PSNA Newsletter No 152 - September 4 2024
4 Mahuru 2024
4 September 2024
Newsletter No 152
Kia ora koutou,
Thanks so much to everyone for the great response to the newsletter last week – we have many letters from supporters now going to every MP in parliament and Obela Hommus is on the run…
Keep piling on the pressure this week…
But firstly, have a look at this excellent video where the US Ambassador to New Zealand John Udall is called out by Christchurch activist Ben Vorderegger. The US ambassador was having coffee in Addington, Christchurch with Parliament’s speaker Gerry Brownlee and National MP Hamish Campbell.
US Ambassador to New Zealand John Udall
https://www.facebook.com/john.minto.90/videos/1194114798570766
And Shanti Ahluwalia, also in Christchurch, catching out National MP Hamish Campbell twice in one evening here:
Now join in the action with this newsletter checklist:
1) Have you written your letter to MPs yet?
If not, please read the first item in the newsletter below with simple instructions what to do. If you have written one already then why not write another one this week?
2) Have you sent a letter of complaint to your local supermarket about them selling Obela Hommus yet?
The yellow sticker will be available at your branch next week.
Watch this video of action inside Pak ‘n Save in Ōtautahi/Christchurch. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_GAZSFgGuS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
The two main supermarket chains are
Foodstuffs: New World, Pak ‘n Save, 4 Square
Woolworths: Countdown and Fresh Choice
You can write a letter of complaint – a sample letter is below – and hand it in at your local supermarket or you can use a complaint form such as the one below for Woolworths.
Sample letter of a complaint to your local supermarket
Kia ora,
I am asking you to withdraw Obela Hommus from your shelves because it is supporting the genocide in Gaza. Obela is owned by the Strauss Group in Israel which helps finance and provides “care packages” for Israeli troops involved in genocide in Gaza.
It is unacceptable to have such a product in the store, particularly as the International Court of Justice ruled last month that Israel’s occupation of Palestine is unlawful and that all countries should end any “aid or assistance” to Israel to maintain its illegal occupation.
Selling Israeli products in New Zealand supermarkets is assisting the Israeli economy and provides the very assistance which enables the occupation to continue.
Please stop selling this product which assists genocide and assists Israel to continue its occupation of in Palestine.
Please get back to me without unnecessary delay.
<your name>
<your address etc>
3) Have you signed this petition yet?
If not do so now!
4) Please put this poster on your social media pages.
World soccer body FIFA is due to announce shortly if it will expel Israel. Help it do the right thing and end apartheid Israel’s involvement in international soccer and international sport.
National campaign: Letters to all Members of Parliament!
Soon every Member of Parliament will be talking about Palestine! Here’s our plan for how we will do it.
First, we will flood the offices of every MP with letters about Palestine. Below is a letter writing guide to help you take action.
Second, on September 6 and surrounding days, we will have a Nation-Wide day of action against the National Party! We will have protests outside their offices wherever possible.
Below is all the information you need to get started. For this week, the focus is on getting letters and having organizers start planning for September 6.
Guide to writing a letter to all Members of Parliament!
The PSNA is holding a campaign to flood Parliament with letters for Palestine.
How it works:
All you need to do is write a ONE-page letter and send it to freepalestinenow20230@gmail.com
The letter can be hand-written and scanned or a word document/PDF. Hand-written letters have the most impact.
We will then print 123 copies of it, add a cover letter to it, and send it to Parliament to be distributed.
If you wish to print and send your letter yourself, you can find instructions here: https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/have-your-say/contact-an-mp/
In this case all you need to do is:
· print 123 copies of your letter,
· add a covering letter asking to distribute one copy to every MP,
· Put them all (123 copies) into a single Envelope – A C4 envelope will hold them all
· Send it to Parliament’s physical address. (see below)
· NO STAMPS NEEDED – MESSAGES TO MPs ARE POSTAGE FREE.
Address:
· All members of Parliament
· Care of Distribution Services
· Freepost Parliament
· Private Bag 18 888
· Parliament Buildings
· Wellington 6160
What to say:
The most important things are to make the letter uniquely your own, to call for action for Palestine, and to address all Members of Parliament. Your letter will not just be read by one Party - every single MP will read it!
If you wish you can talk a little bit about yourself and give some background information on who you are.
Here’s some useful things you might talk about regarding Palestine:
The genocide has been ongoing for 76 years, but has been at its worst since October 7th last year
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has repeatedly spoken out against Israel including in the recent ruling on 19 July which declared Israel’s occupation in Palestine illegal.
The ICJ has stated that acquiring territory through war is illegal, and the settlements on Palestinian land are also illegal under international law.
Respecting international law means respecting the rights of Palestinians to their land.
The ICJ has ruled that Israel’s continued presence in Occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful and Israel must withdraw “as rapidly as possible.” Israel says it will ignore the ICJ.
International law is on our side.
New Zealand needs to get our troops out of Yemen. Why are we attacked people pressuring Israel to end the genocide in Gaza?
We need to act to ensure that New Zealand companies like Rakon cannot provide components to Israel for weapons.
We need to take strong action boycotting, divesting, and sanctioning Israel.
New Zealand needs to actively support South Africa’s International Court of Justice case of genocide against Israel.
We need to recognize the state of Palestine.
We need to increase funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) which is by far the most effective deliverer of aid in Gaza.
Over 15,0000 children have been killed - and this is still climbing.
Over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed with many thousands more missing under the rubble.
Use whatever information here you find useful, or use your own information. Variety to the letters is a good thing, so make the letter your own!
Call for an end to genocide in Palestine! Call for the end of Israel’s impunity for war crimes! Call for New Zealand to speak up and end our complicity though silence!
To sum up:
Write a ONE page letter that every MP will see and send it to freepalestinenow20230@gmail.com and we will get it sorted for printing and send it off.
Or if you wish, you can send it off yourself following the instructions above.
Nation-Wide day(s) of action: September 6
On September 6 (or close to it, if your centre cannot do September 6), we all want to be protesting National MPs.
At this stage we need organizers beginning to scope out what they can do and planning their protests. The first step is to find out what National MPs are in your electorate or nearby electorates:
https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/members-of-parliament/
Once you know which electorate MPs from the National Party are nearby, find their office and start planning a protest! It is often a good idea to walk by in person to plan it out. We are encouraging each centre to take their own approach to the protest, as each centre has unique capabilities and skills.
If you need any advice in planning this, please don’t hesitate to contact ShantiZA@gmail.com to ask for advice. He has been working with our national strategy team to put together these events and has been running protests at MP’s offices in Christchurch.
If you don’t have a local National MP, feel free to get in touch and we can discuss ideas for what you might be able to do.
Nationwide rallies/marches/actions this week
Tamaki Makaurau poster for this week
Details about the nationwide rallies are on the PSNA Facebook events page here.
EVENTS LIST
There are more than 30 events around the Motu this week.
North Island
Opononi – Rally for Palestine
Sunday 8 September
1:30 pm
Outside the Four Square, Opononi
Kerikeri - Rally
Saturday 7 September
9:00 – 11:00 am
Kerikeri roundabout, State highway 10
Whangarei – Rally
Saturday 7 September
No Rally this weekend
Auckland - أسرى Asra: Stories of Palestinian Prisoners
5 days - Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 September
8:00 pm
Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Avenue, Auckland City
Book online or call 0508 iTICKET (0508 484 253)
Auckland – Picket Erica at Breakfast
Friday 6 September
7:00 – 9:00 am
The Grounds – 8 – 14 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson, Auckland
Auckland – Picket the US Consulate
Friday 6 September
12:00 Noon
23 Customs Street East, Auckland
Auckland – Say Hi to David Seymour at Drinks
Friday 6 September
7:00 pm
Browns Bay Marine Centre, 10-12 Beach Front Ln, Browns Bay
Waiheke – Market Stall – hosted by Stand With Palestine Waiheke!
Every Saturday
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ostend Market, Waiheke Island
Auckland – Banners around Tamaki Makaurau
Saturday 7 September
10:00 am
Royal Road, Massey
Auckland – Rally and March at Britomart
Saturday 7 September
2:00 pm
Te Komititanga - Britomart Square
Thames – Vigil to Stop the war on Children
(Hosted by The Basket – Social and Environmental Justice - Hauraki)
First Saturday of the month – 7 September
10:00 am
Thames Market, 700 Pollen Street, Thames
Tauranga
Saturday 7 September
11:00 am
Coronation Park, Mouth Manganui
Hamilton – Rally for Palestine
Saturday 7 September
1:00 pm
Civic Square, Hamilton
Cambridge - Rally for Palestine
Every Saturday
11:00 am
Cambridge Town Hall
Gisborne - Farmers Market - Vigil to Stop the war on Children
Every Saturday
9:30 – 11:30 am
Gisborne Farmers Market
Rotorua – Rally for Palestine
Every Thursday
4:00 pm
Rotorua Lakes Council, Haupapa Street (Sir Howard Morrison Corner)
Napier - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 7 September
11:30 am
Marine Parade Soundshell Roundabout
Hastings – Rally for Palestine
Sunday 8 September
1:00 pm
Hastings Town Clock – Hastings CBD
Palmerston North - Rally for Palestine
Sunday 8 September
2:00 pm
The Square, Palmerston North
New Plymouth – Flags on the Bridge
Friday 6 September
4:30 pm
Paynters Ave Bridge
New Plymouth – March for Palestine
Saturday 7 September
1:00 pm
The Landing, 1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth
Whanganui - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 7 September
11:00 am
Riverside Market, Whanganui
Carterton – Gathering for Gaza
Every Tuesday
12:00 midday
Memorial Square.
Martinborough – Vigil for Palestine
Every Wednesday
11:00 am
The square at the top of Kitchener St, Martinborough
Masterton - Gathering for Gaza
Every Sunday
9:30 am
Town Hall Lawn
Featherston – Gathering for Gaza
Every Saturday
11:00 am
The Squircle (opposite the op shop).
Wellington – Vigil for Palestine (by Aotearoa Healthcare Workers for Palestine)
Every Friday
6:00 pm
In front of Wellington Hospital
49 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington
Wellington – Flags on the Bridge
(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)
Every Friday
7:15 – 8:15 am
Hill Street bridge Overbridge, Wellington
Wellington – Rally for Palestine
(hosted by the Falastin Tea Collective)
Saturday 7 September
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Te Aro Park, Wellington
South Island
Nelson – Rally for Palestine
Saturday 7 September
10:30 am
1903 Square, Upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Blenheim - Rally for Palestine
Saturday 7 September
11:00 am
Blenheim Railway Station
Christchurch – Rally for Palestine
Saturday 7 September
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street, Christchurch
Timaru
No Rally this weekend
Dunedin
Next planned Rally is Saturday September 14
Queenstown
No Rally this weekend
Invercargill - Rally for Palestine
Sunday 8 September
1:00 pm
Wachner place Invercargill
Government must follow UK lead and suspend Rakon bomb-component exports to the US
Media release from PSNA on Tuesday 3 September:
With today’s news that the UK government has finally begun to suspend arms shipments to Israel for its war on Gaza, PSNA is renewing our call for the New Zealand government to suspend exports of Rakon bomb components to the US for the bombs it sends to Gaza.
The UK government is suspending export of parts for fighter jets, helicopters and drones saying there is a clear risk the equipment could be used to commit serious violations of international law.
Even the US government has come to the same conclusion namely
“…given Israel’s significant reliance on U.S.-made defense articles, it is reasonable to assess that defense articles covered under NSM-20 have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its IHL obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm”
The “US-made defense articles” the US government refers to almost certainly include smart bombs with Rakon components.
Auckland-based Rakon Limited has a long history of making crystal oscillators used in the guidance systems of smart bombs. Their 2005 business plan said the company’s objective was to dominate "the lucrative and expanding guided munitions and military positioning market" within five years.
The New Zealand government is trying to turn a blind eye to Rakon’s export of bomb components to the US which are today being sent to Gaza for the wholesale slaughter of Palestinians.
Already the United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution calling for a halt to all arms sales to Israel which New Zealand has ignored.
Christopher Luxon must act immediately and suspend export of Rakon components for Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
The media release is online here
From “Start up nation” to “Shut down nation”
We are joining with solidarity groups in Australia to help promote this important webinar based around BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) against apartheid Israel. Use the QR code to sign up. The time will be 9pm in New Zealand
FREE FREE PALESTINE – Music video by Dean Hapeta
Music video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arjFMUD8UbI
Free Download at: https://uhpmusic.bandcamp.com/track/free-free-palestine (enter $0 at Buy Digital Track for HQ wav file)
Stories of Palestinian prisoners
Harakat Productions presents
أسرى Asra: Stories of Palestinian Prisoners
This documentary theatre production uses puppetry and audience participation to tell the stories of Palestinian prisoners and the importance of literature, poetry, and songs, as practices of resistance and liberation.
Directed by Rand Hazou
Performed by Acacia O'Connor, Ahmed Youssef, and Rand Hazou
Puppet fabrication and direction by Paul Lewis
Musical direction by Eva-Maria Ghannam
Produced and Stage Managed by Ariana Williams
DATE 03 - 07 SEP, 8.00 PM
PRICE: $18-$28
RUNTIME: 60 MINUTES
Book online or call
0508 iTICKET (0508 484 253)
Lower Greys Avenue, Auckland City
Two featured reads
1) Israel is rudderless and Washington is going down with the ship
Tel Aviv has proven itself incapable of being a partner in any framework of peace, stability or cooperation. It remains incapable of interrogating its past, confronting its present, or envisioning a clear future. Israel is caught in the liminal space of being a project and a state, juxtaposed between an apartheid regime and a democratic nation, straddling the line between a start-up country and a mature nation. It oscillates between historical prophecy and modern reality, balancing the dichotomy of religious fanaticism and rule of law. It is an ethnocratic and overtly racist state, but it is heralded by western capitals as the “only democracy in the Middle East”. While actively engaged in ethnic cleansing, it simultaneously clamours for its “right to exist”.
This identity crisis feeds a vicious cycle. This mindset, which has long believed that Palestinian resistance can be quelled through occupation, massacres, exile, genocide and assassinations, will inevitably escalate the conflict. The existence of Israel as a project in the Middle East is not particularly striking. Amid regional countries emerging from the wreckage of world wars, themselves still nascent states, the fact that the victorious powers forcibly established Israel in the Middle East was unsurprising. It was a challenging endeavour, but one realised with the unwavering support of the victors. What is truly remarkable is the Palestinian resistance that has persisted for nearly a century, despite the overwhelming asymmetry in military, economic and diplomatic power. Israel has terminated any meaningful channels between Tel Aviv and much of the world. Most nations have learned that there is nothing to discuss or debate with Israel. Israel does not just have a Hamas problem; it has problems with all Palestinians, with the region and with international law. It is now time for both Palestinians and regional actors to negotiate directly with Washington about the Israel problem.
The full article is here
2) Namibia can do it – why not the Luxon government?
Namibia has blocked a vessel carrying military cargo destined for Israel from docking at one of its ports citing its obligation not to support or be complicit in Israeli war crimes. “Yes, I have asked Namport (Namibian Sports Authority) via the line ministry to consider the request to not allow the vessel MV Kathrin to dock in our ports,” the Justice Minister, Yvonne Dausab, told the state newspaper New Era, adding that the request was made on Friday.
Dausab said that her position meant she was responsible for ensuring that Namibia complied with its obligations under international law, specifically the Genocide Convention, to which Namibia was a party. “As such, it was necessary to engage authorities in Namibia on issues of concern to ensure our decisions and actions domestically are aligned with our obligations in terms of international law and our policy stance of many years on Palestine,” she is reported as saying. Dausab explained that upon receiving reports that a vessel may be carrying weapons intended for Israel, “I addressed a letter to Cabinet, international relations ministry, works ministry, as well as the safety and security ministry, advising and reminding them of our international obligations, not only under the Genocide Convention but also as articulated in the recent advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).”
The full story is online here
Remember BDS for Aotearoa New Zealand
Remember our big six BDS targets for Aotearoa New Zealand?
Obela Hummus
Ahava skin care products
Sodastream
HP (Hewlett-Packard)
BP and Caltex
McDonalds
Made in Palestine – Exhibition/Fundraiser
Proceeds to Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF)
MADE IN PALESTINE
EXHIBITION / FUNDRAISER
Pinky Fang & Emily Hartley-Skudder
with Scent by Nathan Taare
DRIVE-THRU Gallery, 2 Riddiford St, Newtown, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Opening event: 3pm Saturday 17th August / Closing event: 3pm Saturday 7th September
Note: The gallery will also be open throughout the month on Fridays and Saturdays from 11- 4pm.
Pictures from around the country this week
On the beach at Ngāmotu/New Plymouth for the Swin with Gaza last week.
A great turnout at Ngāmotu/New Plymouth for the Swim with Gaza
Amsterdam Central Railway Station
Important stories this week
Editor’s Pick’s
International Law Obligations’ – Namibia Blocks Ship Carrying ‘Explosive Material’ to Israel here
Israeli UN diplomat's video 'shocking and pathetic', mother of man killed in Christchurch terror attacks says here
Venice filmmaker sign open letter protesting “complicit” Israeli films in festival here
Stripped and held at gunpoint – Israel using Palestinian boys as human shields here
Israel's killing of Palestinian intellectual leaders is an incalculable loss here
British MP Jeremy Corban questions UK government on surveillance flights over Gaza here
Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women at Hebron checkpoint: Report here
Amnesty calls on EU to respect ICJ and stop trade with Israel here
About 4 percent of victims of Israel’s genocide are elderly; numerous cases of execution are well-documented here
Other Stories
The west truly doesn’t see Palestinians as human here
“I Couldn’t Ask if She Was Still Alive”: A Girl, Her Mother, and a Bloody Night In Gaza here
Inquiry into anti-semitism in Australia is a trojan horse for the Israel lobby here
Rethinking Palestine – a podcast from Al Shabaka here
Some things we can never rebuild here
Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar faces slow death in Israeli solitary confinement; effective and immediate action required here
Israel blocks ambulance access to Nur Shams refugee camp in West Bank here
Communications cut in Jenin as Israeli assault enters second day here
Under cover of Gaza war, Israel is seizing Palestinian land in the West Bank here
Ireland orders airlines to avoid its airspace when carrying Israeli munition here
San Francisco State University divests from weapons companies aiding Israel's war on Gaza here
WFP halts staff movement in Gaza after vehicle fired on by Israeli forces here
Palestinian man found dead in Belgium park with hands, feet tied here
The West Bank: Israel’s other genocidal war in Palestine here
Will the Albanese government now admit it has consistently ignored advice about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza here
Palestinian rōpu honours Māori king and celebrate ancestral strength here
An Israeli soldier was caught on camera stealing a carpet from a shop in the city of Jenin, in the West Bank, on Sunday, 01/09/2024. Soldiers have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, jewellery and valuable items from shops, homes and banks in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel arrested a Palestinian. Two hours later soldiers returned with his body here
Biden accuses Netanyahu of not doing enough to secure ceasefire deal here
The Israeli army continues to escalate its attacks on the Gaza Strip during the polio vaccination campaign here
China calls for ‘fully’ implementing UN resolutions on Gaza ceasefire here
An arms embargo on Israel is not a radical idea — it’s the law here
UK suspends 30 arms exports to Israel over Gaza war crimes concerns here
The six British prime ministers who have restricted arms sales to Israel here
Contract workers with Anera are latest victims of Israel’s systematic targeting of relief workers, undermining of aid distribution in Gaza here
Under cover of Gaza war, Israel is seizing Palestinian land in the West Bank here
As a Gaza genocide survivor, I fear another Nakba in West Bank here
Israel is committing genocide and Western media is helping hide the bodies here
Palestinian Healthcare Workers Chained, Starved, Sexually Abused: New HRW Report on Israeli Prisons here
Israel’s attacks on Lebanon since October 7th have displaced over 100,000 people here
Silence of int’l community on Israel’s genocide in Gaza could allow it to occur in West Bank as well here
TVNZ’s awful coverage of Gaza subject to petition on Action Station here
Israel plans colony on UNESCO heritage site as land theft surges here
Israel launches largest occupied West Bank offensive since Second Intifada here
Israel Staging Largest Attack on West Bank in Decades here
Israeli rabbi: destroy Al-Aqsa with missile & blame it on Iran here
Students Set Up Mock Israeli Army Checkpoints at U.S. University in Protest of Gaza War here
How Israeli genocide in Gaza exposed the West's liberal delusion here
The conflict goes on, but no party desires an all-out Middle East war here
The World Court has ended the Oslo ruse here
Israeli Racism Shouldn’t Get a Pass in America here
The ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe
A reader tells us this book can be obtained on electronic copy at no cost here Printed copies are available from The Nile, $26.10 + shipping from here.
There is also a 15-page article from Ilan Pappe based on the book and that is available here
Remember BDS for Aotearoa New Zealand
Remember our big six BDS targets for Aotearoa New Zealand?
Obela Hummus
Ahava skin care products
Sodastream
HP (Hewlett-Packard)
BP and Caltex
McDonalds
Watch out for this man promoting racism and apartheid
Here he is – the Israeli ambassador – watch out for him around Aotearoa New Zealand – if you hear of any planned appearances or speaking engagements please contact us urgently: Email apartheid-Israel@PSNA.nz or text 027 4 APARTHEID or 027427278.
Israeli ambassador Ran Yaakoby
Reminder: Dates for Palestine Solidarity during the year
Israel apartheid week has been added to the dates for likely local and national Palestine solidarity activity this year.
28 Mar – 4 Apr Israel Apartheid Week
30 Mar Land Day Palestine
5 Apr Palestinian Childs Day
9 Apr Deir Yassin massacre - Irgun Terrorism - 107-120 Palestinian men, women and children massacred
17 Apr Palestinian Prisoners Day
11 May World Kufiya Day
15 May Nakba Day – marking the mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948
5 Jun Nakba Day - Start of 1967 War - Land Grab – Invasion of Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza, Egypt and Syria - 5 June 1967 – 10 June 1967
20 Jun Attack on Gaza - 6–21 May 2021 (2 weeks and 1 day)
16-18 Sep 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres
28 Sep Second Intifada - 28 Sept 2000 – 8 Feb 2005
2 Nov Balfour Declaration
29 Nov United Nations - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
8 Dec First Intifada - 8 Dec 1987 – 13 Sept 1993
Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign?
We will need some serious money to make our campaign as effective as possible. For example, we will need somewhere in the vicinity of $25,000 to bring speakers to New Zealand over the next year and organise large public meetings to help spread the message.
You can help. Are you able to donate a cup of coffee a month to the campaign? In other words, can you afford to make an automatic payment of $5 per month to support the Palestinian struggle? (If you can afford more that would be great!)
Our account details are:
Account name: Palestine Solidarity Network
Account number: 38-9015-0849542-00
We are happy to provide a receipt upon request (however, we are not a registered charity so this is not tax-deductible)
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Help set up a Students for Justice in Palestine groups on your campus
Tell Your MP your opinions on Divestment and Sanctions of Israel.
Write Letters to Newspapers – Call Talkback Radio
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Human rights for Uyghur refugees - In line with our support for human rights for the people of Palestine we have added our name to the petition in support of human rights for Uyghur refugees so they can be included in the government’s refugee quota. PSNA members who wish to also sign this petition can do so here - https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/open-letter-let-s-show-compassion-to-the-uyghur-community
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