Tomorrow, Saturday 5th October, a national demonstration of solidarity with Palestine will take place in Dublin. This demonstration will mark a full year of atrocities and humanitarian crisis being subjected upon the people of Palestine.

For a year Fórsa has stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Week after week our members have marched demanding ceasefire and respect for the human rights of Palestinians. We welcomed Dr. Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, Palestine’s Ambassador to Ireland, to our national conference, and we have donated over €135,000 to UNICEF’s Gaza appeal.

Tomorrow we will march again to demand peace and security for Palestine and all peoples of the region.

Members are encouraged to march together as part of the trade union bloc, which will meet outside the Mandate office from 12.45pm. The demonstration is set to start at the Garden of Remembrance and march to the Dáil. Flags and banners will be available from the Fórsa offices at Nerney’s Court form midday on Saturday.

Speaking ahead of the upcoming demonstration Fórsa head of campaigns Grace Williams said: “A full year of genocide has playing out in front of our eyes, and the situation is only getting worse.

“We need action. We need sanctions. We need effective leadership and the international community must actively build pressure to stop the violence.”

For members who cannot make it to Dublin there are solidarity events taking place all week around the country. More information is available here.

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