by Carol BurnsLeeds City Square, 26th January 202580 of us gathered in the centre of Leeds – Jews, Muslims, Christians, other faiths and none – to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. We held the event independently of any other organisation so we could include reference to Gaza. As well as recalling the Nazi Holocaust with readings […]
Palestine
28 Jan – Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
by Dave Webb, Chair of YCNDYorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament held its Annual General Meeting on 18th January 2025 in Huddersfield. With the world on the brink of chaos through the threat of nuclear war and the realities of climate change, plus the devastating wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan…. it was timely to bring together […]
22 Jan – Ceasefire in Gaza
by Rt Hon Sir John Battle (Chair Leeds Diocesan J & P)(former Minister of State at Foreign Office)A ceasefire pause and the release of some Israeli captives and Palestinians prisoners is a welcome relief 15 months after a violent act of Hamas terror and an Israeli war of reprisal in Gaza. Too many have died […]
14 Jan – Holocaust Memorial Day Citizen’s Commemoration
We have received the following invitation from a group of people from a number of different faith and social activism traditions Invitation to a Holocaust Memorial Day Citizen’s Commemoration 12-1pm City Square Leeds Sunday 26th January 2025 Never Again for Anyone. We are a group of people from a number of different faith and social […]
31 Dec – 3431 Mile Fundraising Ride
epic fundraising effort by Pudsey parishioner and peace campaigner TIm Devereux
9 Dec – Red Carpet in Gaza
By Joe Burns, Commission member The Commission part-sponsored the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival event at Wheeler Hall on 30 November. Rather than an individual film, this event showed several short films. The connecting thread for them was that in the previous 12 months, despite immense difficulties, there have been two film festivals held within Gaza itself. […]
27 Nov – Where Olive Trees Weep
The SPARK-sponsored film in the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival this year (the tenth year) was called ‘Where Olive Trees Weep’. The film cleverly cut between talking heads, filmed footage from various encounters by ordinary Palestinians with Israeli military forces and some archive footage. It was at times harrowing to watch.