Ashburton West Street Peace Group

23/06/2026

With Steve Day's initial prompting local Quakers are part of the group that is organising this national walking vigil. We plan to travel up and back to London on the day. Do join us if you are able and talk to Steve or I about it at the weekly vigil:

Silent Walking Vigil for Peace - Saturday 19 September 2026 12.00– 4.00pm, Central London Showing solidarity and care for everyone impacted by violence, conflict and war. A rallying call for Quakers in Britain - a “loud silence” witnessing for peace. Register for updates & tell us you hope to ...

23/06/2026

https://justpeacecoalition.com/

Time to Act: A Just Peace for all who call the Holy Land home. A shared commitment for justice, peace, and human dignity Your browser does not support iframes. Please visit https://embraceme.good.do/timetoact/commit-to-a-just-peace/ Across Palestine and Israel, communities are living through devasta...

15/06/2026

Going to Ian Wellens' book launch at First Draft Books in Bovey 9 July 7:30-9. Ian is a friend of Ashburton West Street Peace Group, and a leading member of our sister group at Bovey. Looking forward to reading his new book, A History of Palestine in Five Fruits.
Pip Hayes Harris Toby Chadwick Ruth Chadwick First Draft Books

28/04/2026

Please join us on Monday 11th May for a community film screening of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’.

📅 Monday 11th May
⏰ Doors open at 7pm (bring cash for book stall, tea and cakes, film starts at 7.30pm
📍St John’s Church, Bridgetown, Totnes, TQ9 5AB.

The highly acclaimed 2025 docudrama film written and directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. On January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

🎟️ Tickets are available at :
https://tinyurl.com/may-film-night

21/04/2026

"We are the Day After" 21st Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony was live streamed online yesterday evening and will be available soon to watch. Perhaps we could plan to share a meal as the vigil, and invite Bovey Tracey vigilists?

We are the Day After From Loss to Hope About the 2026 Ceremony 21st Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony ‘We are the Day After’From Loss to HopeLive Broadcast on 20 April 202620:30 Jerusalem | 19:30 Berlin | 18:30 London | 13:30 New York Donate to our crowdfunding Join a satellite screen...

15/04/2026

I've just watched an online screening of this film this morning.
"My heart breaks at the level of pain and trauma ... I see it as a shared failure of the world" Jo Berry.
It would be very good to bring it to screen here in Ashburton:

The Hardest Bridge The Hardest Bridge January 8, 2026 Jo Berry The Hardest Bridge is a new documentary sharing the unique story of Jo Berry and Pat Magee, this is the trailer and the whole film will soon be released. It is directed by Dr Imad Karam, award-winning British-Palestinian film maker, who....

15/04/2026

I’m not sure how much impact petitions have. I’m sure personal letters and emails to politicians have more influence, but even then, perhaps increasingly little.
Here is another Avaaz petition, which you may have seen. Other than adding to email box constipation, they can’t actually do harm and they may be a little nudge … https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/no_death_penalty_for_palestinians_rb/?copy&utm_source=copy&utm_medium=social_share&utm_campaign=57502&share_location=post_action

And an UNHCR ONE …
https://bit.ly/3NlyIG9

09/04/2026

I wonder how many will sign this petition: Expel all US military personnel and close all US military bases in the UK

We call on the UK Government to cancel all UK-US agreements that permit US personnel and bases to operate in the UK, in order to prevent the UK from being used as a base for any unilateral military action.

08/04/2026

A conversation from the thoughtful “enemies project”: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VWqyTbUHT8I&ra=m&fbclid=PAZnRzaARDDnJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacm2bbu1xYwOFRlgt4Ahu5PhCRVKoBLBvvmOmrN3YNnhDqOwu7OxjT3CE1wBQ_aem_wyYjotmxx01o9n4-MUNMqg

Ken, an Anti-Zionist American Jew, believes that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Ari, an Israeli soldier operating in Gaza on O...