Videos from the March on Palestine Land Day from Sheffield Amphitheatre to Sheffield City Hall, 23rd March 2024
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Boycott Barclays Action in Sheffield
Thursday 21st March was the national day of action against Barclays and Sheffield made sure it didn’t go unnoticed.
Members of the Sheffield Coalition against Israeli Apartheid went to Barclays and protested inside the bank, calling for an end to the financing of companies involved in arms exports to Israel.
Sheffield Council on the Climate and Nature Emergencies
Below you will find the latest responses and refusals to respond from Sheffield City Council concerning the progress they are making to the Climate and Nature Emergencies
Stop Genocide banner drop and rally 15th March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0XwsJ-Vz58&ab_channel=GrahamWroe Banner drop at the bridge over Sheaf Street between Park Hill and Ponds Forge. Very encouraging to hear the constant support from passing motorists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOudl4KdQcM&t=3s&ab_channel=GrahamWroe Later there was a rally outside the station. Here is Stephanie Hewett reading her poem, What about October 7th “What about October the 7th?” By Stephanie Hewitt History didContinueContinue reading “Stop Genocide banner drop and rally 15th March”
Can Do Communities
There’s a ‘can do’ mood developing in lots of communities, across South Yorkshire and elsewhere, as people wonder what they can do to help tackle the climate and nature emergencies.
The answers are blowing in the wind!
Having given three days notice of the questions I wanted to ask at Sheffield City Council’s meeting yesterday, I was very disappointed not to get a single answer. The Council have had these fairly basic questions since January 23rd and still can’t manage to answer them. On the 19th February I was told I wouldContinueContinue reading “The answers are blowing in the wind!”
Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference
On Thursday 29th Feb, nearly 200 students and teachers attended the Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference 2024 at Niagara Conference Centre. They gathered from Doncaster, Barnsley, Derbyshire and Sheffield, representing 21 schools and Sheffield College. Aged from 10 to 18 the students spent most of the day working in small groups with a ClimateContinueContinue reading “Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference”
Community Energy is the way forward
A guest blog by Dr John Carlisle As travellers swing west off the M1 onto the Catcliffe by-pass to Sheffield city centre the skyline will be dominated by the huge wind turbine by the side of the road. Wind energy. As they get closer to the city centre they will begin to see the solarContinueContinue reading “Community Energy is the way forward”
The sound of the fighter jet flypast took me back to Gaza.
Last night I went to Christchurch Pitsmoor for a fantastic evening of song with the Tadhamon Singers and wonderful Palestinian food, to raise funds for humanitarian relief in Palestine. As well as the fantastic singing, the evening concluded with this speech. My name is Qasem Fara and I am a proud Palestinian. A few peopleContinueContinue reading “The sound of the fighter jet flypast took me back to Gaza.”
Let’s make Sheffield an Apartheid Free Zone again!
The Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid and Palestine Solidarity Campaign has launched a petition calling on the Sheffield City Council to “Stand with Palestine ” (declare Sheffield an Apartheid Free City, support the genocide proceedings at the ICJ) https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sheffield-council-stand-with-palestine/. It is also being supported by the Green Party. The people of Gaza have been underContinueContinue reading “Let’s make Sheffield an Apartheid Free Zone again!”
