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 trialContinue 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.”"
Now We Rise
Some video highlights from yesterday's Climate Justice March. https://youtu.be/SRKIyC0TdVg?si=nPtQFtPUnTycqeto https://youtu.be/OtCaYX5OxL4?si=hKQbzdaWh66EXDN5 https://youtu.be/_8iAGCTYTD8?si=GnfsJtYvFIqCN_0- https://youtu.be/LrBbaIknM7U?si=f7D544xwr_Dtw_F9 https://youtu.be/0GVfeA90wGI?si=5usaaU9A7XoqS8wa https://youtu.be/rWU15NUzFN8?si=Fzqljj24DXJ7ynj6 https://youtu.be/jlO-Dwsa0C4?si=uFIrSCq7F6HJppEL
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,Continue 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 ofContinue reading "Tadhamon Choir perform on the Amos Trust Christmas tour at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield"
Defend Our Juries activists risk arrest in Sheffield.
https://youtu.be/BBXtzh4ao2o Geraldine Roberts explains the background to the Defend Our Juries action. Twelve Defend our Juries activists risked arrest outside Sheffield Crown Court on Monday December 4th as part of a national campaign that included 52 Crown Courts. Apart from this excellent coverage by Now Then Magazine the local press have so far ignored thisContinue reading "Defend Our Juries activists risk arrest in 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 areContinue reading "Where is Dr Billings’s compassion?"
Local residents defend the historic role of juries outside Sheffield Crown Court
A press release from Sheffield Defend our Juries On Monday 4 December from 8:45am until 10am, a group of 12 Sheffield residents joined hundreds of others around the country in holding signs outside Sheffield Crown Court, as part of the growing public campaign Defend Our Juries. Their signs display the centuries-old principle of ‘jury equity’,Continue reading "Local residents defend the historic role of juries outside Sheffield Crown Court"
The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%
We don’t tend to see many billionaires here in Sheffield. They are more likely to be in their mansions or travelling the world in their private jets or yachts. Their lives are insulated from the struggles of ordinary people, whom they are never likely to meet. Yet this small number of people has a disproportionateContinue reading "The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%"
Concern at felling of 1000 trees in Wyming Brook
There is much concern about the felling of around 1000 Larch trees and some other species at Wyming Brook. Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust explain the situation here. This has been featured on the front page of the Sheffield Star and a petition of nearly 5000 people asking for the felling to be stopped isContinue reading "Concern at felling of 1000 trees in Wyming Brook"
Will COP 28 begin to tackle the planetary crisis? We must do our best to ensure they do!
Recent climate statistics have been alarming, even for hardy climate campaigners. Last weekend for the first time, the world temporarily breached 2°C of warming showing worldwide temperatures are continuing to rocket. https://twitter.com/ClimateDefiance/status/1726465576032453089?s=20 Greenpeace pointed out that If you made $20 million per year since Jesus was born you would still not make the profit ShellContinue reading "Will COP 28 begin to tackle the planetary crisis? We must do our best to ensure they do!"
