As the situation in Gaza deteriorates further the Irish Palestine Solidarity Committee continues to organise solidarity demos in Dublin and across the country. The next demonstration in Dublin takes place this Saturday 13th January, assembling at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm.

Fórsa have participated in these demonstrations since October and will continue to do so. We know many of our members have been attending individually or with branch colleagues. To demonstrate our collective solidarity and to maintain consistent visibility at the protests we are seeking volunteers to carry and distribute Fórsa flags and banners.

Volunteers will be added to a Fórsa WhatsApp group to be kept up to date with marches and demonstrations. Volunteers will be asked to collect materials from Fórsa, distribute them to members at the marches and collect them again when the event has concluded.

The last few weeks has seen no let-up in the continued bombardment of Gaza, with the death toll now at 23000 people killed. The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has described Gaza as being “uninhabitable” and said that famine in the area is “around the corner.”

It is critical that we continue to show solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine and demand an immediate ceasefire. If you are interested in supporting this work, please email kdonoghue@forsa.ie