on government.
• Palestine, colonialism, and resistance.39:37
  • Speaker 7 pays respects to younger generations and declares solidarity with Palestine, sharing personal history of displacement and resistance.
  • Palestinian women’s resistance and dedication to protecting their children and lands is inspiring, despite government inaction and lack of support.
  • Ruby speaks about the ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia and Palestine, highlighting the importance of listening to marginalized voices.
• Palestinian rights and humanity.48:19
  • Speaker urges resilience in face of ongoing genocide in Palestine and other crises globally.
  • The speaker condemns the ongoing genocide of innocent people in the name of colonialism, criticizing the lack of international action to stop it.
  • Speaker 8 describes the challenges of being a 28-year-old mother of three in Gaza, including the loss of her husband and the struggle to provide for her children.
  • The speaker expresses frustration at the dehumanization of Palestinian men and the lack of support from the world, highlighting the shared humanity of Palestinian mothers and children.
  • Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old Air Force serviceman, died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. to protest the government’s complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
• Palestinian rally and cultural experience during Ramadan.1:01:37
  • Speaker shares personal story of resilience and solidarity with Palestinian women, invites listeners to join Iftar and experience Ramadan culture.
• Palestinian rights and solidarity march.1:03:45
  • Speaker 1 plans to lead a march through King George Square, with Palestinian women at the forefront.
  • Palestine will be free from river to sea, with a new chant from Radcliffe place.
• Palestine solidarity actions in Brisbane, Australia.1:08:56
  • Organizers call for continued action in support of Palestine, including protests and pressure on politicians.
  • Activists plan to light the Story Bridge in solidarity with Palestine, despite Lord Mayor’s refusal.
  • Palestinian community invites listeners to fast and break fast with them to raise awareness for Gaza’s hunger crisis.
• Hello. We’re gonna get started in about five minutes. But before we do, I just wanted to do some announcements for this week. There are a lot week we’re going to call it a week of action here in Magandjin, there’s so much on.
• So starting with tomorrow, fourth of March 2pm. The students for Palestine have an organizing meeting at UQ in 100, in Goddard building,
• on Wednesday, JFP. We’re having our public meeting. So if you’re looking for how you can do more, how you can be more organized, how can you can help out with organizing. We have our public meeting where we’re going to organize the next sort of month of events. So coming six the march 6pm QCU, building at Peel Street.
• On the seventh of March at 7:30am. We have Disrupt the parliament sitting outside parliament in George Street, down here for Ferra. So that’s 7:30am outside parliament, also on Thursday at 5:30pm.
• Unions for Palestine if you are in your union, if you want to do more for Palestine through your union come along to Unions for Palestine Meeting in the ETU building on Peel Street.
• Friday the Eighth of March there’s going to be a rally outside the ABC building for Antoinette Lattouf held by the MEA. Antoinette was recently sacked by the ABC so we’ll be standing outside the ABC building at 9:30am on Friday.
• On Saturday at 10am. We are holding a Raise the Flag rally with Jonathan Sriranganathan, he’s the candidate candidate for the Greens for Mayor The reason we want to raise the flag for Palestine, our current mayor Adrian Schrinner has refused to light solidarity with Palestine. You may or may not know that Adrian chose to light the bridge in the colors of the genocide but he’s refusing to light the bridge in the colors in solidarity for Palestine. So please join us now at 10am Bring your flags bring your Palestinian colors. We are going to light up the bridge ourselves, using the power of the movement with the we have built here. So come along next Saturday.
• There is also the Palestinian Film Festival next weekend, I strongly urge you to look that up go along to one of the screenings there’s a lot of films to check out. And on the ninth after the film festival the night there is a podcast launch the JFP podcast launch at 5:30pm. It’s called collective conspiracy it’s going to be at Record Art space in Woolongabba. And also on the ninth we have an interfaith vigil at 5pm in King George Square tall vigil here next Saturday. So some final things from me before we get started JFP, we we organize these events every week, we have some new T shirts over an hour stall over here if you want to check out new T-shirts. if you want to donate to JFP so we can keep running and funding more events heading over to the stall as well. And I strongly urge you to follow us on social media, we are finding it harder and harder to get our message out. So please sign up to our mailing list. Sign media, the easiest way I would say is to sign up to the mailing list, get an email from us and it has the links to all of our social medias that you can follow us on. So please get involved this week. Look out for the week of action. Thank you so much for coming out. We will be getting started soon.
• Join JFP events next Saturday: Palestinian Film Festival, podcast launch, interfaith vigil.