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SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER at 12 NOON
đAssemble outside Brighton train station Before the BHAFC v West Ham match kick off at 2pm We may be two months into a fake ceasefire, and Palestine and the genocide in Gaza has completely dropped out of the news headlines. But itâs essential we keep raising awareness about the continuing genocidal actions of the Israeli
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Cancel the match: last chance to sign the petition
On 6 November, Aston Villa FC is scheduled to host Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Europa League. Allowing Israeli football teams to compete in international competitions sanitises its horrific violence and allows Israel to cynically present itself as a normal country, obscuring the truth that it is carrying out a genocide, and imposing a
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!! THIS SATURDAY !! before Newcastle match
We have placards and leaflets etc. Itâs essential we keep raising awareness about genocidal actions of the Israeli state and how our football Club is run by Zionists. Saturday 18 October 1pm outside Brighton Station SAA encourage our supporters to attend the Brighton & Hove Unity March & Rally starting at the Level before joining us at
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Seagulls Against Apartheid statement regarding Roger Wade’s 5 year ban from BHAFC
Seagulls Against Apartheid is shocked by Brighton & Hove Albionâs draconian 5 year ban imposed on Roger Wade. Roger is a 10 year season ticket holder and respected local businessman working in finance. On 16th August at the first game of the season he removed his jacket in the early season sun. He was sitting
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Protest at Falmer Station on Sun 31 August
SEAGULLS AGAINST APARTHEID ask for support outside Falmer station at 11am on Sunday 31 August before BHAFCâs home match against Manchester City. We will peacefully show our solidarity with the civilians of Gaza who are being bombed, starved and de-humanised. We also call on the football authorities take action. Over 421* Palestinian professional footballers have
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Brighton Fans – Where Do We Stand?
We stand with Roger Wade and we ask the club to withdraw the ban and the threat of legal action. Wade, a long-time Albion season ticket holder, received a five game ban just for wearing a Palestine shirt. Not only that, the club are now threatening to sue him! If the war in Ukraine was
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Roger Wade – banned for wearing a football shirt
â âŻSeagulls Against Apartheid are shocked that a long-term, Albion season ticket holder has been banned just for wearing a football shirt. Roger Wade wore an official Palestine team shirt but kept his jacket on in hospitality to keep within BHAFC corporate rules. Once in his seat he took his jacket off but at half time,
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Protest at Falmer Station on Sat 16 August
Seagulls Against Apartheid call on UEFA & FIFA “Show Israel The Red Card” đ Thanks for everyone’s support at Falmer Station today. A gathering of up to 30 people held up placards with names of just a small number of the 421* footballers killed by Israel over the past 23 months. We also called for
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Show Israel The Red Card – demo outside Falmer Station before the Fulham game
SEAGULLS AGAINST APARTHEID are requesting support for our peaceful protest outside Falmer station at 12 noon on Saturday 16 August before BHAFCâs home match against Fulham. Over 421* Palestinian professional footballers have already been killed, as well as countless others who take part in the worldâs favourite sport. While the new football season is about
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Show Israel the Red Card
Thanks to everyone who turned up to our Wednesday evening stall at Brighton Station. It helps when there are more than just three or four people handing out leaflets, and with old and lots of new SAA members swelling the ranks, it provided ample support and helped spread our message on the station forecourt. The