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Tatreez Embroidery Workshop – 15 March 2025

On Saturday the 15th of March 2025 we are delighted to welcome a Palestinian artisan from the Woman in Hebron cooperative to Norwich to host a Tatreez embroidery workshop for us!

Do not miss this unique opportunity!

📆 Saturday 15 March 2025
⏰ 4-6pm
đź“Ť Silver Road Community Centre, Norwich

Book your Tickets here!

Tickets are ÂŁ20pp for materials but concessions are available through Eventbrite.

The workshop is preceded by a free Talk about the cooperative and the work it does for women in Palestine, which will take place from 2-3.45pm followed by a short break for refreshments before the workshop.

More about Women in Hebron

Women in Hebron is a Palestinian nonprofit fair trade cooperative under the Idna Cooperative Association for Embroidery and Handicrafts. Idna is a mid-sized Palestinian city of around 25,000 people, located to the southwest of Hebron in the West Bank.

Women in Hebron was established as part of the cooperative association’s efforts to provide women in Hebron district the resources to provide for themselves and their families through the production and sales of Palestinian handicraft items.

Since 2005, Women in Hebron has grown from a small table along the main thoroughfare of the market to a permanent fixture in the Old City. As a result of our handicraft sales through Women in Hebron, The Idna Cooperative Association has been able to open a small community center in the village of Idna, where members of the association can gather together to do their work, take part in educational programs, and socialize with their peers.

The one hundred and fifty women who produce the items that are sold come from across Hebron district from eight cities and villages. The proceeds from sales provide themselves and their families with additional income that could not otherwise be obtained through part-time employment.

Their work is based on the idea that developing Palestinian handicrafts is more than just an income-generating project. It is in of itself an act of community-strengthening, of honoring the role of women in our society, and a means to show sumud – steadfast in the face of occupation of Palestine.

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We are looking for new Stewards!

We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to give some of their time to help us steward our local marches as they are growing both in scope and in numbers. Do not worry if you have you never been a stewards before – it is not difficult and we will guide you along every step! Equally, if you cannot commit to join us regularly, we would still love to have you, even if just once!

We are currently trying to build a large pool of people whom we can turn to for each event and ideally there will always be a handful who is available. If you change your mind, or if you’d rather buddy up with someone the first time, that’s no problem at all! As long as you are friendly, enthusiastic, can spare a couple of weekend days, and look great in a Hi Vis, we’d love to have you! If you’re interested, please email secretary@norfolkpsc.org.uk to get added to our pool of volunteers, or to get more information!

PS: Looking great in a Hi Vis is optional. In fact, I have yet to meet someone who does!

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Press Release: Norfolk PSC, Show Genocide the Red Card and Scottish Sport for Palestine

26 January 2025

As the World Bowls Tour comes to an end, Norfolk PSC, Show Israeli Genocide the Red Card, and Scottish Sport for Palestine noted that Israeli competitor Daniel Alonim was knocked out in round 1. They expressed their immeasurable disappointment that Daniel Alonim did not make the morally honourable choice and withdraw of his own volition.

Multiple news agencies, including local EDP reporter Bruno Brown, asked the group if they thought it was fair to call for withdrawal of players under the Gleneagles agreement. Citing that individuals may not necessarily agree with their countries’ policies of apartheid and in this case additional, well documented, actions of suspected genocide.

Norfolk PSC and partners’ response was clear: they invited Daniel Alonim to demonstrate where his commitment lay in relation to Israel’s policies.

“If an individual (or team) does not support the policy of apartheid, they have the power to boycott competitions,” a spokesperson said.

Adding that “this would send a clear message to sporting organisers and people around the world.”

The international court of Justice, Amnesty International, and many other humanitarian agencies have decreed Israel to be an apartheid state.

Daniel Alonim refused to respond or withdraw, communicating unequivocally his complete disregard and indifference for the suffering of Palestinians at the hands of Zionist policies.

An estimate of over 45,000 Palestinian deaths were reported by the UN (December 2024), 70% of which were women and children. A peer reviewed study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine suggested this figure may be 41% higher.

The “Israeli killing machine” killed 14,000 children, left 20,000 missing under the rubble or in mass graves, and injured and maimed many others.
(UN, 23 January 2025)

Norfolk PSC and partners reaffirmed their commitment to the monumental Gleneagles agreement, of which the UK is a signatory, declaring that “we will continue to call out any sporting event or sporting body who flouts this agreement by allowing players from Israel, a country accused of apartheid, to compete.”