A guest blog by Leni Solinger of Sheffield Jews Against Israeli Apartheid The killing of innocent Jews on Bondi Beach on 14th December was a shocking Anti-Semitic event. I condemn the killing of any civilian. I, too, was at a celebration commemorating the beginning of Hanukkah. People should be able to celebrate in safety. ButContinueContinue reading “It is Israel’s policies that fuel Anti-Semitism.”
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17 people arrested in Sheffield for holding a placard.
News from Sheffield Defend our Juries 29th November was the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people since 1977. A rally was held in Tudor Square to mark the occasion on Saturday, and Sheffield and Rotherham Councils flew the Palestinian flag for the day. Meanwhile, at a moving event outside Sheffield Cathedral,ContinueContinue reading “17 people arrested in Sheffield for holding a placard.”
West Bank Youth to Visit Sheffield
by Julie Pearn, Sheffield Nablus Twinning Association ● Eight Palestinian Teenagers experience brief respite from terror of Israeli occupation and share their experiences in the North of England.● Nablus citizens face choice between guarding their homes from settler attack or fleeing towards arrest and live fire by occupation soldiers “The incursions have become part ofContinueContinue reading “West Bank Youth to Visit Sheffield”
“This is a march of Love”. Anti racists try to stop fascists from intimidating asylum seekers at their hotel.
Yesterday Nick Tenconi, the leader of UKIP, best known for his Nazi salutes, paraded a group of about 60 people through Sheffield to a hotel where asylum seekers are accommodated. If the march had been to a house belonging to a politician or a celebrity, no doubt the authorities would have stopped it. But becauseContinueContinue reading ““This is a march of Love”. Anti racists try to stop fascists from intimidating asylum seekers at their hotel.”
Asylum Seekers must have the Right to Work.
Our right-wing media often platforms writers and speakers who spread lies and misinformation about asylum seekers. This is leading to the growth of extreme right-wing parties like Reform and the rightward slide of traditional parties like Labour and the Conservatives. So it was great to witness the rally in Sheffield yesterday, giving Asylum Seekers aContinueContinue reading “Asylum Seekers must have the Right to Work.”
Sheffield March for Palestine calls for Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions.
A vote for Labour is a vote for Genocide. Yesterday’s Sheffield March for Palestine passed two shops in particular that protesters say are complicit in Genocide. Lidl on High Street and Marks and Spencer on Fargate. The owner of Lidl is a Zionist and a huge investor in Israeli tech companies. Marks and Spencer stockContinueContinue reading “Sheffield March for Palestine calls for Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions.”
How are the South Yorkshire Mayor and Councils preparing for the UK’s biggest security threat?
Sheffield City Council declared a Climate Emergency back in 2019. But in those 6 years there has only been slow progress in reducing emissions so we are not on target to reach Net Zero by 2030. Some policies, such as re-opening Doncaster Airport, will dramatically increase emissions. Yesterday in London, due to the lack ofContinueContinue reading “How are the South Yorkshire Mayor and Councils preparing for the UK’s biggest security threat? “
As we mourn the victims of the Manchester terror attack, we must also ramp up the pressure on the Government to support the kidnapped members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
As the terrible news of the kidnapping of all the international particants of the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli authorities and the terror attack on the Manchester Synagogue hit us, Sheffield Palestine campaigners went to protest outside the station. https://youtu.be/RCpMEIVM2T4 Sheree began by saying “There was horrific violence this morning on a Manchester synagogue,ContinueContinue reading “As we mourn the victims of the Manchester terror attack, we must also ramp up the pressure on the Government to support the kidnapped members of the Global Sumud Flotilla.”
Police waste £3m arresting climate protesters while the real criminals continue to overheat the planet.
By Graham Wroe In August 2024, Reclaim the Power was organising a climate protest camp near Drax Power Station, the UK’s single largest carbon emitter. But it never happened as police arrested many of the organisers before it began. The protest camp was to involve “six days of workshops, communal living and direct action toContinueContinue reading “Police waste £3m arresting climate protesters while the real criminals continue to overheat the planet.”
Case Thrown Out for Drax 15 After £3m Police Operation to Prevent Protest
Last August Reclaim the Power were organising a climate protest camp near Drax. But it never went ahead as police arrested many of the organisers before it was even set up. Today the charges against 15 people, including 5 from Sheffield, accused of ‘going equipped to lock on’ were thrown out on the second dayContinueContinue reading “Case Thrown Out for Drax 15 After £3m Police Operation to Prevent Protest”
