Municipalities and Councils - Australians for Palestine

Water container in Farasiya dug by internationals and Palestinians
to provide water for over 100 people in Area C.
School children in Ein el Hilwe Bedouin community.
of the colonisation of the Jordan Valley,
bringing new ideas and new resources
to communities resisting occupation and
displacement.
Today the Brighton Jordan Valley
Solidarity Campaign is involved in a
wide range of activities, including raising
awareness about the situation in the
Jordan Valley, giving talks to extraparliamentary
committees, fundraising
for projects on the ground in Palestine,
implementing actions in supermarkets,
and providing education about the growing
international movement for Boycott,
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Divestment, and Sanctions against
Israel. By combining awareness-raising,
advocacy, and consumer activism with
direct support for Palestinian resistance,
the Campaign seeks to build a broad
movement that utilises the diverse
talents of its activists and challenges
the Israeli occupation on multiple fronts.
It also seeks to build transnational
networks of support and solidarity
in order to maximise the resources
available to Jordan Valley communities
as they struggle to remain steadfast on
their land.
The relationship between Brighton
and Palestine isn’t simply a two-way
relationship. The Campaign is working to
spread the Brighton solidarity model, so
that Palestinians resisting displacement
in the Jordan Valley can have access to
a global network of resources. Solidarity
groups are growing in France, Italy, and
Japan, and the story of the Jordan Valley
is spreading to communities around
the world.
The Campaign’s network model is
not only building connections between
Palestinians and international activists. It
is also building links among international
activists, allowing them to share
ideas, information, and resources. By
allowing activists to coordinate events,
actions, and campaign strategies on
an international level, the Campaign
hopes to build a thoughtful and strategic
movement fuelled by the passion and
creativity of activists around the world.
The Jordan Valley Solidarity Campaign
is responding to the silent Nakba of the
Jordan Valley with a global movement
against the occupation. By creating
networks of international solidarity, the
Campaign is uniting the hearts, minds,
and spirits of dedicated activists around
the world in the pursuit of single cause
to end the occupation. By building a
truly global movement, the Campaign
is helping to strengthen the everyday
resistance of Jordan Valley communities
and supporting the many courageous
families who refuse to be uprooted from
their land.