Posts Tagged ‘friends of palestine’
Ed Miliband – Peace through Human Rights and International Law
September 28th, 2010 • News
Tags: ed, flotilla, friends of palestine, gaza, labour, Labour Friends of Palestine & The Middle East, miliband
Newly elected Labour leader, Ed Miliband, mentions attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla during his speech at the Labour Party Conference:
via Labour Friends of Palestine:
The Palestinian people have the right to a state with internationally recognised borders. They have a right to a functioning economy. They have the right to be free and to pursue a better life for themselves and for their children. The sad truth is that today, with the blockade still in place on Gaza and in the aftermath of the appalling events on board the SS Mavi Marmara, we are a long way from securing that outcome. There should be an international investigation into what happened aboard that ship, but that alone will not undo the damage – to Israel’s reputation and the peace process – done by those tragic events.
Liverpool Rotten Picket – UPDATE x 2
July 25th, 2010 • Action, News
Tags: apartheid, boycott, friends of palestine, israel, johnny rotten, liverpool
UPDATED report and video of the protest
We had a good turn out, 20+, despite short notice, the secretary of Bolton PSC came up to support as well.
At least one person didn’t go in on the basis of him playing Tel Aviv and a number of people took Palestinian flags inside. Academy staff told us the gig was not even close to sold out, indeed, the amount of people going appeared to be quite poor.
A couple of our activists had the bright idea to hit the pubs where the fans were drinking and generally the mood was supportive. Many people were unaware he was going to Tel Aviv and agreed that he shouldn’t go.
Socialist Singers & Friends of Palestine protest (& sing!) outside O2 Academy, Liverpool - 24 July 2010
The picture above shows the picket singing two home-produced songs, you can download the lyrics here:
Oh no, John, no…. & When Johnny goes out to Palestine
Mr Rotten had something to say about the protestors outside the gig too(!): [video contains swearing]
“… To think that Mr Rotten would be backing Apartheid, that’s really f*ckin’ dumb c*nts for ya.
Yes I fully intend to go to Israel. I support no f*ckin’ government anywhere – never have, never will.
And here’s a nice little fact for the fools in the wooly t-shirts: Jews are people too…”
You think we’re getting to him yet?
Keep up the great work! Glasgow on Monday!
Another Rotten Picket in Liverpool
July 23rd, 2010 • Action, Events, News
Tags: BDS, boycott, concert, friends of palestine, gig, johnny rotten, liverpool
From Liverpool Friends of Palestine:
Protest at O2 Academy on Saturday evening
Liverpool Friends of Palestine will be leafleting outside Liverpool’s O2 Academy on Saturday evening. Public Image Limited are playing there that evening. The band is headed by John Lydon, formerly and better known as Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols.
The protest is held because the band’s tour culminates at the end of August with an appearance in Tel-Aviv (Israel’s capital city). This is in violation of the cultural and economic boycott which Friends of Palestine supports. The group say that PIL and other bands should not visit Israeli venues until there is justice for the Palestinians.
A growing number of artists have decided to observe and support the cultural boycott. Last month Friends of Palestine leafleted Elvis Costello’s Liverpool concert to thank him for cancelling his planned gig in Tel-Aviv. Other artists who have taken this stance include Gil Scott-Heron, The Pixies, Carlos Santana and the Klaxons.
The attitude of John Lydon has been quite unrepentant. There have been protests at earlier concerts on this tour, most recently in Bristol on 20 July.
Tom Bimpson, chairman of the Friends of Palestine group, said “There is something rotten in the state of Israel even before Johnny gets there. He should stay away and show some support for the Palestinians. If he thinks his ‘one-man army’ will bring about change in Palestine he is sadly mistaken”
A copy of the leaflet is here… (pdf)
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