Looking back in time – the Deir Yassin massacre
75 years ago the state of Israel was established. A month earlier, unspeakable atrocities were carried out against Palestinians at Deir Yassin.
News Digest for 21st May
Your roundup of what has been happening in the past fortnight.
Events
Extinction Rebellion April 21st-24th London – The Big One The invitation is for everybody to Unite to Survive at ‘The Big One’ – a four day action from April 21st to 24th,…
Arrest and imprisonment won’t stop Just Stop Oil
Peaceful protest and civil disobedience clearly work together in making an impact on public opinion and raise awareness of the parlous situation of our planet.
Rape – Nobody asks for it – Ever
It is outrageous that misogyny and the urge to control, subjugate and perpetrate violence on women is still so widespread.
What Christmas Means To Me 1
Christmas was once restrained but cheerful. Then it became consumerised and wasteful.
The white poppy – remembering all victims of war
The symbolism of the white poppy represents “remembrance for all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a challenge to the attempt to glamorise or celebrate war“. It stresses…
Butler to the World: How Britain became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals by Oliver Bullough, 2022
Bullough has investigated at some lengths how the UK is providing services steeped in immorality which benefit the rich and involve a good deal of dirty money. Throughout the book he…
Is there hope for Yemen?
The war in Yemen, “the forgotten war”, has almost never been news. The desperate suffering of the people in Yemen, the brutality of the Saudi Arabian airstrikes and the complicity…