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Dempsey calls on artists to boycott Israel
Singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey today called on artists around the world to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. The Dubliner backed about 150 Irish creative and performing artists who have already signed a pledge to boycott Israel until it ends its blockade of Gaza. Dempsey said he believed the recent commando attack on the […]
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150 Irish artists pledge to boycott Israel
Singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey has called on artists around the world to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. The Dubliner backed about 150 Irish creative and performing artists who have already signed a pledge to boycott Israel until it ends its blockade of Gaza. Dempsey said he believed the recent commando attack on the […]
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Irish artists sign cultural boycott pledge – your turn now
I”ve just come back from. Temple Bar. Usually a reserve in central Dublin where we herd tourists, this lunchtime it was taken over by Irish artists who support Palestine. Meeting House Square, a cultural nexus in the city centre, was donated by the managers of Temple Bar Properties as the site where the Irish artists” […]
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Irish artists make BDS history, issuing the first nation-wide “˜pledge’ to boycott Israeli apartheid
Occupied Ramallah, 11 August 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) strongly welcomes the Irish artists” ‘pledge” to boycott Israeli cultural institutions until Israel complies with international law. This pledge not only represents a significant victory for the ethical responsibilities of international cultural figures; a key factor in the […]
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Photo Op: Major Irish artists to perform at launch of IPSC ‘Irish artists’ pledge to boycott Israel’
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) ‘Irish artists’ pledge to boycott Israel’ will be launched with a musical performance in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, this Thursday 12th August at 1pm featuring Eoin Dillon (Kíla), Treasa Ni Cheannabhain and Naisrín Elsafty. The IPSC has drawn up the following pledge, signed by over 130 […]
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Thousands of Irish Shoppers Demand that Dunnes Stores Stop Stocking Israeli Products
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign Press Release 29 Jul 2010 Thousands demand that Dunnes stop stocking Israeli goods Petition: Thousands demand that Dunnes stop stocking Israeli goods Today, Thursday 29th July 2010, at 1pm, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) delivered a petition to Dunnes Stores signed by over 6,000 shoppers across Ireland. The petition demands […]
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6,000 Irish shoppers demand supermarket stops stocking Israeli goods
Today, Thursday 29th July 2010, at 1pm, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) delivered a petition to Dunnes Stores signed by 6,000 shoppers across Ireland. The petition demands that Dunnes Stores stop stocking Israeli products, until Israel respects Palestinian rights and international law. Present at the handing-in were Brendan Archbold, the trade union official at […]
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Report back from Ireland
Ireland – Fri 9th – Sun 11th July 2010 The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) used the opportunity International Boycott Weekend to launch a two-week petition drive seeking to enlist Dunnes Stores customers in Ireland to support the call for a boycotting Israeli products. Our aim is to gather more than 4,000 signatures in this short […]
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IPSC welcomes Irish Government move to block transfer of EU citizen data to Israel
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign welcomes Irish Government move to block transfer of EU citizen data to Israel Press Release, Thursday 8th July 2010, 6.30pm The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) today welcomed the move by Irish Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to block a proposed European Commission data-sharing plan with Israel. If adopted the proposal […]
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Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is organizing a BDS weekend
July 8, 2010 See website for full details and 10 locations across the country: http://www.ipsc.ie/
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