Tips on calling campaign to get peace worker Jenny Linnell home

By PRSD, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The calling campaign to get Totnes peace worker Jenny Linnell home from Gaza began yesterday, Monday, July 6, and we’ve got some tips on what to do. Before you call, take a look at the letter detailing the events, which you can also use as part of your campaign.

Jenny Linnell was in the Gaza Strip as a peace worker for International Solidarity Movement and sent stories home from behind the scenes of the Israeli invasion of what was actually taking place there. At the moment she’s trying to return home, but is being refused entry into Egypt. The phone and letter campaign is to put pressure on the authorities to allow her into the country for the first stage of her journey.

“Ladies, for the Egyptian embassy in particular deploy your dads/other handy males as well as yourselves,” says Liz Snook.

“We’ve been playing it polite so far, but persistant and lengthy. Being reasonable but taking up loads and loads of their precious time is probably our best bet, but deal with as you see fit. Some bad cops to go with the good cops may help.”

The campaign aims to call daily until Wednesday (July 8), step back and assess, and then crank if up from there if there is no movement.

Numbers
The Egyptian Embassy in London
phone 020 7499 3304/2401
Fax: 020 7491 1542

The British Foreign Office
Middle East Desk
Tel: 020 70088784
Email: jill.bayliss@fco.gov.uk and trish.wise2@fco.gov.uk