Cultural – Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

2006-26 Successful Cultural Boycott in Scotland

8 August 2026

When the curtain rises in a few days on the 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival, we can celebrate 20 years of keeping this internationally respected film festival free of any sponsorship and involvement by the […]

SPSC joins the global boycott of Eurovision

16 May 2026

SPSC joins the global boycott of Eurovision. The BBC, as a corporation, should not be broadcasting the competition again this year. Five countries have withdrawn from the competition, as calls grow for Israel to be […]

Hearing Hind: Why The Voice of Hind Rajab Demands More Than Tears

19 January 2026

By Kimberley Davidson Sitting down in Screen 3 at the recently reopened Filmhouse in Edinburgh, I questioned whether being there was the right thing to do. I wasn’t sure I could sit through a film […]

Cultural boycott victories in Scotland well before the 2023 genocide

11 July 2024

Edinburgh International Film FestivalThrough grassroots campaigning and the mobilization of artists, filmmakers and community activists, the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign and its allies caused the EIFF (Edinburgh International Film Festival) to reject Israeli Embassy sponsorship […]

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Are we the city of Nelson Mandela Place or Glassford Street?

11 July 2023

“Are we the city of Nelson Mandela Place or Glassford Street?” asks Glasgow musician Declan Welsh. John Glassford’s vast 18th Century fortune was sweated from Caribbean slaves. Share Declan Welsh’ call to action delivered at […]

EIF: Don’t dance with Israeli apartheid!

3 July 2023

Join the protests! Tell Edinburgh International Festival: Don’t Dance with Israeli Apartheid! Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh at 8pm Sunday 13 August Monday 14 August We have created a letter template for you to personalise […]

Bannockburn of all places the site of a shameful surrender

31 August 2021

Scottish media are reporting that the National Trust for Scotland has closed an exhibit at the The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre of work by young people expressing sympathy for the plight of the Palestinian […]

Protests 5pm Sun 6th/Mon 7th May Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh

5 May 2018

Join the protests against Israeli State-promoted Seret Film Festival 5pm on Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May at the Cameo Cinema, Home Street, Edinburgh An article in Today’s Herald, Artists and directors call for […]

SPSC letter to Edinburgh Fringe, 2016

18 July 2016

To: Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe18th July 2016 Dear Ms McCarthy International Shalom Festival Gala Concert, Central Hall, 17 August 2016 I write to you to ask that you remove the above […]

2016 Edinburgh International Festival free of Brand Israel

6 April 2016

The programme of the 2016 Edinburgh International Festival published today, April 6th, has no Israeli State-sponsored artists. Make no mistake, this represents a failure on the part of the Israeli Embassy and its Scottish supporters […]