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Jewish Socialist

Issue 57 is out now!
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Events | News

Events

JSG events

Wednesday 1st July 2009
7.30pm, Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6AQ
Slavery today
Two years ago there was much celebration of the bicentenary of Britain’s outlawing of the slave trade, but slavery persists. Guest speakers Michael Ellman, international human rights lawyer, and Rahila Gupta, author of Enslaved - The New British Slavery, will talk about those who are trapped in slavery today, in Britain and elsewhere, and how it can and must be challenged. All welcome.

Other events

Monday 29th June 2009 
The Radical Jewish East End
A 1.5-hour walk through London's East End. Fee: £7/£4. Starts at 6pm. Led by JSG member David Rosenberg.
Book online at www.eastendwalks.com or call 07876 200267.

Saturdays 11th, 18th and 25th July 2009
Doors open 3.30pm, shows start at 4pm
Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden WC2H 9BX
This is Not a Subject for Comedy
Another opportunity to see JSG member Ivor Dembina's solo stand-up comedy show about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. Based on his experiences as Jew growing up in north London and his time spent as a peace volunteer on the west Bank: 'I believe we Jews should give back the Occupied Territories, but I think we should hang on to New York.'
Admission £5/£4 (concessions)
Enquiries 0207 420 9980 or 07905 917425, poetrycafecomedy@aol.com
Details at http://poetrysociety.org.uk/events/calendar or Ivor Dembina's site, www.thinkbeforeyoulaugh.com

Vacancies
Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine & Israel (EAPPI) provides protection by presence, supports Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and advocates for an end to the occupation.
Ecumenical Accompaniers
Based: West Bank and Israel
18 vacancies for 3 months’ service
2 vacancies for 4.5 months’ service
living allowance + benefits
Deadline for applications: 25th June 2009
For more information and to download an application pack please go to: www.quaker.org.uk/applyeappi

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News

JSG policy decisions
Resolutions and amendments were hotly debated at the JSG’s annual policy conference on 7th June. New policies will be posted here soon.

NEW PUBLICATION
Union Bread: Bagels, Platzels and Chollah – The Story of the London Jewish Bakers' Union by Larry Wayne, jointly published by the Socialist History Society and the JSG, 114 pages, £6 plus 75p p&p 
*** special offer to JSG MEMBERS: £3 plus 75p p&p. Cheques to “JSG” at JSG, BM 3725, London WC1N 3XX.