Palestine Solidarity Campaign takes Government to court over restrictions on divestment from companies involved in Israel’s human rights violations The Palestine Solidarity Campaign is taking the Government to court to challenge restrictions on pension scheme divestment from companies involved in Israel’s human rights violations War on Want and Campaign Against Arms Trade are supporting the …
We’re taking the government to court over its crack down on our right to run boycott, divestment and sanction (BDS) campaigns. In November new government regulations aimed at preventing Local Government Pension Schemes from divesting from companies involved in human rights abuses in Israel came into force. Today we are announcing that PSC will be challenging them …
PSC welcomes the reaffirmation of the commitment of the Government to combat antisemitism. Antisemitism is a racism that is utterly repellent, and as an anti-racist organisation we welcome actions to ensure that no one is subject to discrimination because of their background or heritage. We also share the Government’s concern that efforts to combat antisemitism …
PSC is pleased to have received an explanation from the New Statesman regarding the removal of a piece by Salah Ajarma from its website in November. PSC commissioned an article from Salah Ajarma, the co-founder and Director of the Lajee Cultural Centre in Aida Refugee camp to be hosted on the New Statesman website. The New …
The International Week of Action on HP was the broadest-ever coordinated Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) action. It took place from Friday 25th November to Saturday 3rd December 2016. More than 150 actions were held, in 101 towns and cities in 30 countries, across 6 continents. 40 UK towns and cities saw actions across the …
#StopHP Campaign: Attendees Get the Message at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s International Trade Fair
London Stop HP Campaigners took the message about Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s [HPE] complicity in Israel’s human rights abuses to the thousands of HPE executives, employees, customers and suppliers who attended the company’s showcase international trade fair held in London on 29 November. More than 30 campaigners used the large space outside the conference hall to …
Palestinian voices are being censored and silenced. We cannot let this happen. Earlier this month PSC commissioned an article from Salah Ajarma, the co-founder and Director of the Lajee Cultural Centre in Aida Refugee camp. The New Statesman published the piece as part of a two year partnership between the PSC and the New Statesman. …
This is an urgent appeal to help save the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the northern Negev. The Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to be sending his army’s bulldozers in at dawn on Tuesday 22nd November to demolish this peaceful Bedouin village in Israel. This has now been delayed, reportedly due to strong …
Please click here to read the briefing about the lobby. It includes all the practical information you should need, as well as a key points about Israeli settlements, which we would like you to discuss with your MP. Printed copies will be available on the day.