Response to a joint statement by Stand Up To Racism Scotland and the STUC about their planned anti-racism march in Glasgow on 16 February 2024.
News
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29 February 2024
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14 February 2024
SACC regrets that it is unable to support or participate in the march organised in Glasgow by Stand Up to Racism to mark the UN's International Day For the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ("Anti-Racism Day")
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14 February 2024
The Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (GGEC) is asking for other organisations to boycott the annual "anti-racism" march organised in Glasgow by Stand Up to Racism (SUTR)
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21 December 2023
SACC pledges to support Mick Napier, charged with supporting a banned terrorist group in a speech made at a Glasgow protest against the Gaza genocide.
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01 April 2023
UCU Scotland condemns the presence on the Stand Up To Racism march on 18th March 2023 of groups that defend Israel's racist colonisation of Palestine and says it will suspend all financial and other support to SUTR until explicitly pro-Israel groups are excluded
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01 March 2023
Scottish Friends of Palestine says it will boycott the anti-racism demonstration scheduled for Saturday 18 March 2023 in Glasgow because of the presence on it of pro-Israel, racist groups.
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19 January 2023
The Northern Ireland Divisional Court has been asked to intervene in a preliminary inquiry into terrorism charges against a Palestinian doctor in order to clarify the part played by MI5 in the case.
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03 January 2023
Court proceedings in Northern Ireland have highlighted the activity of a man said to be an MI5 agent.
National Demo for Palestine
Saturday 16 March
Assemble 12pm, George Square, Glasgow
Join us on Saturday 16 March at 12pm in George Square to advocate for a ceasefire. Let us unite our voices to effect meaningful change. This weekend has an anti-racism theme in recognition of the UN's anti-racism day and we’ll hear from four keynote speakers: Jackie Walker, Marc Wadsworth and Tony Greenstein.
Background & Comment
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by Dr Issam Hijjawi
Speech by Dr Issam Hijjawi, intended to be read on his behalf at a protest organised by Edinburgh Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (EGGEC) outside the German Consulate, Edinburgh on Sunday 14 April 2024
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by Richard Haley
SACC briefing on the new definition of extremism announced by Michael Gove on 14 March 2024
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Richard Haley looks at the ways support has been constructed in the west for Israel's genocidal project in Gaza. He contends that three issues have been key to opening the door for this next stage of annihilation being unleashed since October 2023 on the Palestinians.
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Message from Dr. Issam Bassalat’s wife, thanking everyone who has helped her husband
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SACC is proud to announce that it has joined 46 partner organisations around the world to support the International Witness Campaign.
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Today marks the first anniversary of the launch of "Operation Arbacia", which resulted in the arrest of our friend the Scottish Palestinian activist Issam Hijjawi Bassalat.
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by David Hildebrand
Migrants and refugees are faced with an array of challenges upon arrival in the UK, including legal barriers that prevent access to employment, housing and healthcare, and more generally, a lack of opportunities to interact with others.
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Northern Ireland's Justice Minister, Naomi Long, responds to concerns over the treatment of Dr Issam Hijjawi Basalat in Maghaberry Prison.
