Fossil Free Books would like to share this statement following on from our historic vote at the May 2nd EGM with Society of Authors.

While our resolution calling for a statement to condemn genocide in Gaza did NOT pass, our resolution on fossil fuels divestment did pass.

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🚨 CALL-OUT: support needed at Best Western Hotel, Peckham, SE15 5EU 🚨

Comrades have stopped our friends being taken to the Bibby barge - but more numbers needed!

We’ve also learned the coach is meant to be taking people from three other hotels en route (see next tweet):

🚨BREAKING: On May Day, over 1,000 workers are blockading the UK Trade Department in London and BAE Systems’ arms factories in Scotland, Wales and Lancashire 🇵🇸 🚩 #StopArmingIsrael

⚠️ New important blog from @right_to_remain in the context of the Rwanda deportations! 👇

Find out:
✅ More about immigration raids
✅ What your rights are during a raid
✅ What to do if you see a raid
✅ Where you can join an anti raids group!
righttoremain.org.uk/immigration-ra…

HUGE!!! 🔥🔥🔥

🚨 Stand Against Home Office Raids: Supporting Asylum Seekers in the UK

Today marks the start of nationwide Home Office raids targeting asylum seekers. This is a call to action for solidarity and support 🧵👇 climatejustice.uk/migrantjustice…

students in england and cymru! 💥
planning an on-campus camping trip, sleepover in a barricaded building or otherwise taking action against your uni for #FreePalestine #Divest ? join us for an online training about your legal rights! you don't want to miss these! 🇵🇸✊⛺️

We are handing out leaflets with details of detention support organisations and law firms (Wilsons and Duncan Lewis) which are taking on referrals for people at risk.

Please share in your networks + any feedback welcome:

We are powerful. Never let them tell you otherwise

✊✊ Solidarity to those calling out BP at its AGM today!

Right now, 44,000 Bangladeshi garment workers are facing arrest after protesting for a fair minimum wage.

We’re on Oxford Street to demand:

🪧An end to the crackdown on workers' rights in Bangladesh
💰A pay rise for the people who make our clothes

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✊ The fights for climate justice and a ceasefire in Gaza are intrinsically linked. 🌎🇵🇸

Here's why student movements are calling for both and how demands for divestment have become central to this fight! 👇 theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

🌏If you're free on the 8th of May at 7pm, please join us & amazing campaigners from Fossil Free WYPF & Divest Bedfordshire to hear about their recent successes in getting #divestment commitments for #FossilFree pensions: eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-divest-ce… 🌏🙌

Everyone is very welcome! 😀