๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ต๐ธ WATCH: A massive crowd marches past Cardiff Castle to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
For a third week in a row unprecedented numbers have turned out.
It comes as Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford continues to refuse to back a ceasefire.
NEW: The singer Charlotte Church will perform at the national march for Palestine in Cardiff this weekend.
The protest calling for a ceasefire, expected to be the biggest pro-Palestine demonstration ever seen in Wales, will be in Cardiff Central Square at 1pm this Saturday.
NEW: Charlotte Church Defends Right To Protest For Palestine.
Speaking to
@kalongtung1
after yesterday's pro-Palestine march, the Welsh singer said that Rishi Sunak is speaking in 'really scary ways' about the protests but it was important to keep pushing for a ceasefire.
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๐ต๐ธ๐ถ Welsh singer Charlotte Church leads Cardiff Palestine protesters in singing a boycott song against buying Israeli goods, including Starbucks and Barclays Bank.
๐จ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church (
@charlottechurch
) stands in solidarity with Palestine in Cardiff today. ๐ต๐ธโ๐ผ
โItโs not about religionโฆ we are calling for a ceasefire. It has to stop immediately.โ
๐ต๐ธ Cardiff is marching for Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
Protestors are demanding an end to Israeli military strikes in Gaza and Iran, and for the UK to stop exporting arms to Israel.
Since 2008, the UK has licensed over ยฃ574 million worth of arms to Israeli forces.
๐ฅExplosive moment in Llantwit Major today, as anti-fascists cheer as a tiny crowd of Patriotic Alternative supporters walk away having been massively outnumbered.
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๐จProtestors have surrounded the Coca-Cola Christmas truck in Cardiff city centre as they demand a free Palestine!
Coca-Cola has a factory in Atarot, an illegal Israeli settlement and is accused of operating on stolen Palestinian land.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ต๐ธCardiff marches for Palestine this weekend
Israel is continuing its onslaught in Gaza as 2024 begins, even as the number of Palestinians killed by the IDF passes 22,000.
Weekly protests calling for a ceasefire have not stopped in the capital of Cymru.
๐จHAPPENING NOW: St Mary Street is filled with pro-Palestine protesters for the 5th week in a row, chanting "in our thousands and our millions, we are all Palestinians".
The death toll in Gaza as of Nov 15 was 11,470, including 4,407 children. 29,000+ people have been injured.
๐จNEW: RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch calls for a 24 hour general strike in the spring. Speaking to a packed crowd in Aberdare, Lynch says: "We need a 24-hour general strike in the spring.. We [unions] can coordinate it."
Welsh Government has confirmed that it will nationalise the rail network after talks broke down with private provider KeolisAmey, who were hoping to profit from overpriced tickets for the next 15 years. Privatisation benefits company shareholders, not workers or passengers.
BREAKING: The Welsh Parliament has just voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The motion put by Plaid Cymru was carried 24 in favour, 19 against and 13 abstentions.
PC, Lib Dem and a number of Labour MSs backed the ceasefire motion.
๐ธ The lobby of the Senedd today.
THREAD
17 years ago this week the Welsh scientist, weapons inspector and MoD employee, Dr David Kelly, was found dead. It was following interviews he had given to two BBC journalists that blew apart Tony Blair's false claims about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. 1/15
๐ต๐ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟHAPPENING NOW!
The huge National March for Palestine sets off from Cardiff Central Square today, chanting "Free, Free, Palestine."
๐ต๐ธ Demonstrators have moved into Zara's store in Cardiff city centre, calling for a boycott of the fashion brand.
Zara has been involved in controversy after it launched an ad campaign featuring mannequins that were missing limbs and statues wrapped in a white shroud.
โ"The working people of Cardiff stand with Palestine and Jo Stevens doesn't!"
Tonight striking bin workers in the Unite union came from their picket line to show solidarity with the people of Gaza and demand that their MP backs an immediate ceasefire.
NEW ๐ต๐ธ: Hundreds of local residents in the Cardiff Central constituency have tonight demonstrated outside the office of their MP, Jo Stevens, who has refused to back calls for an immediate Gaza ceasefire.
The crowd blocked Albany Road as it marched chanting 'Ceasefire Now!'
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๐ต๐ธโ๐ผHAPPENING NOW!
Huge numbers of people have taken to streets of Newport today to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
As Israel continues to massacre Palestinians in Gaza, with almost 25,000 dead, ordinary people are still mobilising every week to demand peace.
This morning in Penally, Tenby, a crowd of around 60 gathered for a Welcome to Refugees event organised by Stand up to Racism West Wales. Asylum seekers have now been moved into an army base in Penally, and plans are even afoot to organise rugby and football matches with them.
"People have been singing throughout the ages to express themselves. Let us sing a song for Palestine."
Charlotte Church (
@charlottechurch
) leads Cardiff protestors on in singing a heart-wrenching rendition of From the River to the Sea. ๐ต๐ธโ
'Not my King!' 'We are not your subjects!' 'Real Democracy Now!'
These are the messages ringing out from the streets of Cardiff today as hundreds gather to protest the visit of King Charles.
Image by
@benhaynesjones
๐ต๐ธ HAPPENING NOW!
Crowds have gathered in central Cardiff on Palestinian Land Day, to protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the dispossession of Palestinian land for over 70 years.
Here, Land Day is explained.
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๐ต๐ธ๐ฃ LIVE PALESTINE PROTEST THREAD
We'll be reporting from various Palestine solidarity protests today, as hundreds of thousands call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
๐ฝ๏ธ Watch another huge crowd in Cardiff happening now. This is the fourth week in a row people have marched.
๐ฉToday hundreds of workers, their families and trade unions marched through Port Talbot against plans by Tata Steel to cut 2,000 jobs at the site.
๐ค People also marched in Newport, where over 100 jobs are at risk.
Unions say whole communities will be made poorer by the cuts.
โHAPPENING NOWโ
Not My King protest in Cardiff, followed by a march and republican picnic in Bute park.
The crowd has gathered against the monarchy, the attack on democracy and the cost of living crisis.
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@KALONGTUNG1
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๐ข"Charge Israel for genocide, too many children died"
Cardiff University students and workers marched together on Park Place today in a day of action in solidarity with Palestine.
๐ต๐ธ๐ข โStop arming Israel. Rishi Sunak shame on you.โ
๐ชง Protesters stage a sit-in in St. Davids Centre, Cardiff.
This puts pressure on MPs preparing to vote on a second parliamentary motion next week, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
CARDIFF: Huge Numbers Protest The Bombing of Gaza
๐ต๐ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ For a third week in a row, huge numbers of people have gathered in central Cardiff to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for an end to the occupation of Palestine.
๐จ๐ต๐ธBREAKING: Cardiff Central train station occupied by protesters demanding a ceasefire in Gaza to bring an end to Palestinian civilian casualties!
Palestine solidarity campaigners today stepped up the campaign to boycott firms linked with Israeli apartheid.
Hundreds surrounded Starbucks & McDonald's in Cardiff city centre.
After last week's action against Barclays, police appeared to protect the bank from protesters today
Protesters block the road on the way to the Nye Bevan Statue in Cardiff, as they escalate their demands for a ceasefire on Gaza following the gunning down of Palestinians on Thursday by Israeli troops.
HAPPENING NOW!
Welsh peace activists blockade Elbit factory in Bristol.
This morning around 100 pro-Palestine protesters took action to stop the supply of weapons to Israel.
Full story:
๐ Over 1,000 people in Cardiff have welcomed in the New Year by joining a countdown for a ceasefire in Gaza.
๐ต๐ธ In an unprecedented event, people chanted for a free Palestine as 2024 began.
๐ Similar rallies have been held across the world, including in Ramallah.
๐ค"Gaza Gaza you will rise, Wales is on your side."
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Welsh Palestinian activist Lujane Hamzeh leads the crowd in Cardiff today before setting off to march.
Weekly protests have been held in Cardiff for the past 6 months demanding a ceasefire & justice in Gaza.
๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ๐ต๐ธ HAPPENING NOW!
Health workers are staging a demonstration outside The Senedd, Cardiff, where they are holding up the names of the 223 medics who have been killed in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
Palestinian health workers are demanding a ceasefire.
Guerilla bus stop adverts raising awareness of the deaths of two young Black men following contact with Welsh police have suddenly appeared across England and Scotland today.
Why were people chanting against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the streets of Cardiff today โ
How is Israel implicated in the current atrocities being committed in Sudanโ
๐ค We spoke to a Sudanese activist who helped organise today's joint Sudan / Palestine protest.
๐ต๐ธ๐คCardiff University students and staff organise a walkout for Palestine.
๐จHAPPENING NOW: Over a hundred students have gathered in front of Cardiff Uni Students' Union for a day of action to support Palestine, with UCU members joining in solidarity as well.
โHAPPENING NOW!
In Llantwit Major, anti-fascists have massively out numbered a small group of white supremacists who had threatemed to protest against refugees in the town.
Anti-racists assembled in number and marched against the fascists.
๐ฅ"I don't care what the rich say, I don't care what the commentators say. If we are united, this movement and our class is unstoppable."
๐ฅ RMT leader Mick Lynch gives a barnstorming finales to huge applause in Aberdare today.
๐ต๐ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ โWe will not be silenced, we donโt want the war.โ
โWe donโt want the violence, we are not afraid.โ
Palestine protesters gather in huge numbers outside Cardiff Central Station in support of Palestine and to protest against the UK Govtโs attempts to silence the demos.
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Large crowds of people have gathered in Cardiff this Saturday afternoon calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza for the 27th time in a row ๐ต๐ธ
A large crowd has gathered outside Cardiff Bay Police station in a protest against the new police and crime bill, and for victims of violence against women and police brutality.
Protesters have just blocked the road outside the police station.
Cardiff Central marches for Palestine and to demand their MP Jo Stevens backs an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Tonight in the rain the large crowd gathered outside
@JoStevensLabour
office in the rain, then marched up Albany Rd in Roath.
They were joined by striking bin workers.
โWe're here ask the question whether Wales wants to have a monarchy and to question if we want to live in a society where someone born into privilege rules over us.โ
Former Senedd Member Bethan Sayed in Cardiff today as protesters demanded real democracy on King Charles' arrival.
"Rishi, Rishi, you're a liar, we demand a ceasefire!"
A huge crowd blocked the road in central Cardiff this evening to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an end to UK complicity in genocide & no bombing of Rafah.
The crowd made way for an ambulance to pass through.
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๐ธ๐ฉ"From Gaza to Darfur, Stop The Killing Stop The War." ๐ต๐ธ
Hundreds have gathered in central Cardiff today to demand peace in Sudan and Palestine.
There are also chants of "UAE, you can't hide, we charge you with genocide!"
๐ซธ๐พ "Stop Arming Genocide."
๐ต๐ธ Palestine solidarity protesters have once again gathered in central Cardiff against Israeli apartheid and the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza.
Leading campaigners have also reported intensifying police harassment.
๐ต๐ธHAPPENING NOW!
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ A noisy pots and pans protest for Palestine kicks off in Cardiff city centre today. Campaigners have been relentless in their demands for a full and immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the number of Palestinians killed by Israel surpasses 35,000.
HAPPENING NOW
People have gathered in the rain in Cardiff this afternoon to renew their calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Over 11,500 Palestinian children and 27,000 in total have now been killed by the Western-backed Israeli onslaught.
NEW- Wales Peace Activists Shut Down Israeli Weapons Supplier In Bristol ๐ฏ
โฎ๏ธ The Cymru Peace Coalition have blockaded the HQ of Elbit systems, to highlight the companies role in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, where Israel has killed over 20,000 Palestinians since October 7th.
People from Swansea and Gower have been loudly beeping their horns outside the mansion of millionaire who's trying to stop a public skate park being built on the seafront. A mass skate is happening tomorrow against intimidation from the wealthy residents.
BREAKING: Cardiff Council workers in waste services have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over what they describe as a 'toxic' bullying culture.
Unite members employed by Cardiff City Council have voted by a majority of 98 per cent to strike. 1/2
๐ต๐ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟHAPPENING NOW!
On the weekend of the Christmas eve, protesters are marching in Cardiff to draw attention to the lives being lost every day in Palestine, as Israel continues its military actions in Gaza.
๐ธ "Jesus was a Palestinian" banner from today's march
NEW: Today Palestine solidarity activists wrapped the Senedd in a 200m banner inscribed with the names of 20,000 civilians in Gaza who have been killed by Israel's assault.
The 'Naming the Dead' banner was held aloft by volunteers to highlight the toll of the unfolding genocide.
Seeing such a huge movement may well have given Kelly more confidence to come forward. Perhaps we should have a statue of him somewhere instead of Colonialists?
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๐ Chants for a ceasefire ring out in Cardiff Bay today.
Hundreds of people gathered outside The Senedd this lunchtime to demand that their parliament backs a motion being voted on today calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
๐ฆ Cardiff's iconic St Mary's Street is taken over by people demanding a ceasefire in Gaza today.
9,000 Palestinians have been killed in four weeks, including some 4,000 children.
Protesters want Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford to back ceasefire calls.
๐ค๐ต๐ธ Demonstrators outside the Senedd in Cardiff with a strong show of resistance against the UK Govt's attempts at censoring protests with its draconian Anti-Boycott Bill.
โ๏ธPeople have covered their mouths and are standing in silence forming a human chain.
One thing that we can say with certainty is that David Kelly was right โ Blair did lie in order to invade Iraq. Kelly died after telling the truth. He was an incredibly brave and courageous person, and without him, the case against war would have been weaker.
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HAPPENING NOW!
๐ต๐ธAt short notice, hundreds have braved the rain in central Cardiff against the Israeli bombing of Rafah and the unfolding genocide in Gaza.
Over 26,000 Palestinians Inc over 11,000 children have been killed in the past four months.
โผ๏ธ๐ต๐ธ A special march for Palestine takes place today on City Road, Cardiff as protesters declare the area an "Apartheid-Free Zone", free from Israeli products.
๐ต๐ธโ๏ธCharlotte Church gives an electrifying speech in front of 1000s in Cardiff.
โWeโve got a whole toolbox of resistance. We will become more resilient. We will come out to the streets more, boycott more, we will make your companies fail until you listen to our conditions.โ
โNo peace on stolen land, justice is our demand.โ ๐ต๐ธ
Cardiff protesters show up in big numbers today for the Global Day to Stop Genocide in Gaza and Call for Freedom for Palestine.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ HAVERFORDWEST MARCHES FOR GAZA๐ต๐ธ
Yesterday in the town of Haverfordwest, an unprecedented number of people joined protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and to call on their MP, Steven Crabb, to stop backing Israel's bombing of civilians.
WATCH: (Video via the organisers)
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ผ On St David's Day in Cardiff, people have gathered on the steps of the National Museum of Wales to hold an emergency vigil for Palestine, the day after the death toll in Gaza passed 30,000.
๐ต๐ธ The crowd chanted for freedom for Palestine in Cymraeg.
Protesters have set off to Cardiff Central police station to demonstrate against the death of Mohamud Mohammed Hassan, the 24 year old black man who died after suffering severe injuries following arrest by South Wales Police. Several hundred have gathered.
"UK government you can't hide, we charge you with genocide."
Pro-Palestine demonstrators fill St Mary St in Cardiff today.
8 days after the ICJ ruled in favour of trying Israel for genocide, the UK Gov continues to back it's onslaught in Gaza.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Cardiff demonstrates against the Israeli bombing of Rafah
These were the scenes in the Welsh capital this evening as hundreds of people held a sit down protest against UK government complicity in the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians by Israel.
๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan ๐ซฑ๐ฟโ๐ซฒ๐พ Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
Today in Cardiff, two causes have united to demand peace and an end to bombing.
Sudan has seen 9 million displaced and tens of thousands killed in war & in Gaza over 35,000 have been killed by Israel's Western-backed onslaught.
A photo of the 100 strong Refugees Welcome Here, Homes Not Camps protest in Tenby today. It was in response to far right & fascist attempts to whip up racism after news broke that asylum seekers could he housed in an army base in Penally.
Photo via Facebook
A large crowd has gathered for the latest Cardiff protest against the Tory Police and Crime Bill, for the right to protest and against systemic misogyny and racism.
๐ข โPalestine is occupied,
Resistance is justified,
Charge Israel for genocide!โ
Protestors in Swansea stand against the bombing of Palestinians in Rafah, calling for an end to Israelโs genocide.
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HAPPENING NOW: Cardiff's taxi drivers in the Unite union shut down the city centre with a large scale, noisy protest against plans by Cardiff Council to increase the number of taxis on the roads, meaning less work for drivers who are already struggling to survive.
"No cops, No kings, No landlords."
A picture by Ka Long Tung of two people and their placards at yesterday's big protest against the coronation in Cardiff.
Here's a short ๐งตwith some more ๐ธ
NEW: BAE Systems Factory Blockaded Over Links With Israeli Military
A group of over 60 activists from the Cymru Peace Coalition have this morning blockaded one of the UKโs largest munitions factories in Glascoed, Pontypool.
๐ฝ๏ธ This is the eighth week running that people have taken to the streets of Cardiff in solidarity with Palestine & calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Not a single of the city's Labour MPs voted for a ceasefire.
Israel has renewed its bombing, with over 15,000 killed.
Workers in the PCS union at the DVLA offices in Morriston, Swansea, begin 4 days of strike action today against being forced into work unnecessarily during the pandemic.
The strike comes after more than 600 DVLA workers have tested positive for Coronavirus since September. 1/5
๐๐ต๐ธ "No Genocide Under Our Rainbow."
Today in Cardiff, the Queer March for Palestine kicked off with large crowds under the slogans 'No Pride in Genocide' & 'Not in Our Name.'
Protesters strongly reject Israel's 'pink washing' of its onslaught in Gaza.
๐ซBREAKING! Pro-Palestine protesters take Israeli-linked products off the shelves of Cardiff Lidl.
Cardiff Stop the War takes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement to Lidl in Cathays in protest at the Western-backed Israeli onslaught in Gaza.
๐THREADโ๏ธ
Why weren't health workers more protected from Covid? That they weren't is shameful. The virus heightened every existing inequality & oppression out there. In a system where racism is endemic, it was Black & Brown workers who bosses tried to push around the most. 1/11
๐ต๐ธโHAPPENING NOW: Huge crowd showing their solidarity with the people of Palestine at the City Hall in Cardiff.
They are now marching to the Welsh Senedd, holding banners, waving flags, and rallying cries of Palestinian freedom.
In Newport, today, a large crowd has gathered and is marching against the Israeli bombing of Gaza and the occupation of Palestine. This is part of a series of protests in Wales which represent the biggest street movement since Black Lives Matter a year ago.
NEW: Large protest in Cardiff City centre this evening, as hundreds march in the pouring rain against the siege and bombing of Gaza. Protesters set off flares and chants of 'Free Palestine' rang out. Many families and young people were in attendance.
๐ต๐ธ For the fifth week running, people in Cardiff have come out in hordes supporting Palestinians in Gaza under siege by Israel
๐The protestors today congregated at the Nye Bevan statue before marching on from there
The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has suspended preparations for a car factory in Bridgend, as a better option has come up in Germany. But he received up to ยฃ13million from Welsh Government last year to set up the plant which he is now looking to ditch.
What happens to the money?
Leanne Wood, the socialist and campaigning Plaid Cymru MS, has lost her Rhondda seat to Labour. Hated by the right, she led formerly Plaid Cymru on an anti austerity platform at a time when other major parties supported spending cuts.
๐ค"From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free! From the Coast to the Desert, Sudan Will Live Forever!"
Huge energy on the streets of Cardiff as Welsh Palestinian & Sudanese groups unite to demand an end to the bloodshed, pointing the finger at Israel, the West & the UAE.
Yesterday's
#ApartheidFreeZone
campaign in City Road, Cardiff saw 50+ businesses pledgng to boycott Israeli goods.
Here are the businesses that committed to the cause ๐งต:
๐ธ LIVE!
Crowds have started to gather for the National March for Palestine in Cardiff.
We will be reporting from the protest calling for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
People in huge numbers have turned out once again in the Welsh capital demanding an end to Israeli apartheid.
๐ต๐ธโ โShut it down!โ
Protestors stepped up to boycott McDonalds in Cardiff city centre due to its complicity in Gaza genocide.
People can be seen waving flags and banners in solidarity with Palestine.
๐ต๐ธโ HAPPENING NOW:
Protesters in Cardiff show solidarity with Palestinians being bombed by Israel in Rafah.
Currently, about 1.4 million Palestinians are stuck in the area โ which is approximately the size of Heathrow Airport.
Even though she told police she had been racially attacked, and was badly bruised, Dyfed Powys Police admitted in court that they didn't investigate the racial motive, and instead charged her with gross bodily harm.
A protest will be held at 2pm today
This brings to an end a sorry chapter of rail privatisation in Wales, where Welsh Government have allowed profiteers to make huge sums of money on the back of crumbling trains, soaring prices & and the outsourcing of services.
๐จ๐ต๐ธHAPPENING NOW: Palestine demonstrators have blocked the entrance to McDonalds on St Mary Street in Cardiff, calling for a boycott of the fast-food brand.