UK Campaign against Carmel-Agrexco Newswire Archive
What's Really In Your Food
14-02-2009 12:51
You may be grossed out, but insects and mold in our food are not new. The F.D.A. actually condones a certain percentage of “natural contaminants” in our food supply — meaning, among other things, bugs, mold, rodent hairs and maggots.
In its (falsely) reassuringly subtitled booklet “The Food Defect Action Levels: Levels of Natural or Unavoidable Defects in Foods That Present No Health Hazards for Humans,” the F.D.A.’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition establishes acceptable levels of such “defects” for a range of foods products, from allspice to peanut butter. . . .
Church of England: Dumping Caterpillar
14-02-2009 12:42
God whispered in the Church of England's ear and it dumped its shares in Caterpillar. This House of God had about £2.5m invested in a company that manufactures one of Israel's weapons of mass misery and destruction. After saying for years that they couldn't see anything unethical about it, Church bosses finally agreed with the rest of us that Caterpillar’s D-9 bulldozer, which is used in the Holy Land for the ugly purpose of demolishing Palestinian homes, uprooting olive groves and destroying civilian infrastructure, is more like a vicious weapon in Israel’s hands than a civil engineering tool.
Carmel Agrexco Blockaded
12-02-2009 07:33
“We don’t want your bloody valentine”Feminists blockade Israeli state export company
Two days before Valentines day a group of 15 women have locked themselves to the gates of Israeli export company Carmel Agrexco to stop the delivery of Valentines roses. They were met with heavy force from security and police but are currently holding strong.
Carmel-Agrexco UK report. Sat 7 Feb 2009
07-02-2009 19:18
Pictures copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall
Cops blockade Agrexco warehouse
07-02-2009 08:23
Valentine's Mass Demonstration against Carmel-Agrexco
05-02-2009 20:59
The Boycott Israeli Goods (BIG) campaign and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will hold a mass picket at the depot of the Israeli state export company on Saturday February 7th at 12pm.GAZA PEACE VIGIL - SHREWSBURY 2PM ON SATURDAY 3 JAN
31-12-2008 21:49
Thirty-minute silent vigil for Gaza in the centre of Shrewsbury - the Square on Saturday 3 Jan.http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=the+square%2C+shrewsbury&countryCode=GB
Assemble at The Square, Shrewsbury Town Centre for 2pm.
International Call for Action against Agrexco
27-12-2008 11:52
The Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign (www.bigcampaign.org) is issuing an international call to action against Carmel-Agrexco next February. Carmel-Agrexco is the Israeli national exporter of fruit and vegetables and imports large quantities of goods from illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land.Boycotting Israeli settlement products: tactic vs. strategy
14-11-2008 08:09
Reports From the Brighton Group - Makhool; After Hadidya We Will be Next
02-11-2008 12:24
This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.This is an excerpt from Fiona's blog
From the Brighton Group - Said Lataba – 31 Years in Prison,
01-11-2008 20:02
This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.This is an excerpt from Fiona's blog
Reports from the Brighton Group - Ethnic Cleansing in Al Farisiya
30-10-2008 12:25
This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.This is an excerpt from Sarah's blog
Struggle for Survival in Al Hadidya
29-10-2008 12:20
This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.This is an excerpt from Fiona's blog
Reports from the Brighton Group - Living in the Shadow of Al Hamra
28-10-2008 22:56
This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.This is an excerpt from Sarah's blog
Reports From the Brighton Group - Land confiscation in Atoof
28-10-2008 22:53
This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.This is an excerpt from Andy Shaw's blog
Reports from the Tubas Group - One Day the chains must be Broken
28-10-2008 18:31
This is part of a series of blogs from delegation of eight people from Brighton who arrived in the Tubas region of occupied Palestine last week. The delegation is part of the project by the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group. The group's aims are to highlight Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in the region, raise awareness about life under occupation and create practical solidarity links between grassroots organisations in Brighton and Tubas region.This is an excerpt from Sarah's blog
Sussex University Students make Links with Palestinians Under Occupation
24-10-2008 11:26
Brighton Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release