Film ‘Over the Wall’ – Special screening in Brighton

Brighton & Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign presents OVER THE WALL Film show followed by Q&A session with Directors, Cast and Crew Thursday 6th December 7.30 p.m. (Tea and coffee from 7 p.m.) Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Brighton The film documents the physical and emotional journey to Egypt and Palestine of a group of …

Ecostream store in Brighton continues to be targeted by local activists

At each of our weekly Saturday pickets of the Israeli Ecostream store in Western Road our numbers have continually increased, to the point where this past Saturday (10 November) there were upwards of 100 protesters, including proud Palestinian comrades visiting Brighton for a Jordan Valley Solidarity international conference. For photographs and up-to-date commentary, visit Tony …

Disruption of Israeli state-funded Batsheva Dance performance: Brighton Dome

Friday 9 November There have been four disruptions of the Batsheva Dance Ensemble’s performance at Brighton Dome tonight. Over 70 people protested against the dance performance outside the venue while several people purchased tickets and protested inside the performance. Soon after the performance began shouts of ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘End the occupation’ rang out inside …

Israeli Shop Sodastream (Ecostream) Opens in Brighton to Large Picket

Brighton and Hove PSC, together with a number of other local pro-Palestinian and antiracist groups, mounted a lively and effective picket of the new Ecostream store in Western Road in Brighton. The picket is a local manifestation of the international campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) targeting Israeli economic, cultural, academic and sporting activities, …

BHPSC responds to the smears of local Tories

Members and supporters may be interested to read our response to the dangerous and provocative statement by Graham Cox, Chairman [sic] of the Brighton and Hove Conservatives. It is reproduced below. Dear Mr Cox, We write in response to your statement on the Brighton and Hove Conservatives’ website (http://www.brightonandhoveconservatives.com/2012/07/statement-on-anti-israel-remarks-of-smash-edo/) dated 3 July 2012, and in …