Wed 11th August 2010 Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release SEAFIELD STENCH COMPANY FACES BOYCOTT CALL Edinburgh Council is being asked to reject a bid by the company responsible for the notorious Seafield stench to take over other public services in the city. The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) says that Veolia,…
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Edinburgh City Council has shortlisted Veolia in the so-called ‘Alternative Business Model’ programme. Veolia is in the running for a range of Environmental Services contracts. But Veolia is a criminal company deeply complicit in Israel’s breeches of international law (see factsheet). On Aug 10, SPSC received this response from the Council dismissing our report calling for…
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How to find & lobby your Edinburgh City Councillors to repudiate Veolia List & Contact Details of Edinburgh City Councillors Call for urgent action Word version of sample letter Dear Councillor _________________________ VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT & SUBSIDIARIES I urge you as my local councillor to support the moves to exclude Veolia Environnement or any of its subsidiaries…
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Use your postcode to find contact details for your councillors See West Dunbartonshire Council motion and responses from councils Sample letter to councillors: Dear Councillor _____________________ The state of Israel faces universal condemnation for the crimes and massacres it perpetrates. I am writing to draw your attention to recent decision by Dublin, Swansea and…
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MP Fabian Hamilton: hard to defend Israel Jessica Elgot, Jewish Chronicle, 5 August 2010 The Labour MP for Leeds North East, Fabian Hamilton, says it is becoming more and more difficult to defend Israel in the House of Commons. The long-serving Jewish MP represents Alwoodley, Moortown and Roundhay, home to the majority of Leeds’ 8,000…
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Ben White, author of the critically acclaimed Israeli apartheid: a beginner’s guide will be speaking at venues across Scotland in September on a tour organised by local branches of Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Edinburgh: Monday Sep 20th @ 1.30pm, Edinburgh University, David Hume Tower, George Square. SPSC & Students for Justice in Palestine Download poster;…
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