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.”
Category Archives: Human Rights
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.”
Now is not the time for flag-flying. We must protect all civilians.
I usually restrict posts on this blog to the Climate and Nature Emergency, but the current crisis in the Middle East can’t be ignored. I was horrified that the Israeli flag was flown at both Sheffield and Rotherham Town Halls. I thought it showed a very poor understanding of the situation from those in chargeContinueContinue reading “Now is not the time for flag-flying. We must protect all civilians.”
Die in at Barclays
On Saturday 25th March Sheffield Extinction Rebellion joined forces with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign for an action at Barclays Bank. Here is a quick summary of events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFGSS4iBlxY&t=3s&ab_channel=ExtinctionRebellionSheffield Here is a much more detailed video of the action including some of the speeches in full. (30 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTBg-b6J1RQ&t=226s&ab_channel=ExtinctionRebellionSheffield If you made a speech at theContinueContinue reading “Die in at Barclays”
A tour of London Docklands
In a week where temperature records were smashed, I spent some time visiting family in London. On Friday I toured London Docklands with my brother. The first point of note was the travel cost. An all-day off-peak travel card cost me £9.50, not much more than two return trips by bus from my home toContinueContinue reading “A tour of London Docklands”
Defend the right to protest
Heather Hunt Picture the scene. On a rainy morning in London, an Extinction Rebellion protest is in full swing in Millbank, demanding the Government start to act now to prevent billions of worldwide deaths which will happen if we don’t drastically reduce our carbon emissions. Hundreds of people are sitting in the road, chanting andContinueContinue reading “Defend the right to protest”
Keep Virunga Fossil Fuel Free
The climate crisis is a justice issue. The countries that have emitted the most carbon dioxide since the industrial revolution, such as the USA, China and Russia (UK are 8th) are not the same as the MAPA (most affected people and areas) that are mainly in the global South and have produced little CO2. SheffieldContinueContinue reading “Keep Virunga Fossil Fuel Free”
