Positive Response To Petition To PNCC For Gaza

The Palmerston North-based advocacy group Thyme4Action has launched a powerful new campaign calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and for Palmerston North City Council to adopt an ethical stance by avoiding contracts with companies complicit in the illegal occupation of Palestine.

The group has kicked off their initiative with a community petition urging Council to pass resolutions in support of a ceasefire in Gaza and existing international law relating to the illegally occupied Palestinian Territories. The petition went live online two weeks ago is already gaining widespread support and community backing.

The group has been running stalls at local markets gathering signatures for the petition. "We've been pleasantly surprised by the positive response" said Judy Neale of the group. "It has far exceeded our expectations. People are queueing up to sign. We've had few refusals to sign and hardly any hostility. People seem to think it's obvious that as decent human beings we should object to Israel's genocide and destruction in Gaza. There is a real groundswell in the community asking for something to be done about the horrors being committed by the State of Israel". The group plans to present the petition to Council in September and is very hopeful of a positive result.

The Petition is now online at https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/search?query=Thyme4action

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