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Divestment

Campaigners with banners: Lewisham divest for Palestine, Lewisham Boycott Barclays, Greens for Palestine

Lewisham council agrees "watered down" Divest for Palestine motion

Campaigners' divestment petition, which had over 3,000 signatures, made it onto the Agenda for debate. Green group leader Shrivastava proposed a motion for full divestment, while Cllr Sian Eiles, Pensions Investment Committee (PIC) chair, proposed an amendment which council agreed.

Campaigner in keffiyeh outside Woolwich Town Hall, banners read Stop Starving Gaza and Unite community.

Peace campaigners feel ignored by Greenwich Council

Campaigners have been protesting at Woolwich Town Hall since October 2023, calling for the council to divest its pension fund from companies involved in Israel's military occupation, apartheid and genocide in Gaza. However, there is a sense among campaigners that their voices are being ignored.

Cllr Hau-Yu Tam and Cllr Liam Shrivastava. Image: Green Party

Exposed: Labour Party forced councillors into silence on Gaza by threatening discipline

'Uncomradely' behaviour and formal warnings for being anti-genocide.

Lewisham Greens and supporters with Cllr Shrivasta and Cllr Hau-Yu Tam

Lewisham councillor Liam Shrivastava defects to Greens

Councillor Shrivastava said that Labour has abandoned its democratic socialist values, is aping far-right rhetoric and allowing Reform to surge in the polls. "Its gravest crime is its continued .. support for the genocidal Israeli regime which has killed over 55,000 including 18,000 children."

Campaigners outside Lewisham Town Hall

Disabled people, peace campaigners and councillors join protest at Lewisham AGM

Disabled People against the Cuts were joined by councillors opposing the government's plans to slash disability benefits. Peace groups rallied in support of Cllr Shrivastava, who lost his role on the Pension Investment Committee after calling for divestment for Palestine.

Campaigners marching with giant envelope stamped "petition 3000+ signatures"

"A borough that cares for peace" - Lewisham Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for council to divest

Several hundred protesters marched up Lewisham High Street on Saturday to a rally outside Lewisham Town Hall, Catford. They delivered a petition with more than 3,000 signatures, calling for the council to "Divest for Palestine".