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See also: Ecostream closure announced around the world BHPSC thanks Brighton & Hove for supporting the Ecostream campaign Following two years of regular street protests by pro-Palestine campaigners outside the EcoStream store in central Brighton, the shop has announced that it has ceased trading. Campaigners have held regular demonstrations outside the store since it opened …

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Saturday 3rd May 2014 In a magnificent show of strength and solidarity, local trade unionists turned out today to demonstrate their support for the Palestinian struggle and for our EcoStream boycott. Read the full story.

Brighton and Palestinian Artists Together presents a Brighton Fringe Event Brighton to Palestine with ♥ Love An Evening of Palestinian Culture in aid of the Gaza Music School Brighthelm Centre North Road, Brighton Sat 24 May 2014 Food from 6pm, programme starts 7.30pm            Master of Ceremonies: Simon Fanshawe Featuring… From Brighton, in harmony, the …

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Bloomberg, a premier website for business and financial market news, reports this week that SodaStream’s share price has suffered yet another fall in value. In an online article SodaStream Losing Streak Deepens as Sales Growth Weakens, Bloomberg reports that SodaStream is “posting its third straight quarterly rout in the stock market as sales growth falters. …

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Brighton & Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign once again took to the streets to highlight Israel’s shameful use of drones to kill and maim the Palestinian population – all in the name of ‘self-defence’. In an eye-catching event outside the EcoStream shop in Western Road, demonstrators appeared with a frighteningly realistic replica* of the killer drones …

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On Saturday 1st March, as part of a National Day of Action targeting Sainsbury’s supermarkets, Brighton & Hove PSC members handed out leaflets at the Sainsbury’s store in New England Street. The response from the public was, as usual, fantastic: shoppers were appalled to learn that, despite the company’s attractive ethical trading policy, it continues …

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