Today campaigners from around the country blockaded the Forged Solutions Factory in Meadowhall, Sheffield. Here is what happened. https://youtu.be/jKUBgGK0M_Y Hilary explained why Forged Solutions are complicit with Genocide, by manufacturing parts for F-35 fighter jets that are exported to Israel. She asked Forged Solutions “Why do you still have two licenses to produce components forContinueContinue reading “Forged Solutions, complicit in Genocide”
Category Archives: Protests
As we mourn the victims of the Manchester terror attack, we must also ramp up the pressure on the Government to support the kidnapped members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
As the terrible news of the kidnapping of all the international particants of the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli authorities and the terror attack on the Manchester Synagogue hit us, Sheffield Palestine campaigners went to protest outside the station. https://youtu.be/RCpMEIVM2T4 Sheree began by saying “There was horrific violence this morning on a Manchester synagogue,ContinueContinue reading “As we mourn the victims of the Manchester terror attack, we must also ramp up the pressure on the Government to support the kidnapped members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.”
Case Thrown Out for Drax 15 After £3m Police Operation to Prevent Protest
Last August Reclaim the Power were organising a climate protest camp near Drax. But it never went ahead as police arrested many of the organisers before it was even set up. Today the charges against 15 people, including 5 from Sheffield, accused of ‘going equipped to lock on’ were thrown out on the second dayContinueContinue reading “Case Thrown Out for Drax 15 After £3m Police Operation to Prevent Protest”
Sheffield Activists help blockade AXA and AIG in Manchester as part of global Insure Our Survival protests.
by Graham Wroe Changing your insurance company could help in the battle to stop the climate catastrophe and end the genocide in Gaza. Want to know how? Then read on! https://youtu.be/qNJ646BqVng Damage caused by flooding and storms has seen the biggest rise in insurance claims in the past 10 years. Global insured losses from naturalContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Activists help blockade AXA and AIG in Manchester as part of global Insure Our Survival protests.”
The Filton 24 have spent a year in prison without trial.
A guest blog by Catherine Fish While men, women and children have been killed in Gaza”and a genocide unfolds, activists who tried to halt the British cog in the Israeli war machine were arrested over a year ago under the Terrorism Act, but after over a year remaining in custody, have not been tried underContinueContinue reading “The Filton 24 have spent a year in prison without trial.”
The Inglorious 12th. It’s time to Reclaim our Moors.
On August 10th, I joined the “Reclaim Our Moors” walk on Moscar Moor near Redmires Reservoir (which was looking extremely depleted). This is an annual event which precedes the “Glorious 12th, or the Inglorious 12th as I prefer to call it, when people start again to pay £2000 each for the privilege of shooting RedContinueContinue reading “The Inglorious 12th. It’s time to Reclaim our Moors.”
Greenbelt Campaigners demand a rethink on the proposed local plan.
I spoke to Greenbelt Campaigners outside the Town Hall today, who are very unhappy about the plans to eat into the Greenbelt by allocating land for building new housing. This is what they had to say. https://youtu.be/VVhMZvqZTv8 Becky from Grenoside said “I’m here as part of the campaign to save the Greenbelt in Grenoside, ChapeltownContinueContinue reading “Greenbelt Campaigners demand a rethink on the proposed local plan.”
Aviva Employees challenged to be Climate Heroes.
Employees arriving for work at Aviva this morning were met with a cheery group of Extinction Rebellion activists challenging them to become Climate Heroes. They were handed leaflets explaining how their business could stop oil gas and coal companies from burning down the planet by refusing to insure them. Employees were urged to talk toContinueContinue reading “Aviva Employees challenged to be Climate Heroes.”
Friday Palestine rally welcomes speaker from Nablus, West Bank.
Annie read from the speech given by live link from the West Bank to Meersbrook Park last weekend, when Dalia Ramadan spoke at the Small Park Big Run event. “Peace to the souls of families who were erased from official records. Peace to the unborn babies and to the children who never got to chaseContinueContinue reading “Friday Palestine rally welcomes speaker from Nablus, West Bank.”
Support the Regional Demonstration to stop Sheffield’s role in supplying F-35’s to Israel
Tuesday June 17th, 11am Sheffield will be one of three cities linking up in a national campaign against Britain’s shameful role in the F-35 jets’ supply chain. It’s a regional demo, so tell all your contacts to make it a massive show of our anger and disgust at the UK’s participation in genocide. Meanwhile here are some of myContinueContinue reading “Support the Regional Demonstration to stop Sheffield’s role in supplying F-35’s to Israel”
