From our press release: The Crown Prosecution Service has ‘discontinued proceedings’ against a local activist who was arrested in November 2012 for chaining himself to door handles of the EcoStream store in Western Road. This means that the trial has, in effect, been abandoned. Andrzej was initially charged with ‘failing to leave private land’ and …
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We’ve been informed that the Crown Prosecution Service has “discontinued proceedings” against a local activist who was arrested back in November 2012 for allegedly chaining himself to railings outside the EcoStream store in Western Road. This means that the trial has, in effect, been abandoned. We’ve not yet been told why the case against our …
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Below are sample letters to the MPs in Brighton & Hove – use them as the basis for your own letter to protest about the continued appearance in our town of a shop selling products made on an illegal settlement in the West Bank, and labelling them ‘Made in Israel’. Thanks for your support. ————————————————————————————————————— …
ETHNIC CLEANSING IS NOT GREEN Sodastream’s healthy modern eco-image is meant to disguise the fact that it has set up its factory on land confiscated from Palestinians. The Israeli government gives them tax breaks and legal support to work there. For its part the company uses the Made in Israel label to hide the fact …
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