This November, Defend Our Juries is escalating the campaign to Lift The Ban on Palestine Action ahead of the Judicial Review against the ban.

Locations for the November wave have now been announced, with actions taking place across the UK on two key dates (18th and 29th November), as well as four actions in London (20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th November) and two in the North of Ireland (22nd November). All actions will take place in central locations per town/city.

Read the all important Action Briefing Document here for full details as they emerge (this is a Live document, please check back regularly for info and changes) - taking action in Scotland? Please read the Scotland-specific Action Briefing Document as the law is slightly different there.

Locations:

On Tuesday 18th - at actions in Gloucester, Truro, Nottingham, Northampton, Oxford, Leeds, Newcastle, Caerdydd (Cardiff), and Aberystwyth, a total number of 142 peaceful sign-holders were arrested. With no arrests taking place at a large action in Edinburgh.

On Thursday 20th - an action outside the Ministry of Justice took place on November 20th, with around 50 arrests of peaceful sign-holders (and one mannequin!). This action took place in near-freezing temperatures and was a very powerful display of peaceful civil disobedience.

On Saturday 22nd - 90 arrests were made in the Peace Garden in London’s Tavistock Square. 5 arrests were also made in Hastings, after an autonomous action took place there. In Belfast and Derry, PSNI officers chose not to make arrests, despite previously making arrests in London’s Trafalgar Square in October under instruction from the Met Police.

On Monday 24th - Around 50 arrests were made outside the Home Office, the offices of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Multiple descendants of holocaust survivors were arrested at the scene, as well as a European contingent who held signs in their home languages.

Wednesday 26th - London (Royal Courts)

Saturday 29th - Bristol, Birmingham, Exeter, Cambridge, Sheffield, Lancaster, Manchester, Edinburgh, Caerdydd (Cardiff), Norwich.

Each of the actions will take place at 1pm (unless specified otherwise), at a location which will be emailed out to those signed up a few days before the action date. All locations will be accessible with public transport in the city of action. More locations may be released at a later date.

There are signs that the authoritarian powers are cracking, the police are struggling to enforce this absurd law, with some police forces outright refusing to make arrests. International and national human rights groups, politicians and United Nations representatives have condemned both the ban and the subsequent attacks on our civil liberties. Unions are declaring that they will not recognise the ban, with over 2,100 now arrested under ‘terror charges’ related to this peaceful sign-holding campaign.

We will be holding our signs around the UK in key cities and towns, as well as converging on London for the Judicial Review (25-27 November). Book time off now, and sign the form to tell us where you’ll be taking action.

We will not comply with anti-democratic laws. We call on the UK Government to Lift The Ban on Palestine Action and to end UK complicity in Israel’s genocide.

In unity, not uniformity, we join together.

*Please note that these actions come with significant risk of arrest and other legal consequences. Legal briefings and ongoing support are offered by Defend Our Juries and supporting organisations, to help ensure you are informed prior to taking action.