BHPSC members and supporters will know that our local PSC branch has, over the years, supported a wide range of activities in support of the campaign for justice and self-determination for the Palestinian people. These activities have sometimes included support for non-violent direct action – through publicity, or endorsement, or through financial assistance. We …
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East Sussex Pension Fund divests funds from complicit Israeli company after lobbying by scheme members and campaigners Chair of Council Pension Committee says they have divested from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems on ‘human rights and international law’ grounds. Divestment follows months of lobbying by scheme members and Palestinian human rights campaigners across East Sussex, …
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We’re pleased to announce that video recordings of our first two online events in the ‘Brighton-Palestine Connect’ series are now available to view on YouTube. ‘Fragmentation and Resistance’ 24 Sept 2020 Dalal al Taji Sam Bahour Rashid Khudairi ‘Cultural Resistance in Palestine’ 29 Oct 2020 Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi Mahmoud Muna Hossam Madhoun Jamal Al Rozzi Jonathan …
First Covid-19 community transmission reported in Gaza Even before this announcement, the situation in Gaza was appalling. Israel has been bombing targets in Gaza for four weeks now, and has choked off the few access points in the 13-year long siege. Electricity supplies have been cut to 6 hours a day, and supplies of food …
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Just published by Middle East Eye, this article is an explosive exposé of the forces – locally and nationally – behind the so-called antisemitism ‘crisis’ in the Labour Party. The article describes, in forensic detail, some of the groups and individuals that have targeted campaigners for Palestinian rights, attempting to discredit them using the largely …
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11 June 2020 The following letter, signed by nearly 60 local campaigners for Palestinian rights, was sent to all Labour and Green City Councillors today, in response to the council’s public statement on 3 June 2020 Brighton & Hove City Council stands in solidarity with protesters in America Solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the victims …