In solidarity with the Hadidiya and Humsa residents

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About In solidarity with the Hadidiya and Humsa residents

This is a group for you to post your pic in solidarity with the residents of the Hadidiya and Humsa Hamlets, as part of our seasonal Greetings Card Campaign.

Whats going on in the Hadidiya and Humsa hamlets

The Israeli Army has repeatedly demolished family homes, and the residents live under constant threat of being forced out of the area entirely. They are reduced to living in tents and shacks, and are denied access to water, electricity and the land needed for their survival.

How you can show your solidarity with the residents

As the Humsa and Hadidiya hamlets do not have a postal service, we are collecting your messages of solidarity to create banners or flags that the villagers can use to decorate their communities and, we hope, discourage the soldiers from harassing them.

1. Take a picture of yourself holding a message or picture of support - either get creative and make your own, or hold a solidarity message in Arabic (pdf) which roughly translated means:'We support you in your struggle to retain your land and your homes. Stay strong'

2. *upload this picture to our group gallery

It's as easy as, well, taking a picture! - so get snap-happy


*For Flickr newbies - never been here before? No problem! Follow these steps to upload your picture

1. if you don't have a Yahoo! account, register with Yahoo! mail and then come back to this page

2. Sign into Flickr with your new Yahoo! login details and click 'create new account'. Upload your pic by clicking on the link that will appear.

3. To add a message with your picture: Once you have uploaded your pic, click on 'add a description' and write in a message for the residents of Haddidiya and Humsa. Save it.

4. Join this group

5. Add your photo to the 'group pool' (signed in group members will be able to see the link for this at the top of this page)

If you have any trouble uploading your photo, please let us know! You can reach us at iar@amnesty.org.uk