As part of the national day of action against the arms trade with Israel on Dec 19th a group of us went up to Ferranti | Elbit in Oldham. In freezing weather in pitch darkness we arrived at 7am with nicely worded banners, leaflets , and the pictures of the fallen in Gaza . First problem was…

Special Seasonal songs for Ferranti/Elbit on Saturday 17th December from 12-2pm outside Spindles. On Saturday 17th December from 12-2pm outside Spindles the Campaign will have another stall.  We will also have protest songs against the Arms Trade with sung to seasonal melodies. The campaign is planning further activities including a public meeting in the New Year…

Screening and Q&A with director Hind Shofani University of 8th Dec 2016 6:00 pm University  of  Manchester Trip Along Exodus is a feature-length documentary exploring the last 70 years of Palestinian politics through the prison of the life of Dr Elia Shoufani, a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, an academic and left intellectual and…

Members of the Oldham campaign to Stop Arming Israel held a vigil in Oldham town centre on Thursday 1st December  this week. It was one of many events across Europe and America. The vigil, promoted by  Mesarvot, the Israeli Political Refusal Network, was in support of two 19 year old Israeli women who are in…

The Oldham based ‘Stop Arming Israel’ campaign is going from strength to strength. Starting with a demonstration outside Ferranti/Elbit factory  in September, since then  there are have been four stalls in Oldham town centre.

17th Nov 2016 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Speaker:  Kamel Hawwash (PSC Vice-Chair)  Israel’s illegal settlements are not a victim-less crime. Perhaps more appropriately described as colonies,  Israeli settlements are villages, towns and cities built illegally on Palestinian land. With the continual building of more and more settlements Israel is building Palestine out of existence.