Grassroots campaigners in Wales are urging Senedd members to oppose a UK government bill which would take away the right of local authorities, public sector/local government pension funds, universities and the Welsh Government to make ethical choices about spending and investments. Members of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in Wales are writing to their Senedd …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Western Sahara Campaign and War on Want condemn recent moves by the Israeli government to officially endorse Morocco’s illegal occupation of Western Sahara. Both the Palestinian and Saharawi people have endured decades of illegal occupation, forced exile and brutal violence by regimes attempting to repress their just struggles for freedom and self-determination. …
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 2 August 2023 Contact: media@palestinecampaign.org | 07549 018112 Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) welcomes Scottish Government decision to formally oppose the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, better known as the ‘anti-boycott bill.’ Ben Jamal, Director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK (PSC), says, This decision by the Scottish …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) welcomes the decision of Unite the Union, Britain’s second biggest union, to reaffirm its strong support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign for freedom and justice, in 3 motions passed at its Conference today A central motion passed by the Union calls on the UK government to abandon …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and partners call emergency protest against Israel’s brutal and indiscriminate attack on Jenin refugee camp Hundreds expected to protest outside Israeli embassy in London MPs and trade union representatives to speak and call for an end to Israel’s system of militarised apartheid The Palestinian people are once again under attack. Israel …
Youth and Student Committee Voluntary Position (2023 opening) Palestine Solidarity Campaign is looking for talented and enthusiastic young people under 30 to join its Youth and Student Committee (YSC.) Working with the rest of the YSC, you will advise on PSC’s campaigns and help expand our work with young people and students. Joining the YSC …
The debate on the second reading of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill or anti-boycott bill demonstrated the widespread opposition to this law. The Bill has been widely criticised by a coalition of nearly 70 civil society organisations united in their view that it will erode local democracy, restrict freedom of expression, …
On 24 June 2023, PSC branches across Britain joined groups around the world taking action at PUMA stores and stockists to demand the corporation finally ends its complicity in Israeli apartheid. PUMA is the main international sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes football clubs based in illegal Israeli settlements, on land stolen …
The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) bill, or anti-boycott bill, is a threat to basic democratic rights. It will be opposed by all committed to the upholding of international law and human rights, to freedom of expression, and to opposing investment in companies contributing to rights abuses and destruction of the planet. If …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) joined by nearly 70 civil society organisations in pledging to fight the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) bill, or anti-boycott bill, as a threat to basic democratic rights. The anti-boycott bill aims to prevent public bodies from deciding how to spend, invest and trade ethically, in line with international …