Palestine aid mission tales from Swansea media team

Advance notice of a Swansea event which will help mark a remarkable journey by redoubtable members of the area's media community.
Ingrid Bousquet and D Murphy, of alternative video news team Undercurrents, drove to troubled Gaza with colleague Janet Hussein last year.

They joined a convoy taking humanitarian aid to the Middle East. It was a colourful expedition.
The trio are members of Swansea Palestine Community Link, which campaigns for justice for Palestine, and on Wednesday, February 24, from 7.30pm they're due to host a free-entry Swansea to Gaza slideshow at the city's Dylan Thomas Centre.
Also, elements of A Fistful of Poetry, a new book by Glais-based Richard Jones dedicated to the people of Palestine, will be performed by Helen Griffin and Joe Furlong.
Phil Broadhurst will present a short reading of his Swansea-Palestine blog Stories of Hope and Inspiration.
A Community Link stall will sell Fairtrade Palestinian products.
D said: ‘The people of Gaza are lacking most of the basic necessities so our convoy carried critical medical, maternity and post-natal supplies, as well as much needed materials for schools."
As well as delivering aid, the convoy raised awareness about the siege of Gaza.
It's a great cause and the February 24 event merits the support of anyone interested in the Swansea media and the plight of Palestine.

Swansea Bay literary scene has a big media pal

Swansea Bay folk with things literary to plug are advised to take a good look at quarterly magazine A470.
It carries information on Welsh literary events and encourages those organising or promoting such activity to get in touch.

The man to contact is Peter Finch - post@academi.org.
A470 is a pleasing low-noise fixture on the media landscape. It's described as an "information magazine" and is produced bilingually by The Welsh Academy, the country's literature promotion agency and society for authors.
Swansea Bay individuals with an influence on the content of A470 include literature officer David Woolley, of the Dylan Thomas Centre.
By my reckoning, the next issue should be available at arts centres in March 2010 - and you can be assured a thoughtful, eclectic collection of features.
Savvy businesses buying ad space include Welsh publishers Cinnamon Press (Marianne Jones, Shelagh Weeks, Holly Howitt) and Y Lolfa (Nigel Owens, Chris Needs, Mel Nurse).
The present edition, pictured, has elements such as an in memoriam piece to Dylan Thomas's daughter Aeronwy Thomas and news that celebrated Swansea University author James Hawes is to be a Wales Book of the Year judge.
It's a useful mix and a welcome addition to any coffee table or magazine rack.
Look out for the next issue.