TOWER HAMLETS Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Bromley-by-Bow Centre are joining forces to support a free showing of the Oscar-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras on Thursday, 24th October. The film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in ...
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Bradford City to host Palestine Charity Shield
Emdad Rahman Flamengo Juniors FC -v- Bangla Bantams Sunday, 21st May, Bradford City Stadium, KO 1pm EAST LONDON-BASED Flamengo Jumiors FC are delighted to announce details of the Palestine Charity Shield, which will be held in association with the BEAP ...
Read More »Palestine is still occupied, lest we forget it
Murad Qureshi, a Labour member of the Greater London Assembly, visited Palestine in early June. He saw first hand how the Israeli Government treats Palestinian people. It is little wonder that many commentators are now calling the Israeli regime the ...
Read More »Stop the wars – and fight for peace
STOPPING WAR isn’t easy – as those who attended the AGM of the Stop the War Coalition (STWC) AGM last Saturday found out as they discussed the causes of wars, old and new, around the world. The STWC came into ...
Read More »And they’re off! Labour clings firmly to the past
ON 5th MAY, London’s voters will be going to the polls. All local council seats are up for election – as are Directly Elected Mayors, in those boroughs which have them. We’ll be looking at all the mayoral candidates in ...
Read More »Freedom 50 cyclists complete historic Oldham to London ride
Emdad Rahman A GROUP OF cyclists have completed “Freedom 50” – a historic cycle ride 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence. It is a national initiative which has seen individuals and organisations coming together to form a collective to celebrate this ...
Read More »June 4th – “we shall never forget”
IT IS 32 years since the world witnessed the might of the Chinese regime crush the democracy demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. And a solidarity movement across the globe vowed, “June 4th – we shall never forget”. Today a ...
Read More »Eyewitness account from Bethlehem Refugee Camp
TODAY: tune in to a rare opportunity to hear about life – and resistance – in the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. Munther Amira is a refugee himself: he was born in the Aida camp and still lives there. He ...
Read More »Journalism is on trial: don’t extradite Assange!
JULIAN ASSANGE has been fighting extradition to the USA for the best part of a decade. If he were to be put on trial there, he would face a jail sentence, if convicted, of up to 175 years. The USA ...
Read More »Happy Hanukkah from If Not Now
US-based campaigning organisation If Not Now celebrated the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah by reflecting on last year’s work – and looking forward to the year ahead. Last year’s successes include persuading US presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to ...
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