As the death toll in Gaza exceeded 19,000, Members of the Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid visited Waitrose and Marks and Spencer on Saturday and removed stock from the shelves that had been grown on land stolen from Palestinians. Spokesperson Hils explained to the demonstrators outside that the dates they had removed were Medjool Dates,ContinueContinue reading “Protesters take direct action at Waitrose and Marks and Spencer in call for boycott of Israeli Goods.”
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South Yorkshire Pension Authority is fuelling the climate crisis
Here in South Yorkshire, nearly £500 million of your money is invested in fossil fuels by South Yorkshire Pension Authority (SYPA). Nationally, £16 billion of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is invested in the fossil fuel industry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends of the Earth. Despite clear guidance that investors shouldContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Pension Authority is fuelling the climate crisis “
