Our Next Branch Meeting is on Tuesday 28th January 2020, 6.30pm , Unite Offices, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9SD
Chris Rock Protest 7pm 12th Jan
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
When Palestinians heard that Chris Rock had agreed to perform in Israel they
wrote to him urging him to cancel in support of their struggle against Israeli occupation and its apartheid policies. Unfortunately he decided to ignore them. In doing so he became the latest propaganda tool for the Israeli Government, helping to create a “business as usual” atmosphere that disguises the reality for millions of Palestinians who for nearly seventy years, have been denied their fundamental rights.
Israel maintains a regime of settler colonialism, apartheid and occupation over the
Palestinian people. This is only possible because of international support. Governments fail to hold Israel to account, while corporations and institutions across the world help Israel to oppress Palestinians.
Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, the BDS movement was launched in 2005 by 170 Palestinian civil society organisations including unions,
political parties, refugee networks, women’s organisations, professional associations,popular resistance committees, and called for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) as a form of non-violent pressure on Israel until it complies with International law.
Many high profile artists have cancelled events in Israel including most recently the New Zealand singer Lorde. Public figures including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Julie Christie and Ken Loach back the boycott.
“Just as we said during apartheid that it was inappropriate for international artists to perform in South Africa in a society founded on discriminatory laws and racial exclusivity, so it would be wrong for Cape Town Opera to perform in Israel" Archbishop Desmond Tutu
wrote to him urging him to cancel in support of their struggle against Israeli occupation and its apartheid policies. Unfortunately he decided to ignore them. In doing so he became the latest propaganda tool for the Israeli Government, helping to create a “business as usual” atmosphere that disguises the reality for millions of Palestinians who for nearly seventy years, have been denied their fundamental rights.
Israel maintains a regime of settler colonialism, apartheid and occupation over the
Palestinian people. This is only possible because of international support. Governments fail to hold Israel to account, while corporations and institutions across the world help Israel to oppress Palestinians.
Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, the BDS movement was launched in 2005 by 170 Palestinian civil society organisations including unions,
political parties, refugee networks, women’s organisations, professional associations,popular resistance committees, and called for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) as a form of non-violent pressure on Israel until it complies with International law.
Many high profile artists have cancelled events in Israel including most recently the New Zealand singer Lorde. Public figures including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Julie Christie and Ken Loach back the boycott.
“Just as we said during apartheid that it was inappropriate for international artists to perform in South Africa in a society founded on discriminatory laws and racial exclusivity, so it would be wrong for Cape Town Opera to perform in Israel" Archbishop Desmond Tutu
