Palestine activists gathered yet again outside Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday 25th January. The Tadhamon Singers performed We Will Not Be Silenced. https://youtu.be/78OaNbsqOXI Cllr Toby Mallinson spoke for the Green Party and emphasised the importance of writing to Councillors prior to this Wednesday’s Full Council meeting. Please write urgently to your local councillors, to requestContinueContinue reading “We will not be Silenced. Write to your Councillor today.”
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When Genocide becomes personal
Every day we hear of more deaths in Gaza. Every single one of them deserves to be mourned, but we can’t be in a perpetual state of mourning. But when someone you know loses four family members due to the senseless Israeli violence, it really illustrates the gravity of the situation. Here is the fullContinueContinue reading “When Genocide becomes personal”
Goodbye to 2024. Will 2025 be better?
2024 was a disastrous year for the environment, the climate, world peace and the future of our planet. It is set to be the hottest year on record and the 10 hottest years have all been in the last decade. But this blog has seen some successes which are worth celebrating. In January we challengedContinueContinue reading “Goodbye to 2024. Will 2025 be better?”
International Solidarity Day with Palestine in Sheffield.
Today is the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with Palestine. Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid will be marking this day with several events. They will have a solidarity rally outside Sheffield Town Hall at 1.00pm, where the City Council has responded to pressure from communities in Sheffield by agreeing to fly the Palestine flag. ContinueContinue reading “International Solidarity Day with Palestine in Sheffield.”
Tom Hunt is challenged to stand down over Gaza
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”
“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””
Green Party Conference calls for an end to Genocide and Apartheid in Palestine.
Last weekend, the Green Party Conference was in Manchester. I wasn’t able to attend, but was delighted that the motion I co-proposed on Palestine was overwhelmingly supported. Here is Kate Usoff proposing the motion. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_qubiFoObN/ Here’s Cllr Mothin Ali seconding the motion. https://twitter.com/MothinAli/status/1832891158927938007 The full text of the motion is as follows. Insert the followingContinueContinue reading “Green Party Conference calls for an end to Genocide and Apartheid in Palestine.”
Green Party Conference Motion on Palestine
Calling my friends in the Green Party. Please co-propose this motion to our next conference. All you need to do is send the following email to the Standing Orders Committee. (soc@greenparty.org.uk) Dear SOC, I’m emailing to co-propose the motion titledRecognition of Israeli Apartheid, Israel’s Genocide, and Supporting the BDS Movement In Communications’ This is theContinueContinue reading “Green Party Conference Motion on Palestine”
Nakba “The Catastrophe”: the roots of the current genocide in Gaza.
Sheffield Palestine Coalition against Israeli Apartheid have sent me the following. Wednesday 15th May is AL-NAKBA DAY. This day marks the time in 1948 when 750,000 Palestinians were driven out of their homes and villages by the Haganah [armed Zionist groups], and into tents in refugee camps in Gaza, in the West Bank and in nearbyContinueContinue reading “Nakba “The Catastrophe”: the roots of the current genocide in Gaza.”
Sheffield Council debate Palestine but defer decision to Resources Committee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxcgHN7fvzU&ab_channel=GrahamWroe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOrBAan0ZXY&ab_channel=GrahamWroe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3bxbnhDPEc&t=3s&ab_channel=GrahamWroe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM6LwueTdzk&ab_channel=GrahamWroe https://youtu.be/A25VDyicb1w Annie and Jonny with the petition 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 voteContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Council debate Palestine but defer decision to Resources Committee.”
