Brighton and Hove citizens of conscience were out in force on Saturday September 28th to raise awareness of SodaStream’s deep complicity in Israel’s record of war crimes, colonisation and ethnic cleansing. As part of a national UK day of action, with SodaStream stockists all over the country being targeted, we took the message to the …
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The campaign against Southern Water’s contract with Arad Technologies for water meters in the southeast is really gaining momentum. According to one engineer installing meters in Lewes the other day, refusals in Lewes are “currently running at 2 in 10”. You can find out more about the current campaign, and the background to it, here. …
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Statement from Keith Taylor, Green MEP for Lewes and the South East of England I find the award of contracts by Southern Water to an Israeli company that operates in and profits from illegal settlements completely unacceptable. Furthermore, as a resident of Brighton, I am personally extremely uncomfortable with the installation of a water meter …
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Following the favorable coverage of our water meter campaign in Lewes by the Sussex Express, the Argus has run a favorable piece, including a mention of the strong support we have received from the Lewes MP Norman Baker. Click on the link below to see a scan of the article. You can learn more about …
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint filed by BHPSC, in which we objected to an advert by Sodastream claiming that their manufacturing facility is based ‘within Israel’, when it is in fact based on an illegal industrial settlement in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. The ASA accepted our argument, and instructed Sodastream …
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Our campaign against Southern Water’s contract with Arad Technologies continues to gain momentum, and has been boosted by the support of several local politicians. Keith Taylor, the Member of the European Parliament for the Southeast, has written a strongly-worded letter to Southern Water’s managing director, making clear his view that Southern Water should not have …
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