On Friday October 27th members of Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign protested outside Radio Sheffield to complain about the lack of coverage of recent protests in Sheffield and the abysmal reporting of the national BBC which refuses to call out Israel for the War Crimes they are committing, and often reports as if the conflict wasContinueContinue reading “Palestine Protest at BBC Radio Sheffield”
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Stop the War on Gaza. Stop the Genocide.
There was an amazing rally in Sheffield today calling for a stop to the war on Gaza and an end to the Genocide. The press unfortunately were noticeable by their absence, so here are the highlights. https://youtu.be/1IlpTHy3wxo The Tadhamon Singers sing Justice for Palestine https://youtu.be/Xci6tRCsVao Leni, Jewish supporter of Palestine https://youtu.be/V4yc2HKWwg8 Nada talks about whatContinueContinue reading “Stop the War on Gaza. Stop the Genocide.”
Local hero has massive impact on a great African Lake and its people.
A guest blog by Karine Nohr Last month, a young Sheffield resident, Justin Espoir Machongo, flew to Burundi, to start an Environmental Project, that was to lead to an immediate and fantastic impact on a very beautiful part of the World; Lake Tanganyika. Lake Tanganyika, West Africa is one of the great African Lakes, theContinueContinue reading “Local hero has massive impact on a great African Lake and its people.”
The Gaza Strip is a little bigger than Barnsley but has a population equivalent to the whole of West Yorkshire.
Cyril Olsen claims I am not telling the whole truth about the genocide in Palestine because I didn’t include a history lesson in my letter. There is a limit to what you can write in 300 words! I won’t have room to reply to all his points so I will concentrate on one, which isContinueContinue reading “The Gaza Strip is a little bigger than Barnsley but has a population equivalent to the whole of West Yorkshire.”
Rally to Stop Genocide in Gaza
Here are some of the speeches from the rally at Sheffield Town Hall on Wednesday 18th October. https://youtu.be/Xs5NW2e7ArY https://youtu.be/ygPuq5HWcgI https://youtu.be/F9mBRzqAuUc https://youtu.be/ft6QyYfu5EQ https://youtu.be/CPLYgvphrEE https://youtu.be/9CBn6MwhzVs https://studio.youtube.com/video/cCjGUBXznpU/edit https://youtu.be/cCjGUBXznpU DONATE: Can you give emergency relief to Gaza? Please click this link to see how to donate through various channels. For news of Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign click here.
Israeli war crimes must be condemned, just like the war crimes of Hamas.
A letter to the Sheffield Star. As we wait for impending news of the invasion of Gaza by Israel I despair of our political leaders and media organisations. The recent war crimes of Hamas have been loudly condemned by just about everyone, but the ongoing war crimes carried out by Israel are being supported, bothContinueContinue reading “Israeli war crimes must be condemned, just like the war crimes of Hamas.”
South Yorkshire needs Better Buses
Better Buses Rally 7th October 2023. Top Left, Act Now. Bottom Right Mayor Oliver Coppard If politicians are ever going to reverse the trend of more and more cars on our roads, causing road deaths and injuries, pollution from both tyres and exhaust, congestion, pavement parking and global heating, they urgently need to improve ourContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire needs Better Buses”
No More Coal!
Bryan Hopkins has written to the Star. Rod Hutchinson’s letter advocating more coal mines (Star 10/10/23 see below) is at best wrong and at worst dangerously misleading. He claims scrubbers in coal power stations mean emissions are 0.01% pure but he does not say pure what! These scrubbers actually just remove sulphur dioxide from theContinueContinue reading “No More Coal!”
If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal.
Robert Smith asks why we shouldn’t develop the UK’s remaining coal reserves (Sheffield Star 3/10/23). He is right to wish for an energy policy where we become far less reliant on other countries to keep our lights turned on. But we can have that by investing in renewable technologies that will be cheaper and farContinueContinue reading “If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal.”
Better Buses for South Yorkshire Rally
There was a great rally in Sheffield today demanding Better Buses for South Yorkshire. Thanks to Eamonn Ward for the photo. Please sign the petition which is here. https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/take-south-yorkshire-s-buses-into-public-control Here are a selection of the highlights. Act Now https://youtu.be/soeeXO_OFEg Janice speaking for Extinction Rebellion https://youtu.be/d5YrfJusTag Kim Perry speaking for Sheffield Green Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY6Su9YVm20&ab_channel=SheffieldGreenParty Five RiversContinueContinue reading “Better Buses for South Yorkshire Rally”
