{"id":3713,"date":"2024-01-11T20:05:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2024-01-12T05:02:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T05:02:54","slug":"sheffield-justicenowcamp-day-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/?p=3713","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield #justicenowcamp day 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Busy day at the camp. Visits from  former MP Chris Wiilliamson, now from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Section\/150108\" target=\"_blank\">Palestine Declassified<\/a> and also ex President of  Aslef , Tosh McDonald. The solidarity of trades unionists with an anti imperial struggle is hugely welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The morning was tense as we listened to UN TV as the International Court of Justice proceedings brought by South Africa , now supported by many countries, in bringing the charges of genocide against Israel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Such a shame that the council did not see this very important international event worthy of a public viewing space. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the very powerful summing up from the South African legal team:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flawless-closing-statement.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result  the planned Town Hall singing of boycott songs included the South African National Anthem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/south-african-national-anthem.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as we were celebrating at last a bit of attention from printed local media, we noticed a gross and highly offensive error in the Sheffield Telegraph. Have  they sleeping for three months? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the day we had a visit from Paul Blomfield MP for Sheffield Central and this is to be welcomed of course. He has said he would vote against the boycott bill and this he did but this was in step with the Labour leadership. Always expressing sympathetic words on Palestine Paul has never stepped up to use how public voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheffield Street Band, as well as he singers came in the afternoon and as the temperature drops it is still busy with people sending love and support with the Samba band picking up the pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sheffield-samba-band.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> And finally we were so pleased to get a solidarity visit from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=591460132686764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peak Queer Adventures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pqa-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pqa-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pqa-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pqa-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pqa-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pqa.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>BUT  the question remains when will Sheffield City council declare and apartheid free zone?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-3717\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-95-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-3717 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"sjnc day 6\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_3717\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_3717\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3723 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3723\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cw-and-jm-with-lena-and-sahar-600x700.jpeg\" height=\"700\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3717 slide-3723\" title=\"cw and jm with lena and sahar\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Chris Williamson and Tosh McDonald visited to show support<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3724 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3724\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/midmorning-camp-bustle-600x700.jpeg\" height=\"700\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3717 slide-3724\" title=\"midmorning camp bustle\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Mid morning camp bustle<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3725 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3725\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/telegraph-to-complain-600x700.jpeg\" height=\"700\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3717 slide-3725\" title=\"telegraph to complain\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Complaining at the Sheffield Telegraph about their gross error<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3726 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3726\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/street-band-600x700.jpeg\" height=\"700\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3717 slide-3726\" title=\"street band\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Street Band lend a bit of joyous noise <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3727 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3727\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lena-explains-to-paul-blumfield-600x700.jpeg\" height=\"700\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3717 slide-3727\" title=\"lena explains to paul blumfield\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Lena explains the situation to Paul Blomfield<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Busy day at the camp. Visits from former MP Chris Wiilliamson, now from Palestine Declassified and also ex President of Aslef , Tosh McDonald. The solidarity of trades unionists with an anti imperial struggle is hugely welcomed. The morning was tense as we listened to UN TV as the International Court of Justice proceedings brought &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk\/?p=3713\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sheffield #justicenowcamp day 6<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The camp enters day 6 tense about the South African charges against  Israel. How will this go? \n\nSuch a shame that the council did not see the IJC proceedings, a very important international event, worthy of a public viewing space. 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