There was a wonderful evening of song at the Justice Now camp, starting with the South African National Anthem in thanks for the great work South Africa is doing at the Hague International Court of Justice, bringing the case of Genocide against Israel. Shame on the UK and the USA as the only nations denyingContinueContinue reading “Thursday evening at the Justice Now Camp for Palestine”
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Sahar and Lena explain why they are camping outside Sheffield Town Hall.
Two Palestinian women, Lena Mussa and Sahar Awadallah, have started a week-long camp outside Sheffield Town Hall to raise awareness of the ongoing Genocide in Gaza. https://youtu.be/lUq2F-yJ_Vs Today they were joined by the Tadhamon Singers and the Well Dressed Band. Lena starts a hunger strike on Sunday night. Hear in their own words why theyContinueContinue reading “Sahar and Lena explain why they are camping outside Sheffield Town Hall.”
New Justice Now camp at Town Hall. Don’t buy goods grown on stolen Palestinian land.
Today Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid rallied and marched from Waitrose to Sainsbury’s and then on to the Town Hall where a Ceasefire Now! camp has been set up. Waitrose and Sainsbury’s continue to sell goods grown on land stolen from the Palestinians, such as Dates, Peppers, Hummus and Avacados. Coca-Cola is also part ofContinueContinue reading “New Justice Now camp at Town Hall. Don’t buy goods grown on stolen Palestinian land.”
What is Sheffield doing on this map?
Annie O’Gara Last week I wrote about the murky connections between the oil and gas industry, Rishi Sunak and the war in Palestine. At the same meeting at Central URC Church, Annie O’Gara from the Sheffield Coalition against Israeli Apartheid explained how the Israeli state is also waging war on the environment. She told usContinueContinue reading “What is Sheffield doing on this map?”
Palestine and Climate Chaos-how are they related?
On the Now We Rise march for Climate Justice last Saturday there was a massive bloc of people with Palestinian flags. “Are these two things really related?” a friend asked me. Most definitely, I replied! A recent packed meeting at Sheffield’s Central URC Church examined the many connections between the conflict in Palestine and theContinueContinue reading “Palestine and Climate Chaos-how are they related?”
Protesters take direct action at Waitrose and Marks and Spencer in call for boycott of Israeli Goods.
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.”
“If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless we side with the powerful- we don’t remain neutral.”
Ray Cundy claims to be neutral in the Israel/Palestine conflict. But being neutral means that by default you support the status quo. Does he support the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank? The destruction of the olive trees that have been cared for for generations? The arrest and imprisonment without trialContinueContinue reading ““If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless we side with the powerful- we don’t remain neutral.””
Join the March for Climate Justice tomorrow and support Tell the Truth Sheffield.
Don’t forget to join the March tomorrow! I will be videoing and distributing these leaflets to promote this blog. This week has been an important reminder of why this blog is so important. Locally and nationally the mass media have failed to cover Defend our Juries. The Sheffield Star continues to print letters supporting Israel,ContinueContinue reading “Join the March for Climate Justice tomorrow and support Tell the Truth Sheffield.”
Tadhamon Choir perform on the Amos Trust Christmas tour at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield
https://youtu.be/BQB4ezFctLw My Name Is Palestine sung by the Tadhamon Singers at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield at the Amos Trust Christmas Tour 5th December 2023 Composed by Garth Hewitt. Choir arrangment: Janet Wood. Translation of chorus and help with Arabic – Sahar Awadallah. https://youtu.be/QS0LZpsQMdI Tadhamon Singers lead the Amos Trust congregation in this adapted version ofContinueContinue reading “Tadhamon Choir perform on the Amos Trust Christmas tour at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield”
Where is Dr Billings’s compassion?
Dr Alan Billings again defends the Israelis saying they are not carrying out Genocide (Star 2/12/23). He is right to point out that Genocide has a very clear definition. It is “the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. The group areContinueContinue reading “Where is Dr Billings’s compassion?”
