Last week at the Sheffield City Council meeting Councillors debated the awful situation in Gaza. During the Public Questions section at the beginning campaigners made it very clear they wanted the Council to act. https://youtu.be/PS211hLSNnY Complicity with War Crimes Annie O’Gara said “In the last council meeting, a Green Counsellor listed UK support for Israel’sContinueContinue reading “Palestine motion passed by Sheffield City Council, but it fails to include any action points.”
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Mourning the dead children of Gaza
https://youtu.be/9YczwoclnhI THE names of around 18,500 children who have all been killed in Gaza by Israel’s onslaught are being be read out loud at Sheffield Train Station today, Friday, September 5, 2025, in an event predicted to take at least 18 hours. Gaza-born Sheffield resident Musheir El Farra will be among those reading the namesContinueContinue reading “Mourning the dead children of Gaza”
“If your voice held no power, they wouldn’t try and silence you”. Massive March in Sheffield, Saturday 16th August
A guest blog from Friends of Al Aqsa, Sheffield A huge march took place in Sheffield last weekend, on Saturday 16th August. Led by the Friends of Al Aqsa, thousands of people marched from Sheffield alongside many from elsewhere in Yorkshire from Sheffield Amphitheatre, across Park Square, through the City and on to Devonshire Green. ItContinueContinue reading ““If your voice held no power, they wouldn’t try and silence you”. Massive March in Sheffield, Saturday 16th August”
The Filton 24 have spent a year in prison without trial.
A guest blog by Catherine Fish While men, women and children have been killed in Gaza”and a genocide unfolds, activists who tried to halt the British cog in the Israeli war machine were arrested over a year ago under the Terrorism Act, but after over a year remaining in custody, have not been tried underContinueContinue reading “The Filton 24 have spent a year in prison without trial.”
Don’t be fooled by Reform
Both Sheffield and Rotherham Councils have recently elected a Reform Councillor in by-elections. It’s understandable that electors want to protest against the Labour Government that continues to punish the poor while refusing to increase taxes on those who can afford them, especially the millionaires and billionaires. But voters are being deceived if they think ReformContinueContinue reading “Don’t be fooled by Reform”
Sheffield Demands “Stop Starving Gaza”
A guest blog by Jon Cowley Every day in every newspaper and on every television channel people are bombarded with images of starving people and emaciated children. At least 133 have died of starvation in Gaza in the last few days, including 87 children. The World Health Organisation says that these numbers will start toContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Demands “Stop Starving Gaza””
More Power to the Global South!
Here are some highlights from yesterdays rally for Palestine outside Sheffield Station. Annie spoke about recent international developments. She said “I want to build on what Musheir said about the disgraceful attitude of the British government and the Americans to Israel standing firm in front of this shocking genocide. I’ve got good news and I’veContinueContinue reading “More Power to the Global South!”
Friday Palestine rally welcomes speaker from Nablus, West Bank.
Annie read from the speech given by live link from the West Bank to Meersbrook Park last weekend, when Dalia Ramadan spoke at the Small Park Big Run event. “Peace to the souls of families who were erased from official records. Peace to the unborn babies and to the children who never got to chaseContinueContinue reading “Friday Palestine rally welcomes speaker from Nablus, West Bank.”
Nakba protest in Sheffield. “They tried to bury us, they did not know we were seeds.”
https://youtu.be/bTY_ASZ9ftw Dima explains the original Nakba, the ongoing Nakba and calls for the right of return to Palestine. https://youtu.be/5rvETDg0KLg Peter from the Sheffield Labour Friends of Palestine explained why this organisation is now being dissolved. If you are still in the Labour Party please watch this video! https://youtu.be/YLApD10Fmkk Maria from Chile Solidarity talks about theContinueContinue reading “Nakba protest in Sheffield. “They tried to bury us, they did not know we were seeds.””
Bring Science to Politics and back the Climate and Nature Bill
I have written to my MP, Louise Haigh, about Tuesday’s “Bring Science to Politics” lobby and the Climate and Nature Bill. https://bsky.app/profile/sciencetopolitics.bsky.social/post/3losyzd7ams2v It’s absolutely vital for the politicians to take note of what the climate scientists are saying. We literally ignore them at our peril. I hope the lobby is a great success. https://youtu.be/7QuoxZigIFg OneContinueContinue reading “Bring Science to Politics and back the Climate and Nature Bill”
