As I Walked Out One End-summer Day

[John Tinmouth]

SOUTH TYNESIDE STOP THE WAR COALITION

As I Walked Out One End-summer Day

In 1935, the English poet and writer Laurie Lee walked from his landing at Vigo in Spain, to Madrid, a journey made famous in his book “As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning” - a distance of some 440 miles. Laurie subsequently walked to the southern coast, leaving Spain briefly, to return and fight in the Spanish civil war for justice and against oppression.

80 years later, in late-September 2014, I too walked from Vigo to Madrid, dressed in "Laurie Lee/Free Palestine Walk" T-shirts - a political walk to symbolise another fight for justice and against oppression - the Palestinians’ fight for justice against Israeli oppression.

I hope that my trip may inspire others around the world to carry out similar actions in support of the Palestinian cause.

Click here to read the account of my walk, with the photographs I took on the way.




I have written, in the past few years, a number of articles to convey the stark reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as opposed to the cosy lies of numerous Zionist myths. These are set out below.

Israel, The Illegitimate State: A Solution
Click here to read the article above.

Bully Boys II: Mearsheimer And Walt's Book On The Israel Lobby

Click here to read the article above.

A Brief History Of Modern Palestine
Click here to read the article above.

A History Of Judaism And Present-Day Orthodox Judaism
Click here to read the article above.

Hamas And Palestinian-Israeli Peace Negotiations
Click here to read the article above.

German Moral Cowardice Over The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Click here to read the article above.

One of the four specially-designed "Laurie Lee/Free Palestine Walk" T-shirts I wore in my walk across Spain is currently on sale on Ebay. All proceeds of the sale go to Newcastle Palestine Solidarity Campaign, who will reimburse the expenses of my journey only out of such proceeds.

Click here to see the sale.

John Tinmouth
South Tyneside Stop The War Coalition
October 2014

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