Campaigners for Palestinian rights respond to City Council statement on racism and imperialism

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 …

Trump’s so-called peace plan: write to the Foreign Office and your MP

Stand up to Trump Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century, launched at the end of January, represents not a deal for peace but a demand to the Palestinian people to surrender, sugar-coated with the illusion of economic prosperity.   The British Government shamefully welcomed the publication of Trump’s plan. We need your help sending …

Our packed Annual General Meeting was enthralled by Tom Suarez’s keynote talk

Brighton & Hove PSC had a very successful and well-attended Annual General Meeting on the 15th of June. More than 70 of our 265 members attended, to review our achievements over the past year and to plan next year’s activities. It was fantastic to see so many supporters and to be able to thank them …

Our protest at screening of the Israeli Film Festival in Brighton – Sunday 12 May

Our protest at Sunday’s screening of the Seret Israeli Film  Duke’s at Komedia in Gardner Street in the North Lain The film at Duke’s @ Komedia may have been a fantastic film. That’s not the point. The point is that the Seret Festival is being financed, and used, by the Israeli government to ‘art-wash’ Israel’s …

BDS victory: HSBC divests from Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems following sustained grassroots campaign

HSBC Bank has notified campaigners that they have decided to end their business dealings with Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer. This follows 18 months of sustained campaigning by PSC branches and other local groups around the country, as part of the wider STOP ARMING ISRAEL campaign. And over 24,000 people wrote to the company, …

Gaza Freedom Flotilla – Schedule of events

Gaza Freedom Flotilla in Brighton Schedule of events 5-8 June 2018 See coverage of ‘Freedom’ in Brighton by the Brighton Argus. We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the boat “Freedom” in Brighton next week. “Freedom” is one of four boats sailing from Scandinavia to Gaza, with a crew of activists bringing a message of solidarity …