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”
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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?”
Tadhamon Singers perform on the Amos Trust tour.
On Thursday 5th December the Amos Trust tour “Steal all the Flowers” came to the Philadelphia Church in Sheffield. The tour took its name from the poem Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza by Khaled Juma Oh rascal children of Gaza, You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window, You who filled everyContinueContinue reading “Tadhamon Singers perform on the Amos Trust tour.”
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”
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””
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”
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”
