FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Palestine Solidarity Campaign responds to release of UN settlement database On Wednesday the UN published its long-awaited list of companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has called on the UK Government to take action against the 3 UK-based companies included on the list, as well as calling directly …
The following letter was sent today to all of the candidates in the Labour leadership and deputy leadership elections. It was sent on behalf of PSC, Labour and Palestine, and signed by representatives of core groupings, Members of Parliament, Trade Unions, and prominent party members with a track record of campaigning on internationalism and human …
Chester F.C end 8 year partnership with Puma Chester F.C yesterday announced they are ditching their long term kit supplier amid a growing international campaign to #BoycottPuma. The sportswear manufacturer is rapidly becoming a toxic brand over its complicity with Israeli war crimes, and Chester F.C previously indicated – in response to thousands of messages …
A big part of Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s work is to give a platform to Palestinian voices. It was a great honour to recently host Omar Barghouti – prominent human rights defender and BDS movement co-founder – in the UK, where he addressed our Annual General Meeting, met with politicians and PSC partners, spoke to student …
PSC AGM – 25 January 2020 BDS and the struggle for Palestinian rights in the Trump era – Omar Barghouti* With all the serious economic, social, racial and climate challenges the UK is facing, why on earth is Boris Johnson’s newly elected government so preoccupied with undermining the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for …
Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century, launched yesterday, represents not a deal for peace but a demand to the Palestinian people to surrender, sugar-coated with the illusion of economic prosperity. It reflects the vision that Israel has sought to map out on the ground for decades, accelerating since Trump’s election, and the steps he …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, alongside a number of other peaceful campaigning organisations, has today expressed our deep concern at the inclusion of our organisation in a counter-terrorism police document distributed to NHS trusts, schools, and safeguarding boards. The suggestion that campaigning for peace, for environmental justice, against racism or for the human rights of oppressed peoples, …
PSC sends its solidarity and congratulations to the student activists at Warwick who have ended their 30-day occupation – initiated in response to a former IDF colonel speaking on campus – after the Students’ Union responded to all of their demands. Warwick Occupy (the student collective) began their occupation on 19th November after students protested …
Activists Hand-in 4000 Letters Calling on Attorney General to Investigate the Charity Status of JNF UK Human rights activists have handed in over 4000 letters from members of the public to the Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox QC, calling on him to launch an immediate investigation into the charity status of JNF UK. This comes months …
‘Solidarity with Palestine: Next steps for the UK Trade Union movement’ – a report of the PSC conference on 12 October 2019 Over 120 trade union activists from the UK attended the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) conference in October. The event was supported by the following UK trade unions: Unite the Union, UNISON, GMB, …