https://youtu.be/bTY_ASZ9ftw Dima explains the original Nakba, the ongoing Nakba and calls for the right of return to Palestine. https://youtu.be/5rvETDg0KLg Peter from the Sheffield Labour Friends of Palestine explained why this organisation is now being dissolved. If you are still in the Labour Party please watch this video! https://youtu.be/YLApD10Fmkk Maria from Chile Solidarity talks about theContinueContinue reading “Nakba protest in Sheffield. “They tried to bury us, they did not know we were seeds.””
Category Archives: Protests
Only Fools Insure Fossil Fuels! Extinction Rebellion at the BIBA Conference in Manchester.
Here are the videos from the Extinction Rebellion lobby of the British Insurance and Brokers Association in Manchester on Wednesday, May 14th. You will find everything from a drowning sports car to Zombies, Samba Band to singing, Insurance CEO’s on trial to messages from flood victims all over the globe. A full write-up will appearContinueContinue reading “Only Fools Insure Fossil Fuels! Extinction Rebellion at the BIBA Conference in Manchester.”
March for the Children of Palestine in Sheffield
On Saturday, people filled the streets of Sheffield as they marched from Endcliffe Park to the Town Hall to call for an end to the Genocide and particularly an end to the UK’s supply of weapons to Israel. Over 17,000 children have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. Israel continues to prevent food, water,ContinueContinue reading “March for the Children of Palestine in Sheffield”
March for the Children of Palestine this Saturday
The latest news from Gaza is horrific. Israel’s troops are moving in to “capture extensive territory”. All bakeries in Gaza – including 25 run by the World Food Programme – have shut down as Israel’s blockade on the Strip continues for a 31st day, the longest siege since the war began. The death toll continues to rise.ContinueContinue reading “March for the Children of Palestine this Saturday”
Tesla Takedown in Sheffield
Protesters gathered outside the Tesla Showroom at Drakehouse Retail Park near Crystal Peaks on Saturday, as part of the new global movement to take down Tesla. A placard reading “Honk to send Elon to Mars” prompted constant honking from passing cars, showing support from the Sheffield public. Protests took place at over 200 locations, includingContinueContinue reading “Tesla Takedown in Sheffield”
Appeal Court confirms lengthy sentences for climate activists.
Defend our Juries have issued this press release following the decision of the Court of Appeal which was announced yesterday. Court of Appeal upholds judicial corruption with 10 of 16 Just Stop Oil prison sentences unchanged. 6 years shaved off Whole Truth Five sentences, to prevent “undesirable sentencing inflation”, meaning all are now eligible forContinueContinue reading “Appeal Court confirms lengthy sentences for climate activists.”
Protest in Leeds highlights huge subsidies for wood-burning power station
Sheffield XR members joined climate activists from around the North of England in Leeds to express their anger about continuing subsidy of the Drax power station, which has already received £7bn of public money since 2012 (1). Accompanied by music and Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Discobedience’ dancers, they shared information with people in busy City Square aboutContinueContinue reading “Protest in Leeds highlights huge subsidies for wood-burning power station”
Zebras demand crossing on Sheldon Road
Six Zebras were seen dancing across Sheldon Road this week, helping children from Nether Edge Primary School cross the road safely. They are demanding a Zebra Crossing at the junction with Sandford Grove Road. https://youtu.be/CStsqILkTHM A survey found that a staggering 66% of local parents have witnessed or experienced a near miss while walking toContinueContinue reading “Zebras demand crossing on Sheldon Road”
Sheffielders rally as Trump proposes the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
https://youtu.be/52kinRGQ6z0 The freezing temperatures didn’t stop Sheffielders from coming out on Friday evening to vent their anger at Donald Trump’s proposal of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Musheir El-Farra from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign said: “Trump and Netanyahu standing in the press conference and very arrogantly and very criminally saying we will move the people offContinueContinue reading “Sheffielders rally as Trump proposes the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.”
Protect the Right to Protest
A guest blog by Jenni Crisp “The rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are not simply rights we enjoy as individuals. They are the lifeblood of a healthy democracy”. Peaceful protest is vital to a healthy democracy – without protest, we wouldn’t have weekends, and women wouldn’t be able to vote. Even somethingContinueContinue reading “Protect the Right to Protest”
