by Jon Cowley For 8 days at the start of January two Palestinian women camped outside the Town Hall. Lena Mussa and Sahar Awadallah were supported by many hundreds of Sheffield people – who came to visit or stay with them throughout the day and night. One of the demands made by the two womenContinueContinue reading “Workplace Day of Action for Gaza, February 7th”
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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 ofContinueContinue reading “Tadhamon Choir perform on the Amos Trust Christmas tour at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield”
The way to peace is by ending oppression
Cyril Olsen writes in the Sheffield Star(2/11/23) that peace will not be possible in Gaza while Hamas remain. However, carrying out genocide on a civilian population will only lead to the recruitment of more and more people willing to take revenge on Israel. The way to peace is not through more barbarism but by endingContinueContinue reading “The way to peace is by ending oppression”
Sheffield Councillors call for Ceasefire
There was another passionate and emotional rally yesterday outside the Town Hall to demand Councillors call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Inside the Councillors debated the Green Party motion calling for a ceasefire, an end to arms sales to Israel and criticised Keir Starmer for backing the collective punishment of the people of Gaza. TheContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Councillors call for Ceasefire”
Palestine Protest at BBC Radio Sheffield
On Friday October 27th members of Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign protested outside Radio Sheffield to complain about the lack of coverage of recent protests in Sheffield and the abysmal reporting of the national BBC which refuses to call out Israel for the War Crimes they are committing, and often reports as if the conflict wasContinueContinue reading “Palestine Protest at BBC Radio Sheffield”
The Gaza Strip is a little bigger than Barnsley but has a population equivalent to the whole of West Yorkshire.
Cyril Olsen claims I am not telling the whole truth about the genocide in Palestine because I didn’t include a history lesson in my letter. There is a limit to what you can write in 300 words! I won’t have room to reply to all his points so I will concentrate on one, which isContinueContinue reading “The Gaza Strip is a little bigger than Barnsley but has a population equivalent to the whole of West Yorkshire.”
Rally to Stop Genocide in Gaza
Here are some of the speeches from the rally at Sheffield Town Hall on Wednesday 18th October. https://youtu.be/Xs5NW2e7ArY https://youtu.be/ygPuq5HWcgI https://youtu.be/F9mBRzqAuUc https://youtu.be/ft6QyYfu5EQ https://youtu.be/CPLYgvphrEE https://youtu.be/9CBn6MwhzVs https://studio.youtube.com/video/cCjGUBXznpU/edit https://youtu.be/cCjGUBXznpU DONATE: Can you give emergency relief to Gaza? Please click this link to see how to donate through various channels. For news of Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign click here.
Now is not the time for flag-flying. We must protect all civilians.
I usually restrict posts on this blog to the Climate and Nature Emergency, but the current crisis in the Middle East can’t be ignored. I was horrified that the Israeli flag was flown at both Sheffield and Rotherham Town Halls. I thought it showed a very poor understanding of the situation from those in chargeContinueContinue reading “Now is not the time for flag-flying. We must protect all civilians.”
Mayhem at Barclays. But Sheffield Council continue to bank with them.
There was mayhem at the Barclays Sheffield branch last Monday (14th November). Dressed as cleaners, many in drag, complete with mops, buckets sponges and brushes the “Dirty Scrubbers” from Extinction Rebellion arrived to give the bank a spring clean. As tunes such as “Carwash” by Rose Royce, “Stayin Alive” by the Bee Gees and “IContinueContinue reading “Mayhem at Barclays. But Sheffield Council continue to bank with them.”
Solidarity with Palestine
May 15th is marked every year as Nakba (Catastrophe) Day. It commemorates the expulsion, during 1948-9, of 700,000 Palestinians from their land. Today Israel’s oppression has become so entrenched that Human Rights Watch report in April 2021 states “Abusive Israeli policies constitute crimes of Apartheid. Here’s my video from the vigil. https://youtu.be/NaulIZRFwMA Please sign thisContinueContinue reading “Solidarity with Palestine”
