Thursday 24th 9:30 am February Minshull Street Crown Court, The Court House, Aytoun Street, Manchester, M1 3FS Please note this may be rescheduled Three activists, arrested for carrying out direct action at  the Elbit Systems arms factory in Oldham, are in court to plead. Elbit Systems is Israel’s largest private arms company. There will be a protest outside…

Last Tuesday saw the publication of Amnesty Internationals report “Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: A Cruel System of Domination and a Crime against Humanity“. Widely viewed as the most authoritative arbiter of what constitutes human rights violations,  with more than 2 million members and supporters world-wide and more than 200,000 in the UK, this is a major blow…

Elbit System has sold Ferranti Technology power and control business in Oldham Waterhead to UK company TT-Electronics, whose head office is in Woking, Surrey. This comes after over 5 years of campaigning starting with regular street stall in Oldham Town centre to raise awareness, moving on to protests, vigils and demonstrations outside the factory, followed by…

Protest GMPF Management Board Meeting, 9am – 11am on 10th December at Guardsman Tony Downes House, Manchester Road, Droylesden M43 6SF. Bring placards and flags.Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) have their quarterly Management Panel and Advisory Panel meeting on 10th December 2021 at 10.00 am. Each Council in Greater Manchester has a representative on the…

TO PREVENT YOUR COUNCIL TAX SUPPORTING ISRAELI APARTHEID Research has identified that Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) funds hold £4.4 billion in companies complicit with Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights . This includes companies active in, or with, Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise on stolen Palestinian land, as well as companies supplying weapons, components, and military…

Greater Manchester Unite Community Branch  (UniteNW 100/C2) presents an Evening of Entertainment, Speakers, Film and FoodFriday 26th November 7:30pm Stockport Labour Club, 2 Lloyd Street, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 1QP (Bus 192/25 on A6)  There will be entertainment, speakers, a short film, raffle and food. There is a bar.Manchester PSC will be supporting the event and…