The following letter from Julie Pearn to Cllr Tom Hunt, leader of Sheffield City Council, has not received a reply. On the day that the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister), Yoav Gallant (former Israeli Defence Minister) and Mohammed Deif (military commander of Hamas) I am happy toContinueContinue reading “Tom Hunt is challenged to stand down over Gaza”
Category Archives: Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
Every COP has been a failure
Sheffield was one of many cities that hosted a Climate Justice march on Saturday. Record heat in our atmosphere and oceans is driving climate disasters across the globe, with those who’ve done the least to cause this crisis suffering the most. Global North countries have far exceeded their fair share of the earth’s carrying capacityContinueContinue reading “Every COP has been a failure”
Sheffield calls for an end to arms sales to Israel.
As the bombing of Lebanon and the Genocide in Gaza continued, Sheffielders came out in force on Saturday to demand the Government stop selling arms to Israel. Here is the march- it took more than 5 minutes to come past me and I estimate there were about 1000 people. https://youtu.be/A-XsD810BaM Emma Davis from the NEUContinueContinue reading “Sheffield calls for an end to arms sales to Israel.”
“Dismantling Apartheid, South Africa to Palestine”
News from the Sheffield Palestine Coalition against Israeli Apartheid. Mandla Mandela, a member of parliament in South Africa, the chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, and a passionate supporter of Palestine, is speaking in Sheffield at 7.00pm on Thursday, October 10th. The meeting is organised by the Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid andContinueContinue reading ““Dismantling Apartheid, South Africa to Palestine””
Shanshula
A letter to the Sheffield Star and Sheffield Telegraph Dear Editor Yesterday I went to see the film Shanshula which Sheffield Palestinian Musheir El-Farra produced, at the Broomhall Centre. The film gives a voice to the fishermen and fisherwomen of Gaza. The film begins before the horrors of October 7th. The fishermen and women describeContinueContinue reading “Shanshula”
Rally for Palestine at Sheffield Station
20th September 2024 Here are the highlights from this evening’s rally. https://youtu.be/fu3z1C5qKMg I also spoke briefly to tell people about the Green Party’s successful Conference Motion. Details of forthcoming local events for Palestine follow. For more info see https://www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk/ Unfortunately the Assembly clashes with the Restore Nature Now march but it is possible to goContinueContinue reading “Rally for Palestine at Sheffield Station”
Sheffield Rallies for Palestine
We may have been distracted by the General Election and/or the football, but the horrendous truth is the Genocide is continuing in Palestine and our Government is complicit in it along with local institutions such as Sheffield University. Our Government may have changed, but it is still supporting Israel both by supplying arms and givingContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Rallies for Palestine”
