By Liz Firth, Commission member 15th May is International Conscientious Objectors Day. This year the J&P Commission, Pax Christi and the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival Committee jointly hosted an event […]
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27 Apr – International Conscientious Objectors’ Day
The Commission is working in partnership with Pax Christi in the Leeds Diocese and the Leeds Palestinian Film festival to draw attention to International Conscientious Objection Day on 15 May.Rev […]
26 Apr – Yorkshire Women in Black groups
Women in Black (WiB) is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. As women experiencing […]
11 Dec – Boycott: a film with a lesson for all of us
By Joe Burns, Commission Member This year, the Commission sponsored the final film of the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival. It took place in Wheeler Hall, Leeds Cathedral, on 9th December […]
12 Nov – Commission supports 2022 Leeds Palestinian Film Festival
In conjunction with the Leeds Palestinian Film festival and Pax Christi in the Leeds Diocese, we have agreed to host a screening of the final film in this year’s film […]
05 Oct – Is it Time for a One-state Solution in Israel Palestine?
By Joe Burns, Commission Member Jeff Halper, a Jewish academic living in Jerusalem, is the chair of ICAHD (Israeli Committee against House Demolitions). As part of a speaking tour in […]
22 Jun – What can we do about Palestine?
This was the title of a partnership event last week with Pax Christi in the Leeds Diocese and the Leeds Palestinian Film festival. Social justice issues are often complex, and […]