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Press release: Sainsbury’s under pressure

Date of issue: Friday 28th February 2014 For immediate release Sainsbury’s under pressure Campaign day of action on Saturday 1st March Campaigners calling on Sainsbury’s to stop using suppliers that profit from occupation J. Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury’s) is coming under pressure from campaigners to stop using suppliers to that benefit from illegal occupation. Palestine Solidarity …

PSC update: Support grows for Sainsbury’s day of Action

The support for PSC’s Sainsbury’s Day of Action, this Saturday 1st March, is growing with events being held up and down the country. The campaign aims to raise consumer awareness and support for the campaign for Sainsbury’s and other supermarkets to end all trade with companies operating in and exporting from the Palestinian Occupied Territory. …

PSC update: take BDS action

There are now a number of protests around the country for the Sainsbury’s Day of Action (check this page regularly for events near you). We are calling for Sainsbury’s to stop using suppliers, like EDOM and Mehadrin, that profit from Israel’s illegal occupation. In April 2013, The Co-operative stated that in line with its ethical …

PSC update: Sainsbury’s – taste the indifference

Almost 2,000 of you have sent letters to Sainsbury’s asking them to stop buying from companies that are profiting from Israel’s occupation. Sainsbury’s have now replied to some of you, ignoring the issue of their relationship with complicit companies. If you haven’t yet written to Sainsbury’s please do so today using our easy e-tool it …

Sainsbury’s reply to our campaign

Sainsbury’s have replied to our campaign calling for them to stop using suppliers that trade in products from illegal Israeli settlements. Israeli settlements are built on stolen Palestinian land and are illegal under international law. Almost 2,000 of you have sent letters to Sainsbury’s asking them to stop buying from companies that are profiting from Israel’s …

MEP candidate hustings questions

Help make Palestine an issue at the upcoming Euro-Elections. Those candidates close to, or at the top of their Party’s list are the most likely to be elected. We want to find out what support they and their colleagues would give to Palestinian human rights if elected.  Please write to your MEP candidates. Please ask …

What a difference your support makes!

What a difference your support makes! Thank you so much. Without the help of thousands of members and supporters, we would not have managed to organise such an effective campaign against SodaStream. Your pressure made a real difference. Within days, actor Scarlett Johansson was forced to break her links with Oxfam and end the pretence …

PSC update: Sainsbury’s -stop supporting settlements

Sainsbury’s: stop supporting settlement trade Be a part of the campaign – join Palestine Solidarity Campaign today! Sainsbury’s uses suppliers that trade in products from illegal Israeli settlements. Israeli settlements are built on stolen Palestinian land and are illegal under international law. In April 2013, the Co-operative stated that in line with its ethical policy …

My visit to Gaza – Ayman Abuawwad

Last month I went to visit Gaza where my family lives. I landed in Cairo airport on 17th Dec. 2013. I had to wait in Cairo for a full week before Rafah crossing was opened by Egyptian authorities. My older brother joined me in Cairo coming from another part of the world just one night …