Annie O’Gara – Tell the Truth Sheffield

Protesters commemorate Nakba day as Councillors gather for the AGM.

Palestine supporters march from Endcliffe Park on Nakba day.

Sheffield Council debate Palestine but defer decision to Resources Committee.

You can see full details of the Council Meeting and the Webcast here. The petition, which attracted over 7500 signatures in just two weeks is here. To cut a long story short, after many moving speeches the Lord Mayor declared that they couldn’t vote on the motion for legal reasons. These reasons were not madeContinue reading “Sheffield Council debate Palestine but defer decision to Resources Committee.”

What is Sheffield doing on this map?

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 us how theContinue reading “What is Sheffield doing on this map?”