On 14th February PSC held its Annual General Meeting in London. Last year we had our largest ever turnout at an AGM and this year we surpassed that once again, with activists travelling from as far afield as the Orkney Islands to take part. PSC members, affiliates, and observers joined together to reflect on the past 12 months of our campaigns and to collectively decide on our …
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has announced her intention to introduce major new restrictions on the right to protest – in particular, to give the police new powers to limit repeated protests on the basis of their supposed ‘cumulative impact.’ This cynical attempt by the government to exploit the horrific attack on a synagogue in …
PSC condemns US President Donald Trump’s ‘20 point plan’ for Gaza, which should be understood as a continuation of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people rather than a plan to end it. Israel’s genocide has been armed and supported by the US and other Western powers, including Britain, following decades of complicity in Israel’s system …
PSC welcomes the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry concluding that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Whilst this had already been asserted by a vast array of legal experts, human rights groups and scholars, this report confirms this conclusion with additional evidence and the authority of an independent investigation …
On 1 February PSC held its annual AGM in London, with our largest ever turnout. PSC supporters, made up of individual members, those representing their branches, and those representing affiliated organisations, gathered to reflect on a pivotal year in PSC’s campaigning work and to agree our plan for the year ahead. Our Chair Louise Regan …
Every humanitarian will be appalled and horrified at the scenes we are witnessing after the severe escalation of violence since October 7th. International law must be the framework within which we judge acts of violence and their legitimacy. International law makes it clear that the deliberate killing of civilians, hostage-taking and collective punishment are war …
PSC Trade Union Conference 2022 Report On Saturday 12 November 2022, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign held its conference for trade unionists entitled Trade Union Solidarity with Palestinian Workers. The one-day event was designed for trade unionists who are active or want to be become more engaged in solidarity with Palestine, at all levels of …
PSC Statement on the Israeli election results and Palestinian resistance to Israel’s continuing oppression The Israeli election has brought into government a far-right racist and homophobic bloc. Many media reports in Britain and some pro-Israel groups have presented this outcome as a wholesale departure from the norm of a functioning liberal democracy. The reality is that …
RESOURCES National Demonstration and March END APARTHEID – FREE PALESTINE! Saturday 14 May 2022 – Assemble 12 Noon Portland Place, by the BBC, London Volunteer/steward on the day: Sign-up HERE Articles and videos HERE LEAFLETS: A5 Leaflet Print version PDF A5 Leaflet Print version PDF – With box for local info! GRAPHICS: …
This is the PSC briefing on Israel’s attack on the six Palestinian human rights NGOs. On 19 October 2021, the Israeli government proscribed six Palestinian human rights and civil society NGOs, effectively criminalising them. This part of a longer pattern of Israel targeting Palestinian humanitarian groups, human rights defenders, as well as international organisations providing …