General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
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They cannot silence our songs of peace for Palestine
We will continue to gather, to protest, to bear witness and, yes, to sing carols against Israel’s genocide, whatever the police do to stop us, writes Palestine Solidarity Campaign director BEN JAMAL
SPEAKING OUT: A Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally in central London earlier this year and (below) much-loved poet and author Michael Rosen
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CHRISTMAS is a time for messages of peace. Last Saturday, the Metropolitan Police intervened to prevent a major outbreak of disorder, a threat to peace on the streets of London.
Using powers under the Public Order Act, they imposed a section 14 condition designed to prevent serious disruption to the community. Dozens of police officers surrounded about 30 people drawn from members of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities, and some of no faith.
Led by a priest, they had gathered to sing reworded carols that drew attention to Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. Earlier in the day, the police had used the same powers to impose a curfew on another threatening event — PSC’s rally in Whitehall, which was part of a national day of action.
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