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SPSC and Cinemattic ‘Viva Palestina’ Event Supports Palestinian Farming Community

18 June 2025

In April, CINEMATTIC ‘Viva Palestina’ held two film events, in Glasgow and Edinburgh, in collaboration with the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC). The events raised funds for grassroots organisations: Amplify Gaza, and Plant a Tree […]

Israel Wildfires: the environmental cost of colonial greed, occupation and genocide

3 May 2025

This week, Israel has been battling significant wildfires near Jerusalem, burning through European-native pine forests planted in swathes by the racist Jewish National Fund (JNF) to bury the memory of hundreds of Palestinian villages. The […]

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Police Suppression of Palestine Solidarity: A Threat to Our Democratic Rights

23 March 2025

Across Scotland, police forces are deploying aggressive and unjustifiable tactics to suppress solidarity actions with Palestine. From armed officers at peaceful protests to politically motivated arrests and the use of hate crime legislation to criminalise […]

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 […]

Israeli footballers in Scotland “We felt that we weren’t at all wanted here”.

4 June 2024

Israeli daily reports on last Friday’s game that went ahead in Hampden, Scotland’s national stadium, in Glasgow “The Israeli women’s national soccer team faced surveillance, harassment by hosts and rival players and a threatening atmosphere […]

A Palestinian Prisoner’s Story

1 May 2024

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign – Glasgow Branch Public MeetingFriday 17th May 7pmThe Ark, 70 Coplaw St G42 7JG The current Israeli Minister for prisons is Ben-Gvir, a murderous fascist who has called for Palestinian prisoners […]

Sold-out Glasgow leg of Yalla! Yalla! film show with Argentine director

3 April 2024

Last night’s Glasgow leg of SPSC film show and discussion with Argentinian film-maker Cristian Pirovano was sold-out. Great atmosphere and lead-in to the campaign to stop the Israel-Scotland women’s football game in Glasgow on the […]

Defence of our rights is integral to effective solidarity with Palestinians

20 December 2023

Our purpose as Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) is to build effective solidarity with the Palestinian people as an extension to the Palestinian struggle for freedom against Israel’s programme of ethnic cleansing and genocide in Palestine. […]

Fundraiser for Plant a Tree in Palestine

20 August 2023

You can also buy a ticket here (tickets are limited) The Plant a Tree in Palestine, a project of Stop the JNF and grassroots Palestinian partners including the Land Defense Coalition and Stop the Wall, […]

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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 […]