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We are a signatory to the 'Together Against Prevent' statement that says:
- We recognise and condemn the damage that Prevent’s “spot the potential terrorist” approach has made primarily in stigmatising and criminalising entire Muslim communities, but also to a growing number of political activists and campaigners labelled with ill-defined terms like “non-violent extremist” or “domestic extremist”.
- We view Prevent as a policy that is based on insufficient evidence to support the flawed assumption that 'extremist' ideology opposed to subjective 'British values' is the single most important cause of terrorism. We therefore support closer collaboration between different campaigning, religious and community organisations to call on the government to end its Prevent strategy.
- We support and encourage more political debate in schools, colleges and universities and reject attempts to close down and censor dissenting voices. We welcome open discussion with all young people about potentially radical ideas and call on all educational institutions to vigorously defend the right to free academic inquiry on issues considered 'controversial'.
- We pledge to take no Prevent funds and support non-cooperation, wherever possible, with local Prevent programmes.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission has produced a comprehensive page of Prevent Strategy Campaign resources and the following links are also helpful:
Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) - The Prevent Duty: a guide for branches and members July 2015
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Artists’ group tells Globe – Listen to Palestinians, don’t play Tel Aviv
Posted on April 6, 2016 | No CommentsUPDATE: Globe actors defend playing in Israel “regardless of politics” Shakespeare’s Globe theatre has ignored Palestinian appeals and the good counsel of a number of their UK peers by going ahead […] -
Mark Rylance’s boycott of Israel stirs anger
Posted on March 9, 2016 | No CommentsMark Rylance won an Oscar, but the “Bridge of Spies” actor lost some fans this week with his boycott of Israel. Rylance is one of 1,100 British artists, musicians, actors, […] -
Top Oscar nominees invited to witness Palestinian life under Israeli occupation
Posted on February 28, 2016 | No CommentsTop Oscar nominees invited to witness Palestinian life under Israeli occupation February 28, 2016 Re-posted from Artists for Palestine UK Oscar nominees in the top acting and directing categories, as well […] -
‘Art is the velvet glove on Israel’s iron fist’ – Brian Eno in Apollo magazine
Posted on January 30, 2016 | No Comments(First posted in www.artistsforpalestine.org.uk) International art magazine Apollo devotes its December double-page Forum discussion to the question, “Are artists justified in boycotting Israel?” The debate can be viewed online here. We […] -
ARTISTS VERDICT: CULTURAL BRIDGES WITH ISRAEL LEAD NOWHERE
Posted on October 27, 2015 | No CommentsARTISTS VERDICT: CULTURAL BRIDGES WITH ISRAEL LEAD NOWHERE http://artistsforpalestine.org.uk/2015/10/27/artists-verdict-cultural-bridges-with-israel-lead-nowhere/ The appearance last week of some famous UK cultural names on a statement defending Israel against boycott has sparked a […] -
Make Apartheid History – Linking Palestine, South Africa and American civil rights
Posted on July 22, 2015 | No CommentsMake Apartheid History, the follow-up to Bethlehem Unwrapped, launched online on Saturday 18th July, and held its first event at London’s Southbank with a programme of poetry and prose linking civil rights, […] -
UK ARTISTS’ PLEDGE FOR PALESTINE ATTRACTS 1000 NAMES
Posted on March 20, 2015 | No CommentsA new organisation, Artists for Palestine UK, has mobilised hundreds of UK artists in support of Palestinian rights and produced a booklet arguing The Case for a Cultural Boycott of […] -
Nigel Kennedy Condemns BBC’s “Censorship and Imperial Lack of Impartiality”
Posted on August 20, 2013 | No CommentsThe following statement has been issued on behalf of violin maestro Nigel Kennedy in response to the BBC’s decision to censor a remark he made during a Prom concert with […]