Statement from national PSC ‘Defeating the far-right demands consistent anti-racism’

Posted on August 6, 2024 Recent days have witnessed a shocking wave of racist and Islamophobic violence across Britain – mosques, homes, and businesses have been attacked, graves desecrated, individuals threatened and assaulted in the streets, and hotels believed to be accommodating refugees have been set on fire in a deliberate attempt to endanger life. …

Weʼre raising £4,000 to help the Palestinian people of Masafer Yatta resist Israel’s ethnic cleansing. BHPSC will match all donations!

“They can demolish our houses, schools and clinics but they can’t destroy these caves nor our determination to keep steadfast until we have achieved justice and freedom.” Abu Mahmoud from Sfai community in Masafer Yatta Brighton & Hove PSC (BHPSC) is urgently raising funds to support a crowd-funding initiative to help families in the Masafer …

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, …

If you bank with the Co-op it’s time to switch

  ETHICAL BANKING The Co-operative Bank has closed the bank accounts of more than 25 community groups campaigning for human rights. Yes, the so-called ‘ethical’ Co-op Bank has closed the accounts of more than 25 Palestine-related groups, including national PSC, the Boycott Israel Network, Friends of Al Aqsa, and a number of local PSC branches.​ …

SIGN THE PETITION: Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested for war crimes when he arrives in the UK in September

The number of signatures has now exceeded the target of 100,000!But please sign the petition if you haven’t signed already.The UK parliament is now ‘obliged’ to debate the issue, so we need to apply even more pressure. ALSO: You can read the government’s ‘response’ to the petition by clicking through to the petition website using …

Second UK-based Israeli drone factory shut down by occupation

17 February 2015 Instro Precision, an arms company near Broadstairs (Kent), was occupied at 5am this morning to protest its sales to both Israel and Afghanistan. Four people are on the roof with banners to shut the factory down, with ten more on the ground, one of whom is locked to the fence. A wide …