National Workplace Day of Action for Palestine!

Please organise for the next workplace day of action on 13 February 2025. The horrors in Palestine and across the Middle East make it necessary for the trade union movement to do all it can to call on the UK government to end its support for Israel and its complicity in the ongoing genocide.

It is also vital that there’s a strong message about the importance of trade union membership in order to provide working people with protection if they face discrimination and disciplinary action at work for taking part in pro-Palestine protests and other actions.

Send us an email to let us know what action is happening in your workplace. It’s not a moment too soon to start organising. And tag us in social media pics and videos on the day. The hashtag is #Workplaces4Palestine

Ideas for actions include:

• Wearing a badge, something in the colours of the Palestinian flag or a keffiyeh,
• Organising a two minute silence at work for Palestine,
• Calling a walkout and a rally at lunchtime with speakers,
• Organising a stall outside work as people come in,
• Urging people to email/tweet their MP demanding an end to UK complicity with the genocide.
• Inviting everyone to a Palestinian lunch or a bake sale,
• Doing a collection and a petition for the movement around work,
• Getting everyone to change their zoom background to the Palestinian flag,

We will be adding a list of planned events on this page, so please do get in touch and let us know what action you are taking, so we can share it with the wider movement.

Actions announced so far (all taking place on 13th February, unless otherwise specified):

Bristol:

Two events taking place at 1pm at Will Memorial Building and 1:45pm at Senate House, Tyndall Ave. Both events are demanding that the University of Bristol cut its ties with arms companies and complicity with the Israeli genocide.

Organised by Bristol StW, Bristol CND, University College Workers for Palestine, UCU, Bristol PSC, PFB & MAB.

Cambridge:

Protest Rally outside Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge from 1pm – open to all.

Organised by UCU, Cambridge StW, Cambridge PSC & Cambridge 4 Palestine.

Hackney College:

Rally outside the front of the college (near the bus stop), 12:30pm – 2pm. Come for however long you can, open to all.

Led by Hackney College UCU.

Oxford:

Lunchtime March & Rally – Assemble at Clarendon Steps, Broad Street, OX1 3BG, 12:30pm – 13:30pm, open to all.

There will also be family friendly arts and crafts with Parents 4 Palestine and student groups are calling a walkout to participate in the rally.

Organised by StW Oxford, PSC Oxford, University of Oxford UCU, Oxford City Unison, Unite the Union Oxford, Oxford University Arab Society, OS4P, Parents for Palestine Oxford, Health Workers 4 Palestine, Rhodes Scholars for Palestine.

Southampton:

Lunch time Street Stall taking place at the Junction of New Road & Above Bar, opposite Sprinkles, 12pm – 2pm.

The stall will have leaflets, flags and badges in support of Palestine. People will also be invited to sign a petition to local MP’s calling for a Permanent ceasefire; letting aid through; no arms to the Israeli government.

Tower Hamlets:

Lunch time rally at Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel Road, E1 1BJ, 12:15pm – 1:15pm.

Organised by Tower Hamlets StW, Tower Hamlets PSC, NEU & Tower Hamlets Trades Council.

York St John’s University:

Readings from Mosab Abu Toha’s new book of poems, and we’ll hear updates from Gaza and the West Bank, urging vigilance and continued Palestine solidarity protests in the UK.

Taking place in Learning Room SK037, 2pm – 3:30pm – Wednesday 12th February 2025.

Led by UCU York St John’s and is open to all staff and students, regardless of union membership.