A day to draw attention with bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and face painting: showing presence and speaking to the public, with members of Falkirk for Palestine.
Helix Visibility – 29/06/25
Past Events
December, 2024
News from Jayyous
The village of Jayyous commemorated the memory of Tom Wallace, a long-standing member of the group and friend of Jayyous who sadly passed away in November 2023, as well as celebrating the friendship and support from Rev. Bob Philip by planting olive and fruit trees.
Celebrating Rev. Bob Philip’s 20 years on the Antonine Friendship Link
The group met at the end of December 2024 to celebrate Bob’s birthday and to thank him for his hard work over the last 20 years of being at the helm of the Antonine Friendship Link. Bob was presented with gifts and faces old and new came to wish him all the very best.
Upcoming Event: Falkirk, 2nd April 2025
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Past Events: Folk Night! 06/09/24
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AGM and Charities Day
Greetings friends.
Apologies for the lack of website updates over recent times.
We are pleased to report that we held our AGM on the 25th June. We elected a new, slightly bigger, committee, received the annual financial report and started to make plans for the next twelve months.
The meeting was also fortunate enough to hear a very instructive, if saddening, talk from a recently returned Ecumenical Accompanier (World Council of Churches) on what is happening in the West Bank.
The meeting praised and thanked Rev. Bob Philip who stepped down as Chair of AFL after 20 years in post, but has agreed to remain on the committee. We also recognised and paid tribute to our dear friend and fellow campaigner, Tom Wallace, who sadly passed during the last year. Both Bob and Tom were founder members of our group, and steadfastly fought for a peaceful solution to the Palestine/Israel conflict and championed the cause of freedom for the Palestinian people and against the illegal actions of the state of Israel.
We also had a very successful stall at the annual Charities Day in Falkirk Town Centre on the 27th July. We were able to raise much-needed funds for Jayyous through Palestinian goods sales and bric-a-brac, as well as raising awareness of the current situation.
1001 Olive Trees: Stories and Songs from Occupied Palestine
Friday 5th October 2018 19.30-21.30 Erskine Community Halls, South Pleasance Avenue Falkirk £5 at the door
The Link is hosting this event as part of the Falkirk Storytelling Festival 2018.
In conjunction with, and following their sell-out Trad fest show, San Ghanny Choir (meaning “we shall sing”) will share songs and stories from their journey to Palestine, portraying every day lives under occupation. They will tell stories of somoud (“steadfastness”) , which encapsulate the dignity with which Palestinians live their lives and resist injustice.
For more info contact sanghanny@gmail.com or antoninefriendship@yahoo.com
ANTONINE FRIENDSHIP LINK
The “Link” has been in existence now for twenty years. We have developed this website, Facebook page and Twitter account in order to improve the way we let interested folk know about our work and our commitment to the Palestinian people. These also enable us to communicate better with like minded organisations and individuals and to remind everyone that, despite everything, Palestine does not stand alone and shall not be forgotten.
Charities Day; Falkirk High Street
Another great day at the Falkirk Charities Day held on 29 Aug 2015 in Falkirk High Street. Money into funds and great interest shown by passersby.
THE “SCROLL”
19th November 2015;
Falkirk Central Mosque recently hosted the Antonine Friendship Link. The group gave a presentation detailing the reason for the group coming into being and the work it has undertaken for Palestine.
The group also presented their “Friendship Scroll” which was designed by a local artist Susan French and was created to raise public awareness of the impact of the apartheid wall in Palestine. The scroll itself has toured Scotland and has previously been on display at Falkirk Council’s Municipal Buildings and the Scottish Parliament and has been signed by councillors, politicians and celebrities.
To thank all the efforts of the group, the mosque’s Youth Committee presented the group with a stand for the
Friendship Scroll which is currently on display at Falkirk Central Mosque.
Pictured from left to right, Khalid Saaed, Mustafa Mustafa, Imam Hassnain Siddiqee, Rev Robert Philip, Tom Wallace, Avais Ijaz.
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1001 Olive Trees: Stories and Songs from Occupied Palestine
Friday 5th October 2018 19.30-21.30 Erskine Community Halls, South Pleasance Avenue Falkirk £5 at the door
The Link is hosting this event as part of the Falkirk Storytelling Festival 2018.
In conjunction with, and following their sell-out Trad fest show, San Ghanny Choir (meaning “we shall sing”) will share songs and stories from their journey to Palestine, portraying every day lives under occupation. They will tell stories of somoud (“steadfastness”) , which encapsulate the dignity with which Palestinians live their lives and resist injustice.
For more info contact sanghanny@gmail.com or antoninefriendship@yahoo.com
Antonine Friendship Link 