A letter to the Sheffield Star Cyril Olsen doesn’t believe Israel is a terrorist state (Star 11/11/23) and justifies this because they have a democracy. Being a democracy does not entitle Israel to carry out war crimes. I am currently watching Al Jezera (the BBC is consistently failing to report the full horrors of theContinueContinue reading “Israel is a terror state”
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Sheffield demands a Ceasefire on Armistice Day.
Saturday we experienced a very emotional march and rally calling for a Ceasefire and an end to the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. News of continued atrocities in Palestine, especially the targeting of the al-Shifa Hospital, led to a sombre but determined mood. This song, led by the Tadhamon Singers, Socialist ChoirContinueContinue reading “Sheffield demands a Ceasefire on Armistice Day.”
Let’s stop investing in war and transfer resources to ending poverty and preventing climate catastrophe.
We live in very dangerous times. The war in Ukraine continues. The war on Gaza threatens to escalate involving other Middle Eastern countries. Less well known are the wars in roughly 30 other countries, from Afghanistan to Yemen, from Algeria to Uganda all currently experiencing armed conflict. War does not just have awful consequences forContinueContinue reading “Let’s stop investing in war and transfer resources to ending poverty and preventing climate catastrophe.”
Sheffield Councillors call for Ceasefire
There was another passionate and emotional rally yesterday outside the Town Hall to demand Councillors call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Inside the Councillors debated the Green Party motion calling for a ceasefire, an end to arms sales to Israel and criticised Keir Starmer for backing the collective punishment of the people of Gaza. TheContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Councillors call for Ceasefire”
Palestine Protest at BBC Radio Sheffield
On Friday October 27th members of Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign protested outside Radio Sheffield to complain about the lack of coverage of recent protests in Sheffield and the abysmal reporting of the national BBC which refuses to call out Israel for the War Crimes they are committing, and often reports as if the conflict wasContinueContinue reading “Palestine Protest at BBC Radio Sheffield”
Stop the War on Gaza. Stop the Genocide.
There was an amazing rally in Sheffield today calling for a stop to the war on Gaza and an end to the Genocide. The press unfortunately were noticeable by their absence, so here are the highlights. https://youtu.be/1IlpTHy3wxo The Tadhamon Singers sing Justice for Palestine https://youtu.be/Xci6tRCsVao Leni, Jewish supporter of Palestine https://youtu.be/V4yc2HKWwg8 Nada talks about whatContinueContinue reading “Stop the War on Gaza. Stop the Genocide.”
South Yorkshire Pension Authority is fuelling the climate crisis
Here in South Yorkshire, nearly £500 million of your money is invested in fossil fuels by South Yorkshire Pension Authority (SYPA). Nationally, £16 billion of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is invested in the fossil fuel industry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends of the Earth. Despite clear guidance that investors shouldContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Pension Authority is fuelling the climate crisis “
The Gaza Strip is a little bigger than Barnsley but has a population equivalent to the whole of West Yorkshire.
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.”
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.
South Yorkshire needs Better Buses
Better Buses Rally 7th October 2023. Top Left, Act Now. Bottom Right Mayor Oliver Coppard If politicians are ever going to reverse the trend of more and more cars on our roads, causing road deaths and injuries, pollution from both tyres and exhaust, congestion, pavement parking and global heating, they urgently need to improve ourContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire needs Better Buses”
